Gather vs SpatialChat (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Gather if

• Fits if your remote team wants the quick chat you'd get by walking to someone's desk
• Works for teams that want meetings, chat and presence in one place, at $12 a member

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you need a free plan, because after 30 days only one admin can get in
• Not for you if you join calls from your phone or work on Linux, as 2.0 supports neither
• Tight if you record a lot, with 2 recording hours per member a month on paid plans
• Watch out: Gather suggests 2.0 for offices of up to 100, and its single sign-on is in beta on the Custom Plan
• Too light for linking other tools, with Google Calendar, GitHub and Spotify the only integrations listed

Pick SpatialChat if

• Fits if you run online events where attendees mingle
• Works for a small group that can live inside the 12-person free plan

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you are a small team, as Business starts at $399 a month for 50 users
• Tight if you meet for long, since Free stops at 2 hours a day and 12 people
• Watch out: the office and education prices weren't shown separately on the pricing page
• Watch out: Slack, HubSpot, Salesforce and Calendly are marked coming soon
• Skip it if you want a desktop or phone app, as it is browser only

Gather

• There is no free plan: after the 30-day trial only one admin can enter the workspace until a subscription starts.
• Gather 2.0 has no mobile app and does not support Linux; its desktop apps are for Mac and Windows.
• Recording, transcription and guest time are monthly allowances tied to member count, with minimums of 20, 30 and 30 hours.
• Gather recommends 2.0 for offices of up to 100 people; single sign-on for 2.0 is in beta and listed under the Custom Plan.

SpatialChat

• Plans are sized by attendees and priced for events: Business starts at $399 a month for 50 users.
• Free is limited to 12 participants and 2 hours a day, and Business stores up to 3 session recordings.
• The pricing page shows tabs for events, one-day events, offices and education, but the office and education prices were not shown separately.
• Integrations such as Slack, HubSpot, Salesforce and Calendly are marked coming soon on the plan table.

Gather

Virtual office and presence

See who is available, busy or in a meeting, hear nearby conversations if you choose, and wave a teammate over or join a conversation in one click.

Meetings

Unlimited scheduled meetings with simultaneous screen sharing, Google Calendar sync, coworking sessions and interactive whiteboards.

Team chat

Permanent chat with public and private channels, DMs and group chats, thread replies and file uploads, plus meeting chat and nearby chat.

Recording and AI meeting notes

Meetings can be recorded and summarized as AI notes with a transcript. Paid plans include 2 recording hours and 3 transcription hours per member a month.

Guest hours

Clients and candidates join as guests after checking in with a member. Paid plans include 3 guest hours per member each month, with a minimum of 30.

Office customization

Start from a template, choose open, private or hybrid floor plans, edit rooms, walls and floors, and place more than 200 objects.

SpatialChat

Spatial audio

Proximity chat means you hear nearby people more clearly, which the site contrasts with the single shared stream of a standard video call.

Rooms and breakouts

A space holds up to 50 rooms on Business and 200 on Enterprise, including stage rooms, breakout rooms and private areas.

Screens, files and embeds

Multiple screens can be shared at once, and files, images and videos can be pinned; Google Docs, Miro, YouTube and Twitch can be embedded.

Access controls

Spaces and rooms can have passwords, hidden or private status and set start times, and the page lists AES-256 encryption.

Room customization

Room backgrounds, theme colors, space URLs and names can be customized, and good-to-go space templates are offered.

Day Pass and event packs

Short events can be bought by the day, from $5 per user a day on a Day Pass to a daily Event Pack for larger events.

Gather

• Essential Plan$12

  per member / month, billed yearly ($15 billed monthly)

  Every feature: custom virtual office, unlimited meetings and chat, and monthly recording, transcription and guest hours that grow with team size.

• Custom PlanCustom

  For large teams: custom pricing and onboarding, larger offices, hybrid solutions, single sign-on and an extended trial.

SpatialChat

• Free$0

  Up to 2 hours of meetings a day with 12 participants, 4 rooms and 3 shared screens or files.

• Business (monthly)$399

  per month for up to 50 users, billed monthly

  Unlimited events for up to 10,000 attendees, with $799 a month at 100 users. Larger sizes are sold through sales.

• Business (yearly)$2800

  per year for up to 50 users, billed yearly

  Same Business features, with $5,700 a year at 100 users. The page says yearly billing saves up to 40%.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Multiple branded event spaces, unlimited recordings, technical onboarding and VIP support. Sold through sales.

Gather

• Annual discount

  20% less with yearly billing

  The Essential Plan costs $12 per member / month billed yearly against $15 billed monthly.

• Nonprofit

  30% off monthly plans for nonprofits and schools

  Gather's Classic (1.0) help center says spaces for nonprofits and educational institutions may be eligible for 30% off a monthly subscription, arranged through its sales team.

• By country

  Regional pricing on the Custom Plan

  The pricing page lists regional pricing among the Custom Plan's terms, arranged by contacting Gather for a quote. It names no countries or amounts.

SpatialChat

• Annual discount

  Yearly billing saves up to 40%

  Business is $2,800 a year for 50 users, against $399 a month billed monthly; the page says yearly saves up to 40%.