Gather vs Teamflow (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Gather grades higher than Teamflow: 2.2 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 9, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Gather grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Gather
Virtual office with presence, meetings and chat for remote teams
Teamflow
Virtual office for remote teams with spatial video meetings
Which one is for you
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 Teamflow if
- Fits if you are five or fewer and want a free virtual office
- Works for a remote team that wants meetings with apps open together
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you want unlimited meeting time, at $15 per employee a month
- Tight if you stay free, with 5 employees and 45-minute meetings
- Watch out: guest limits are 10, 15 and 25 across the three plans
- Watch out: the iOS and Android apps are described as beta
- Watch out: the amounts shown are the yearly view, with 20% off
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAGatherFair | 2.0GPATeamflowFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | COne plan, $12 a member a month billed yearly or $15 monthly. That's above the $7 team chat typically starts at but short of the dear end, and it does include every feature. Single sign-on for 2.0 is in beta and sits on the Custom Plan. | DSeed is $15 per employee a month billed yearly, above the $14 the dearer quarter starts at, and meeting time is unlimited only on paid plans. |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan. The 30-day trial is the whole product for up to 50 members and asks for no card, but when it ends only one admin can get into the workspace until somebody subscribes. | CFree for up to 5 employees, but with 45-minute meetings, 10 guests and 5 open apps. |
| Features | CPresence, walking over to talk, unlimited meetings with screen sharing, permanent chat with channels and threads, recording and AI notes. The limits are metered, though. Recording, transcription and guest time are monthly allowances per member, and Gather suggests 2.0 for offices up to 100. | CSpatial meetings, embedded apps, whiteboards and recording. Guest and app limits rise only on paid plans. |
| Ease of use | CNo App Store rating on record, and the office is a thing you build: pick a template, choose an open, private or hybrid floor plan, edit rooms, walls and floors and place from more than 200 objects before anyone sits down. | CNo rating on record. You set up an office and rooms for the team. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb plus Mac and Windows desktop apps and a browser extension. No phone app for Gather 2.0 and no Linux, so you join from a computer or not at all. Google Calendar, GitHub and Spotify are the integrations listed. | BMac, Windows, iPhone and Android, with some integrations. The phone apps are beta and there is no web version listed. |
| Best for | a virtual office for a fully remote team | a virtual office with spatial video |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Gather and Teamflow. How we grade
Price against what you get
Gather starts at $12 a month for each person and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Teamflow starts at $15 a month for each person and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Gather starts $3 a month lower. Of the other team communication apps on the chart, 23 score higher than Gather for less, and 25 score higher than Teamflow for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Gather also covers meeting notes and transcription.
At a glance
| Gather | Teamflow | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $12 per member / month, billed yearly | $15 per employee / month, billed yearly |
| Free plan | None | Free plan for up to 5 employees: 10 guests at a time, 45-minute meetings and 5 apps open per person. |
| Free trial | 30-day free trial of every feature for up to 50 members, no credit card required | 7-day free trial on Seed and Business |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Gather Presence Inc. | Teamflow |
| Price read from | gather.town | teamflowhq.com |
| Checked | Oct 9, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
Teamflow
- The $15 and $25 prices are on the yearly view of the page, which shows a 20% yearly discount; the monthly-billed amounts were not readable in the page text.
- The free plan covers only up to 5 employees and 45-minute meetings.
- Guest limits per meeting are 10, 15 and 25 on the three plans.
- The iOS and Android apps are described as beta.
Key features
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.
Teamflow
- Virtual office
- Team members share a persistent space they can enter between meetings to talk or co-work.
- Meetings with embedded apps
- Documents and apps can be stored in a meeting space, with shared cursors so everyone can follow along.
- Whiteboards
- The site describes opening a whiteboard in the office to work through problems together.
- Screen sharing and recording
- The comparison table lists single and multi screen share and meeting recording.
- Desktop and mobile apps
- Mac and Windows apps are offered, with beta apps for Android and iOS.
Plans
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.
Teamflow
Free$0
per employee / month, for up to 5 employees
10 guests at a time, 45-minute meetings and 5 apps open per person.
Seed$15
per employee / month, billed yearly
15 guests at a time, unlimited meeting time and 8 apps open per person.
Business$25
per employee / month, billed yearly
25 guests at a time, unlimited meeting time and unlimited open apps.
Ways to pay less
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.
Teamflow
- Annual discount
20% off yearly billing
The pricing page toggle reads 'Pay Yearly - 20% Discount'.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Gather or Teamflow?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Gather is cheaper to start with: $12 a month for each person, against $15 a month for each person for Teamflow. Gather starts at $12 per member / month, billed yearly, and Teamflow starts at $15 per employee / month, billed yearly.
Which has a free plan, Gather or Teamflow?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Teamflow has a free plan. Gather does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Gather and Teamflow run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Gather lists a web app and a browser extension and only Teamflow lists iOS and Android apps. Both list macOS and Windows apps. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.