Gather vs Teemyco (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Gather and Teemyco share a 2.2 GPA, neither has a free plan, and Teemyco starts cheaper, at $6 a month for each person against $12 a month for each person.
Checked Oct 9, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on all five counts.
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
Teemyco
Virtual office with drop-in rooms, chat and video calls
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 Teemyco if
- Fits if your team wants a shared online space to drop into
- Makes sense if you work on Slack and want rooms next to it
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a free plan, as there is only a 14-day trial
- Pricey if you pay monthly, at $8 a user against $6 yearly
- Watch out: admin and governance features are offered only through a demo
- Watch out: the pricing page lists a single feature set, so there is no cheaper tier to start on
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAGatherFair | 2.2GPATeemycoFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | C$6 a user a month billed yearly, $8 monthly, against a category middle of $7. Five people pay $30 a month on yearly billing. |
| 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. | C14-day trial and no free plan. The listing does not say whether a card is needed. |
| 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. | CRooms, chat, video, screen sharing, Slack and calendar links. Admin and governance features are only on offer through a demo. |
| 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, rooms and people before it helps. |
| 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. | BWeb, Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and Android, with Slack and calendar links. No API is listed. |
| Best for | a virtual office for a fully remote team | a virtual office with drop-in rooms |
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 Teemyco. 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. Teemyco starts at $6 a month for each person and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Teemyco starts $6 a month lower. Of the other team communication apps on the chart, 23 score higher than Gather for less, and 16 score higher than Teemyco 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, transcription and whiteboard.
- Teemyco also covers calendar.
At a glance
| Gather | Teemyco | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $12 per member / month, billed yearly | $6 per user / month, billed yearly ($8 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 30-day free trial of every feature for up to 50 members, no credit card required | 14-day free trial of the virtual office |
| Web | ||
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| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Gather Presence Inc. | SpatialChat |
| Price read from | gather.town | teemyco.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.
Teemyco
- The pricing page shows one set of features at two billing rates; no free plan is listed.
- The vendor lists apps for macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android; the homepage says web apps exist too.
- Business use at scale may need the demo route: the site offers Book a Demo for admin and governance features.
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.
Teemyco
- Persistent virtual office
- A shared layout that mirrors how the team is organized, with live presence showing who is available, busy or open to talk.
- Smart rooms
- Drop-in voice and video conversations that start by walking up to someone, with spatial audio and screen sharing.
- Company spaces
- Rooms for all-hands meetings, town halls and internal events.
- Chat and office feed
- Chat, an office feed, in-call polls and kudos hats sit alongside video calls.
- Slack and calendar links
- Slack and calendar integrations are listed on the pricing page for every plan.
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.
Teemyco
Pay Yearly$6
per user / month, billed yearly
One plan with unlimited video calls, chat, Slack and calendar integrations, guest experience and double screen sharing.
Pay Monthly$8
per user / month, billed monthly
The same features as the yearly plan, billed month to month.
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.
Teemyco
- Annual discount
Yearly billing saves $2 per user
The pricing page lists $6 per user per month when paid yearly and $8 per user per month when paid monthly.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Gather or Teemyco?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Teemyco is cheaper to start with: $6 a month for each person, against $12 a month for each person for Gather. Gather starts at $12 per member / month, billed yearly, and Teemyco starts at $6 per user / month, billed yearly ($8 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Gather or Teemyco?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Gather nor Teemyco has a free plan. Both have a free trial.
Which platforms do Gather and Teemyco run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Gather lists a browser extension and only Teemyco lists Linux, iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app and 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.