Gather vs WorkAdventure (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Gather and WorkAdventure share a 2.2 GPA, and only WorkAdventure has a free plan.
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
WorkAdventure
Virtual office where avatars start video chats by walking up
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 WorkAdventure if
- Fits if you want a pixel-style office map for a remote team
- Works for events where you pay by the day for the number of people
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free, with 10 people at once and public rooms
- Skip it if you want desktop or phone apps, as it runs in a browser only
- Watch out: recording, streaming, analytics, SSO and white label are not in the free plan
- Pricey if you want a permanent office, at $9 a user billed monthly
- Watch out: the page showed euro prices from India, and the dollar figures come from the data it loads
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAGatherFair | 2.2GPAWorkAdventureFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | CBusiness is $9 per user a month billed monthly, above the $7 middle but below the dearest quarter. Events are $5 per user per day. |
| 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 10 people connected at once, with public rooms only. Anyone past the cap is turned away. |
| 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. | CProximity video, speaker zones, a map editor, AI bots and access control. Recording, streaming, analytics and SSO are paid. |
| 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. Someone has to build or pick a map for the office. |
| 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. | BBrowser only, with several integrations. No desktop or phone apps are listed. |
| Best for | a virtual office for a fully remote team | a virtual office where you walk up to talk |
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 WorkAdventure. 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. WorkAdventure starts at $9 a month for each person and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and WorkAdventure starts $3 a month lower. Of the other team communication apps on the chart, 23 score higher than Gather for less, and 22 score higher than WorkAdventure 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
- WorkAdventure is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Gather also covers meeting notes, transcription and whiteboard.
- WorkAdventure also covers noise cancellation.
At a glance
| Gather | WorkAdventure | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $12 per member / month, billed yearly | $9 per user / month, billed monthly |
| Free plan | None | Up to 10 people connected at the same time with no time limit, audio, video and chat, screen sharing, direct messages, map editor and one AI bot. |
| Free trial | 30-day free trial of every feature for up to 50 members, no credit card required | One-month free trial of the premium features when you sign up, according to the pricing FAQ. |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Gather Presence Inc. | Workadventure |
| Price read from | gather.town | workadventu.re |
| 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.
WorkAdventure
- The free plan caps simultaneous users at 10, and anyone joining past the cap is refused.
- Recording, live streaming, analytics, SSO and white label are not on the free plan.
- Runs in a web browser only; no desktop or mobile apps are listed on the pricing or home pages.
- The page showed euro prices (from 8 EUR a month per user) when read from India; the dollar figures come from the price data the page loads.
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.
WorkAdventure
- Proximity video chat
- Walk an avatar next to someone to start an audio and video conversation without scheduling a call. Screen sharing, status and direct messages are on the free plan.
- Speaker zones
- Marked areas of the map where only the speaker is seen and heard, for talks and lectures. Attendees can raise a hand to be given the floor.
- Map editor and templates
- Build the space from map templates or edit zones, desks and rooms yourself. Personalized avatars and white label branding need a paid plan.
- AI bots
- Configure bots for dialogs, map guides, questions and answers, meeting summaries or translation. The free plan allows one bot; paid plans are usage based after a free tier.
- Calendar and meeting integrations
- Paid plans link Microsoft Teams, Outlook, Google Calendar and Google Meet so a meeting room can open a call in those tools.
- Access control
- Block, ban or kick users on every plan. Email allow-lists, roles and SSO-protected access are on the paid plans.
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.
WorkAdventure
Free$0
Up to 10 people connected at once. Public rooms only; anyone with the link can come in.
Event$5
per user / day, for a one-off event
You pay for the number of people connected at once. Adds recording, YouTube live streaming, analytics, white label and a custom domain.
Business$9
per user / month, billed monthly (yearly billing is also offered)
The same additions as Event for a permanent remote office, plus members with tags and rights, SSO, a dedicated Customer Success Manager and an uptime SLA.
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.
WorkAdventure
- Nonprofit
Free account for non-commercial open source projects
The pricing FAQ lists criteria (project at least 3 months old, actively developed, no paid employees or commercial services) for a free account.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Gather or WorkAdventure?
As of Nov 13, 2026, WorkAdventure is cheaper to start with: $9 a month for each person, against $12 a month for each person for Gather. Gather starts at $12 per member / month, billed yearly, and WorkAdventure starts at $9 per user / month, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, Gather or WorkAdventure?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only WorkAdventure has a free plan. Gather does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Gather and WorkAdventure run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Gather lists macOS and Windows apps and a browser extension. Both list a web app. 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.