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

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

Pick Whereby if

• Fits if you're a consultant, coach or therapist meeting clients in one fixed room
• Works for calls where guests shouldn't have to make an account or download anything

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you're staying free, with 1 room, 4 attendees a meeting and a 30-minute limit
• Skip it if your team is on Android or wants a desktop app, as there's neither and screen sharing only works on computers
• Not for you if you want channels and messaging between calls, because this is a video meeting tool
• Pricey if you're a pair who want Business features, as it needs at least 3 hosts at $13.99 each
• Watch out: end-to-end encryption covers small peer-to-peer rooms only, and engineering has focused on Embedded since 2023

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.

Whereby

• The Free plan allows 1 host, 4 attendees per meeting and 30-minute meetings; Business requires at least 3 hosts.
• There is an iOS app but no Android or desktop app; Android users join in Chrome, and screen sharing and recording work only on computers.
• End-to-end encryption is listed only for small peer-to-peer rooms.
• The about page says product and engineering have focused entirely on Whereby Embedded, the API product, since 2023.

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.

Whereby

Rooms that run in the browser

Calls run in desktop and mobile browsers over WebRTC with no download needed, and guests join a fixed room URL without creating an account.

Collaboration during calls

Screen sharing, live chat with reactions and file sharing, breakout groups, and embedded Miro boards and Google Docs for working together.

Recording

The Pro plan lists unlimited recording, and the Meetings plan comparison lists local recording, which saves a call to your own device.

Room controls

Rooms can be locked so the host decides who joins, with background effects and noise reduction in calls and a custom waiting room on the plan comparison.

Branding and shared rooms

Pro adds custom room colors, logos and backgrounds. Business adds a custom subdomain, shared rooms, and Flex rooms that run without a licensed host present.

Whereby Embedded API

A separately priced API and SDK for adding video calls to your own product: free to test, then $9.99 a month plus usage, with 2,000 participant minutes included.

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.

Whereby

• Free$0

  1 host, 1 room URL, 4 attendees per meeting and meetings of up to 30 minutes.

• Pro$10.99

  per month, billed monthly ($109.90 billed annually)

  For one host: 3 room URLs, 100 attendees per meeting, no time limit, custom branding and unlimited recording.

• Business$13.99

  per host / month, billed monthly ($139.90 billed annually)

  Minimum 3 hosts. Unlimited room URLs, 200 attendees per meeting, shared and Flex rooms, and a custom subdomain.

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%.

Whereby

• Annual discount

  Save 17% with annual billing

  The pricing page lists a 17% saving on annual plans: Pro is $109.90 billed annually against $10.99 a month, and Business is $139.90 per host against $13.99 a month.

• Nonprofit

  20% off Pro and Business for nonprofits

  Registered nonprofits and charities can claim 20% off monthly or annual Whereby Meetings Pro and Business plans by emailing support, per a 2023 Whereby announcement.