SpatialChat vs Zoom (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 Zoom if

• Fits if you meet people outside your company, since guests join without an account
• Works for teams who want AI meeting notes, which are unlimited on Pro at $14.16 a person

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you're staying free, because meetings stop at 40 minutes, one-on-ones included, and recordings stay on your computer
• Pricey if your company already has Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace, which include meetings
• Skip it if team chat is the main thing you need, since Zoom is a meetings app first
• Pricey if you need 300 people in a call, which starts on Business at $18.33 a person, or 500, which is a $50-a-month add-on
• Watch out: yearly plans are charged up front, and webinars, the phone system and Rooms need an Enterprise sales call

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.

Zoom

• Basic meetings end at 40 minutes, one-to-one calls included, and the plan records locally only with no cloud storage.
• Meetings of 300 people need Business; beyond that the Large Meeting add-on starts at $50 a month for 500 participants.
• SSO and managed domains start at Business, and webinars, the phone PBX and Rooms are bundled only into Enterprise, which is sold by sales.
• Annual plans are charged as one upfront payment; the monthly figure shown is the annual total divided by 12.

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.

Zoom

Video meetings

Meetings run up to 40 minutes on Basic and 30 hours on paid plans, with 100 participants on Basic and Pro, 300 on Business and 1,000 on Enterprise.

Team chat

Instant messaging is part of every Workplace plan, including the free Basic plan, and sits in the same app as meetings and calling.

AI notes and meeting summaries

Basic includes AI note-taking 3 times a month and summaries for 3 hosted meetings. Pro makes both unlimited and takes notes in Zoom, third-party and in-person conversations.

Whiteboard and Clips

Basic allows 3 editable whiteboards and 5 two-minute clips. Clips become unlimited on Pro, and whiteboards become unlimited on Business.

Mail, Calendar and Scheduler

Basic connects Gmail or Outlook and syncs Google or Microsoft calendars. Pro adds Zoom Mail and Zoom Calendar, and Business adds unlimited Scheduler booking pages.

Recording and cloud storage

Basic records locally only. Pro adds 10 GB of cloud recording storage per license, and extra cloud storage is sold as an add-on from $10 a month for 30 GB.

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.

Zoom

• Workplace Basic$0

  Meetings of up to 40 minutes and 100 participants, instant messaging, 3 editable whiteboards, 5 two-minute clips and limited AI features.

• Workplace Pro$14.16

  per user / month, billed annually ($16.99 billed monthly)

  30-hour meetings with 100 participants, unlimited AI note-taking and meeting summaries, unlimited clips, and 10 GB of cloud storage per user.

• Workplace Business$18.33

  per user / month, billed annually ($21.99 billed monthly)

  300 participants per meeting, Scheduler with unlimited booking pages, unlimited whiteboards, SSO and managed domains.

• Workplace EnterpriseCustom

  1,000 participants per meeting, plus a full-featured phone PBX, webinars for 500 attendees, Rooms and translated captions.

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%.

Zoom

• Annual discount

  About 17% less with annual billing

  Workplace Pro is $169.90 a year ($14.16 a month) against $16.99 billed monthly, and Business is $219.90 a year ($18.33 a month) against $21.99.

• Nonprofit

  50% off for verified nonprofits

  Zoom's pricing FAQ says verified nonprofit organizations worldwide get a 50% discount on Workplace Pro, Workplace Business, Webinars and Large Meetings.