# Gather

> Virtual office with presence, meetings and chat for remote teams

Gather is a virtual office for remote teams: each member has an avatar and a desk in a customizable 2D workspace, can see who is free, busy or in a meeting, and can walk over to start talking without a meeting link. Scheduled meetings, team chat, meeting recording and AI meeting notes are built in. Gather 2.0, the newer of its two supported platforms, is priced per member; the older Gather 1.0 remains available at the same per-user rate.

- **Category:** Team Communication
- **Made by:** Gather Presence Inc.
- **Website:** https://www.gather.town
- **Runs on:** Web, macOS, Windows, Browser extension
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 6, 2026

## Pricing

Gather is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $12 per member / month, billed yearly.

- **Pricing model:** Free trial
- **Free plan:** None.
- **Free trial:** 30-day free trial of every feature for up to 50 members, no credit card required.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 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 Plan | Custom | For large teams: custom pricing and onboarding, larger offices, hybrid solutions, single sign-on and an extended trial. |

Read from https://www.gather.town/pricing on Oct 6, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Gather before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **20% less with yearly billing** (Annual discount): The Essential Plan costs $12 per member / month billed yearly against $15 billed monthly. Source: https://www.gather.town/pricing
- **30% off monthly plans for nonprofits and schools** (Nonprofit): 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. Source: https://support.gather.town/articles/2244523252-discounts-and-sponsorships

## Key features

- **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.

## Good for

- Remote teams that want quick conversations without scheduling a call
- Teams that want availability and status visible at a glance
- Teams that want meetings, chat and presence in one workspace

## Worth knowing

- 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.

## Works with

Google Calendar, GitHub, Spotify

**Tags:** Video calls, Team chat, Meeting notes, Transcription, Whiteboard, AI features

## Alternatives

- [Roam](https://toolgpa.com/tools/roam): Virtual office with drop-in meetings, chat and AI meeting notes. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/gather-vs-roam)
- [Tandem](https://toolgpa.com/tools/tandem): Virtual office with one-click calls and shared-cursor screen sharing. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/gather-vs-tandem)
- [Discord](https://toolgpa.com/tools/discord): Free text, voice and video chat built around servers. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/discord-vs-gather)
- [Zoom](https://toolgpa.com/tools/zoom): Video meetings bundled with team chat, phone and AI notes. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/gather-vs-zoom)
- [Slack](https://toolgpa.com/tools/slack): Channel-based team messaging with huddles, workflows and AI. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/gather-vs-slack)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 6, 2026:

- https://www.gather.town/pricing
- https://www.gather.town
- https://www.gather.town/download
- https://support.gather.town/articles/2500085119-understanding-gather-s-pricing-changes-2025
- https://support.gather.town/articles/2244523252-discounts-and-sponsorships
- https://support.help.gather.town/articles/4876514502-start-manage-subscription
- https://support.help.gather.town/articles/6550936801-free-trial-faqs
- https://support.help.gather.town/articles/4822083973-meeting-recording-notes
- https://support.help.gather.town/articles/4769581716-managing-guests
- https://support.help.gather.town/articles/5381966259-sso
- https://support.help.gather.town/articles/1982412443-getting-started-guide
- https://support.help.gather.town/articles/3747344661-gather-1-0-vs-gather-2-0
- https://support.help.gather.town/articles/5276834572-system-requirements

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