# Topia review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Virtual worlds with spatial video chat for teams and events Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Topia lets organizations build custom virtual worlds where people move around and talk by proximity using spatial video chat. Worlds can embed websites, live streams, tools and games, and an open API and SDK make them interactive. It is aimed at remote teams, events, schools and universities. - **Category:** Team Communication - **Made by:** Topia - **Website:** https://topia.io - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Pricey if you are small, since Pro starts at $100 a month for 25 seats. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Topia has a free plan, and paid plans start at $4 per user / month, from $100 a month. - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** Demo plan: $0 a month for individuals, developers and teams, with a 50-person capacity. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Demo | $0 per month, 50-person capacity | Standard-quality video; broadcasting and screen sharing limited to one at a time; embeds and API access included. | | Pro | $4 per user / month, from $100 a month | Includes 50-person capacity, extra capacity at $4 per user a month, all features unlocked, higher-definition video. | | Enterprise | Custom | Sold through sales. SSO, security support, custom domain, up to 2,000 users per world and dedicated deployment options. | Read from https://topia.io/p/pricing on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Topia before buying. ## Key features - **Spatial video chat:** People move through a world and join video conversations with whoever is near them, instead of scheduled meetings. - **Embedded content:** Worlds can embed live streams, websites, music, collaborative tools and games. - **Persistent custom worlds:** Gathering spaces stay in place and can be customized for a company, campus or community. - **Open API and SDK:** An open API and SDK let developers make worlds interactive; the site also lists a real-time SDK (RTSDK). - **Engagement analytics:** The homepage describes analytics for measuring engagement and retention in a world. ## Good for - Virtual campuses and school events, including a K-12 product - Communities and remote teams that want a social, game-like space - Developers building interactive virtual experiences ## Worth knowing - The pricing page does not state whether the Pro rate is billed monthly or yearly. - On the Demo plan, broadcasting and screen sharing are limited to one at a time. - SSO, security and compliance support and a custom domain are Enterprise features. - The pricing page footer reads Copyright 2024, so check the figures against the signup flow. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.2 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Topia builds persistent virtual worlds with spatial video chat, embedded content and an API. The free Demo plan covers 50 people, but Pro starts at $100 a month, SSO and a custom domain are Enterprise only, and the pricing page footer says 2024. - **Value for money: D.** Pro is $4 a user but starts at $100 a month, so one person or five both pay $100. The billing period is not stated. - **Free plan and trial: B.** The Demo plan is $0 for 50 people, with embeds and API access. Broadcasting and screen sharing are limited to one at a time. - **Features: C.** Spatial video, embedded content, custom worlds and an API. Security and compliance support, SSO and a custom domain are Enterprise. - **Ease of use: C.** No rating on record. You build and arrange a world before it is useful. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web only, with an open API and SDK. No desktop or phone apps are listed. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Topia's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among team communication apps - Topia's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 9 of the 75 other team communication apps we grade, and level with 19. - It stands best on free plan and trial (B, above 41 of 75) and worst on value for money (D, above 0). - Its paid plans start at $4 a month for each person, against a middle price of $6.90 for the category: 13 of the 51 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 12 tools score higher and cost less. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/team-chat ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace Topia you would be making chat that a whole team counts on staying up. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 47 of the 75 other team communication apps grade higher. It costs $48 a year. - You could not: Chat that a whole team counts on staying up. - You could not: Video calls. - You could not: Several people working in it at the same moment. - You could not: An API that other software can build on. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. **Tags:** Team chat, Video calls, Public API, Real-time collaboration ## Alternatives - [Gather](https://toolgpa.com/tools/gather): Virtual office with presence, meetings and chat for remote teams. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/gather-vs-topia) - [SpatialChat](https://toolgpa.com/tools/spatialchat): Virtual spaces with proximity audio for events and teams. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/spatialchat-vs-topia) - [Kumospace](https://toolgpa.com/tools/kumospace): Virtual office with spatial audio for remote teams. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/kumospace-vs-topia) - [Teamflow](https://toolgpa.com/tools/teamflow): Virtual office for remote teams with spatial video meetings. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/teamflow-vs-topia) - [WorkAdventure](https://toolgpa.com/tools/workadventure): Virtual office where avatars start video chats by walking up. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/topia-vs-workadventure) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://topia.io - https://topia.io/p/pricing Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/topia Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).