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Alternatives to Gather
22 remote work tools sit alongside Gather in this directory. Below is what separates each from Gather on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 22
- With a free tier
- 14
- Cheaper to start
- 7
- Gather starts at
- Free, then $12/month
Why people look past Gather
Nothing on the record flags a reason to move. Gather has a free tier, and starts at $12/month against a category median of $12.5/month. People still switch over fit and workflow, and those are not things a catalogue entry can measure, which is what the comparisons below are for.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Where work happens
- Starts $4.75 a month cheaper, at $7.25/month.
Video conferencing that's easy, reliable, and secure
- Starts $2.99 a month dearer, at $14.99/month.
- 4 tiers to Gather's 2.
The leading enterprise video conferencing platform
- 3 tiers to Gather's 2.
AI meeting recorder with highlights
- Starts $6 a month dearer, at $18/month.
Free CRM for sales and marketing
- 3 tiers to Gather's 2.
The platform for the new way of working
- Starts $3 a month cheaper, at $9/month.
Every Gather alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gather (this page) | Free, then $12/month | - | 2 | |
| SlackTeam communication platform with messaging, calls, and screen sharing, though less focused on recreating organic office interactions | Free, then $7.25/month | - | - | vs Gather |
| ZoomVideo conferencing and meeting platform with persistent rooms and chat, though primarily designed for scheduled meetings rather than spontaneous collaboration | Free, then $14.99/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Gather |
| Cisco WebexEnterprise video conferencing platform with persistent spaces and collaboration features, though positioned more toward formal meetings | Free | Freemium | 3 | vs Gather |
| tl;dv | Free, then $18/month | - | - | vs Gather |
| HubSpot CRM | Free | Freemium | 3 | vs Gather |
| Make | Free, then $9/month | Freemium | - | vs Gather |
| Fireflies.ai | Free, then $10/month | Freemium | - | vs Gather |
| Mural | Free, then $16/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Gather |
| IFTTT | Free, then $2.99/month | Freemium | - | vs Gather |
| Otter.ai | Free, then $10/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Gather |
| Krisp | Free | Freemium | 2 | vs Gather |
| Tandem | Free, then $59/month | - | - | vs Gather |
| Grain | Free, then $15/month | - | 3 | vs Gather |
| Pop | Free | Freemium | 2 | vs Gather |
| Monday Sales CRM | On request | Subscription | 2 | vs Gather |
| Splashtop | On request | Subscription | - | vs Gather |
| N-able N-central | On request | Quote | - | vs Gather |
| Tuple | On request | Subscription | 1 | vs Gather |
| Slack Workflow Builder | Free | - | - | vs Gather |
| Mmhmm | On request | Subscription | 1 | vs Gather |
| ConnectWise | On request | Quote | - | vs Gather |
| Kaseya VSA | On request | Quote | - | vs Gather |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Gather badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (14)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Slack , Free, then $7.25/month
- Zoom , Free, then $14.99/month
- Cisco Webex , Free
- tl;dv , Free, then $18/month
- HubSpot CRM , Free
- Make , Free, then $9/month
- Fireflies.ai , Free, then $10/month
- Mural , Free, then $16/month
Cheaper than Gather (7)
Entry price under Gather's $12/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- Slack , Free, then $7.25/month
- Make , Free, then $9/month
- Fireflies.ai , Free, then $10/month
- IFTTT , Free, then $2.99/month
- Otter.ai , Free, then $10/month
- Krisp , Free
- Slack Workflow Builder , Free
What you would be giving up
Gather is most often brought in for vr gaming, ar marketing, virtual training, 3d visualization, immersive experiences. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Gather is broadly right and the question is cost, the Gather pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Remote Work category lists everything the directory holds, and best remote work tools ranks them.
Gather runs on web. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Gather alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Gather?
- 22 other remote work tools are listed in this directory, led by Slack, Zoom, Cisco Webex, tl;dv. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Gather?
- 14 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Slack, Zoom, Cisco Webex, tl;dv, HubSpot CRM.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Gather?
- Yes. 7 of the alternatives below start under Gather's $12/month: Slack at Free, then $7.25/month, Make at Free, then $9/month, Fireflies.ai at Free, then $10/month, IFTTT at Free, then $2.99/month.
- Is there a reason to switch away from Gather?
- Nothing in the data flags one. Gather has a free tier, and starts at $12/month against a category median of $12.5/month. Fit and workflow are the usual reasons to move, and those are not things this record can measure.
- What would I give up by switching from Gather?
- Gather is most often brought in for vr gaming, ar marketing, virtual training, 3d visualization, immersive experiences. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Gather?
- None of the remote work tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Gather alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Remote Work, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored slot runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Gather against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Gather covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every remote work tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Remote Work category, 22 tools beside Gather. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.