Remote Work · alternatives
Alternatives to Pop
20 remote work tools sit alongside Pop in this directory. Below is what separates each from Pop on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 20
- With a free tier
- 14
- Cheaper to start
- -
- Pop starts at
- Free
Why people look past Pop
Nothing on the record flags a reason to move. Pop has a free tier. 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.
The platform for the new way of working
- Publishes an entry price of $9/month, where Pop does not.
Free CRM for sales and marketing
- Publishes an entry price of $15/month, where Pop does not.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than freemium.
- 4 tiers to Pop's 2.
AI note-taking for teams
- Publishes an entry price of $10/month, where Pop does not.
Virtual spaces for remote collaboration
- Publishes an entry price of $12/month, where Pop does not.
Spatial virtual office where proximity in a 2D map controls who you can hear
- Publishes an entry price of $16/month, where Pop does not.
- Sold on a Per user per month model rather than freemium.
- 3 tiers to Pop's 2.
AI meeting recorder with highlights
- Publishes an entry price of $18/month, where Pop does not.
Every Pop 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop (this page) | Free | Freemium | 2 | |
| MakeThe platform for the new way of working | Free, then $9/month | Freemium | - | vs Pop |
| HubSpot CRMFree CRM for sales and marketing | Free, then $15/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Pop |
| Fireflies.aiAI note-taking for teams | Free, then $10/month | Freemium | - | vs Pop |
| GatherVirtual spaces for remote collaboration | Free, then $12/month | - | 2 | vs Pop |
| Kumospace | Free, then $16/month | Per user per month | 3 | vs Pop |
| tl;dv | Free, then $18/month | - | - | vs Pop |
| Tuple | Free, then $30/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Pop |
| IFTTT | Free, then $2.99/month | Freemium | 5 | vs Pop |
| Mural | Free, then $16/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Pop |
| Krisp | Free, then $8/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Pop |
| Tandem | Free, then $59/month | - | - | vs Pop |
| Grain | Free, then $15/month | - | 3 | vs Pop |
| Otter.ai | Free, then $16.99/month | Freemium | 6 | vs Pop |
| Mmhmm | Free, then $10/month | Freemium | 5 | vs Pop |
| Monday Sales CRM | On request | Subscription | 2 | vs Pop |
| Splashtop | On request | Subscription | - | vs Pop |
| N-able N-central | On request | Quote | - | vs Pop |
| Slack Workflow Builder | Free | - | - | vs Pop |
| ConnectWise | On request | Quote | - | vs Pop |
| Kaseya VSA | On request | Quote | - | vs Pop |
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 Pop 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.
- Make , Free, then $9/month
- HubSpot CRM , Free, then $15/month
- Fireflies.ai , Free, then $10/month
- Gather , Free, then $12/month
- Kumospace , Free, then $16/month
- tl;dv , Free, then $18/month
- Tuple , Free, then $30/month
- IFTTT , Free, then $2.99/month
What you would be giving up
Pop is most often brought in for video conferencing, team collaboration, project management. 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 Pop is broadly right and the question is cost, the Pop 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.
Pop runs on web, chrome extension, desktop. 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 Pop alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Pop?
- 20 other remote work tools are listed in this directory, led by Make, HubSpot CRM, Fireflies.ai, Gather. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Pop?
- 14 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Make, HubSpot CRM, Fireflies.ai, Gather, Kumospace.
- Is there a reason to switch away from Pop?
- Nothing in the data flags one. Pop has a free tier. 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 Pop?
- Pop is most often brought in for video conferencing, team collaboration, project management. 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 Pop?
- 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 Pop 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 placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Pop against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Pop 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, 20 tools beside Pop. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.