Is 8th Wall or Glue better?

Neither clearly leads. 8th Wall starts at Free and Glue at $25/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, 8th Wall or Glue?

8th Wall has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for 8th Wall and $25/month for Glue.

Does 8th Wall or Glue run on more platforms?

8th Wall runs on Web (WebXR), Mobile browsers, Open source (local deployment). Glue runs on Vr, Pc, Quest.

Can I use 8th Wall for free?

Yes. 8th Wall has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Glue starts at $25/month.

What is 8th Wall best used for?

8th Wall is most often used for vr gaming, ar marketing, virtual training, 3d visualization. Of those, vr gaming and ar marketing are not what Glue is typically brought in for.

What can 8th Wall do that Glue cannot?

8th Wall covers SLAM tracking, Image targets, Face effects, World tracking. Glue covers VR meetings, Realistic avatars, Spatial tools, 3D visualization.

AR/VR & Metaverse · head to head

8th Wall vs Glue

8th Wall

AR/VR & Metaverse

WebAR platform for browser-based AR experiences

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

Glue

AR/VR & Metaverse

VR collaboration platform for enterprise teams

From: $25/month
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Only 8th Wall has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
Each has a real cost: 8th Wall platform shutdown as of February 2026, with hosted services ending; Glue glue has been acquired, and the pricing page carries a Glue Has Been Acquired notice
They diverge on capability: 8th Wall covers SLAM tracking, Glue covers VR meetings.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which 8th Wall and Glue actually diverge.

Attributes where 8th Wall and Glue differ
Attribute	8th Wall	Glue
Starting price	Free	$25/month
Pricing model	Unknown	subscription
Free tier	Yes	No
Platforms	Web (WebXR), Mobile browsers, Open source (local deployment)	Vr, Pc, Quest
Founded	2016	2017

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (AR/VR & Metaverse).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in 8th Wall

SLAM tracking
Image targets
Face effects
World tracking
Three.js
A-Frame
Babylon.js
PlayCanvas

Only in Glue

VR meetings
Realistic avatars
Spatial tools
3D visualization
Microsoft 365
Slack
Enterprise SSO
Vr support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

8th Wall

VR Gamingnot Glue
AR Marketingnot Glue
Virtual Trainingnot Glue
3D Visualizationnot Glue
Immersive Experiencesnot Glue

Glue

Virtual reality team collaboration spaces for distributed teamsnot 8th Wall
Immersive training and workshops in shared 3D environmentsnot 8th Wall
Reviewing 3D content together in VRnot 8th Wall

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

8th Wall

Platform shutdown as of February 2026, with hosted services ending
WebAR performance limitations compared to native app AR experiences
Requires internet connection for all AR experiences to function
Limited browser support; Firefox and Safari do not support WebXR on desktop and mobile

Glue

Glue has been acquired, and the pricing page carries a Glue Has Been Acquired notice
The free tier is limited to 10 team members, 10 team spaces, 30 minutes of session time per session and 2GB of team file storage
Professional is EUR 50 per user per month billed yearly and EUR 60 per user per month billed monthly
Single sign on, service level agreement, priority support and premium onboarding are Enterprise only
Branded and custom team spaces and custom hosting options are Enterprise only
Browser only sessions are an Enterprise feature
Enterprise pricing is not published and requires contacting sales

Pricing, plan by plan

8th Wall

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the 8th Wall review.

Glue

$25/month

Team$25/month
- VR meetings
- Collaboration tools
- 3D content

Which should you pick?

Choose 8th Wall if

You need slam tracking.
You want to start without paying.
You work on Web (WebXR), Mobile browsers, Open source (local deployment).
You also want image targets.

8th Wall review

Choose Glue if

You need vr meetings.
You work on Vr, Pc, Quest.
You also want realistic avatars.

Glue review

Questions people ask

Is 8th Wall or Glue better?: Neither clearly leads. 8th Wall starts at Free and Glue at $25/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, 8th Wall or Glue?: 8th Wall has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for 8th Wall and $25/month for Glue.
Does 8th Wall or Glue run on more platforms?: 8th Wall runs on Web (WebXR), Mobile browsers, Open source (local deployment). Glue runs on Vr, Pc, Quest.
Can I use 8th Wall for free?: Yes. 8th Wall has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Glue starts at $25/month.
What is 8th Wall best used for?: 8th Wall is most often used for vr gaming, ar marketing, virtual training, 3d visualization. Of those, vr gaming and ar marketing are not what Glue is typically brought in for.
What can 8th Wall do that Glue cannot?: 8th Wall covers SLAM tracking, Image targets, Face effects, World tracking. Glue covers VR meetings, Realistic avatars, Spatial tools, 3D visualization.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

8th Wall: What is 8th Wall and how does it work?

8th Wall was a WebAR platform enabling AR experiences in web browsers without native app installation. As of February 2026, it transitioned to open source at 8thwall.org with free MIT-licensed technology.

Source

8th Wall: Is 8th Wall still available?

The paid hosted platform shut down February 28, 2026. The core technology was released as open source at 8thwall.org. Existing published projects remain online until February 28, 2027, when all hosted content will be permanently deleted.

Source

8th Wall: What licensing is available for 8th Wall?

8th Wall is now released under the MIT open source license at no cost for commercial use. Previously, commercial licensing started at $700 per month per project.

Source

8th Wall vs Glue

8th Wall

Glue

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in 8th Wall

Only in Glue

What people use each for

8th Wall

Glue

Where each one falls short

8th Wall

Glue

Pricing, plan by plan

8th Wall

Glue

Which should you pick?

Choose 8th Wall if

Choose Glue if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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