/ 01vs Gather Town

Looking for a Gather Town alternative?

Meta Town gives teams the spatial-presence experience Gather pioneered, rebuilt on a modern WebRTC stack with faster spaces, simpler editing, and transparent pricing.

/ Meta Town

Modern presence platform purpose-built for ongoing team and community spaces.

/ Gather Town

Original spatial-video pioneer, now stretched across consumer, education, and enterprise.

/ Feature Matrix

Feature-by-feature comparison

FeatureMeta TownGather Town
Spatial audio + videoYes — proximity-triggeredYes — proximity-triggered
Map editorLive, browser-based, instant previewSeparate editor mode
Pricing modelTransparent per-seat, per-spaceTiered concurrent users
Modern stack (Next.js / React 19)Yes — built 2025Legacy codebase
WebRTC SFU (mediasoup)Native, low-latencyMixed architecture
Pixel-art aestheticYes — modern functional UIYes — pixelated UI
Custom deploymentAvailable on EnterpriseLimited
/ Why Switch

Why teams pick Meta Town over Gather Town

Faster spaces, lower latency

/ 01

Modern WebRTC pipeline (mediasoup SFU) reduces audio lag and dropped video — especially in larger rooms.

Transparent per-seat pricing

/ 02

Pay for the seats you use in each space. No surprise jumps between concurrent-user tiers.

Live editing without leaving the room

/ 03

Reshape your space while teammates are in it. No editor-mode context switch.

Built on a modern, audited stack

/ 04

Next.js 16, React 19, Supabase, Stripe — easy for IT to review and easy for us to keep current.

/ How To Switch

Migrating from Gather Town

Most teams are productive in Meta Town within a single afternoon. Floor plans rebuild quickly with our editor.

  1. Sign up and create your first space — free.
  2. Use the map editor to recreate your existing floor plan.
  3. Invite your team via shareable invite link.
  4. Run one all-hands or office hour to validate workflows.
/ 04 —Step into the town

Build a Virtual Office Your Team Wants to Show Up To

Bring standups, 1-on-1s, and deep-work sessions into one shared virtual office. Meta Town helps distributed teams stay present, communicate naturally, and make remote work feel connected from the first login.