Spatial Alternatives in 2026: Where to Get a 3D Office for Work Now

Spatial (spatial.io) started as a VR meeting app where teams met as avatars in 3D rooms, and it now describes itself as a platform for 3D games and immersive experiences. Teams that chose Spatial for a 3D workplace need somewhere else to go. The best alternative is Katmai, a photorealistic 3D virtual office in the browser where your team is present as real people on live video all day, with no headset and no download, at $25 per user per month with every feature included, no minimum number of users and free guests. The other 3D and avatar options are below with their published prices.

This guide is published by Katmai, which makes virtual office software. Competitor facts come from each vendor's own site in October 2026; check them before you buy.

The best Spatial alternatives at a glance

What Spatial was for teams

Spatial's original pitch was a 3D meeting room you entered as an avatar, in a VR headset or from a screen. That made it a meeting tool with a headset problem: most of a team never put the headset on, and the avatars stood between people. Its current positioning is games and immersive experiences, so it is no longer the place to look for a daily office.

1. Katmai: a 3D office with real people instead of avatars

Katmai gives you the 3D space without the avatar or the headset. Your team is on live video in a photorealistic 3D office, at desks and in rooms, so you see real faces, walk over and talk, and bring clients in free by link. It runs in the browser; Katmai recommends 16GB of RAM and an i7 processor or better. One plan, $25 per user per month, every feature included, no minimum number of users. Getting started is a demo, then a configuration meeting where the Katmai team sets up your spaces and adds your users.

2. Virbela: a 3D avatar campus

Virbela is the closest to Spatial's original idea: a 3D world of buildings, auditoriums and offices where your team appears as stylized avatars. The main app is a download, and Virbela Go runs in the browser without one. Virbela publishes no prices; you talk to sales. eXp World Holdings sold Virbela to Virbela LLC in November 2024, and it is still sold. Good for large events; still avatars.

3. Kumospace: a browser avatar office

Kumospace is an avatar office that runs in the browser. Free for up to 5 registered members with one floor and 50 guests; Business is $16 per user per month paid annually with a 5-member minimum and a 14-day trial, adding unlimited floors, recording and analytics. No headset, no download, and no real faces until you meet.

4. Gather: the 2D pixel office

Gather is a 2D pixel-art avatar office at $12 per member per month billed annually or $15 billed monthly, with a 30-day trial and no free plan since Gather 2.0 launched on September 15, 2025. Guests are not billed. If you want the opposite of VR, this is it: small, light and flat.

5. Roam: a map of rooms

Roam skips avatars entirely and shows a map of rooms and who is in them, at $19.50 per active member per month billed monthly, with inactive seats not counted, guests free and a 14-day trial per new member. Roam's own comparison page marks it "No" on spatial movement and proximity audio. Simple, and not 3D.

How to choose

If you want 3D and a headset is not on the table, Katmai is the only option here that is both 3D and real video in the browser. If you want avatars in a 3D campus for events, Virbela. If 3D was never the point and you just want a cheap office, Kumospace, Gather or Roam. None of these require a headset.

FAQ

Is Spatial still a virtual office for teams?

Spatial now describes itself as a platform for 3D games and immersive experiences. Check spatial.io for its current positioning before relying on it as a workplace.

What is the best Spatial alternative for a remote team?

Katmai: a photorealistic 3D office where your team is on live video, in the browser with no headset, at $25 per user per month with every feature included, no minimum number of users and free guests.

Do any Spatial alternatives need a VR headset?

None of the five above require one. Katmai, Kumospace, Gather and Roam run in the browser; Virbela runs as a downloaded app or in the browser as Virbela Go.

Which Spatial alternative is 3D?

Katmai (photorealistic, real people on live video) and Virbela (avatar campus). Kumospace and Gather are 2D avatar offices and Roam is a map of rooms.

How much does Katmai cost?

$25 per user per month, every feature included, no minimum number of users and free guests.

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