Katmai vs oVice in 2026: Real People on Live Video or Avatars on a 2D Floor?
oVice is a 2D avatar office: a flat floor plan where each person is a small avatar icon, and you move your icon next to someone to talk. It is priced two ways: per space, with Entry-S at $65 a month on an annual plan ($78 billed monthly) for up to 50 people online at once, and Entry-M at $245 a month ($294 billed monthly) for up to 200 online; or per user, with Business Starter at $16 per user per month on an annual plan ($19.20 billed monthly) from 20 users. Katmai is a photorealistic 3D office in the browser where your team is present as real people on live video all day. Katmai is $25 per user per month with every feature included, no minimum number of users and free guests. oVice is cheap for a large group sharing one space. Katmai is the one where your team actually sees each other.
This page is published by Katmai, which makes virtual office software. oVice prices come from oVice's own pricing page in October 2026; check it before you buy.
Katmai vs oVice at a glance
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Katmai |
oVice |
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What you see |
Real people on live video in a photorealistic 3D office |
Avatar icons on a 2D floor plan |
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Price |
$25 per user per month, every feature included |
Entry-S $65 per space per month annual ($78 monthly); Entry-M $245 ($294); Business Starter $16 per user per month annual ($19.20 monthly) from 20 users |
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How it's sold |
Per user |
Per space or per user |
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Minimum |
No minimum number of users |
20 users on Business Starter |
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Guests |
Free, joining by link |
See oVice's pricing page |
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Setup |
The Katmai team sets up your spaces and adds your users |
You lay out your space |
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Runs in |
The browser, no download, no headset |
Desktop and mobile apps, per oVice's site |
What you actually see
In oVice, the office is a diagram. Each person is an icon on a floor plan, and conversation happens when icons are close. You can tell who is in the building, but you cannot see them, and the icon says nothing about whether they are busy, on a call or free.
In Katmai, you see the people. Everyone is on live video in a photorealistic 3D office, at desks and in rooms, so presence means a face, not a dot. You walk over to a colleague and talk the way you would in a real office, and a client who joins by link sees your team, not a map.
What each costs a team
oVice's per-space plans are cheap for a crowd: Entry-S is $65 a month on an annual plan for up to 50 people online at once, which oVice describes as about 10 regular members, and Entry-M is $245 a month for up to 200 online, about 40 regular members. Business Starter is $16 per user per month on an annual plan, from 20 users, so the smallest per-user plan is $320 a month. Every annual figure is 20% higher billed monthly.
Katmai is $25 per user per month, every feature included, with no minimum number of users. Ten people are $250 a month and twenty-five are $625 a month. Guests add nothing. A three-person team pays $75 a month, with no 20-user floor.
Setup and running it
oVice offers desktop and mobile apps, and you lay out your own space. Katmai runs in the browser with nothing to install and no headset, and it starts with a demo, then a configuration meeting where the Katmai team sets up your spaces and adds your users. Katmai recommends 16GB of RAM and an i7 processor or better.
Where oVice is the better fit
You have a large group that shares one space and you want a flat per-space price. Your team is happy with icons instead of faces. You want native desktop and mobile apps.
Where Katmai is the better fit
You want your team to see each other as real people all day. You have fewer than 20 people and don't want a user minimum. You want clients to walk into an office that looks like one, with one price that includes everything and an office set up for you.
How Katmai compares to other virtual offices
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Product |
What it is |
Free plan |
Published price |
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Katmai |
Photorealistic 3D office with live video |
No; starts with a demo |
$25 per user per month, every feature included |
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oVice |
2D avatar office |
None listed |
Entry-S $65 per space per month annual; Business Starter $16 per user per month annual, from 20 users |
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Gather |
2D pixel-art avatar office |
None; 30-day free trial |
Essential $12 per member per month billed annually ($15 billed monthly) |
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Kumospace |
Avatar office in the browser |
Up to 5 registered members |
Business $16 per user per month, paid annually, minimum 5 |
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Sococo |
Floor map of rooms |
None; 14-day trial |
$13.49 per seat per month prepaid annually, 10-seat minimum |
FAQ
How much does oVice cost?
Entry-S is $65 per space per month on an annual plan ($78 billed monthly) for up to 50 people online at once. Entry-M is $245 ($294 monthly) for up to 200. Business Starter is $16 per user per month on an annual plan ($19.20 monthly) from 20 users. Katmai is $25 per user per month with every feature included.
Does oVice have a minimum?
Business Starter starts at 20 users. The per-space plans have no user minimum but cap how many people can be online at once. Katmai has no minimum number of users.
Is oVice 3D?
No. oVice is a 2D floor plan with avatar icons. Katmai is a photorealistic 3D office with live video.
Who makes oVice?
oVice is made in Nanao, Japan.
What is the difference between Katmai and oVice?
oVice shows your team as icons on a 2D floor plan, sold per space or per user from 20 users. Katmai is a photorealistic 3D office where your team works together on live video, at $25 per user per month with every feature included, no minimum number of users and free guests.
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