Instead of Hubs
Hubs alternatives
Hubs gives people browser-based 3D rooms they can enter by URL, with spatial audio, text chat, screen sharing, and media sharing. Spoke lets organizers build environments from 3D models, images, videos, and other assets, while Community Edition can be self-hosted and customized. Rooms can support events, classes, art showcases, or informal socializing, and guests can join without an account, though some features require sign-in.
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WorkAdventure
Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+5Teams needing spontaneous conversations and workplace integrations — WorkAdventure adds avatar-based text, audio, and video conversations, workplace integrations, and paid map customization, while Hubs centers on shared 3D rooms.
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Glue
Free plan AndroidiPhoneMac+2Remote workshops and persistent team collaboration — Glue adds persistent team spaces, cloud file storage, and workshop tools such as sticky notes and whiteboards.
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Samudaia
Free plan LinuxMacWeb+1Teams wanting a free 2D virtual office — Samudaia uses a shared 2D office map where walking into a video room connects camera and microphone, rather than Hubs's shared 3D spaces.
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Topia
Free plan AndroidiPhoneWebCustomizable worlds with embedded apps and games — Topia adds embedded apps, games, live streams, and several entry controls, while Hubs offers Spoke for building 3D environments.
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Watch2Gether
Free plan AndroidiPhoneWeb+1Friends watching movies and series together — Watch2Gether focuses on synchronized movie and series playback with room chat, rather than broader virtual collaboration.
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Overte
Free plan LinuxSelf-hostedWindowsOpen-source desktop and VR world creation — Overte offers open-source collaborative world editing, JavaScript scripting, and worlds that can scale to 500 users.
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Tangle
Free plan MacWindowsRemote teams wanting a 2D communications canvas — Tangle offers a 2D team canvas with adjustable spatial audio, animated avatars, and real-time stickies, unlike Hubs's 3D rooms.
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Arthur
Free plan MacWebWindows - 9
BAWES Universe
Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb - 10
CloudRooms
Free plan Web7.2 Visit site - 11
flat.social
Free plan Web - 12
Meetropolis
Free plan APIMacSelf-hosted+2 - 13
Unyted.World
Free plan AndroidiPhoneSelf-hosted+1 - 14
Quad
Free plan Web6.9 Visit site - 15
Roomr
Free plan iPhone - 16
TrueMetaverse
Free plan Self-hostedWeb - 17
ZEP
Free plan Web - 18
Frame
Free trial AndroidiPhoneWeb - 19
RAUM
Free trial AndroidiPhoneMac+2 - 20
Relm
Paid Web - 21
Third Room
Paid Self-hostedWeb
A different tool may suit you better if your work centers on team meetings, persistent project spaces, or watching videos together rather than building shared 3D environments. Hubs has no mobile apps, limits rooms to 25 participants, and restricts access to invitees. Community Edition costs nothing, but hosting, a domain, and possible email service charges are separate; the Foundation's DigitalOcean example estimates at least $38 USD per month. Weigh those trade-offs against each alternative's devices, access controls, collaboration tools, and paid-plan costs.