Samudaia

Overview

Samudaia makes a shared 2D map the starting point for team contact. Walk an avatar into a room and your camera and microphone connect to the people already there, with no meeting link to send. That favors spontaneous conversations and a persistent sense of who is around, but the whole team needs workspace access: guests from outside it cannot join.

Key features

Map themes and avatars let teams shape the office, while live presence and status help colleagues see who is available. Multiple workspaces, roles and permissions give administrators a way to separate groups and manage access. These are useful foundations for a continuing virtual office, though the format is not a substitute for every kind of meeting: Samudaia has no spatial audio or open-floor conversations and is not sized for 200-person all-hands events.

Screen sharing, background blur, a shared whiteboard and per-room chat add practical collaboration tools to the rooms. Members can be invited by email or by a single join link, but that link does not extend access to people outside the workspace. Audio and video use WebRTC through LiveKit; the whiteboard is an Excalidraw canvas.

Pricing

Samudaia offers a Free plan during early access, with no credit card required and a team-sized workspace. That makes it a low-friction option for a small team to try as its everyday virtual office, but it is not a defined free tier for an organization of any size: paid plans for large organizations are in development. There is no free trial because the product is offered as free access, and no renewal term or numerical seat cap is given.

The Free plan includes the core workspace experience, including persistent rooms and screen sharing. Teams considering it should weigh its member-only access and event-size ceiling against their needs; it cannot bring in external guests or host a 200-person all-hands. No other plan is currently described.

Platforms

Samudaia runs on Linux, macOS, Windows and the web. It has no mobile apps, so teams expecting dedicated iOS or Android apps should choose a different fit.

Who it's for

Small companies, startups, agencies and studios may find the room-based setup useful when colleagues want to drop in throughout the day. It is also positioned for remote and hybrid teams, virtual events and meetups, but the lack of guest access and capacity for very large all-hands makes it a better match for internal, smaller gatherings than broad events.

Pros and cons

• Pro: Walking into a room starts a conversation without a meeting link, which suits informal team contact.
• Pro: Persistent rooms, presence, chat, screen sharing and a shared whiteboard support an ongoing workspace rather than one-off calls alone.
• Pro: Multiple workspaces and role-based permissions help teams organize access.
• Con: External guests cannot join, limiting client calls and open events.
• Con: No spatial audio or open-floor conversations means it cannot recreate those styles of ambient office interaction.
• Con: It is not built for 200-person all-hands, and there are no mobile apps.

Alternatives

For more choices in this category, browse Virtual Meeting Room Software.

• Hubs is the better fit for teams seeking an open-source, customizable virtual space that can be self-hosted through its Community Edition.
• WorkAdventure offers a free plan for up to 10 users and supports self-hosting and mobile platforms, making it worth considering when those are priorities.
• Glue may suit teams that want a free plan with 10 members, 10 Team Spaces and 30-minute sessions.
• Topia is an option for smaller hosted gatherings: its DEMO plan has a 50-person capacity, with broadcasting and screensharing each limited to one.
• Watch2Gether is for people choosing a shared viewing service; its free Starter plan limits Watch Together to two people and includes ads.
• Overte is open-source virtual-world and social VR software, with Linux and Windows support and self-hosting.
• Tangle offers a free plan for up to 50 members per server and 25 per room, with unlimited rooms and screensharing.
• flat.social is a web-based alternative whose free plan allows up to five people at once and includes spatial audio and video rooms.

Verdict

Choose Samudaia if your team wants an always-available, map-based office for quick internal conversations, with shared work tools close at hand. Its strongest case is the frictionless walk-in room; look elsewhere if you need guest access, large all-hands, spatial audio or mobile apps.