Gather 1.0 vs Gather 2.0

Gather 1.0 (Classic)

 Gather 2.0 (Beta)

Basics

Price (starting September 15th, 2025)

$15/user/month or $12/user/month (billed annually)

$15/user/month or $12/user/month (billed annually)

Unlimited audio, video, & chat

✅

✅

Recommended office size

Up to 500

Up to 100

Office View

✅

✅

Meeting View

✅

✅

Simplified View

❌

✅

Chat Features

Meeting chat

✅

✅

Emoji reactions

✅

✅

Nearby chat on map

❌

✅

Anytime chat

✅

✅ 

DMs

✅

✅ 

Groups

✅

✅ 

Create private & public channels

❌

✅ 

Thread chat replies

❌

✅ 

Dedicated chat view

❌

✅ 

Recent activity feed

❌

✅ 

Meeting Features

Schedule unlimited meetings

✅

✅

Share multiple screens 

✅

✅

Emoji reactions

✅

✅

Automatically switch to ‘busy’ for external meetings

✅

✅ (New & improved)

Dedicated Calendar View to see all upcoming meetings

❌

✅

Start casual coworking sessions

❌

✅

Start focused coworking sessions

❌

✅

Play music during meetings

❌

✅

AI meeting notes

❌

✅ 

AI meeting transcriptions

❌

✅ 

Meeting recording

✅

✅ 

Screen annotations

✅

❌

Presence Features

Lock conversations for privacy

✅

✅

Custom status

✅

✅

Smart status (automatically updates based on calendar events)

❌

✅

Live app status (automatically display the app you’re currently using)

❌

✅

See upcoming meetings when you click on someone

❌

✅

Hear conversations happening around your desk

❌

✅

Adjustable settings for what you overhear

❌

✅

Join active conversations in a single click

❌

✅

Integrations

Google Calendar Integration

✅

✅

Google Chrome Extension

✅

✅

Outlook Calendar Integration

✅

❌

Slack Integration

✅

❌

GitHub Integration

❌

✅

Spotify Integration

❌

✅

Office Customization

Quick-start office templates

✅

✅ (New & improved)

Choose between Open, Private, or Hybrid floor plans

❌

✅

Place objects around the office

✅ (Build Tool) 

✅ (New & improved Decorator)

Edit the floor plan of the office

✅ (Mapmaker)

✅ (New & improved Studio)

Label team areas

✅ (Manual with Text Tool) 

✅ (Easy with Studio)

Add an entire meeting room or team area at once (instead of placing  individual objects)

❌

✅ (With Studio)

Click-and-drag to adjust the size of meeting rooms and team areas

❌

✅ (With Studio)

Drag-and-drop entire rooms or team areas to quickly adjust office layout

❌

✅ (With Studio)

Change floor & wall colors without dragging tiles around

❌

✅ (With Studio)

Upload custom objects & maps

✅

❌

Embed interactive objects

✅

❌

Managing Members

Free 30-day trial for each new member

❌

✅

Invite new members without worrying about space capacity

❌

✅

Easily assign, unassign, or move someone to a new desk

❌

✅ (Desk Manager)

Assign members to Team Areas

❌

✅ (Desk Manager)

Fun Stuff

Celebrate wins together with an interactive gong

✅

✅ (New & improved)

Customize your avatar and your desk

✅

✅ (New clothing & desk objects)

New art style, including new objects, walls, floors, & colors

❌

✅ 

Ride a personal go kart anytime

❌

✅ (Hold Shift while moving)

Improved avatar animations (sitting, blinking, head bobbing)

❌

✅ 

Dance and throw confetti

✅

❌

Other

Gather AI Search

❌

✅

Mini Mode

✅

✅ (New & improved)

Dark Mode

❌

✅ 

Office preview & meeting schedule in OS menu bar

❌

✅ 

Shortcut to turn mic & camera on/off

❌

✅ (⌘ + Shift + D for Macs or Ctrl + Shift + D for Windows)

Shortcut to quickly search for people or areas

❌

✅ (⌘ + K for Macs or Ctrl + K for Windows)

Mobile App

✅

❌

Office & Team Insights

✅

❌