Unlike Slack or Zoom, where every interaction can feel like it requires scheduling a link or sending a formal ping, Gather lets you simply walk your avatar over to a teammate’s desk to ask a quick two-minute question. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Gather runs a 2D interactive canvas alongside continuous WebRTC audio and video feeds. It’s notorious for high CPU and RAM usage, which can make laptop fans spin up, drain batteries quickly, and cause occasional lag—especially on older hardware or with weaker Wi‑Fi connections. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I like most about Gather is that it provides a shared workspace where meetings, discussions, and planning activities can stay organized together. This makes team coordination easier during ongoing projects and regular work. Having scheduled events, collaboration spaces, and team communication available in one environment helps keep activities more structured and easier to manage. I recently started using Gather. I work as a Dietician & Nutritionist, manage a homeopathy clinic, and also create health education content for social media. For my work, it is useful when discussing health education content, nutrition awareness campaigns, clinic-related planning, and wellness projects with team members. The virtual workspace approach helps keep content planning, educational discussions, and project coordination organized instead of being spread across different tools.

Getting started was easy and implementation did not require much effort. Scheduling meetings, managing recurring sessions, inviting team members, and organizing discussions feels straightforward. I also like that calendar events, meeting areas, and collaboration tools stay connected within the same workspace. The number of features feels practical without making the platform complicated, and it fits well into my existing workflow. Another useful aspect is being able to keep ongoing discussions, planned meetings, and team activities connected in one place. This helps reduce confusion when working on multiple projects and makes follow-ups easier to manage. Performance has also been smooth while navigating the workspace, managing events, and coordinating team activities. Overall, Gather helps make team collaboration, project planning, and remote coordination feel more organized, engaging, and easier to manage during regular work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Most features are easy to use, but some team members needed a little guidance during their first visit to the workspace. A slightly smoother onboarding experience would make adoption easier. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I like best about Gather is how it combines communication and collaboration in an interactive virtual workspace. The platform is intuitive, easy to navigate, and makes remote work feel more engaging through its virtual office environment. It helps teams connect naturally, collaborate efficiently, and stay productive while maintaining a sense of presence that traditional meeting tools often lack Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The main drawback is the initial learning curve for new users. It can take some time to understand the virtual environment, but the added engagement and collaboration features make it worthwhile. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Gather is very fun to use and yet also functional even though the general idea is quite whimsical. Having a virtual office really helps create a feeling of being together with your colleagues even though you're many miles apart in real life. Especially for fully remote teams, Gather is really valuable.

With Gather 2.0, the interface and usability features got a great update as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Some needed features and integrations are still missing, but they are actively working on that. The biggest pain point is the user limit. Because of this, using Gather 2.0 for our large company is not an option. That's why we stick to the old Gather for now. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

With Gather we can just “bump into” people, Quick chats happen naturally

This reduces friction and makes collaboration faster, It recreates the feeling of walking up to a colleague, which most tools don’t even try to do Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Gather can be resource-heavy, Lag, crashes, or slow loading, Struggles on older laptops or weak internet, it’s “not super friendly on older laptops or weak Wi-Fi Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I love Gather's warm, immersive virtual office atmosphere that feels nothing like generic video platforms. It effortlessly bridges our hybrid team by replicating a real physical office space, allowing remote and on-site team members to wander freely, engage in casual chat corners, and strike up spontaneous conversations. I really appreciate its flexibility for team events and community building, with easy customization of virtual zones for coffee meetups, team bonding activities, and more. Another favorite part is how intuitive and user-friendly it is, enabling even less tech-savvy team members to use it without hassle. Most importantly, Gather makes our hybrid team feel genuinely connected, building real workplace relationships that other tools can't replicate. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

First, the platform can feel a bit laggy and slow at times, especially when hosting larger groups of team members in a single virtual space. When we run company-wide casual gatherings or bigger onboarding events, there can be slight delays in movement, audio glitches, or trouble loading the custom virtual map. This disrupts the natural flow of conversations and makes the experience less smooth for remote staff. Second, the customization options for virtual layouts are fun but limited in advanced design features. As someone managing team culture events, I wish there were more ready-made templates for casual lounges, icebreaker zones, and small meeting booths tailored for hybrid teams. Right now, building out a fully branded, themed space takes extra time and manual setup with no saved reusable templates for recurring events. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I find Gather to be an excellent platform for interactive virtual collaboration. It creates a virtual office environment that makes communication more natural and engages remote teams effectively. I really like the interactive virtual workspace concept, which allows for spontaneous conversations and a real office-like experience. The platform is easy to use, with customizable spaces, smooth screen sharing, and reliable audio/video quality. It significantly enhances team connection and makes virtual meetings a lot less monotonous and more productive. I also appreciate how user-friendly the setup was, with a straightforward interface and flexible customization options. The templates, guides, and support resources were incredibly helpful, making the onboarding process much smoother. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Can require stable internet for best performance. Initial customization may take some time. I would like better performance optimization for lower bandwidth connections. The experience can sometimes lag on slower internet networks. It would be helpful to have more advanced moderation and meeting management tools for larger teams and events. Improving the mobile app experience and adding more integrations with productivity tools would make collaboration even smoother. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Gather Town gives us a way to bring colleagues together from all over the world on a fully customizable map and host an event that feels both highly interactive and easy to use. We’ve been using the platform for four years for our international online conference, accommodating around a hundred simultaneous participants over three days. It has worked well for running poster sessions and setting up a virtual paleoart gallery.

It's difficult to get to grips with at first when organizing the space, but afterwards you quickly realize all the possibilities and it's a great platform.

This platform represents our biggest expense, but it's worth it; plus, we can benefit from a discount for non-profit organizations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The support response time can sometimes be long and may require multiple follow-ups, although other times it’s quite quick. Either way, the support is always very efficient. Getting started can feel complicated at first, especially when you’re creating an online space. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I love the interface of Gather and how it makes remote collaboration feel natural. The 'walk-up and talk' virtual office feature is most beneficial as it allows our team to see who is available for a quick chat, facilitating quick decision-making and reducing the need for scheduled meetings. The initial setup was very easy for us. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I have received feedback from newer team members that the interface can be a bit unfamiliar at first and the visual layout could be less efficient and effective. This could also depend on team training. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Gather platforms best aspect is its completely different approach to the virtual collaboration by turning our teams meetings on interactions into a special gaming like experience instead of having a static video call we can walk around and join conversations naturally and interact with people based on or proximity this platform really stand out honest engagement which is perfect for our team bonding virtual office and events it also creates a sense of presence that typical tools don't offer making the entire remote working feel less isolated. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Through this platform, the concept is unique; it can take some time for new users to get comfortable with the interface. It's not as intuitive as traditional meeting tools for sure, and their performance can also vary depending on systems and Internet quality, specifically in larger events and spaces, and also it might not be ideal for high-formal meetings, as their structured environment is preferred. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.