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Comparison

Gather vs Whereby

On the evidence we track, Whereby leads this comparison with a composite score of 86/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Gather68
★Whereby86
Score
vioscaleAI score
Gather68 / 100medium · 73%
Whereby86 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tier
Gather✓
Whereby✓
Model
Gatherfreemium
Wherebyfreemium
Price level
Gatherlow
Wherebylow
Starting price
Gather$12
Whereby$9.99
Transparent
Gather✓
Whereby✓
Integrations
Count
Gather4
Whereby5
Security
Certifications
Disclosure policy
Gather✓
Whereby✓
Gdpr
Gather✓
Whereby✓
Hipaa
Gather–
Whereby✓
Iso27001
Gather–
Whereby✓
Pci
Gather–
Whereby✓
Soc2
Gather✓
Whereby✓
Trust center
Reliability
Sla pct
Gather–
Whereby99.9
Status page
Gather✓
Whereby✓
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Gather7 items
Whereby6 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for collaboration software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Modality
Messaging
Gather✓
Whereby✓
Video meetings
Gather✓
Whereby✓
Whiteboard
Gather✓
Whereby✓
Meetings
Screen sharing
Gather✓
Whereby✓
Recording / transcription
GatherRecording + AI notes
WherebyRecording
Security
End-to-end encryption
Gather✗
Whereby✓
SSO / SCIM
Gather✓
Whereby-
Access
Guest / external access
Gather✓
Whereby✓
Compliance
Compliance controls
Gather✓
Whereby✓
Deployment
Hosting
GatherCloud only
WherebyCloud only
Scale
Max participants
Gatherhundreds
Whereby200
Ecosystem
App marketplace
Gather✗
Whereby✗
Public API / bot framework
Gather✓
Whereby✓
Commercial
Free tier
Gather✓
Whereby✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Gather

A web-based platform that enables remote teams to interact, meet, and work together as if co-located, without constant formal meeting scheduling. Users can see colleague availability, initiate instant conversations, and customize their shared digital workspace.

Independently observed

Whereby

Leader

A privacy-first video conferencing API built in Europe, offering reliable video calls for teams and platforms with flexible pay-per-use billing.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Gather

from $12/member/moSubscriptionFree tier30-day trial

From $12/member/month. Free 30-day trial. Custom plans available.

  • Essential Plan$12/member/month (or $9.60/member/month when billed annually with -20% discount)
    • Unlimited audio & video calls
    • Unlimited chat messages
    • Meeting recordings
    • AI meeting notes and transcriptions
    • Google Calendar sync
    • +8 more
  • Custom PlanContact sales
    • All Essential Plan features
    • Custom pricing
    • Custom onboarding
    • Custom, larger offices
    • Hybrid solutions
    • +3 more
as of verify ↗

Whereby

Leader
from $9.99/moUsage-basedFree tier

Free tier with 2,000 participant minutes per month, or $9.99/month plus usage fees

  • TestFree
    • Up to 2,000 participant minutes per month
    • Developer community
    • Email support
    • Limited white labelling
  • Build$9.99/month plus $0.004 per participant minute
    • 2,000 included participant minutes per month
    • Additional participant minutes at $0.004 each
    • Session transcriptions from $0.0065 per unmuted participant minute
    • Custom branding
    • Cloud recording at $0.01 per minute
    • +14 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Volume discounts
    • Early access to new features
    • Implementation support
    • Technical Success Manager
    • HIPAA compliance included
    • +1 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Gather✓
Whereby✓
iOS
Gather✗
Whereby✓
Android
Gather✗
Whereby✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Gather✓
Whereby✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (1)
  • Google Calendar

Gather

7 total - 6 not shared
  • GitHub
  • Spotify
  • Google Chrome Extension
  • Outlook (planned)
  • Google Chrome
  • Outlook
Independently observed

Whereby

Leader
7 total - 6 not shared
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Google Docs
  • Trello
  • YouTube
  • Slack
  • Chrome
Independently observed
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