Topia vs Hubs

Topia9.3Visit Hubs8.5Visit

Higher score Topia #1 in Virtual Meeting Room Software 9.3/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Topia

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Hubs #7 in Virtual Meeting Room Software 8.5/10 Open source ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Hubs

• Topia fits best

  Teams and events needing broad integrations

• Hubs fits best

  Open-source teams needing broad platform support

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Side by side

Feature	Topia 9.3/10 Visit ↗	Hubs 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	8.5
Ranking	#1 in Virtual Meeting Room Software	#7 in Virtual Meeting Room Software
Best for	Teams and events needing broad integrations	Open-source teams needing broad platform support
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free
Starting price	$4/user/mo	Open source
Free plan	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted, Mobile	Cloud, Self-hosted, Browser extension
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android
Support	Email, Live chat, Docs	Community, Docs
Integrations	12 integrations	5 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Topia 4/4 · Hubs 4/4
Persistent rooms	✓	✓
Spatial audio	✓	✓
Guest access	✓	✓
Screen sharing	✓	✓
Specs
Room capacity	50 participants (best)	25 participants
Mobile apps	None	None
Access controls	Invite_only	Invite_only
Our review
Pros	Persistent rooms with proximity-based spatial audio and video Public API, SDK, webhooks, and broad workflow integrations Access controls, analytics, recording, and event scheduling	Persistent 3D rooms with spatialized audio and text chat Shares screens, cameras, documents, media, and 3D models Self-hosting with custom branding, domains, and access controls
Cons	Mobile access is limited to an audio-only browser beta Pro includes 50-person capacity before additional capacity applies The spatial-world format may not suit straightforward video meetings	Room capacity is limited to 25 people Requires comfort with 3D spaces and spatial audio Community Edition is the self-hosted deployment path
Our verdict	Topia is a browser-based virtual meeting and collaboration platform built around persistent, interactive 2.5D worlds. It is designed for virtual offices, education, onboarding, training, marketing, gaming, community experiences, and… Read the review →	Hubs is an open-source virtual collaboration platform built around shared 3D rooms in a browser. Teams can join by URL, choose avatars, communicate through spatialized audio and text chat, and share screens, desktops, webcams, phone… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Topia — where it wins

  • Persistent rooms with proximity-based spatial audio and video
  • Public API, SDK, webhooks, and broad workflow integrations
  • Access controls, analytics, recording, and event scheduling

  Where it doesn't

  • Mobile access is limited to an audio-only browser beta
  • Pro includes 50-person capacity before additional capacity applies
  • The spatial-world format may not suit straightforward video meetings

• Hubs — where it wins

  • Persistent 3D rooms with spatialized audio and text chat
  • Shares screens, cameras, documents, media, and 3D models
  • Self-hosting with custom branding, domains, and access controls

  Where it doesn't

  • Room capacity is limited to 25 people
  • Requires comfort with 3D spaces and spatial audio
  • Community Edition is the self-hosted deployment path

• Topia9.3/10 · Free plan

  A flexible virtual meeting space with spatial interaction, event tools, and broad integrations.

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• Hubs8.5/10 · Open source

  A flexible open-source meeting space for teams that need persistent 3D rooms.

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