Work · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Cogency

Real time video, chat, whiteboard, & task management

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. Cogency launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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Mixed▲239
Real-time whiteboard for distributed teams
2019 · its alternatives →
2
Coscreen.co – a radically different remote collaboration tool▲404
Bring your team closer to you. One click to share and remote control any window. Get things done together like never before.
2019 · coscreen.co · its alternatives →
3
Coval▲1,012
Simulation & evals to ship delightful voice & chat AI agents
2024 · coval.ai · its alternatives →
4
General Collaboration▲910
One inbox for all your work discussions
2024 · generalcollaboration.com · its alternatives →
5
Cogency – Cognitive Architecture for AI Agents▲19
Yesterday I built something that probably shouldn’t exist yet. In 9 hours, I created a cognitive architecture demonstrating emergent reasoning. It follows a 5-step loop: Plan → Reason → Act → Reflect → Respond. Adding a WebSearchTool to test extensibility, the agent initially failed its first search, reflected on poor results, adapted its query, and then succeeded. This behavior wasn’t programmed; it emerged naturally from the architecture. Five hours later, I integrated a FileManagerTool — it worked on the first try. Like code compiling first time, except this was intelligence composing…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
6
Cohere▲428
Observe and interact with users, live
2020 · cohere.io · its alternatives →
7
CoSchedule▲214
The only way to organize your marketing in one place.
2017 · coschedule.com · its alternatives →
8
Sprout 1.0▲231
Video chat, take notes, browse - a workspace for your calls
2021 · sprout.place · its alternatives →
9
Macro Beta▲293
A customizable meeting interface, built on top of Zoom
2020 · macro.io · its alternatives →
10
Spokefree tier, from $0.35/mo▲157
Your best meeting companion on Zoom, Teams, and Meet
2022 · meetingbaas.com · its alternatives →
11
Headroom 2.0▲316
Hands free meetings with real time AI video conferencing
2021 · its alternatives →
12
Metro Retro 2.0▲177
Fun, collaborative whiteboard for remote meetings
2023 · spreo.io · its alternatives →
13
Cospace▲76
Free self-hosted collaboration tool for stress-free work
2022 · twigex.com · its alternatives →
14
BloxGPT▲131
All-in-one AI-Chat, collaboration and whiteboard solution
2024 · bloxgpt.com · its alternatives →
15
Macro▲179
Unifies your work into one app with shared memory
Jul 2026 · macro.com · its alternatives →
16
Collabtools▲72
Realtime collaboration using whiteboard, code editor
2022 · its alternatives →
17
Microsoft Loop▲93
A new Notion alternative from Microsoft
2023 · microsoft.com · its alternatives →
18
White▲171
Real-time interactive whiteboard
2018 · its alternatives →
19
CogniMemo Extension▲106
AI memory tool that lives where you work
Jan 2026 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
20
MeetGeek▲144
Auto record, take notes & share meeting highlights for free
2021 · meetgeek.ai · its alternatives →
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AsyncGo▲60
Make decisions/build alignment w/o chat or zoom distractions
2021 · its alternatives →
22
CogniMemo▲120
AI that remembers, learns, and evolves
Dec 2025 · app.cognimemo.com · its alternatives →
23
Chronos – Master of Time▲113
Time zone converter, meeting scheduler + video conferencing
2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
24
Clade▲105
AI COO that runs your team in tools you already use
Jun 2026 · clade.sh · its alternatives →

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