Growth · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Rooms

The World's First Public Video Hangout Platform

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Rooms launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Rooms▲322

   Create a room for whatever you're into (by Facebook)

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2RS
   Room.sh – a simple online meeting space▲57

   2019 · room.sh · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Besedky▲131

   Open video meeting platform with rooms around the world

   2020 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Connect.Club▲328

   Real networking in a virtual world

   2020 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Messenger Rooms▲211

   New drop-in video chat rooms for up to 50 people

   2020 · facebook.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Connect.Club▲66

   Online meetings & networking

   2020 · connect.club · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Abode▲357

   Fresh take on group spaces with friends.

   2025 · abode.space · its alternatives →

8. 8
   GroupRoom▲74

   Spatially-aware video chat and collaboration tools for teams

   2021 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   I built a fun video meeting app with 2D physics and proximity chat▲166

   Hi HN! https://flat.social is a web video meeting app for organising fun online meetings & social events. Each participant can move around and talk with others in their proximity. Here is a quick demo if you wanna see it in action: https://youtu.be/Y2yH3twjrx4 I’ve been on it solo for around a year right now. Tech used is Next.js, Typescript, PIXI.js on the front-end and Node, Mediasoup, Socket.io and Matter.js (physics engine) on the backend. Feel free to jump in into the demo room (https://flat.social/f/Flat.Social-Demo) to say hi, I’ll be…

   2022 · flat.social · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Hallway v2▲91

    Hang out in spontaneous video break-rooms in Slack

    2020 · hallway.chat · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Here▲304

    Hang out and collaborate over video on a real-time canvas

    2020 · here.fm · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Sprout 1.0▲231

    Video chat, take notes, browse - a workspace for your calls

    2021 · sprout.place · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Gather Town▲294

    Spatial video-chat worlds for work and play

    2020 · gather.town · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Hello▲310

    Houseparty for web. Change the URL and chat in your room

    2017 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Hangouts Chat by Google (Early Access)▲450

    Bring your team together

    2017 · blog.google · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Ubiety Room▲65

    Turn every meeting room into a video collaboration room

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    vPark : Hangout in Digitized space▲79

    Hangout In Digital Places.

    2020 · vpark.io · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Hangouts Meet hardware kit▲81

    Hardware video conferencing for meeting rooms by Google

    2017 · workspace.google.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Orbital▲375

    Fun and interactive audio spaces for teams and communities

    2021 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Clubhouse▲184

    Audio-based social app

    2020 · clubhouse.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Common Room▲284

    The intelligent community growth platform - start for free

    2022 · commonroom.io · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Rally.video▲270

    A video platform built for large social groups

    2020 · rally.video · its alternatives →

23. 23
    xroom.app▲74

    Providing secure, simple and encrypted video conferencing

    2020 · lingolette.com · its alternatives →

24. 24OT
    Online Town – A better way to gather online▲261

    2020 · hn.town.siempre.io · its alternatives →

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