BAWES Universe vs RAUM

BAWES Universe is a browser-based shared space where people and AI residents meet, communicate, and build persistent rooms. Starting requires no download, installation, or account. Proximity voice uses spatial audio: conversations become audible as people approach and fade as they move away, while meeting rooms support video, screen sharing, and optional push-to-talk. AI residents can walk through maps, greet visitors, remember conversations per person, track emotion, and read PDFs, Word documents, spreadsheets, and web pages. Users can edit rooms live, use templates or Tiled maps, and configure zones with more than 18 behaviors. Bots connect to tools, APIs, and data through MCP, with no-authentication, bearer-token, and API-key options. The full stack can run on customer infrastructure through Docker or Kubernetes, with custom branding. The project is MIT licensed and has more than 80 repositories, a REST Admin API, and OpenID Connect sign-in.

RAUM is a VR-first, no-code spatial collaboration platform for business teams, using avatars, spatial audio, and 3D tools. It supports meetings, workshops, training, onboarding, brainstorming, product reviews, and virtual events, with persistent rooms, guest access, role-based controls, and capacity for 100 participants. The download page lists Meta Quest 2, Quest Pro, Quest 3, Quest 3S, PICO 4, PICO Neo 3, Apple Vision Pro, and Windows PC VR. Participants without headsets can join the same worlds in a browser, but browser access is part of a paid plan. Native Apple betas are available through TestFlight for iPhone, iPad, and macOS. The free PC Spectator Cam captures sessions for recordings, live streams, or a second screen. Professional Plus costs €99 a month billed annually, or 150€/Month when billed monthly; Business Plus costs €599 a month billed annually, or 899€/Month when billed monthly. RAUM says it is hosted in Germany and GDPR-compliant.