Cosmos Video vs Focusmate

Cosmos Video is an always-on virtual office for remote teams, combining team presence, spatial video and chat. Teammates can move avatars closer to join a conversation and step away to leave it. Spaces include personal, meeting, focus and game rooms, plus spatial networking areas. Messaging supports public and private channels, direct messages, persistent meeting chat, threads and file sharing. Cosmos Replay records meetings and provides AI-powered transcription and summaries. Google Calendar, Outlook, Slack and Spotify are listed as integrations; Miro, Figma and Google Docs are embedded apps. Game rooms include 12 built-in multiplayer games. The free plan supports up to four concurrent users, calls for up to four people, 25 MB uploads and seven-day recording retention, and is available without a credit card. Cosmos lists Android, iOS, macOS, Windows, web and extension platforms. Its pricing FAQ says it is GDPR and SOC II compliant and uses AES-256 encryption for video calls. The maker, Cosmos Video Limited, describes itself as UK-based.

Focusmate pairs people for scheduled virtual coworking sessions, with each person working alongside an accountability partner. Sessions run for 25, 50, or 75 minutes, and members can favorite partners to work with them again. Task modes include Desk Mode, Moving, and Anything; Quiet Mode allows a session without a microphone. Video options include virtual backgrounds, screensharing, and effects. Focusmate runs in a browser, where users can book and join sessions without installing software. Calendar invites support major calendars such as Apple, Google, and Outlook, and listed integrations include Google Calendar, Beeminder, and a Developer API. The free plan includes 3 sessions per week at free, with no credit card required. Plus costs $8 a year when billed annually or $12 a month when billed monthly; both plans include unlimited sessions. A camera and internet-connected device are required, while a microphone is preferred. Sessions are not recorded, and users can report sessions or partners.