flat.social vs Social27 Virtual Event Platform

flat.social is a browser-based virtual meeting and events space where people move around shared rooms and talk with nearby participants. Audio volume and video connection respond to proximity. A flat can combine Open Spatial rooms for mingling, Conference rooms for presentations, and Chat rooms for text. Participants can draw, write and add images to shared whiteboards and sticky notes; built-in activities include football, chess, surfing, dice and arcade cabinets. Conference rooms support screen sharing and speaker or gallery layouts. Guests can join from a link, and the service runs in Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari. The Free plan costs nothing and allows up to five people at once with unlimited session length. A Day Pass costs $2, paid once, billed at $2 per seat for 24 hours, requires at least 10 seats and supports up to 100 people. Monthly costs $6 a month, billed at $6 per seat per month, with 10 to 100 seats, attendance insights, branding removal, roles and advanced access control, and priority support. Larger capacity can be discussed with the company. Slack users can start a flat with /flat and schedule recurring weekly events.

Social27 Virtual Event Platform helps organizers build virtual communities around conferences and other events. It supports virtual sessions, event content, user-generated content, virtual expo booths, and advanced networking. Attendees can use micro videos, chat, and virtual meetings in roundtables or boardrooms. Organizers can create sponsor tiers with microsites, clickable logos and banners, roundtables, and pre-roll ads. The Events Builder manages users, content uploads, insights, forms, polls, and sponsor or exhibitor offerings. An AI recommendation engine learns attendee interests and content preferences through a proprietary machine-learning algorithm. Social27 Events integrates with Microsoft Teams, adding networking and a virtual expo to webinars and meetings. The mobile app offers networking, personal agendas, live Q&A, polls, surveys, multiple languages, and time zones. Android, iOS, and web access are listed, along with a branded app. Pricing starts at 149 USD, with free and trial options.