Tangle vs WorkAdventure

Tangle is a virtual communications space for remote teams, centered on a 2D canvas. Teams can create rooms for meetings, planning, socializing, and other activities, with doors set open or closed. Spatial audio lets members adjust nearby conversation volume and choose how much team chatter to hear. Customizable animated avatars let people appear with cameras off; the FAQ lists more than 500 customization options. Members can collaborate with real-time stickies and link previews, including links to Figma and Google Docs, and use reactions such as raised hands and hearts or effects including confetti and an air horn. The free plan costs nothing and allows up to 50 team members per server and 25 per room, with unlimited rooms and images. It includes screen sharing, on-camera video, customizable avatars, and customer support. Tangle is available for macOS and Windows and says it is available worldwide, while in-app text is currently only in English. The company says network connections are encrypted end to end and audio and video streams use 256-bit AES encryption. Pro trials are offered, but no trial duration or paid Pro price is specified.

WorkAdventure is a virtual world for teams to meet, talk and collaborate, and it is also presented for virtual events, classrooms and recruitment. People can approach avatars to start spontaneous private text, audio or video conversations. Persistent rooms, spatial audio, guest access, screen sharing and role-based access controls are listed.

WorkAdventure runs on web, desktop and mobile platforms, and can be installed as a Progressive Web App on computers and phones. Its core is available for self-hosting. Listed integrations include Microsoft Teams, Outlook, Google Calendar, Google Meet, YouTube, Klaxoon, Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides and Excalidraw. The free plan has unlimited duration but is limited to 10 simultaneous users; users above that cap are denied access. Free includes documentation and one hour with a dedicated customer success manager. Event costs €4, paid once, billed per day per user; Business costs €8 a month, billed per month per user. Paid plans list customization options and priority support.