Glue

Glue is a virtual collaboration platform for remote meetings, workshops, training, and custom virtual experiences. Customizable avatars, spatial audio, and virtual spaces support non-verbal communication. Teams can use sticky notes, whiteboards, presentations, brainstorming, co-creation, annotation, and note-taking, or import 3D models through the web interface. Team spaces and their content remain available after meetings, allowing teams to revisit progress and add annotations. Cloud storage holds presentations, images, videos, and 3D models. Teams can brand spaces and create venues for meetings, presentations, training, situation rooms, and product showcases. Slack and Trello are named as examples of web-based platforms that integrate with Glue. Glue is listed for Android, iOS, macOS, web, and Windows; downloads also include Meta Quest, Pico, and HTC Vive Focus 3 options. The free plan allows 10 team members, 10 team spaces, 30-minute sessions, and 2GB of team file storage. Professional costs €50/user/mo when billed yearly, or €60/user/month when billed monthly. The company was founded in 2017 in Helsinki and was acquired by Hyperspace in May 2024.

Glue combines virtual spaces with collaboration tools and persistent team content. The free plan has member, space, session-length, and storage limits; Professional starts at €50/user/mo with yearly billing.

Glue suits remote teams that need spaces for meetings, workshops, or training and want to revisit shared work afterward. Its free plan is limited to 10 team members, 10 spaces, 30-minute sessions, and 2GB of storage.

Overview

Glue is a virtual collaboration platform for remote meetings, workshops, training, and custom virtual experiences. It is best for teams that want spatial interaction and a shared workspace that persists between sessions. Its strongest case is continuity: meetings can leave behind usable team spaces, though the free plan’s caps are tight for regular or growing groups.

Key features

Customizable avatars, spatial audio, and virtual spaces make presence part of the collaboration experience, with non-verbal interaction as a goal. That emphasis suits workshops and training where a sense of being together matters; teams that only need conventional meetings may find the virtual layer unnecessary.

Glue’s collaboration tools include sticky notes, whiteboards, presentations, brainstorming, co-creation, annotation, and note-taking. Teams can import 3D models and store presentations, images, videos, and models in cloud file storage. Imports go through the web interface, a practical consideration for teams that primarily work in another client.

Persistent team spaces keep content available after meetings, allowing teams to revisit progress and add annotations. Branding and custom venues support uses ranging from training to product showcases and situation rooms. Screen sharing is supported, access is invite-only, and Slack and Trello are named as integration examples. Glue describes its security as bank level and says it uses industry practices, proprietary data protection algorithms, and trusted third-party solutions.

Pricing

The Free plan costs €0.00 per free and allows 10 Glue Team Members, 10 Team Spaces, sessions of up to 30 minutes, and 2GB of Team File Storage. Those limits make it a reasonable way for a small group to try the format, but the session cap and storage ceiling constrain sustained collaboration.

Professional costs €50/user/mo with yearly billing, or €60/user/month when billed monthly. It removes the listed space, session-time, and team-storage limits, making it the clearer fit for teams that use Glue regularly. The per-user price means costs rise with team size.

Enterprise has custom pricing and offers customized Team Spaces with branding, custom hosting options, single sign-on, browser-only sessions, a service level agreement, premium onboarding, and priority support. It is aimed at organizations that need those deployment or service provisions rather than simply more room for team content.

Platforms

Glue is available on Android, iOS, macOS, web, and Windows. Its downloads also include Meta Quest, Pico, and HTC Vive Focus 3 options, plus Windows desktop and VR, Mac desktop, and Glue Web. The PC VR setup page lists HP Reverb, HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Valve Index, and Windows Mixed Reality headsets as supported. This range gives teams both browser and VR routes, though the right choice depends on their devices and desired meeting format.

Who it's for

Glue is a strong fit for remote teams whose meetings involve active collaboration, training, or shared virtual environments, especially when they need work to remain accessible after a session. It is less compelling for teams seeking only standard meetings or a low-cost option for a large group: the free tier is capped, and Professional is priced per user.

Pros and cons

• Persistent spaces: Teams can return to meeting content and annotate it, rather than losing the work when a session ends.
• Broad collaboration toolkit: Whiteboards, sticky notes, presentations, and 3D model imports support varied workshop activities.
• Restrictive free tier: Ten members, 10 spaces, 30-minute sessions, and 2GB of storage can limit even modest ongoing use.
• Per-user paid pricing: Professional removes key quotas but costs more as seats are added.
• Web-based file import: Teams must use the web interface to bring in files, even when collaborating elsewhere.

Alternatives

Virtual Meeting Room Software is the broader category to browse when comparing options beyond Glue.

Topia is another freemium option for teams comparing virtual collaboration plans and platform support.

WorkAdventure is another freemium choice, with broader platform coverage that includes desktop, web, mobile, and self-hosted options.

Hubs is worth considering for teams that prioritize open-source customization and self-hosting through its Community Edition.

Watch2Gether is a more focused alternative for people who want to watch content together, with a free Starter plan that has a limited library and 720p streaming.

Roomr is a free alternative with an iOS platform listing.

Unyted.World may suit organizations interested in a self-hosted option with a perpetual source-code licence and per-server pricing rather than per-user metering.

Frame is an alternative to compare for teams considering a free trial and a plan structure that starts with an 8-user trial tier.

RAUM is another option for teams looking for a paid workspace plan with a 12-concurrent-user allowance.

Verdict

Choose Glue if your team wants spatial meetings paired with persistent, collaborative spaces and can benefit from its mix of workshop tools and virtual venues. The main reason to look elsewhere is cost or complexity: small groups can start free, but its caps are restrictive, while larger teams face per-user Professional pricing.