The SoWork alternative

WorkHive HQ vs SoWork.

SoWork is a spatial office. WorkHive HQ is a spatial office plus the entire back office — so you replace a whole stack of tools, not just your video calls, and you never pay per seat to do it.

What SoWork does well

SoWork leans into team culture and meetings, with expressive avatars and a friendly map.

Where it stops

It is a nicer place to meet, not a place to run the business — no back office for people, money or work.

Feature by feature

WorkHive HQ vs SoWork, side by side.

CapabilityWorkHive HQSoWork
Walkable 3D office & proximity voice
Meeting rooms, video & screen share
Live presence & spatial audio
HR, recruitment, onboarding & leave
Finance — invoices, bills, expenses & budgets
Payroll engine & payslips
Tasks, Kanban & tickets with SLAs
OKRs, 360° reviews & 1:1s
Attendance & automatic timesheets
Rota, shifts & pulse surveys
Zero-knowledge encrypted documents
Recognition & leaderboard
Unlimited seats included
Flat price — no per-user metering

On price: SoWork bills per user, per month. WorkHive HQ is one flat price with unlimited seats, so your bill does not grow every time you hire. (Competitor pricing reflects their public model as of 2026 — check their site for current rates.)

Get the office and everything behind it.

Move off SoWork and a pile of separate tools, into one headquarters that runs the whole company.