Comparison
KioskMate vs Katmai
KioskMate and Katmai both replace the meeting link with a place, but they aim at different buyers. Katmai is a photorealistic 3D office at $15 per user a month after a 30-day free trial, sold demo-first and built for teams that want spatial realism. KioskMate is a lightweight browser office priced per office — $19/month for up to 25 people — with a free plan you can open in a minute without a credit card or a sales call.
Katmai figures are taken from the vendor’s own published pages in September 2026 and change often — verify before you buy. KioskMate figures are the current published plans.
What Katmai is
Katmai is a photorealistic 3D virtual office. Where most products in this category use a flat map, Katmai renders a rich three-dimensional environment and puts live video of each person into it, aiming for the feeling of physically being in a room together.
Its published pricing is $15 per user a month after a 30-day free trial, and the buying motion is demo-led with white-glove onboarding rather than pure self-serve. It is positioned at teams of roughly ten people and up, and there is no permanent free tier. Figures read from Katmai's site in September 2026.
How KioskMate is different
Katmai is the more immersive product, and that is a real difference rather than a marketing one. If the goal is to make remote work feel physically present, a photorealistic 3D environment does something a flat browser office does not.
KioskMate optimises for the opposite constraint: low friction. It runs in a browser tab with no download and no demo, the Free plan opens immediately with 8 people and 7 rooms, and the paid plans are priced per office — $19/month for up to 25 people — instead of per user. A rendered 3D environment also asks more of laptops and bandwidth than a lightweight room map does.
The other structural difference is client work. KioskMate has dedicated client suites and time-boxed guest links with a waiting room in front of them, so an external visitor is scoped to one room. That is a core part of the product rather than an add-on.
When to choose each
- Choose Katmai if you want the most immersive option available — a photorealistic 3D office with live video of each person in the space — and you have the budget and the hardware for it.
- Choose KioskMate if you want an office that opens in a browser tab today, a free plan with no card and no sales call, client suites and guest links for external visitors, and a bill of $19/month a month for the office.
KioskMate vs Katmai at a glance
| Capability | KioskMate | Katmai |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Per office, not per seat — adding people does not change the bill | Per user |
| Entry price for a paid plan | $19/month for the Team plan (up to 25 people) | $15/user/month after a 30-day free trial |
| Free plan | Yes — 8 people, 7 rooms, no card, no expiry | No permanent free plan — a 30-day trial instead |
| People included | Up to 25 on Team, 100 on Business, unlimited on Enterprise | Priced per user; positioned at teams of roughly 10 and up |
| Meeting length | 30 min on Free, 4 hours on Team, 24 hours on Business | No published cap |
| Clients and guests | Time-boxed guest links that open a waiting room and a single client suite (Team plan and up) | Not published on the public pricing page |
| Meeting recording | Business plan and up | Not published on the public pricing page |
| Analytics | Business plan and up | Not published on the public pricing page |
| Single sign-on | Enterprise plan | Not published on the public pricing page — contact sales |
| Getting started | Self-serve — sign up and the office exists, no demo call required | Demo-led, with white-glove onboarding |
Sources: Katmai, KioskMate pricing. Competitor figures as published in September 2026; KioskMate figures reflect current plans.
KioskMate vs Katmai: common questions
- Is KioskMate a 3D virtual office like Katmai?
- No. KioskMate is a lightweight browser office built around rooms, presence and meetings rather than a rendered 3D environment. Katmai is the photorealistic option. If spatial realism is what you are buying, Katmai does it and KioskMate does not.
- Does Katmai have a free plan?
- Katmai publishes a 30-day free trial rather than a permanent free tier, at $15 per user a month afterwards. KioskMate's Free plan is permanent: one office, 7 rooms, up to 8 people and 30 min meetings, with no credit card.
- Do I have to book a demo to try either one?
- Katmai is sold demo-first with white-glove onboarding. KioskMate is self-serve: you sign up and the office exists, with no call and no card. Enterprise terms at KioskMate are the only part that goes through a conversation.
- Which is better for client meetings?
- KioskMate, on the mechanics. Guest links are time-boxed and revocable, the visitor waits in a waiting room until admitted, and they then see a single client suite rather than the whole office. Guest links start on the Team plan.
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