RAUM vs. Meta Horizon Workrooms:
The Workspace Alternative for Real VR Collaboration
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When should you switch?
Meta Horizon Workrooms is an excellent conference room for one-off meetings. RAUM is a persistent work environment. If you want your content to outlast the meeting and projects to keep growing, RAUM is the stronger choice.
Why teams look for a Horizon Workrooms alternative
Horizon Workrooms often delivers the first “aha” moment in VR: you sit at a table together. But for productive everyday use, companies quickly hit limits:
- The “empty room” effect: After the call, context often vanishes. The meeting ends, work stops.
- Missing continuity: Content often has to be exported or prepared again every time.
- Platform lock-in: Tight coupling to the Meta ecosystem limits flexibility in professional IT environments.
The result: Teams look for a Horizon Workrooms alternative once VR should be more than a better video call.
The fundamental difference:
Conference room vs. project space
The difference isn’t tech—it’s the sustainability of work.
- Horizon Workrooms (The conference room): Focus on synchronous communication. You meet, talk, and leave.
- RAUM (The workspace): Focus on the work outcome. The space acts as a “digital twin” of your project. It stores progress, content relationships, and context—available 24/7.
Feature comparison:
RAUM vs. Meta Horizon Workrooms
| Aspect | Meta Horizon Workrooms | RAUM (workspace focus) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary purpose | Virtual meetings (Zoom replacement) | Collaborative, deep work |
| Persistence | Session-based (temporary) | Lasting & stable |
| Use between meetings | Little added value | Central anchor for projects |
| Space design | Preset standard layouts | Freely configurable |
| Content management | Meeting-related storage | Cross-process structure |
| Platform freedom | Tied to Meta | Platform- & device-agnostic |
When Horizon Workrooms remains the right choice
Workrooms is ideal for companies that want a quick, free way to try classic meetings in VR. For short check-ins or social team events without complex work context, the tool is efficient and sufficient.
Why RAUM beats Horizon Workrooms
RAUM turns VR from a communication channel into a productivity tool.
1. Seamless continuation instead of “restart”
The biggest advantage is persistence. If a team develops a complex strategy in RAUM on Monday, they find everything exactly as they left it on Wednesday. That saves valuable onboarding time for the next meeting.
2. Less need to explain
The persistent space becomes a visual memory. Decisions are anchored in space. New members or stakeholders understand the current state by simply “walking” the space—no endless email chains.
3. Sovereignty and flexibility
Unlike Horizon Workrooms, RAUM is hardware-agnostic. Professional collaboration happens where your team is—in VR, on desktop, or via high-end streaming.
Conclusion: Work is more than a meeting
RAUM is the Horizon Workrooms alternative for teams that see VR as part of their value chain. Workrooms hosts the meeting—RAUM hosts the project.
The alternative to Horizon Workrooms when work is more than a meeting.