A Kumospace alternative with no per-seat bill and no five-seat minimum
Virtual Hirix vs Kumospace
Kumospace is a polished virtual office with a real free tier — up to five members. Past that, it is $16 to $20 per user per month with a five-seat minimum. Virtual Hirix keeps chat, DMs and events free at any size and bills the room, so growing the team never grows the bill.
| Virtual Hirix | Kumospace | |
|---|---|---|
| What you pay for | The room. One price a month, from RM29 | Each user: $16 a month billed annually, $20 monthly (Business) |
| Free to start | Chat, DMs and public events free at any team size. The room is free for its first month | Free for up to five registered members |
| Smallest paid plan | One room, any number of people | Five seats minimum on Business |
| Cost when you hire five people | Unchanged | Five more seats on the invoice |
| Who gets in by default | Verified by email domain, with admin-approved joins | Guests enter by link without an account; SSO is on the Enterprise tier |
| Public events | A public page anyone can open without an account, numbered seats capped in the database | A guest link into the space, with broadcast mode for presentations |
| Chat and DMs without a room | Yes — the workspace stands on its own, room or no room | Chat, channels and DMs live inside the space |
| Billing | Malaysian ringgit, monthly, by FPX or card | US dollars, per user, monthly or annual |
Kumospace prices are its published USD list prices as of September 2026 and may change; Virtual Hirix prices are what its billing code charges.
Why the fifth hire is the moment to compare
Five free members is generous, and then the sixth person moves the whole team onto per-seat billing with a five-seat floor. Virtual Hirix has no per-seat price to move onto: the workspace is free at any size, and the room is one number.
Why membership is verified, not linked
A guest link that gets forwarded is not a membership model. Virtual Hirix verifies people by email domain and lets an admin approve each join by default, so the list of who is inside is one you can defend to a customer or an auditor.
Why the workspace outlives the room
Chat, DMs and events are not features of the office here — the office is one room inside the workspace. Close the room and the team still has everywhere else it works; nothing is lost and nothing is on the bill.