For quite a few years, WeWork was close to holding a monopoly in the market for flexible workspaces. They certainly have done a great job in branding and especially the free beer during evening events made these locations attractive in pre-Covid times. However, their pricing models were not made for truly flexible or hybrid working, and the landscape has changed during the pandemic. The need for flexibility is now even bigger than it ever was before, and the number of flo-workers has seen a historic increase in recent years.

It is no longer limited to those running their own businesses. Long gone are the days where workers had a regular commute to the same office every day. Nearly everyone who can work from anywhere now needs workspaces in different locations.

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How We’ve Compared WeWork Alternatives

Choosing a coworking alternative is not simply a matter of picking the closest building. Different providers solve different problems.

Which WeWork alternatives are there today and how do they account for flexibility and flo-working? For a better overview, we’ve decided to break them down into categories based on 4 criteria:

• Private or serviced offices: Does the provider offer traditional dedicated office space?
• On-demand coworking: Can you book a hot desk or day pass whenever you need it, with no monthly commitment?
• Independent network: Does the provider offer tools for team scheduling, desk booking, or office coordination?
• Unlimited access: Is there an option to get unlimited access to their workspaces?

We have also highlighted two additional criteria that are increasingly important for hybrid and enterprise teams:

• Hybrid management software: Does the provider offer tools for team scheduling, desk booking, or office coordination?
• Community and networking: Is there an active community of members, events, or professional networking opportunities?

1: WeWork Alternatives at a Glance: Feature Comparison

Provider	Private Offices	On-Demand Spaces	Independent Spaces	All-Access	Hybrid Management Software	Community
1. WeWork	✓	✓	✗	✓	✓	✗
2. Othership	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
3. Regus / IWG	✓	✓	✗	✓	✗	✗
4. The Office Group	✓	✓	✗	✓	✗	✓
5. Spaces	✓	✓	✗	✓	✗	✓
6. Industrious	✓	✓	✗	✓	✗	✗
7. Upflex	✓	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗
8. Huckletree	✓	✓	✗	✓	✗	✓
9. Tally Market	✓	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗
10. Hubble HQ	✓	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗
11. Desana	✗	✓	✓	Limited	Limited	✗
12. Local Coworking Spaces	✓	✓	✓	✗	✗	Varies

Now let’s look at each provider in detail.

2: Regus — The World’s Largest Flexible Workspace Network

As one of the oldest in the workspace business and a global operator, Regus has recently made the move from an old-school office space provider to a coworking model. They pride themselves with solutions for every type of business and facilitate hybrid working.

With their coworking solution comes a community and regular networking events. Members can choose between a dedicated desk or drop-in and hot desk in a shared office space around the world. It is limited to bigger cities though.

• Founded in 1989 in Saint Helier, Jersey
• Coverage: Bigger cities worldwide
• Serviced or private offices: Yes
• On-demand coworking: Yes
• Independent: No (You can only access Regus workspaces)
• Unlimited access: Yes (but only for Regus workspaces)
• Hybrid and remote management software: No
• Connect your own office: No
• Community: No
• Networking & Events: No
• Business support & advice: No
• Price: £256 per month

Who Is Regus Best For?

Regus is the natural choice for businesses that need predictable, professional workspace access across multiple cities or countries. If your team travels frequently, has employees in different regions, or needs a global footprint with consistent standards, Regus delivers at scale.

What Regus Offers

• Dedicated desks and hot-desking in shared coworking environments
• Private serviced offices on flexible monthly terms
• Meeting rooms and day offices bookable by the hour
• Business lounges in major transport hubs and city centres
• Global membership plans with access across the entire IWG network

Regus Pricing (UK)

Hot desks in major UK cities typically start from around £200–£260 per month. Private offices vary significantly by location and team size. Regus is generally more transparent on pricing than WeWork was, and their website allows direct online booking without a sales consultation.

Limitations to Consider

Regus remains a provider of its own spaces only — you cannot use a Regus membership to access third-party coworking spaces or independent venues. Their community offering is limited compared to newer operators, and networking events are inconsistent across locations. For teams that want genuine flexibility, including access to cafés, hotels, and local independent spaces, Regus is not the most versatile option.

📍 Founded: 1989, Saint Helier, Jersey | Coverage: 120+ countries, 3,500+ locations | Price from: ~£200/month

3: Othership — The Most Flexible WeWork Alternative for UK Teams

Othership was a pioneer in flexible working in London. Long before the pandemic and the rise of WFA, it was Othership’s mission to connect workers to workspaces and to each other, making use of underused space in the capital.

It has since expanded to nearly all locations in the UK and internationally. Othership is proud of its community of flo-workers. The Othership team’s ability to connect their community has become their USP for enterprises looking to achieve the same across their now remote and hybrid teams.

Othership does not own the workspaces; it partners with private offices, coworking spaces, coffee shops, and hotels that you can book for an hour, a day, or a month.

The pricing is as flexible as the workspace solutions: You can choose between a pay-as-you-go model with On-Demand Workspaces, a fixed desk with Fixed Workspaces, or a Hybrid workspace plan that connects your own office with Othership’s network of flexible workspaces.

• Founded in 2018 in London
• Coverage: More than 300 locations in the UK
• Serviced or private offices: Yes
• On-demand coworking: Yes
• Independent: Yes
• Unlimited access: Yes
• Hybrid and remote management software: Yes
• Connect your own office: Yes
• Community: Yes
• Networking & Events: Yes
• Business support & advice: Yes
• Price: Free to £350 a month per person

Who Is Othership Best For?

Othership is ideal for remote and hybrid teams of any size, from individual freelancers to enterprise organisations managing distributed workforces. It is particularly well-suited to businesses that need to give employees genuine location flexibility while maintaining visibility over where people are working and how workspace budgets are being used.

What Makes Othership Different

• Access to 300+ independent workspace partners across the UK, not just Othership-owned buildings
• On-demand booking for hot desks, private offices, meeting rooms, cafés, and hotels — by the hour, day, or month
• Unlimited access membership options across the entire network
• Hybrid workspace management software — connect your own office with the Othership network
• Desk booking software for coordinating in-office days across distributed teams
• A genuine professional community, regular events, a members’ Slack, groups, and networking
• Business support, mentoring, and start-up studio access
• Pricing from free (pay-as-you-go) up to £350 per person per month for full access

Othership for Enterprise Teams

For larger organisations, Othership’s hybrid management tools go well beyond simple workspace booking. The platform allows HR and operations teams to manage flexible workspace budgets centrally, give employees access to spaces near their homes rather than just city-centre offices, and connect the company’s own offices with the broader Othership network, all under one dashboard.

This is the capability that truly separates Othership from legacy operators. No other provider in the UK market combines an independent workspace network with enterprise-grade hybrid management software and an active professional community in a single platform.

Othership Pricing

Othership offers a pay-as-you-go model with no monthly commitment for On Demand Workspaces, fixed desk and private office options under Fixed Workspaces, and a fully managed hybrid plan that connects your own office to the network. Pricing starts from free for occasional users and scales to approximately £350 per person per month for enterprise unlimited access.

📍 Founded: 2018, London | Coverage: 300+ UK locations, international expansion underway | Price: Free to ~£350/month per person

 

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4: The Office Group (TOG)

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With a background in traditional real estate businesses, The Office Group is one of the oldest office space providers in Europe with workspaces in the UK and Germany with a little more corporate feel to it. As such, their main product is to this date serviced offices and they also introduced Home & Roam Memberships. One of these is a dedicated desk, the other allows hot desking across their network of workspaces. Memberships come with a minimum requirement of 3 months which makes the offer a little less flexible than expected.

• Founded in 2003 in London
• Coverage: Bigger cities in the UK and Germany
• Serviced or private offices: Yes
• On-demand coworking: Yes
• Independent: No
• Unlimited access: Yes
• Hybrid and remote management software: No
• Connect your own office: No
• Community: No
• Networking & Events: Yes
• Business support & advice: No
• Price: £425 per month

Who Is TOG Best For?

TOG suits businesses and professionals who want a high-quality, design-led environment and are comfortable committing to a specific location or a single provider’s network. The aesthetic is more polished and corporate than newer coworking entrants, which may be a plus for client-facing businesses or teams that value environment over flexibility.

Limitations

The three-month minimum membership reduces the spontaneity that many hybrid workers need. TOG’s network is also confined to their own properties, and there is no access to independent third-party spaces. Community offerings and networking events exist but are not as structured or active as providers like Othership or Huckletree.

📍 Founded: 2003, London | Coverage: UK (primarily London) and Germany | Price from: ~£425/month

5: Spaces — The Design-Forward Coworking Brand from IWG

Spaces has gone through a similar change as Regus and The Office Group. They used to be a traditional office provider and have recently added flexible coworking options to their offering. It is limited though to workspaces owned by Spaces and in bigger cities only. They also offer regular, mostly sports related, events in some of their workspaces.

• Founded in 2008 in Amsterdam
• Coverage: Bigger cities worldwide
• Serviced or private offices: Yes
• On-demand coworking: Yes
• Independent: No
• Unlimited access: Yes
• Hybrid and remote management software: No
• Connect your own office: No
• Community: No
• Networking & Events: Yes
• Business support & advice: No
• Price: From £216 per month

Who Is Spaces Best For?

Spaces is well-suited to creative professionals, technology companies, and freelancers who want a premium coworking atmosphere without paying for the most expensive operators in the market. The sports and wellness events at some locations add a point of differentiation, though the consistency of programming varies widely by city.

Limitations

Like all IWG brands, Spaces is restricted to IWG-owned locations; there is no access to independent partner spaces. Community infrastructure is thinner than the brand’s marketing suggests, and the ‘creative hub’ feel can vary significantly depending on which specific centre you visit. For teams that need a genuinely independent network or hybrid management software, Spaces is not equipped to deliver.

📍 Founded: 2008, Amsterdam | Coverage: Major cities worldwide | Price from: ~£216/month

6: Huckletree

Founded in 2014, Huckletree is one of the older players in the market of flexible working. And we find that their solution caters for all layers of flexibility with individual day passes to the monthly floating package.

Huckletree also offers a lot more than a workspace model from an entrepreneur support program, learning opportunities to an in-house accelerator and a community that comes together for regular workshops and events.

• Founded in 2014 in London
• Coverage: Bigger cities in the UK and Ireland
• Serviced or private offices: Yes
• On-demand coworking: Yes
• Independent: Yes
• Unlimited access: Yes
• Community: Yes
• Hybrid and remote management software: No
• Connect your own office: No
• Networking & Events: Yes
• Business support & advice: Yes
• Price: £35 per day or £226 per month

Who Is Huckletree Best For?

Huckletree is the strongest option for early-stage founders, startup teams, and entrepreneurs who want more than just a desk — the business support, peer community, and accelerator access are genuinely valuable for companies in growth mode. It is less well-suited to large enterprise teams or those who need workspace access across a broad geographic area, since Huckletree is limited to a handful of UK and Ireland locations.

📍 Founded: 2014, London | Coverage: Bigger cities in UK and Ireland | Price from: £35/day or ~£226/month

Huckletree coworking space

7: Tally Market — The Pay-As-You-Go Workspace Marketplace

Tally Market, founded in 2020, is a relatively new player in the market. Other than HubbleHQ and Regus, they do not own any coworking spaces, but have partnerships with workspace providers. This allows for more flexibility and a larger network.

There is no monthly membership fee, you only pay for the workspaces you use, and prices vary by space and location.

• Founded in 2020 in London
• Coverage: Mostly UK cities, some other locations in Europe
• Serviced or private offices: Yes
• On-demand coworking: Yes
• Independent: Yes
• Unlimited access: No (You pay each time you use a workspace)
• Hybrid and remote management software: No
• Connect your own office: No
• Community: No
• Networking & Events: No
• Business support & advice: No
• Price range: ~£20 per day

Who Is Tally Market Best For?

Tally Market suits freelancers, contractors, and occasional remote workers who need professional workspace on an infrequent basis. For businesses managing teams with regular workspace needs, the pay-per-use model can become expensive, and the absence of hybrid management software, community features, or networking events limits its appeal for corporate customers.

📍 Founded: 2020, London | Coverage: UK cities, some European locations | Price from: ~£20/day

8: Industrious — The Premium Enterprise Coworking Alternative

Industrious has grown into one of the most respected flexible workspace operators in the United States, and its profile has risen significantly since CBRE’s $400 million acquisition in January 2025. Operating primarily in major US cities, Industrious offers private offices, coworking spaces, and enterprise workspace solutions with a hospitality-driven approach that sets it apart from more utilitarian operators.

The company grew by 13% in top US markets through Q3 2024, and its management-agreement model — where building owners retain ownership while Industrious operates the space — is widely seen as the most financially sustainable structure in the industry.

Who Is Industrious Best For?

Industrious is ideal for US-based enterprises and professional services firms that want premium, hotel-quality workspace environments with enterprise-level service. The CBRE partnership gives Industrious access to commercial real estate data and relationships that no pure-play coworking operator can match.

UK & Europe Considerations

Industrious has limited presence outside North America. If your business is primarily UK or Europe-based, Industrious is unlikely to be a practical primary solution — though it may be relevant for US office requirements.

📍 Coverage: Primarily US major cities | Price from: Competitive with WeWork, varies by market | Best For: US enterprise teams

9: Upflex

The name already suggests flexibility and a look at their offering reveals this to be true. Upflex is suitable for businesses of any size and provides access to a global network of workspaces. Their Hub and Spoke Model allows for everyone to find the right solution: from private offices and fixed desks to full global flexibility.

The Upflex-idea was born out of a vision for more sustainable ways to work and the company is planting a tree for every seat booked.

• Founded in 2017 in New York
• Coverage: Worldwide
• Serviced or private offices: Yes
• On-demand coworking: Yes
• Independent: Yes
• Unlimited access: No
• Hybrid and remote management software: No
• Connect your own office: No
• Community: No
• Networking & Events: No
• Business support & advice: No
• Price: Unknown

Who Is Upflex Best For?

Upflex suits businesses with distributed international teams, particularly those with employees spread across multiple countries who need access to local workspaces rather than a single centralised office. The global footprint makes it a genuine alternative for companies managing multi-country hybrid working policies.

Limitations

Upflex does not offer unlimited access memberships — pricing is usage-based, which can make budgeting less predictable for teams with frequent workspace needs. Hybrid management software capabilities are limited compared to Othership, and there is no community layer.

📍 Founded: 2017, New York | Coverage: Worldwide | Price: Usage-based (contact for pricing)

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10: Hubble HQ — Office Finder and On-Demand Workspace Platform

HubbleHQ has gone through a similar transformation as Regus. Pre-pandemic, they equipped businesses with office space. They are still doing that, but to a smaller extent than before. Coworking has taken over. Businesses can still rent offices on a monthly basis, and they have plenty of shared workspaces to rent by the hour or per day. Similar to Regus, HubbleHQ has workspaces worldwide, however only in bigger cities.

To access Hubble workspaces, you’ll have to sign up for Hubble Pass and the cost is based on the credits you use. A coworking pass for the day costs between GBP 25 and GBP 30.

• Founded in 2014 in London
• Coverage: Bigger cities worldwide
• Serviced or private offices: Yes
• On-demand coworking: Yes
• Independent: Yes
• Unlimited access: No (You pay each time you use a workspace)
• Hybrid and remote management software: No
• Connect your own office: No
• Community: No
• Networking & Events: No
• Business support & advice: No
• Price: ~£25 per day

Who Is Hubble HQ Best For?

Hubble suits businesses and individuals in major cities who want a broad selection of on-demand workspace options without committing to a specific provider. It is particularly useful for companies that are still figuring out their hybrid working model and want a flexible, low-commitment way to provide employees with workspace access.

📍 Founded: 2014, London | Coverage: Major cities worldwide | Price from: ~£25-30/day via Hubble Pass

11: Desana — Enterprise Workspace Management for Larger Organisations

Desana provides an app that employees can use to book desks and meeting rooms in any of the workspaces Desana has a partnership with. The advantage for employers is that they get one invoice per month that covers all workspace usage, and they can track how often employees use workspaces and adjust if needed. Desana is aimed at bigger organisations and less attractive for entrepreneurs and freelancers.

• Founded in 2016 in Edinburgh
• Coverage: UK cities
• Serviced or private offices: No
• On-demand coworking: Yes
• Independent: Yes
• Unlimited access: Yes
• Hybrid and remote management software: Limited
• Connect your own office: Yes
• Community: No
• Networking & Events: No
• Business support & advice: No
• Price: Unknown

Who Is Desana Best For?

Desana is best suited to corporate HR and facilities teams managing workspace benefits for large employee bases. The consolidated billing and usage tracking are genuinely useful at enterprise scale. However, Desana has no community layer, limited coverage outside UK cities, and is less appropriate for smaller businesses or individual workers.

📍 Founded: 2016, Edinburgh | Coverage: UK cities | Price: Contact for enterprise pricing

12: Independent Local Coworking Spaces

Last but not least, there is always a local coworking option, especially if you’re based in a city. We found that they often don’t offer flexible day passes and you would have to sign up for a monthly membership. You will hence bind yourself to one specific workspace, even if you can choose a different desk every day. Coworking spaces usually offer private offices too and regular events for members.

Now the positive news: Plenty of coworking spaces have partnerships with independent workspace providers such as Othership and you get the best of both worlds! You will have full flexibility and can decide every day whether you want to return to the same workspace or try a new one.

How to Choose the Right WeWork Alternative for Your Business

The right flexible workspace solution depends on factors specific to your organisation. Here is a practical framework for narrowing down your options:

• For Individual Freelancers and Remote Workers

Prioritise flexibility over commitment. Pay-as-you-go platforms like Tally Market, Hubble HQ, or Othership’s On Demand tier give you access to professional workspace without a monthly fee. If community and networking matter to you, Huckletree or Othership’s community features are worth the premium.

• For Small Teams and Startups (2–20 people)

Look for providers that combine physical workspace access with some form of team management. Huckletree offers strong community and startup support. Othership provides team workspace access, desk booking software, and community events at a scale that makes sense for growing businesses.

• For Mid-Size and Enterprise Teams (20+ people)

You need more than just workspace access, you need management tools, usage analytics, and the ability to coordinate workspace across multiple locations and time zones. Othership’s hybrid workspace management software, Desana’s consolidated billing, or Upflex’s global aggregation are the right categories to evaluate.

For genuinely independent UK and European network access combined with management software and community, Othership is the only provider that delivers all three in a single platform.

• For Businesses with Global Footprint Needs

If your team spans multiple countries, IWG/Regus provides the largest owned network. Upflex and Gable offer global aggregation for on-demand access. For UK and European coverage, Othership’s expanding network is the most versatile option.

The Bottom Line: Which WeWork Alternative Is Right for You?

The coworking market of 2026 looks very different from the one WeWork dominated a decade ago. The bankruptcy shook the industry into a new era of financial discipline, genuine product innovation, and a much broader range of solutions designed for the way people actually work today.

If you simply need professional workspace access in a city centre with no frills, Regus provides the most reliable global network. If you want a design-forward environment with a creative atmosphere, Spaces or The Office Group are worth exploring. If your business is US-based and wants premium hospitality-grade coworking, Industrious is the market leader.

But if you are a UK-based business or team looking for genuine flexibility, the ability to work from multiple types of spaces, manage hybrid working across a distributed team, access an active professional community, and do all of this through a single platform, Othership is in a category of its own.

No other UK provider combines an independent network of 300+ locations, unlimited access plans, hybrid management software, desk booking tools, and a genuine community of flo-workers in one place. That is not a marketing claim; it is a structural advantage that becomes more valuable as hybrid working continues to evolve.

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Frequently Asked Questions About WeWork Alternatives

Is WeWork still operating in the UK?

Yes. WeWork’s bankruptcy filing in November 2023 was limited to its US and Canadian operations. The company’s UK and international locations were not directly affected by the bankruptcy proceedings, and WeWork continues to operate in London and other UK cities.

However, the company’s reduced global footprint and ongoing restructuring mean that many businesses are looking for more stable, long-term workspace solutions.

What is the cheapest WeWork alternative in the UK?

For occasional or pay-as-you-go coworking, Tally Market offers workspace from around £20 per day, while Othership’s On-Demand tier allows you to access workspace with no monthly commitment. For regular users, Spaces has monthly memberships from around £216 in some locations.

Which WeWork alternative is best for hybrid teams?

Othership is specifically built for hybrid teams, offering workspace access across 300+ UK locations alongside hybrid management software, desk booking tools, and community features. It is the only UK provider that combines an independent workspace network with enterprise-grade hybrid work management in a single platform.

Can I book coworking space without a monthly membership?

Yes. Providers like Othership, Tally Market, and Hubble HQ all offer pay-as-you-go access with no monthly fee. Othership’s On-Demand plan gives access to hot desks, private offices, cafés, and hotels by the hour or day, without any upfront commitment.

What happened to WeWork?

WeWork filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States and Canada in November 2023, with reported debts of $18.65 billion. The company had been struggling financially since before the pandemic, with its aggressive lease-and-sublease model proving unsustainable when demand for office space declined sharply in 2020.

Since the bankruptcy, WeWork has restructured and opened its first new US location in late 2025, pursuing a more conservative, demand-driven growth strategy.

Is Othership available outside London?

Yes. Othership now has over 300 partner locations across the UK, including Birmingham, Manchester, Bristol, Edinburgh, Leeds, and many other cities, as well as select international locations. The network continues to expand. Because Othership works with independent partner spaces rather than building its own locations, coverage can be added much faster than traditional operators.