Buying guide

The best meeting pods in Australia.

Once you go past two people, ventilation stops being a footnote and becomes the specification that decides everything.

Soundproof meeting pod installed in an office interior

Meeting pods in Australia run from about $11,695 to $14,995 ex GST delivered. All credible options are Class A to ISO 23351-1, so judge them on ventilation capacity for a full room, footprint shape, and whether the price is published. A four-person pod needs around 218 m³/h of airflow; a six-person pod closer to 327 m³/h.

Why ventilation is the deciding spec here

A one-person booth holds one person and a laptop. A six-person pod holds six people, six laptops and a screen, in a sealed box, for an hour.

Each occupant is roughly a 100 watt heat source before you count the equipment. A meeting pod with the ventilation capacity of a phone booth becomes unpleasant about twenty-five minutes into a meeting, which is exactly when people stop booking it.

Ask for airflow in m³/h and the air change interval, and ask what happens between meetings — a pod booked back to back never clears unless the system runs while it is empty.

The options

Ranked
1

FocusPod Meet — the four-person default

2300 × 1785 mm with 4.1 m² inside, so four people fit around a table without anyone reaching over someone. Class A to ISO 23351-1, 218 m³/h airflow with the air changed every 2.2 minutes, and it keeps cycling five minutes in every thirty when empty. Wall-mounted screen is a common addition and power is already inside.

Against it: it is a square-ish footprint and needs a corner or island position. If your space is a narrow wall run, look at the Team instead.

From $12,995 ex GST, delivered free →

2

FocusPod Max — best value per seat

Six people, 6.77 m², 327 m³/h of airflow. At roughly $2,500 a seat it is the best value per head in the range by a wide margin — a one-person booth works out around three times that.

Against it: 6.77 m² is real floor space and 970 kg is real weight. Check the position before you order rather than after.

From $14,995 ex GST, delivered free →

3

FocusPod Team — for narrow spaces

2300 × 966 mm — under a metre deep. Seats two rather than four, but it fits flat against a wall run or window line where nothing else here will. Same Class A acoustics and the same 110 m³/h ventilation as the Duo.

Against it: two people, not four. If you need a table with four around it this is the wrong pod.

From $11,695 ex GST, delivered free →

4

Framery Quad Meet — the premium four-person option

Class A, Finnish manufacture, and the smart technology across the range — booking integration, occupancy analytics, sound masking. Genuinely well built.

Against it: no published Australian price, so getting a number means a dealer and a wait. The technology earns its premium if your meeting rooms already run on a booking platform and the pods need to join it.

Price not published in Australia →

5

Building the room instead — occasionally right, usually not

A built meeting room is the correct answer above about six people, or where the space needs plumbing or a fixed AV rig.

Against it: two to six weeks of trades on an occupied floor, landlord approval, and a make-good obligation at lease end that never appears on the fitout quote. A pod installs in a morning and leaves with you.

Typically $20,000–$40,000 →

Side by side

Model Team Meet Max
Capacity 2 people 4 people 6 people
Exterior W×D×H 2300 × 966 × 2338 mm 2300 × 1785 × 2338 mm 2600 × 2605 × 2338 mm
Interior W×D×H 2162 × 926 × 2146 mm 2162 × 1745 × 2146 mm 2462 × 2565 × 2146 mm
Floor space ~2.2 m² ~4.1 m² ~6.77 m²
Weight 504–564 kg 635–700 kg 852–970 kg
Ventilation 0–110 m³/h 0–218 m³/h 0–327 m³/h
Air change ~2.3 min ~2.2 min ~2.4 min
Power draw 60 W 120 W 120 W
Price from $11,695ex GST, delivered $12,995ex GST, delivered $14,995ex GST, delivered
Installation + $1,395 ex GST + $1,495 ex GST + $1,795 ex GST

Cost per seat

Where the value sits

Cost per person falls sharply as pods get larger. A one-person booth is around $7,600 a seat. A six-person pod seats six for roughly $2,500 each.

If the problem is meetings rather than calls, the larger models are far better value per head — provided you have the floor area to give them, which is the constraint that usually decides it.

The range

What customers say

Named, with permission
Meet · Sydney

★★★★★

“We use the FocusPod Meet for client appointments and video conferences almost every day. It gives us a quiet, professional setting and prevents clients from having to sit in the middle of a busy open office. The finish also matches our workplace extremely well.”

Thomas Reed
Eastpoint Legal

Meet · Gold Coast

★★★★★

“Our meeting rooms were constantly booked, especially when staff needed somewhere quiet for video calls. The FocusPod Meet has solved that problem. It is spacious enough for client discussions but still compact enough that we did not sacrifice a large amount of office space.”

Jessica Morgan
Brightside Media

Max · Adelaide

★★★★★

“We considered constructing another meeting room, but the cost and disruption were difficult to justify. The FocusPod Max gave us the enclosed space we needed without weeks of building work. It feels like a permanent room inside, while still giving us flexibility if the office layout changes.”

Christopher Hall
Summit Engineering Group

Max · Brisbane

★★★★★

“The FocusPod Max was a far simpler option than building a new boardroom. We avoided construction delays, approvals and permanent changes to the tenancy, while still gaining a high-quality meeting space. It has become our main room for team meetings and client presentations.”

Olivia Bennett
Harbourview Advisory

Common questions

What is the best meeting pod in Australia?

For four people around a table, a 2300 × 1785 mm pod with around 218 m³/h of ventilation. For six, 6.77 m² and 327 m³/h. All credible options are Class A to ISO 23351-1, so ventilation capacity and footprint shape are what actually differ.

How much does a meeting pod cost?

From about $11,695 ex GST for a two-person narrow pod, $12,995 for a four-person and $14,995 for six people, all with free delivery Australia-wide. Installation is optional from $1,395.

How much ventilation does a meeting pod need?

Around 218 m³/h for four people and 327 m³/h for six, with the air changed roughly every two minutes. Each occupant is about a 100 watt heat source, so a meeting pod with phone-booth ventilation becomes unpleasant about twenty-five minutes into a meeting.

Can you fit a TV or screen in a meeting pod?

Yes. A wall-mounted screen is a common addition on four and six-person models, and power is already inside so no extra cabling is required.

Is a meeting pod cheaper than building a meeting room?

Usually. A four-person pod installed and furnished is about $16,490 ex GST against $20,000 to $40,000 to build the equivalent room, before counting two to six weeks of disruption and make-good at lease end.

For the space and equipment checks behind a four-seat layout, see the Meet four-person pod guide. For one-to-ones, compare the different footprints in the Duo and Team guide.

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