Head to head

Headspace for Work vs Unmind

Same facts, side by side: starting price, free tier, MCP, API and what each one is actually built for.

Headspace for Work

Sales-quoted

Employer mindfulness, coaching, and therapy SKU on top of the Headspace app. Pricing is sales-quoted. Sword has announced it is acquiring Headspace.

Where Headspace for Work fits

  • Employers that want mindfulness content people will actually open
  • Companies adding coaching and therapy on top of an existing meditation habit
  • Microsoft 365 shops that will surface sessions in Teams
  • HR teams that want one brand from stress content through EAP

Unmind

Sales-quoted

Employer mental-health platform with a UK and EU footprint. Pricing is sales-quoted.

Where Unmind fits

  • UK and EU employers buying mental-health support
  • People teams that want digital tools plus a work platform
  • Companies that will not buy a US-only clinical network
  • HR comparing Unmind to Headspace for Work on a European benefits brief

At a glance

DetailHeadspace for WorkUnmind
Starting priceSales-quotedSales-quoted
Free tier–No–No
MCP server–No–No
Public API–No–No
Listed underWellbeingWellbeing

Where they pull apart

Headspace for Work

Stands out: Employees already know the Headspace brand, so the work SKU is a daily-use meditation layer that can also route into coaching and clinical care instead of a net-new EAP login.

Watch out: This is not the consumer Headspace subscription. The work plan is a quoted employer contract covering EAP, Care, Companion, and Core SKUs. Sword's announced acquisition is a product-direction risk to put in the vendor-stability section of the RFP.

Not the right fit for

  • Buyers who only need the consumer app at App Store prices
  • Teams that want a gym network rather than mental-health content
  • Anyone who needs a public PEPM before talking to sales

Unmind

Stands out: A work mental-health product built for UK/EU employers, not a US consumer-app SKU with a business tab.

Watch out: Quote-only. This is not Calm, and it is not a US therapy network like Lyra.

Not the right fit for

  • US employers that need Lyra-style clinical networks
  • Buyers who want a public per-employee price
  • Teams that only need a meditation app

Pros and cons

Headspace for Work

  • Brand employees already recognize
  • One ladder from meditation through coaching, EAP, and care
  • Sits in Microsoft Teams for daily use
  • Employer plan is sales-quoted
  • Consumer free trial is not the work SKU
  • Announced acquisition introduces vendor-direction uncertainty

Unmind

  • UK/EU-shaped employer mental-health platform
  • Digital tools rather than a US consumer-app wrapper
  • Clear alternative to Calm/Headspace on European benefits briefs
  • Quote-only, with no published rate card
  • Not a US clinical network
  • Connector list is not published

What each one costs

Headspace for Work

Sales-quoted

Sales-quoted employer plan. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 12 Sep 2026

Unmind

Sales-quoted

Sales-quoted. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 12 Sep 2026

Common questions

Can you try Headspace for Work or Unmind for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 12 Sep 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?