Best Coworking Passes & Memberships Compared (Croissant-type)

By Jobbers Editorial Team · Last updated: October, 2026 · Pricing checked on official provider pages the same day

If you freelance, you already know the problem. The kitchen table stops working around week three. Cafés get loud, the Wi-Fi drops right before a client call, and a full-time coworking desk costs more than you want to commit to when your income swings month to month.

That is exactly the gap “Croissant-type” coworking passes fill. You pay one provider, and in return you can drop into a whole network of spaces — by the hour, by the day, or on a credit system. No lease, no deposit, no signing up separately at every location.

We went through the current pricing pages, terms of service and help centers of the main players so you don’t have to. Below you’ll find what each pass actually costs in 2026, where the fine print bites, and which one fits which kind of worker.

Important notice — please verify before you buy: Prices, hour allowances, network sizes and policies below were taken from official provider websites on October, 2026. Coworking providers change plans often, prices vary by city and country, and taxes or fees may apply. This article is for general information only and is not legal, tax or financial advice. Always confirm current terms directly with the provider before subscribing, and speak to a qualified accountant about expense deductions in your country.

What is a “Croissant-type” coworking pass?

The name comes from Croissant, a New York startup that started in 2015 as an app for booking café tables and quickly pivoted to coworking spaces. The model is simple: instead of joining one coworking space, you subscribe to an aggregator that has deals with many spaces. You check in through an app, the hours or credits come off your plan, and you move on.

Today there are three broad flavors:

• Hour-based subscriptions (Croissant) — a monthly bundle of hours usable at any partner space.
• Credit or day-pass bundles (Coworker Global Pass) — you buy credits, each one is roughly a day of coworking.
• Pay-as-you-go marketplaces (Deskpass) — no subscription, you just pay each space’s listed rate when you book.

Then there are the big operators — WeWork and IWG/Regus — whose multi-location memberships work like a pass, but only inside their own buildings.

Quick comparison table (October 2026)

Pass	Pricing model	Entry price (verified)	Network	Best for
Croissant	Monthly hour bundles, rollover	$49/mo for 10 hrs (New York); €29/mo for 10 hrs (Amsterdam)	700+ spaces, 100+ cities	City-based freelancers working a few hours between meetings
Coworker Global Pass	Prepaid day credits, no subscription	$100 for 5 credits (≈ $20/day)	130+ countries, 1,500+ cities	Digital nomads and occasional travelers
Deskpass	Pay-as-you-go, free account	$0 to join; each space sets its own rate	1,000+ workspaces (per Deskpass)	Irregular users who hate subscriptions
WeWork All Access	Monthly membership or pay-per-use	Varies by country (prices revised in 2026)	WeWork buildings only	Frequent coworkers who like consistent quality
Regus / IWG membership	Tiered monthly plans (lounge, coworking, office)	Varies by country and tier	4,000+ locations (per Regus)	Business travelers, suburban and smaller-city workers
Upflex	B2B, company-managed	Quote-based	Thousands of partner spaces	Remote teams, not solo freelancers

Sources: official pricing and help pages linked in each section below. Figures are list prices before tax and may differ in your city.

1. Croissant — the original hourly coworking pass

Croissant is still the reference point for this category. Its official pricing page lists three individual plans for New York City:

• $49/month — 10 hours (works out to $4.90 an hour)
• $149/month — 40 hours plus 5 free guest hours and advance booking (about $3.73 an hour)
• $299/month — 120 hours plus 20 free guest hours (about $2.49 an hour)

Pricing is set per city. In Amsterdam, for example, the entry “Explorer” plan is €29 a month for 10 hours, with extra hours at €5 each, according to Croissant’s Amsterdam page.

What we like: unused hours roll over for up to six months, there’s no long-term commitment, and you can cancel from your account settings. For someone who works from a space two or three afternoons a week, the hourly model is genuinely efficient — you’re not paying for a full day when you only need three hours before a client meeting.

What to watch: the fine print. Croissant’s terms of service say overage hours are billed at a local rate (the examples given are $6/hour in New York and £4.50/hour in London). The terms also let Croissant move you to a different “home” city plan if you use more than half your hours outside your home geography in certain periods, and pauses are capped at 45 days. Some reviewers on app stores have also noted thin coverage in parts of Asia — so check the map for the cities you actually visit before you commit.

Best for: city-based freelancers and consultants who hop between neighborhoods.

2. Coworker Global Pass — the nomad’s credit bundle

Coworker.com runs one of the largest coworking directories online, and its Global Pass is the product that most resembles a true “travel pass.” According to the official Global Pass store, 5 credits currently cost $100, which is roughly $20 per coworking day. There’s no monthly subscription, and credits never expire.

The network claim is big: spaces in more than 130 countries and 1,500+ cities.

The limits matter, though. By default you can use a maximum of 5 credits per month and 4 days per individual space per month. Access is during reception hours — Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm by default — and spaces can set their own blackout dates. Some spaces have a dress code.

So Global Pass works beautifully if you’re in Lisbon one week and Bangkok the next and only need a proper desk now and then. It does not work as your full-time office.

Best for: digital nomads and freelancers who travel and cowork a handful of days a month.

3. Deskpass — pay only when you book

Deskpass has gone the opposite direction from a subscription. Its help center states that creating an account is free and you only pay for the workspaces you reserve. Each partner space sets its own price, which you see in the app before booking. A credit card is required on file.

Deskpass lets you book desks, meeting rooms and private offices by the hour, day, week or month, and it also runs a Teams product with utilization-based pricing for companies.

The trade-off: no subscription means no bulk discount. If you cowork every day, a membership somewhere will almost always be cheaper. If you cowork twice a month, Deskpass avoids paying for hours you’ll never use.

Best for: irregular users, and anyone who has been burned by forgotten subscriptions.

4. WeWork All Access — one brand, consistent quality

WeWork’s All Access is not an aggregator — you only get WeWork buildings — but in cities where WeWork is strong, that’s a lot of locations with predictable Wi-Fi, coffee and phone booths.

According to WeWork’s All Access FAQs, the monthly memberships (Basic, Plus and Dynamic) include one workspace booking per day, with extra same-day bookings at other locations costing a credit. There’s also a usage-based “Pay Per Use” option where each workspace booking costs two credits.

About pricing: WeWork announced All Access price changes in 2026, applying to existing month-to-month members from April 1, 2026 in most countries. Prices are set in local currency and differ a lot between countries, so we’re deliberately not quoting a single figure here — check the WeWork site for your home market. Promotional discounts appear regularly, but they revert to full price automatically, so read the renewal terms.

Best for: people who cowork most weekdays and value consistency over variety.

5. Regus / IWG memberships — widest footprint outside big cities

IWG (the group behind Regus, Spaces and several other brands) has been selling multi-location access since it launched Businessworld back in 2008. Regus now advertises more than 4,000 locations, with memberships split into tiers that range from business-lounge access up to coworking and private-office use.

The real strength here is geography. Regus centers are often in suburbs, business parks, airports and mid-sized towns where aggregator apps have few partners. The weakness: the lounge-tier experience varies a lot from one center to another, and prices depend heavily on country and tier.

Best for: consultants who travel for work, and freelancers living outside the major tech hubs.

6. Upflex — for teams, not solo freelancers

Upflex started with an individual plan but is now positioned as B2B booking software. Companies buy access for their employees, set budgets and get one invoice. Pricing is quote-based. We include it because many freelancers who become small agencies eventually hit this question: how do we give three or four collaborators a place to work without leasing an office?

Best for: small remote teams and agencies — not individual freelancers on a budget.

How to choose the right pass (a simple rule of thumb)

Before you look at brands, count your real usage for a normal month. Be honest.

• Under 10 hours a month: pay-as-you-go (Deskpass) or a small hourly plan (Croissant’s entry tier).
• A few full days a month, often traveling: a credit bundle like Coworker Global Pass.
• Three afternoons or more a week in one city: a larger hourly plan — the per-hour cost drops sharply at higher tiers.
• Most weekdays: a brand membership (WeWork, Regus) or even a fixed desk at your favorite local space may be cheaper.

Also check three things every time: whether unused hours roll over, what overage costs, and how easy it is to cancel. These three details decide whether a “cheap” pass stays cheap.

Are coworking passes tax-deductible?

In many countries, workspace costs used for your business are a deductible expense for self-employed people — but the rules differ. In the US, the IRS explains the general principle that business expenses must be “ordinary and necessary” on its deducting business expenses page. Keep your receipts and booking history, and confirm with an accountant in your own jurisdiction before claiming anything.

Paying for the desk is the easy part — filling the calendar is harder

A coworking pass only makes sense if the work keeps coming in. According to MBO Partners’ State of Independence research, 72.9 million Americans worked independently in 2025. That’s a lot of people competing for clients — and a lot of people deciding where to work each morning.

That’s where jobbers.io comes in. Jobbers is an international freelance marketplace built around one simple idea: it takes no commission on your work. Clients and freelancers discuss and agree on payment terms directly between themselves, so the rate you negotiate is the rate you keep. Freelancers use paid credits to send proposals, which keeps the job board focused on serious applicants rather than copy-paste spam.

For a freelancer weighing a $49 or $149 monthly pass, that difference matters. On platforms that keep 10–20% of each invoice, a meaningful chunk of your coworking budget quietly disappears before you’ve paid for a single desk hour. If you’re looking for freelance jobs that you can do from any coworking space in the world, it’s worth setting up a profile.

Our verdict

There’s no single “best” coworking pass — there’s the one that matches how you actually work. For most city-based freelancers, Croissant remains the most flexible hourly option. For nomads, Coworker Global Pass offers the widest reach for occasional days. If you hate subscriptions, Deskpass is the cleanest pay-as-you-go model. And if you’re at a desk almost every weekday, a brand membership from WeWork or Regus will usually win on price per day.

Whatever you choose, start small, track your usage for a month, then upgrade. It’s much easier than trying to use up hours you overestimated.

How we researched this article

This guide was written by the Jobbers.io editorial team, which covers remote work, freelancing tools and independent-worker economics. We reviewed each provider’s official pricing page, terms of service and help center on October, 2026, and cross-checked network claims where possible. Where a provider does not publish a single public price (WeWork, Regus, Upflex), we say so instead of estimating. If you spot an outdated figure, please contact us and we’ll update it.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best alternative to Croissant for coworking?

It depends on how you work. Coworker Global Pass is the closest alternative for travelers ($100 for 5 day credits that never expire), Deskpass suits people who want pay-as-you-go with no subscription, and WeWork All Access or Regus memberships suit people who cowork most weekdays.

How much does a Croissant coworking pass cost in 2026?

Croissant’s official pricing for New York lists $49/month for 10 hours, $149/month for 40 hours and $299/month for 120 hours. Prices are set per city — for example, €29/month for 10 hours in Amsterdam. Always check the pricing page for your city before subscribing.

Do unused coworking hours roll over?

On Croissant, yes — unused hours roll over for up to six months. Coworker Global Pass credits never expire. Deskpass has no hours to roll over because you pay per booking. Rules vary by provider, so confirm before you buy.

Which coworking pass is best for digital nomads?

Coworker Global Pass has the broadest geographic reach, with spaces in more than 130 countries and 1,500+ cities. Keep in mind the default limits: a maximum of 5 credits per month, 4 days per space per month, and weekday reception-hour access.

Is a coworking pass cheaper than a coworking membership?

For occasional use, usually yes. If you only need 10–40 hours a month, an hourly pass costs far less than a full-time desk. If you work from a space almost every weekday, a single-location membership or a brand membership is often cheaper per day.

Can I use a coworking pass without a subscription?

Yes. Deskpass accounts are free to create and you only pay for the workspaces you reserve. Coworker Global Pass also runs on prepaid credits rather than a recurring monthly subscription.

Are coworking passes tax-deductible for freelancers?

In many countries, workspace used for business can be deducted as a business expense, but rules vary by jurisdiction. In the US, the IRS requires business expenses to be ordinary and necessary. Keep receipts and consult a qualified accountant in your country.

Can I bring a client or guest with a coworking pass?

Sometimes. Croissant’s $149 and $299 New York plans include 5 and 20 free guest hours respectively. Other providers and individual spaces have their own guest policies, so check before inviting a client.

What is the difference between WeWork All Access and a Croissant-type pass?

WeWork All Access only gives you WeWork buildings, with one workspace booking per day on monthly plans. Croissant-type passes aggregate many independent coworking spaces from different operators under one app.

Where can freelancers find work to pay for a coworking pass?

Freelance marketplaces are the most common route. Jobbers.io is a commission-free platform where clients and freelancers negotiate payment directly, so freelancers keep 100% of what they agree with the client. Proposals use paid credits.