H2R Gear alternative

An H2R Gear alternative built around the same idea: AV signal flow in a browser.

H2R Gear is a good tool built by people who clearly know live production. WireFlow is the same category with a different feature mix: LED walls, rack elevations, and an API. Free to start, $5/month founder Pro.

  • Port-aware connection validation that blocks an incompatible patch while you draw it
  • LED wall builder with cabinet counts, pixel maps, and power and data plans
  • Rack elevations with real RU heights, front and rear views
  • A public REST API and an MCP server, so the diagram works with Claude and other AI tools
  • Free to start: three editable diagrams, no credit card
A WireFlow AV signal flow diagram with port-validated connections, the closest peer to H2R Gear

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Two tools built around the same idea

H2R Gear and WireFlow start from the same premise: AV signal flow belongs in a browser, priced for one person or a small crew, not bundled into a six-figure integration platform. H2R Gear comes out of Here to Record, a livestream-education brand, and it shows in the tool: patches, zones, and a left-to-right mode for people who think in signal chains.

This page is a straight, factual comparison, not a takedown. If H2R Gear already does what you need, keep using it.

Where the plans line up

H2R Gear's pricing ladder runs Free, Personal at $5/month, Pro at $15/month, Small Team at $25/month, and Growth Team at $80/month, plus a $12 ten-day event pass for short-term work. WireFlow's ladder is simpler: a free tier, then Pro at $5/month founder pricing.

At the entry price point the two are close to interchangeable on cost. The differences that matter are in what each tier actually includes.

  • H2R Gear's Pro tier adds patches, zones, and left-to-right mode
  • H2R Gear also offers a ten-day, $12 event pass for a single show
  • WireFlow Pro adds LED walls, rack elevations, and clean PDF and CSV exports

What WireFlow adds

The gap between the two shows up once a job needs more than the signal flow diagram itself.

  • LED wall builder: cabinet counts, pixel maps, and power and data plans from a target size and a panel
  • Rack elevations with real RU heights, front and rear views, in the same project as the signal flow
  • Cable schedule and gear list exported as CSV, plus a bill of materials
  • Power reports that total draw and split it across circuits
  • Login-free share links so a venue tech or client always opens the latest version
  • A public REST API and an MCP server for building or querying diagrams programmatically, including from Claude
  • Free calculators for LED wall power, PoE budget, and rack units, no account required

What H2R Gear adds

Fair is fair. H2R Gear has real strengths worth naming plainly.

  • A community device library built by its own user base
  • Patches and zones aimed specifically at live-event signal routing
  • A left-to-right layout mode in its Pro tier
  • A ten-day, $12 event pass for a single show, which WireFlow does not offer
  • The content and community that comes with the Here to Record brand

If you are choosing between them

If you mostly need patches, zones, and a signal flow diagram for live-event routing, H2R Gear is a fine choice, and its Pro tier is priced close to WireFlow's. If you need LED wall design, rack elevations, a cable schedule and gear list, power reports, or an API another tool can call, that is WireFlow's lane.

Both are closer to what a working AV tech actually needs than a generic diagramming app pressed into the job. The comparison here is fine-grained because the two tools are close, not because either one is bad.

Frequently asked questions

Is WireFlow cheaper than H2R Gear?
At the entry tier they are close. H2R Gear's Personal plan is $5/month and WireFlow Pro is $5/month at founder pricing, so the honest comparison is what each tier includes, not which number is smaller.
Does WireFlow have patches and zones like H2R Gear?
Not under those names. WireFlow's signal-path tracing and port validation solve a similar problem, catching a bad connection before load-in, but the workflow is diagram-first rather than patch-and-zone first. If that specific workflow is what you rely on, H2R Gear may fit better.
Can I import a diagram from H2R Gear?
There is no direct importer between the two. A recurring show file typically rebuilds in an afternoon with WireFlow's device library, and the rebuild is where port validation catches anything that was quietly wrong.
Does WireFlow have an API like H2R Gear?
WireFlow has a public REST API and an MCP server, so diagrams can be built, queried, and updated programmatically, including from Claude. That is one of the bigger differences between the two tools today.
What does WireFlow cost to start?
Free. Three editable diagrams, five custom devices, the full preset library, and PNG export, with no credit card. Pro is $5/month at founder pricing and adds LED walls, rack elevations, and clean PDF and CSV exports.