Google Meet

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Messaging, voice, and video calls for team communication

About Google Meet

Google Meet is a video conferencing platform for teams to communicate via messaging, voice, and video. Features include high-definition video and audio conferencing for up to 100 participants, multi-device chat sync, stored chat history, real-time captions, meeting recording function, and more.

With Google Meet, users can join meetings with a shared link from any device without the need for any plug-ins. Additionally, guests can join from calendar invites, meeting URL’s, Google meeting rooms, and third party systems including Skype for Business, Polycom, and Cisco.

With Google Meet, meetings can be scheduled directly in Google Calendar, with email invites and agendas automatically sent including a link to join the meeting directly. Additionally, the platform provides a dial-in phone number for each meeting so guests can attend without wifi or mobile data using a smartphone.


Key benefits of Google Meet

- Meetings held in Google Meet can be accessed from multiple devices using a unique URL.

- Google Meet provides a dial-in feature from any smartphone without wifi or data access.

- Meeting agendas and scheduling can be created directly in Google Calendar for Google Meet.

- Google Meet provides high definition video and audio meetings with up to 100 participants.

- Via third party integration, Google Meet can be used with Skype, Cisco, and Pexip.


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4.5 /5
(11,829)
Value for Money
4.6/5
Features
4.3/5
Ease of Use
4.6/5
Customer Support
4.3/5

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Pat
Pat
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  • Industry: Real Estate
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Video Conference from Gmail

Reviewed on 2020/04/05

I use a variety of collaboration tools, but my regular go-to tool is meet.google.com. Also, since...

I use a variety of collaboration tools, but my regular go-to tool is meet.google.com. Also, since Google upgraded Hangouts to add a phone number option, it's become a possible to use with everyone, regardless of someone's firewall settings.

Pros

Hangouts Meet is already available from within Gmail. It's simple to add to a meeting invitation from Gcal or to launch for impromptu meetings from the G-Suite launchpad.

Cons

Many large organizations have firewall settings that block this tool. Also, Google definitely is no longer a privacy advocate, so be aware that your call.video is stored on one of their servers for their purposes. Finally, while this is all browser-based on Macs/PCs, it is a resource hog, but not as bad as Webex.

Alternatives Considered

Webex Suite, Jitsi, Zoom Workplace and GoTo Meeting

Reasons for Choosing Google Meet

Addition of phone number option for each meeting

Switched From

GoTo Meeting

Reasons for Switching to Google Meet

It's free and simple to use. For specific scenarios, I do sometimes use other options.
Kimberly
Kimberly
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  • Industry: Professional Training & Coaching
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Google MEETS our Expectations

Reviewed on 2024/04/27

This product has come along since its inception. It is now a viable alternative to a basic Zoom...

This product has come along since its inception. It is now a viable alternative to a basic Zoom meeting experience. It does have a ways to go to be the decidedly chosen platform. But for FREE, it can NOT be beat! A start-up entrepreneurial dream.

Pros

It is inexpensive and easily able to access for scheduling and changing meetings.

Cons

The user experience is lacking other similar products--especially in the conferencing/webinar arena.

Alternatives Considered

MeetFox

Reasons for Choosing Google Meet

Mainly the cost. Free does not allow for much of a meeting with its time constraints at 40 mins or so. (There are work arounds, but why bother when you can use Google Meets?)

Switched From

Zoom Workplace

Reasons for Switching to Google Meet

I actually do have MeetFox. This is great because it offers video of meetings and I purchased it from a LTD marketplace. The user experience with MeetFox is relatively unreliable and phoning in is not an option so it is not our 'go to' product.
Tanner
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  • Industry: Sports
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Easy to use and google product

Reviewed on 2024/10/18

Pros

Easy to use on a laptop with a gmail account. Big part of our daily use.

Cons

Easy to connect but some colleagues have had glitches

Zach
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  • Industry: Entertainment
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 4.0 /10

Google needs to make a decision

Reviewed on 2019/03/27

Pros

I initially installed Hangouts because it was the only way I could receive text messages inside of my office, which has terrible reception due to all of the sound insulation (we do voice recordings in-house.) It was a SAVIOR when it first came out because Google was one of the only companies supporting Wifi calling and texting. I also liked that I was able to have Hangouts to route multiple numbers (I'm in NYC and LA.) When it first came out, Hangouts was completely innovative.

Cons

Google has too many departments designing conflicting products instead of putting all hands on deck to work on one piece of software. Google Chat? Wave? Plus? Hangouts? It's insane. I pay for GoogleFi now with the express interest of using hangouts, so I can get texts on my computer. But when I try to load it on my Google Pixel, it's slow - like, "1997 loading a JPG-level" slow. I don't trust that many of my texts are going through and that I am receiving them. Sometimes a message that a friend sent a day before comes to me in the middle of the night. It feels like Google is phasing this out, but it is unclear what the replacement will be. I am so horrified that I might honestly just switch plans. Now that young people use texting as their exclusive method of communication, I have found that this is hurting my social and business-life. It's pretty pathetic that Facebook Messanger - a free service - is more reliable than Hangouts, a product that I now technically pay for as a GoogleFi subscriber. I am losing faith in the Google Brand because of this product. And because many users do not pay for Fi, they provide almost no customer service for Hangouts, because they are overwhelmed with complaints from their free users.

Epherata
Epherata
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  • Industry: Financial Services
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Google Meet

Reviewed on 2024/07/29

This is always my go-to to schedule meetings with everyone!

This is always my go-to to schedule meetings with everyone!

Pros

Integration to email which majority of the people I communicate with use gmail making it the best means for communicating with colleagues, employees, partners and almost anyone anywhere with access to gmail.

Cons

Nothing. They have a 30 minute window per meeting if you are not a business and wanted to host a meeting which honestly is understandable.

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Google Meet FAQs

Below are some frequently asked questions for Google Meet.

Google Meet offers the following pricing plans:

  • Starting from: US$6.00/month
  • Pricing model: Free Version, Subscription
  • Free Trial: Not Available

Google Meet are currently providing free access to advanced Meet video-conferencing capabilities for all G Suite and G Suite for Education customers globally until September 30, 2020. Benefits include: Larger meetings, for up to 150 participants per call Live streaming for up to 100,000 viewers within a domain The ability to record meetings and save them to Google Drive Google Meet is part of the GSuite platform and is included in all price plans; Basic, Business, and Enterprise. After September 30, 2020, pricing will be as follows: Basic: Free for up to 100 participants per call. Business Essentials: $10/active user/month for up to 150 participants per call. Enterprise Essentials: Contact them for pricing.

Google Meet has the following typical customers:

Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000

Google Meet supports the following languages:

English

Google Meet supports the following devices:

Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile)

Google Meet integrates with the following applications:

Gmail, Google Classroom, Google Contacts, Google Docs, Google Slides, Google Voice, Google Workspace, Webex Suite

Google Meet offers the following support options:

Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Chat

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