Gather Town vs. Google Meet

Gather Town

14 Reviews and Ratings

Google Meet

732 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Gather	Score9.3 out of 10	N/A	Gather is a web-based video call platform, building virtual spaces for people to live and interact more effectively online. They combine video-calling with a 2D map, letting you walk around and talk to the other people right next to you. Their creation tools allow you to make custom, interactive spaces.	$0 per month
Google Meet	Score8.1 out of 10	N/A	Google Meet, formerly Hangouts Meet, replaces the former Google Hangouts as the company's G Suite integrated web conferencing tool, allowing users to join meetings directly from a Calendar event or email invite from a computer, phone, or conference room. G Suite's Enterprise edition also creates a dial-in phone number for each meeting, as an additional convenience.	$6 per month

Pricing

Gather

Google Meet

No answers on this topic

Google Workspace - Business Starter: $6
per month
Google Workspace - Business Standard: $12
per month
Google Workspace - Business Plus: $18
per month

Pricing Offerings
Gather	Google Meet
Free Trial
Yes	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
Yes	Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

No setup fee

No setup fee

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Community Pulse
Key User Insights
	Gather	Google Meet
Considered Both Products	Gather Presence Inc. Hiram Canseco ETL management in Engineering at Arkon Data (Computer Software, 51-200 employees) Chose Gather - Free tier option - Although all meet applications share the same functionalities, I can use gather quickly and easily. Only from a browser tab and anyone with that link can access my space. - If security is required, you can count on blocking spaces so that unauthorized people … Incentivized Helpful?	Google No answer on this topic
	Would buy again
	No answers on this topic	No answers on this topic
	Delivers good value for the price
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	Happy with the feature set
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	Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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	Implementation went as expected
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Features

Gather

Google Meet

Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Gather Town and Google Meet
Feature	Gather Town 8.3 1 Ratings	Google Meet 8.6 53 Ratings
High quality audio	9.01 Ratings	8.653 Ratings
High quality video	9.01 Ratings	8.153 Ratings
Low bandwidth requirements	7.01 Ratings	8.943 Ratings
Mobile support	8.01 Ratings	8.848 Ratings

Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Gather Town and Google Meet
Feature	Gather Town 7.0 1 Ratings	Google Meet 7.8 53 Ratings
Desktop sharing	8.01 Ratings	7.553 Ratings
Whiteboards	6.01 Ratings	8.235 Ratings

Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Gather Town and Google Meet
Feature	Gather Town 7.2 1 Ratings	Google Meet 7.5 52 Ratings
Calendar integration	7.01 Ratings	8.651 Ratings
Meeting initiation	10.01 Ratings	8.551 Ratings
Integrates with social media	6.01 Ratings	6.325 Ratings
Record meetings / events	8.01 Ratings	6.940 Ratings
Slideshows	5.01 Ratings	7.241 Ratings

Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Gather Town and Google Meet
Feature	Gather Town 8.0 1 Ratings	Google Meet 7.5 51 Ratings
Live chat	8.01 Ratings	8.049 Ratings
Audience polling	8.01 Ratings	7.731 Ratings
Q&A	8.01 Ratings	6.834 Ratings

Comparison of Online Events Security features of Gather Town and Google Meet
Feature	Gather Town 6.3 1 Ratings	Google Meet 8.5 44 Ratings
User authentication	7.01 Ratings	8.241 Ratings
Participant roles & permissions	6.01 Ratings	9.639 Ratings
Confidential attendee list	6.01 Ratings	7.630 Ratings

Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Gather Town and Google Meet
Feature	Gather Town 9.0 1 Ratings	Google Meet - Ratings
Video conferencing	8.01 Ratings	00 Ratings
Audio conferencing	8.01 Ratings	00 Ratings
Video screen sharing	10.01 Ratings	00 Ratings
Instant messaging	10.01 Ratings	00 Ratings

User Ratings
	Gather	Google Meet
Likelihood to Recommend	9.0 (1 ratings)	8.6 (55 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	- (0 ratings)	7.0 (6 ratings)
Usability	- (0 ratings)	8.2 (14 ratings)
Support Rating	- (0 ratings)	9.8 (18 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model	- (0 ratings)	8.6 (2 ratings)
Professional Services	- (0 ratings)	9.0 (1 ratings)