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Google Classroom vs. Google Hangouts (Classic)

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Google Classroom

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AN/A

    $0

    per month

    Google Hangouts (Classic)

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AThe classic version of Google Hangouts included messaging, voice, VoIP, and video call capabilities. It was replaced by the Hangouts Chat collaboration tool, and Google continues to support conferencing via the new Hangouts Meet.N/A
    Pricing
    Google ClassroomGoogle Hangouts (Classic)
    Editions & Modules
    Education Fundamentals
    $0
    per license/per month
    Google Workspace for Education Standard
    $3
    per student/per year
    Teaching and Learning Upgrade
    $4
    per license/per month
    Google Workspace for Education Plus
    $5
    per student/per year
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Google ClassroomGoogle Hangouts (Classic)
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsEducation Fundamentals Version - 30-day free trial for qualifying institutions.—
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Google ClassroomGoogle Hangouts (Classic)
    Considered Both Products
    Google
    Chose Google Classroom
    Google classroom is by far one of my favorite Google apps. It allows me to ensure that my students will have all the resources, directions and assignments in one place.
    Incentivized
    Discontinued Products
    Chose Google Hangouts (Classic)
    For its time, Google Hangouts (Classic) was a fantastic product and matched up well with all of its successors. Now however, with it having been phased on within Workspace for Education, I would not advise any new users use the product.

    Google Chat, combined with Google Meet, …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    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
    Google ClassroomGoogle Hangouts (Classic)
    Learning Management
    Comparison of Learning Management features of Google Classroom and Google Hangouts (Classic)
    Feature
    Google Classroom
    7.8
    56 Ratings
    Google Hangouts (Classic)
    -
    Ratings
    Course authoring8.048 Ratings00 Ratings
    Course catalog or library8.937 Ratings00 Ratings
    Player/Portal9.536 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning content5.139 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile friendly5.754 Ratings00 Ratings
    Progress tracking & certifications8.042 Ratings00 Ratings
    Assignments8.155 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance management8.132 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning administration7.743 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning reporting & analytics9.039 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social learning7.749 Ratings00 Ratings
    Gamification6.57 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single Sign On (SSO) Enabled Learning9.010 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cloud PBX
    Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Google Classroom and Google Hangouts (Classic)
    Feature
    Google Classroom
    -
    Ratings
    Google Hangouts (Classic)
    6.3
    57 Ratings
    Hosted PBX00 Ratings6.915 Ratings
    Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)00 Ratings7.725 Ratings
    User templates00 Ratings5.022 Ratings
    Call reports00 Ratings9.034 Ratings
    Directory of employee names00 Ratings3.045 Ratings
    Call Management
    Comparison of Call Management features of Google Classroom and Google Hangouts (Classic)
    Feature
    Google Classroom
    -
    Ratings
    Google Hangouts (Classic)
    8.0
    66 Ratings
    Answering rules00 Ratings8.033 Ratings
    Call recording00 Ratings7.937 Ratings
    Call park00 Ratings7.018 Ratings
    Call screening00 Ratings9.036 Ratings
    Message alerts00 Ratings8.058 Ratings
    VoIP system collaboration
    Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Google Classroom and Google Hangouts (Classic)
    Feature
    Google Classroom
    -
    Ratings
    Google Hangouts (Classic)
    8.6
    84 Ratings
    Video conferencing00 Ratings9.079 Ratings
    Audio conferencing00 Ratings9.079 Ratings
    Video screen sharing00 Ratings7.148 Ratings
    Instant messaging00 Ratings9.052 Ratings
    Mobile apps
    Comparison of Mobile apps features of Google Classroom and Google Hangouts (Classic)
    Feature
    Google Classroom
    -
    Ratings
    Google Hangouts (Classic)
    8.0
    85 Ratings
    Mobile app for iOS00 Ratings8.173 Ratings
    Mobile app for Android00 Ratings8.071 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Google ClassroomGoogle Hangouts (Classic)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.9
    (76 ratings)
    8.0
    (91 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (7 ratings)
    8.0
    (7 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.9
    (14 ratings)
    8.0
    (36 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    2.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)