Google Hangouts (Classic) vs. Google Meet

Google Hangouts (Classic)

522 Reviews and Ratings

Google Meet

732 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Google Hangouts (Classic)	Score8.8 out of 10	N/A	The 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
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

Google Hangouts (Classic)

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
Google Hangouts (Classic)	Google Meet
Free Trial
No	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No	Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

No setup fee

No setup fee

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Community Pulse
Key User Insights
	Google Hangouts (Classic)	Google Meet
Considered Both Products	Discontinued Products Verified User 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 Helpful? Verified User Chose Google Hangouts (Classic) Since our staff and students already used Google products it was easy to add on this feature. We deployed it district wide at the start of the pandemic. Students and staff were easily able to learn the interface and we could mass deploy it on our Chromebooks. We really liked … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Google Hangouts (Classic) Google Hangouts (Classic) is just as good as any of its competitors. Google Hangouts (Classic) has everything that is needed for an internal communication tool, besides the software makes work really fun with the cool and funny stickers. I have personally liked using Google … Incentivized Helpful?	Google Verified User Chose Google Meet It is better integrated for business and education. It is much more professional than both Skype and zoom and it is the best option for professional discussions. It is minimalistic and easy to understand and it works on computer and mobile devices. Joining calls is very easy … Incentivized Helpful?
	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 Hangouts (Classic)

Google Meet

Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Google Hangouts (Classic) and Google Meet
Feature	Google Hangouts (Classic) 6.3 57 Ratings	Google Meet - Ratings
Hosted PBX	6.915 Ratings	00 Ratings
Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)	7.725 Ratings	00 Ratings
User templates	5.022 Ratings	00 Ratings
Call reports	9.034 Ratings	00 Ratings
Directory of employee names	3.045 Ratings	00 Ratings

Comparison of Call Management features of Google Hangouts (Classic) and Google Meet
Feature	Google Hangouts (Classic) 8.0 66 Ratings	Google Meet - Ratings
Answering rules	8.033 Ratings	00 Ratings
Call recording	7.937 Ratings	00 Ratings
Call park	7.018 Ratings	00 Ratings
Call screening	9.036 Ratings	00 Ratings
Message alerts	8.058 Ratings	00 Ratings

Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Google Hangouts (Classic) and Google Meet
Feature	Google Hangouts (Classic) 8.6 84 Ratings	Google Meet - Ratings
Video conferencing	9.079 Ratings	00 Ratings
Audio conferencing	9.079 Ratings	00 Ratings
Video screen sharing	7.148 Ratings	00 Ratings
Instant messaging	9.052 Ratings	00 Ratings

Comparison of Mobile apps features of Google Hangouts (Classic) and Google Meet
Feature	Google Hangouts (Classic) 8.0 85 Ratings	Google Meet - Ratings
Mobile app for iOS	8.173 Ratings	00 Ratings
Mobile app for Android	8.071 Ratings	00 Ratings

Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Google Hangouts (Classic) and Google Meet
Feature	Google Hangouts (Classic) - Ratings	Google Meet 8.6 53 Ratings
High quality audio	00 Ratings	8.653 Ratings
High quality video	00 Ratings	8.153 Ratings
Low bandwidth requirements	00 Ratings	8.943 Ratings
Mobile support	00 Ratings	8.948 Ratings

Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Google Hangouts (Classic) and Google Meet
Feature	Google Hangouts (Classic) - Ratings	Google Meet 7.9 53 Ratings
Desktop sharing	00 Ratings	7.553 Ratings
Whiteboards	00 Ratings	8.235 Ratings

Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Google Hangouts (Classic) and Google Meet
Feature	Google Hangouts (Classic) - Ratings	Google Meet 7.5 52 Ratings
Calendar integration	00 Ratings	8.651 Ratings
Meeting initiation	00 Ratings	8.551 Ratings
Integrates with social media	00 Ratings	6.325 Ratings
Record meetings / events	00 Ratings	7.040 Ratings
Slideshows	00 Ratings	7.241 Ratings

Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Google Hangouts (Classic) and Google Meet
Feature	Google Hangouts (Classic) - Ratings	Google Meet 7.5 51 Ratings
Live chat	00 Ratings	8.049 Ratings
Audience polling	00 Ratings	7.731 Ratings
Q&A	00 Ratings	6.934 Ratings

Comparison of Online Events Security features of Google Hangouts (Classic) and Google Meet
Feature	Google Hangouts (Classic) - Ratings	Google Meet 8.5 44 Ratings
User authentication	00 Ratings	8.241 Ratings
Participant roles & permissions	00 Ratings	9.639 Ratings
Confidential attendee list	00 Ratings	7.630 Ratings

User Ratings
	Google Hangouts (Classic)	Google Meet
Likelihood to Recommend	8.0 (91 ratings)	8.6 (55 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	10.0 (1 ratings)	7.0 (6 ratings)
Usability	8.0 (7 ratings)	8.2 (14 ratings)
Support Rating	8.0 (36 ratings)	9.8 (18 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model	- (0 ratings)	8.6 (2 ratings)
Professional Services	- (0 ratings)	9.0 (1 ratings)