Google Meet vs. Microsoft Teams

Google Meet

732 Reviews and Ratings

Microsoft Teams

6,736 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
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
Microsoft Teams	Score7.9 out of 10	N/A	Microsoft Teams combines video conferencing software with team collaboration tools. The communications platform allows MS Office users to conduct conference calls and share files via SharePoint, and join or initiate a group chat.	$4.80 per month per user

Pricing

Google Meet

Microsoft Teams

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

Microsoft Teams Essentials: $4.80
per month per user
Microsoft Teams Enterprise: $5.25
per month (paid yearly) per user
Microsoft Teams Enterprise: $5.25
per month per user
Microsoft 365 Business Basic: $7.20
per month per user
Microsoft 365 Business Standard: $15
per month per user

Pricing Offerings
Google Meet	Microsoft Teams
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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Discounts are available for non profit organizations.

Community Pulse
Key User Insights
	Google Meet	Microsoft Teams
Considered Both Products	Google rishabh mishra Senior Project Manager in Engineering at E2E Telelink India Pvt Ltd (Telecommunications, 201-500 employees) Chose Google Meet It stands out because of its user friendly interface which is quite intuitive and simple to use and its integration with Google work space. Unlike Zoom which comes up with more advanced webinar features. Meet provides ease of use and accessibility. As compared to Microsoft Teams… Incentivized Helpful? Khem Lal Pahari Head of the Department of English and ECA Co-ordinator at Valmiki Shiksha Sadan (Education Management, 51-200 employees) Chose Google Meet On comparison Microsoft Teams has a lot more features and can prove to be more effective but Google Hangouts Meet is a lot more easy to use and has a free version for everyone. The service is more stable than of Microsoft Teams. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Google Meet Google Meet is about the same level of convenience and I use it like Skype and BlueJeans for my needs and my subscription levels. Zoom and Microsoft Teams (which we subscribe to as well) have much better features for our educational use cases like classrooms. Incentivized Helpful? Alok Singh ☁️ Technical Consultant in Information Technology at Salesforce (Information Technology & Services, 10,001+ employees) Chose Google Meet Slack is not capable of handling large attendees so we are using Google Meet when number of attendees are higher. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Google Meet 1) Comparitavely Google meet uses less amount of internet (or mobile data) as compared To Cisco Webex is the main reason for using Google Meet . 2) Moreover, participants need not to ask for permission to join even if they have left the call . They can simply do the same in … Incentivized Helpful? Naman Goel Teaching Assistant in Information Technology at Indian Institute Of Information Technology (Education Management, 501-1000 employees) Chose Google Meet Google Meet provides good facilities at many situations than any other software. Incentivized Helpful? Stan York VP of Development in Information Technology at Spitfire Management, LLC (Computer Software, 11-50 employees) Chose Google Meet We haven't actually selected Google Meet as a replacement for the others - rather each has its own niche. Incentivized Helpful? Gosia Plotka lecturer in Information Technology at DMU (Higher Education, 10,001+ employees) Chose Google Meet If I was to choose, I would go for MS Teams or Skype as it helps me to keep minutes or other notes and get back to them whenever I need. I am not a huge fan of Zoom however depends on how the organiser sets it up it allows downloading chat/minutes that I personally find very … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Google Meet At the time we stayed with Google Hangouts Meet as it was already integrated into our main email delivery. Incentivized Helpful? Joel Amaya IT Support in Information Technology at Exide (Automotive, 1001-5000 employees) Chose Google Meet Google Meet has almost all the same features that other applications offer, basically you dot need to worry about missing features since you're at the same level. Google meet has a modern design, light application with a very easy UI. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Google Meet Google Meet stands out among other similar products in many ways, but the one way it particularly outshines all of them is the unlimited time period. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Google Meet The decision was easy to make, although Google Hangouts Meet, Skype and Zoom met the initial objective, we were inclined to choose Google Hangouts Meet because it not only does a much better job, it is easy to use, it's secure, and guarantees confidentiality in all connections, … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Google Meet I feel all the other options have a huge list of features. Some of them support host permission sharing, large audience, whiteboards, anonymous participants etc. But the whole point of using Google Meet is the ease of access. With no installation required, it covers almost all … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Google Meet Webex Meetings has a very old UI and also has connectivity issues most of the time. Google Hangouts Meet is free of cost and on the other hand, Webex Meetings are paid and do not offer much in return. Further, it also does not have such features as google hangouts meet. Incentivized Helpful? Fernanda Alonso Project Manager in Customer Service at Obra (Design, 1-10 employees) Chose Google Meet Easy access to the Google Hangouts Meet service makes all the difference. Compared to other video calling services, Google Hangouts Meet is much more intuitive and easy for users to access. The only negative point is the fact that we are unable to record the meetings, which … Incentivized Helpful? Jay Thakkar Student in Engineering at PP Savani University (Computer Software, 201-500 employees) Chose Google Meet The user interface of Google Hangouts Meet is very simple among all of the similar tools. There is some lack of functionality in Google Hangout Meet as compare to Zoom like one-one chatting, screen access. We require just a few clicks to join or start meeting, where other tool … Incentivized Helpful? Chantal Matthews, MSEd, CHES®, CHWC Assistant Director of Health Promotion in Research & Development at Old Dominion University - Student Health Services (Education Management, 501-1000 employees) Chose Google Meet Google Hangouts Meet is a more relaxed version of Teams and Adobe Connect. It’s certainly easier to access and easier to use. I would say it compares better with Zoom although I think that Google Hangouts Meet is even easier to use and access than Zoom. The other software has … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Google Meet Each of these tools have their own advantages but Google meet is a great tool when it comes to having an entire package right from sending out an email to syncing the calendar and then having the meetings. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Google Meet Google Hangouts Meet has integration with other Google Workspace products which stands as a unique feature [compared to] any other software available in the market. Also, it provides high data security with Google's data storage security. Zoom requires high internet … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Google Meet All of the above perform about the same. I would probably say that the audio and the video quality is probably superior to the other apps. Also, integration with other social media platforms is superior. Incentivized Helpful? Achyut Kulkarni Graduate Research Assistant at University of Louisville (Education Management, 501-1000 employees) Chose Google Meet Zoom has an advantage over Google, as it has better audio and video quality. The host has more authority over attendees. Zoom also has an advantage that it can used in any web browser while Google Meet can only be used in Chrome browsers. When it comes to the free version, … Incentivized Helpful?	Microsoft Verified User Chose Microsoft Teams MS Teams is less user friendly than Google Meet, The ease of use is not available for people who are not tech savvy. It requires several credentials to enter not like a SSO. Incentivized Helpful? Muhammad Saad Iqbal Manager SWT/Wireless in Information Technology at PTCL.Official (Internet, 501-1000 employees) Chose Microsoft Teams Microsoft Teams have more features and options then Google Meet, Teams is a well organized and proper software that can be downloaded for both PC and mobile phone. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Microsoft Teams Teams is generally better and has a more professional "feel" than Skype, Google Meet, or Zoom. With Teams, access control is less easily managed than with Skype, Google Meet, or Zoom. Teams has better internal security than Zoom. I have never been "bombed" on Teams, whereas … Incentivized Helpful? RIDWAN AHAMMAD Training Manager in Human Resources at SSLCOMMERZ (Financial Services, 51-200 employees) Chose Microsoft Teams I always found Microsoft Teams more productivity-oriented than others. Google Meet gave me a lot of trouble if I use multiple audio sources. Switching audio is a nightmare in Meet. Telegram also rolled out screen sharing, which is good for a casual meeting, but still lacks a … Incentivized Helpful? Nafisha Labiba Business Development Manager in Corporate at Tour Group BD (Leisure, Travel & Tourism, 51-200 employees) Chose Microsoft Teams Microsoft Teams is being widely used by corporate clients and they feel comfortable using this. As we are the pioneer of tourism in BD, we moved to the smartest collaboration tool of all time which ensures data security and integrity. In Google Hangouts Meet, there were some … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Microsoft Teams I suppose on some level I selected Microsoft Teams because my company has it installed on the computers automatically, but having used other programs I find the Microsoft Teams interface to be very user-friendly and you aren't forced into harder to use features unless you … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Microsoft Teams With Microsoft Teams you can better check each one's agenda. The background when in a meeting is better. Microsoft Teams also have more options for integrations in place. It's also easier and more intuitive. It also offers more options of communicating and not only video … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Microsoft Teams We are in the Microsoft Eco-system, so Teams integrates well with our other tools. We also integrated our company website and IT website to contact me or our IT team. Without a second doubt, Teams is the application we choose among others and we will continue to use Teams as our … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Microsoft Teams Microsoft Teams has a lot of features it's well integrated with all other Microsoft products It has a user-friendly desktop and mobile applications Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Microsoft Teams For our particular use case, which is collaboration across teams sitting in different geographies in a fast-paced sales organization, Microsoft Teams is just the perfect platform to bring everyone together. Teams helps you keep the dialogue strictly professional which is good … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Microsoft Teams Zoom is not bad either but having a collaboration feature and file sharing, teams have the edge over Zoom. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Microsoft Teams Different teams can be created in Microsoft Teams. Communication can happen in the channels of these teams along with document sharing and collaboration with other members who have joined that team. It supports various file formats. Microsoft Teams integrates well with other … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Microsoft Teams For me, Teams is also very useful and very user friendly just like the others. Incentivized Helpful? Kalavati Singh Project Manager in Information Technology at Thoughtworks (Computer Software, 5001-10,000 employees) Chose Microsoft Teams It was through the clients we were forced to use Microsoft Teams, however, it turned out to be really well. Incentivized Helpful? Chris Gomez, SPHR Director of Product Marketing in Marketing at Passare, Inc. (Insurance, 201-500 employees) Chose Microsoft Teams Microsoft Teams is becoming the norm for a lot of companies. I can't say that it beats Slack in every respect but, from my limited experience with Slack, I would say Microsoft Teams is initially easier to use and understand. When it comes to integrations, however, Slack still … Incentivized Helpful? Mitul Sampat Project Lead Implementation in Engineering at CitiusTech (Information Technology & Services, 1001-5000 employees) Chose Microsoft Teams Microsoft Teams is faster and very responsive when compared with those tools. Also it is robust and does not crash. It is compatible with most of the OS and platforms. Backward compatibility is amazing. It is an enterprise tool. So can be efficiently used for both client … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Microsoft Teams As mentioned, Microsoft Teams [has] been our way of communication since the start of the pandemic. We've been using this and so far it never fails us and even exceeds our expectations. The scheduling and meeting notification is very helpful [for] reminders, especially for days … Incentivized Helpful? Ankit Singh Back End Developer in Information Technology at sheltown.in (Hospitality, 11-50 employees) Chose Microsoft Teams Microsoft teams provide better customer support and seamless screen sharing. It provides good audio and video quality even in low networks. Even it can be integrated with other Microsoft software like outlook and office, which made our life easy. Its UI is very simple and can … Incentivized Helpful? DEEPAK SHARMA Territory Service Manager: NCR & UP West in Product Management at JCB (Machinery, 10,001+ employees) Chose Microsoft Teams Its integration with MS office is having more advantages over other software. For me, Microsoft Teams has better quality of audio and video against other software. Online file sharing and the edit option is not there in other software. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Microsoft Teams I don’t prefer Microsoft Teams, compared to its competitors. I am sure part of it is simply that I have less experience with it as a platform. Typically during a meeting, people need to multitask at some point, and Microsoft Teams is the least intuitive of how to … Incentivized Helpful? Emir Omeragić Expert Associate in Customer Service at BH Telecom d.d. Sarajevo (Telecommunications, 5001-10,000 employees) Chose Microsoft Teams We actually never asked to purchase Microsoft Teams. We got it within our Office/Microsoft 365 subscriptions. We were using Skype 4B within Department and when Teams was announced, within a week or two we tried to use Teams on Department level. Within first 6 months people … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Microsoft Teams Microsoft Teams seems to be on par with Zoom and Google Meetings as far as meetings and discussions go, but it seems to be superior to the other platforms as far as document sharing and collaboration go. Incentivized Helpful?
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Features

Google Meet

Microsoft Teams

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

Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Google Meet and Microsoft Teams
Feature	Google Meet 7.9 53 Ratings	Microsoft Teams - Ratings
Desktop sharing	7.553 Ratings	00 Ratings
Whiteboards	8.235 Ratings	00 Ratings

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

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

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

Comparison of Project Management features of Google Meet and Microsoft Teams
Feature	Google Meet - Ratings	Microsoft Teams 6.9 191 Ratings
Task Management	00 Ratings	7.5146 Ratings
Gantt Charts	00 Ratings	5.975 Ratings
Scheduling	00 Ratings	6.1161 Ratings
Workflow Automation	00 Ratings	7.1100 Ratings
Mobile Access	00 Ratings	8.1183 Ratings
Search	00 Ratings	6.7168 Ratings
Visual planning tools	00 Ratings	7.1117 Ratings

Comparison of Communication features of Google Meet and Microsoft Teams
Feature	Google Meet - Ratings	Microsoft Teams 7.8 200 Ratings
Chat	00 Ratings	8.7199 Ratings
Notifications	00 Ratings	7.8198 Ratings
Discussions	00 Ratings	8.4186 Ratings
Surveys	00 Ratings	8.3111 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase	00 Ratings	8.1121 Ratings
Integrates with GoToMeeting	00 Ratings	6.547 Ratings
Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts	00 Ratings	5.743 Ratings
Integrates with Outlook	00 Ratings	9.1156 Ratings

Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Google Meet and Microsoft Teams
Feature	Google Meet - Ratings	Microsoft Teams 7.6 185 Ratings
Versioning	00 Ratings	8.2129 Ratings
Video files	00 Ratings	7.1157 Ratings
Audio files	00 Ratings	8.2159 Ratings
Document collaboration	00 Ratings	9.2172 Ratings
Access control	00 Ratings	8.7155 Ratings
Advanced security features	00 Ratings	6.8116 Ratings
Integrates with Google Drive	00 Ratings	5.353 Ratings
Device sync	00 Ratings	7.5131 Ratings

User Ratings
	Google Meet	Microsoft Teams
Likelihood to Recommend	8.6 (55 ratings)	8.1 (277 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	7.0 (6 ratings)	3.7 (9 ratings)
Usability	8.2 (14 ratings)	8.3 (61 ratings)
Availability	- (0 ratings)	9.0 (1 ratings)
Performance	- (0 ratings)	8.0 (1 ratings)
Support Rating	9.8 (18 ratings)	8.3 (113 ratings)
Implementation Rating	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (1 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model	8.6 (2 ratings)	6.3 (7 ratings)
Product Scalability	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (1 ratings)
Professional Services	9.0 (1 ratings)	7.0 (7 ratings)