Facebook Live vs. Google Meet

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Facebook Live
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
Facebook supports livestreaming on its own platform, with Facebook Live. Users can go live on Facebook to broadcast a conversation, performance, Q&A or virtual event.N/A
Google Meet
Score 8.3 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
Facebook LiveGoogle Meet
Editions & Modules
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
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Facebook LiveGoogle Meet
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Facebook LiveGoogle Meet
Top Pros

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Top Cons

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Features
Facebook LiveGoogle Meet
Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Product A and Product B
Facebook Live
-
Ratings
Google Meet
8.7
52 Ratings
8% above category average
High quality audio00 Ratings8.952 Ratings
High quality video00 Ratings8.252 Ratings
Low bandwidth requirements00 Ratings8.843 Ratings
Mobile support00 Ratings8.947 Ratings
Screen Sharing
Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Product A and Product B
Facebook Live
-
Ratings
Google Meet
8.0
52 Ratings
0% below category average
Desktop sharing00 Ratings8.952 Ratings
Whiteboards00 Ratings7.134 Ratings
Online Meetings / Events
Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Product A and Product B
Facebook Live
-
Ratings
Google Meet
8.1
51 Ratings
2% below category average
Calendar integration00 Ratings8.850 Ratings
Meeting initiation00 Ratings8.750 Ratings
Integrates with social media00 Ratings7.125 Ratings
Record meetings / events00 Ratings7.639 Ratings
Slideshows00 Ratings8.440 Ratings
Online Events Collaboration
Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Facebook Live
-
Ratings
Google Meet
8.9
50 Ratings
5% above category average
Live chat00 Ratings8.448 Ratings
Audience polling00 Ratings9.130 Ratings
Q&A00 Ratings9.333 Ratings
Online Events Security
Comparison of Online Events Security features of Product A and Product B
Facebook Live
-
Ratings
Google Meet
8.2
43 Ratings
2% below category average
User authentication00 Ratings7.940 Ratings
Participant roles & permissions00 Ratings9.338 Ratings
Confidential attendee list00 Ratings7.629 Ratings
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Facebook LiveGoogle Meet
Small Businesses
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Score 8.9 out of 10
ClickMeeting
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Score 9.5 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Zoom Events & Webinars
Zoom Events & Webinars
Score 8.4 out of 10
ClickMeeting
ClickMeeting
Score 9.5 out of 10
Enterprises
Zoom Events & Webinars
Zoom Events & Webinars
Score 8.4 out of 10
Zoom Workplace
Zoom Workplace
Score 8.2 out of 10
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User Ratings
Facebook LiveGoogle Meet
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(2 ratings)
8.8
(54 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
7.1
(6 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.6
(12 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)
User Testimonials
Facebook LiveGoogle Meet
Likelihood to Recommend
Meta Platforms Inc
Facebook live works well if you want to broadcast a meeting, webinar, or event to a lot of people, giving them an opportunity to interact in the comments. If you're looking for something more internal or don't want the information to be public, don't use Facebook live. It's great for broadcasts!
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Google
Google Meet was a perfect video conferencing solution for us during our training sessions. The only problems encountered were due to weak signals, which sometimes required us to turn off our video. All features worked very well in tying together a team across four different time zones. I was very impressed with the tool's performance
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Pros
Meta Platforms Inc
  • Global coverage
  • Real time video
  • Increase captive audience size
  • Increase reach of the event
  • Storage of data and video
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Google
  • First off, the quality of the call is pretty good, especially when all of us are working remotely.
  • We can easily schedule our meeting in Google Calendar.
  • Sending an invitation link is easy.
  • What makes Google Meet stand out from other video conferencing tools is that we can use it for an unlimited time, even if we use the free account.
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Cons
Meta Platforms Inc
  • Can be glitchy
  • Doesn't integrate well with every software
  • Comments glitch
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Google
  • Meet as it comes doesn't have a great way to handle large meetings.
  • I don't like the way they hide the mute button. It's a disruptive view to mute/unmute.
  • Chat box is the only way to document collaborations within the meeting.
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Likelihood to Renew
Meta Platforms Inc
No answers on this topic
Google
This app is still having a lot of redundant features as compared to other industry apps such as Zoom and Webex which offers much more on the functionality side along with the option to have greater user access control to the admin/host of the meetings. A sense of interaction is always found to be missing in Google meet which can be easily adopted in the Zoom
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Usability
Meta Platforms Inc
No answers on this topic
Google
Google Meet is very easy and simple to use. I can schedule a meeting right on my calendar - it literally takes a few seconds. There is no additional app I have to open to schedule anything. Guests can click on the link easily to join any meetings. 10/10!
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Support Rating
Meta Platforms Inc
No answers on this topic
Google
Google does a great job of providing tech support for this product, as it does many others. Similarly, Google has FAQs that cover a large amount of issues faced by users. Problems have not persisted in our use of this product. Problems are resolved quickly and easily, with or without personal Google support.
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Alternatives Considered
Meta Platforms Inc
Facebook Live is similar to StreamYard, although it serves a slightly different purpose. We like using both together. StreamYard can allow you to bring multiple people into the Facebook live stream, although offers some new glitches as well. Facebook live is smoother and works better for our advertisement / informational broadcasts.
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Google
The main positive feature in Google Meet over Zoom to me is the fact that Google meet can be seamlessly deployed in the browser with its full functionality. Unlike Zoom for which you need to download an extra application to use. This consequently makes workflow smooth when transitioning between something like emails and taking part in a meeting.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Meta Platforms Inc
No answers on this topic
Google
I wasn't involved in the unit pricing factor. So far I used Google meet in the office where I got access to all these Google applications including the Google Meet feature. So I wasn't involved much in this pricing factor of Google Meet and also regarding the contact terms of the product.
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Professional Services
Meta Platforms Inc
No answers on this topic
Google
This is very good in the professional services as I started using this first for the professional service only. While using this Google Meet itself gives a professional feel as the UI works in a professional way. The video background modification, multi-screen feature, and some other features help in professional service.
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Return on Investment
Meta Platforms Inc
  • Higher coverage
  • Higher cost for setup of equipment
  • Mobile phone gives limited screen coverage
  • Live streaming has 2 second delay
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Google
  • Negative: on each webinar someone from our team had to write manually the people that were participating and after that matching it with the registered people list. We wasted time. It could be easily resolved by adding the export list feature
  • Positive: Collaboration and internal meetings. Calendar integration helps us save time.
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