GoGuardian Teacher vs. Google Meet

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
GoGuardian Teacher
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
GoGuardian, headquartered in Los Angeles, offers GoGuardian Teacher, a classroom management and digital learning environment application featuring activity timeline, screen viewer, and other features.N/A
Google Meet
Score 8.2 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
GoGuardian TeacherGoogle Meet
Editions & Modules
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Google Workspace - Business Starter
$6
per month
Google Workspace - Business Standard
$12
per month
Google Workspace - Business Plus
$18
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
GoGuardian TeacherGoogle Meet
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Features
GoGuardian TeacherGoogle Meet
Student and Faculty Administration
Comparison of Student and Faculty Administration features of Product A and Product B
GoGuardian Teacher
6.4
3 Ratings
26% below category average
Google Meet
-
Ratings
District Communications, such as messaging and alerting7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Roster Management5.13 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform Customization7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Teacher Self-Service6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Student Data Security6.12 Ratings00 Ratings
Community Support6.82 Ratings00 Ratings
Class Scheduling7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Product A and Product B
GoGuardian Teacher
-
Ratings
Google Meet
8.3
53 Ratings
4% above category average
High quality audio00 Ratings8.553 Ratings
High quality video00 Ratings7.553 Ratings
Low bandwidth requirements00 Ratings8.943 Ratings
Mobile support00 Ratings8.548 Ratings
Screen Sharing
Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Product A and Product B
GoGuardian Teacher
-
Ratings
Google Meet
7.4
53 Ratings
7% below category average
Desktop sharing00 Ratings7.153 Ratings
Whiteboards00 Ratings7.635 Ratings
Online Meetings / Events
Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Product A and Product B
GoGuardian Teacher
-
Ratings
Google Meet
7.2
52 Ratings
14% below category average
Calendar integration00 Ratings8.451 Ratings
Meeting initiation00 Ratings8.051 Ratings
Integrates with social media00 Ratings6.425 Ratings
Record meetings / events00 Ratings6.040 Ratings
Slideshows00 Ratings7.141 Ratings
Online Events Collaboration
Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
GoGuardian Teacher
-
Ratings
Google Meet
7.2
51 Ratings
13% below category average
Live chat00 Ratings7.849 Ratings
Audience polling00 Ratings7.131 Ratings
Q&A00 Ratings6.634 Ratings
Online Events Security
Comparison of Online Events Security features of Product A and Product B
GoGuardian Teacher
-
Ratings
Google Meet
8.1
44 Ratings
0% below category average
User authentication00 Ratings7.741 Ratings
Participant roles & permissions00 Ratings9.539 Ratings
Confidential attendee list00 Ratings7.230 Ratings
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User Ratings
GoGuardian TeacherGoogle Meet
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(7 ratings)
8.4
(55 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(1 ratings)
7.0
(6 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(14 ratings)
Support Rating
9.7
(3 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
GoGuardian TeacherGoogle Meet
Likelihood to Recommend
GoGuardian
GoGuardian Teacher is great for a teacher who needs a way to monitor student activities and work time on a laptop. It is easy to set up, simple to use and helps to keep students accountable when online in class. It integrates with Google Classroom which is a big help. It is more powerful for teachers experienced in using tech in the classroom. The archiving ability is great but the UX needs to improve.
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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
GoGuardian
  • Cloud-based. Teachers do not have to monitor from just one device - they can do it from any device.
  • GoGuardian allows teachers to lock a student's screen when he/she needs the students attention.
  • GoGuardian allows the teacher to view all students' devices simultaneously.
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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
GoGuardian
  • Scope of device monitoring (laptops, desktop computers and not just Chromebooks)
  • Needs an updated interface to more accurately fit advances in technology
  • Ability to more easily interact and adjust with a student's device
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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
GoGuardian
For a technology-heavy school, it is a necessary and good tool for managing classroom use of laptops. It is easy to set up and use. Helps track time on task and internet usage. Another source of data when speaking to parents about student work and activity. Can help plan and manage work time when you have limited devices.
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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
GoGuardian
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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
GoGuardian
The support is great. On the rare occasion that I've had to reach out to support they have been very quick to respond and extremely helpful. I've also had teachers reach out directly to support themselves. Most of the time I don't even know that a teacher has reached out to support until after the fact. They always seem satisfied.
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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
GoGuardian
I have used Hapara in a previous school district. GoGuardian is more user-friendly and easier to setup. I do think GoGuardian has some room on improving the ease of finding some areas of the program, but once you know the path to get there it is quick.
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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
GoGuardian
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
GoGuardian
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
GoGuardian
  • We have been able to identify inappropriate websites that students have discovered. For example anonymous proxies, movie streaming, etc. Through this software, we have been able to identify the students and in turn block the websites.
  • We have been able to identify which students have been using other user's accounts. This was an unintended side effect of the software. If a teacher knows that a student is using a Chromebook but the student is not showing up in the software, we are easily able to deduce that the user must be using another student's account.
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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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