Google Classroom vs. Google Meet

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Google Classroom
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
N/A
$0
per month
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
Google ClassroomGoogle Meet
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
Google Workspace - Business Starter
$6
per month
Google Workspace - Business Standard
$12
per month
Google Workspace - Business Plus
$18
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Google ClassroomGoogle Meet
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
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 Meet
Considered Both Products
Google Classroom
Chose Google Classroom
I chose Google Classroom for its diverse range of features, user-friendly interface, and the great value it offers in terms of quality and price.
Google Meet
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 …
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.
Features
Google ClassroomGoogle Meet
Learning Management
Comparison of Learning Management features of Product A and Product B
Google Classroom
8.0
57 Ratings
3% below category average
Google Meet
-
Ratings
Course authoring8.249 Ratings00 Ratings
Course catalog or library8.837 Ratings00 Ratings
Player/Portal9.436 Ratings00 Ratings
Learning content6.740 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile friendly6.355 Ratings00 Ratings
Progress tracking & certifications8.042 Ratings00 Ratings
Assignments8.256 Ratings00 Ratings
Compliance management8.232 Ratings00 Ratings
Learning administration7.944 Ratings00 Ratings
Learning reporting & analytics8.640 Ratings00 Ratings
Social learning7.949 Ratings00 Ratings
Gamification6.57 Ratings00 Ratings
Single Sign On (SSO) Enabled Learning8.910 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Product A and Product B
Google Classroom
-
Ratings
Google Meet
8.9
57 Ratings
12% above category average
High quality audio00 Ratings8.957 Ratings
High quality video00 Ratings8.857 Ratings
Low bandwidth requirements00 Ratings8.943 Ratings
Mobile support00 Ratings8.951 Ratings
Screen Sharing
Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Product A and Product B
Google Classroom
-
Ratings
Google Meet
8.4
57 Ratings
6% above category average
Desktop sharing00 Ratings8.557 Ratings
Whiteboards00 Ratings8.338 Ratings
Online Meetings / Events
Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Product A and Product B
Google Classroom
-
Ratings
Google Meet
8.0
55 Ratings
2% below category average
Calendar integration00 Ratings8.854 Ratings
Meeting initiation00 Ratings8.754 Ratings
Integrates with social media00 Ratings6.325 Ratings
Record meetings / events00 Ratings7.743 Ratings
Slideshows00 Ratings8.244 Ratings
Online Events Collaboration
Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Google Classroom
-
Ratings
Google Meet
8.2
54 Ratings
2% above category average
Live chat00 Ratings8.652 Ratings
Audience polling00 Ratings8.034 Ratings
Q&A00 Ratings8.137 Ratings
Online Events Security
Comparison of Online Events Security features of Product A and Product B
Google Classroom
-
Ratings
Google Meet
8.7
47 Ratings
8% above category average
User authentication00 Ratings8.644 Ratings
Participant roles & permissions00 Ratings9.242 Ratings
Confidential attendee list00 Ratings8.133 Ratings
Best Alternatives
Google ClassroomGoogle Meet
Small Businesses
iSpring LMS
iSpring LMS
Score 8.9 out of 10
Intermedia AnyMeeting Pro
Intermedia AnyMeeting Pro
Score 7.3 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Schoology Learning
Schoology Learning
Score 9.6 out of 10
JioMeet
JioMeet
Score 9.8 out of 10
Enterprises
Schoology Learning
Schoology Learning
Score 9.6 out of 10
Webex Meetings
Webex Meetings
Score 8.6 out of 10
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User Ratings
Google ClassroomGoogle Meet
Likelihood to Recommend
8.5
(77 ratings)
9.3
(62 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(4 ratings)
7.0
(6 ratings)
Usability
8.5
(8 ratings)
9.1
(21 ratings)
Availability
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
1.9
(14 ratings)
9.8
(18 ratings)
Implementation Rating
2.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
8.6
(2 ratings)
Product Scalability
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Google ClassroomGoogle Meet
Likelihood to Recommend
Google
Google Classroom allows teachers to post for daily lessons and assignments. It also allows teachers to be able to communicate with students easily outside of class. Students are able to stay connected and know where to find all information and resources easily in a streamlined manner for all of their classes.
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If you have a small team, use Google Meet. If you want to have a weekly check-up, use Google Meet. If you want to do a small hosting of conferences — kind of like a webinar, I would say to be very specific — Google Meet is really, really good. So that’s what my recommendations are.
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Pros
Google
  • Student-teacher communication - I love using Classroom for this because my students can always go back and check what was on Classroom by looking through the stream. This way they don't have to go dig through emails to find what they're looking for.
  • Posting to multiple classes - I can post the same announcement or assignment to multiple classes at once without having to repeat the process or send separate emails.
  • Streamlining grading - when students turn work in on Classroom, it all goes to one place and then when I'm grading I can open their documents directly from Classroom or my Drive folder. This way, I'm not looking through emails and Google Doc shared files for their assignment.
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Google
  • I think it's fairly easy to operate. Once people get in, they know where the buttons are and stuff.
  • The chat's good.
  • It does good transcriptions.
  • I like the backgrounds that are available.
  • I like the just overall, I guess the layout is simple and most people know how to use it, which is good.
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Cons
Google
  • The content management of the Classroom is not that good. The sub-section for notes, syllabus, or discussion is missing.
  • It doesn't have parental control feature.
  • It converts the excel output into a normal file. All the formulas and pivots got changed into plain text.
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Google
  • One of the challenges that I see is that whenever we have in a meeting, we won't be able to drop some of the documents that we have. That's one of the big challenges which I see in Google Meet. At that point of time, we either have to Slack or we have to share an email. We cannot do that, like sending that particular document in the Google meet chat.
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Likelihood to Renew
Google
Testing is particularly important in online learning, and Google Classroom falls far short of other learning management systems in this regard. Security is also a concern: while account control is reasonable for the account used with Google Classroom, the person controlling a particular account is often able to, for example, forward or download proprietary materials.
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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
Google
Simple design and seamless integration with Google tools and drive, but missing some key features. However, since it is limited in overall functions and ability to truly personalize / customize, it is quite user friendly and easy to set up and get going, other than sending out the code to your course or dropping students in via their gmail account. Users of Google Forms and sites will find the layout similar in design.
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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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Reliability and Availability
Google
We have had very little trouble in accessing Google Classroom. Our issues, if any, have risen from our server and not the Google servers.
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Google
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Google
Since this platform is provided by Google, the technical support is better than any others, and we are not required to bother about the space constraints for adding the contents. If we have a good uninterrupted internet facility we can access Google Classroom without any delay or lag. They have app support in both Android and iPhone.
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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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Implementation Rating
Google
It was relatively easy to implement due to the simplicity of the platform. Even our more technology challenged teachers found it easy to get started with Google Classroom.
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Google
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Google
I haven't tested or evaluated another digital classroom website or application. I feel like Google Classroom is convenient for many reasons such as compatibility to Google docs, slides, etc. I also love the ability to link to YouTube and other sites. I don't know if there would be a site that is easier to maneuver.
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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
Google
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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Scalability
Google
It is very easy to push out this program across our buildings. Teachers are able to use it without much trouble.
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Google
No answers on this topic
Professional Services
Google
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
Google
  • Students are able to continue learning in a remote environment
  • Parents have a single, consistent organization structure to make it easy to track assignments and progress for multiple children
  • Much better solution than the quickly assembled Zoom-and-gloom of the previous spring when school abruptly went remote with no planning
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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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