Google Meet vs. Proficonf (discontinued)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
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
Proficonf (discontinued)
Score 9.1 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Proficonf was a professional video conferencing platform that allowed hosting meetings with up to 250 participants without any downloads or installations, but worked on web browsers such as Google Chrome, Opera, Firefox, Safari, Microsoft Edge, plus Android &iOS mobile devices. From 2022 the software is no longer available, and the service has been discontinued.
$12
per month
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
Google Workspace - Business Starter
$6
per month
Google Workspace - Business Standard
$12
per month
Google Workspace - Business Plus
$18
per month
Free
$0.00
5 participants
Pro
$12.00
100 participants
Premium
$25.00
250 participants
Business
pay-as-you-go
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
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Features
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Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Product A and Product B
Google Meet
8.9
57 Ratings
12% above category average
Proficonf (discontinued)
8.8
2 Ratings
11% above category average
High quality audio8.957 Ratings9.12 Ratings
High quality video8.857 Ratings9.12 Ratings
Low bandwidth requirements8.943 Ratings9.12 Ratings
Mobile support8.951 Ratings7.92 Ratings
Screen Sharing
Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Product A and Product B
Google Meet
8.4
57 Ratings
6% above category average
Proficonf (discontinued)
9.1
2 Ratings
14% above category average
Desktop sharing8.557 Ratings9.12 Ratings
Whiteboards8.338 Ratings9.12 Ratings
Online Meetings / Events
Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Product A and Product B
Google Meet
8.0
55 Ratings
2% below category average
Proficonf (discontinued)
9.0
2 Ratings
10% above category average
Calendar integration8.854 Ratings00 Ratings
Meeting initiation8.754 Ratings8.82 Ratings
Integrates with social media6.325 Ratings00 Ratings
Record meetings / events7.743 Ratings9.12 Ratings
Slideshows8.344 Ratings9.12 Ratings
Online Events Collaboration
Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Google Meet
8.2
54 Ratings
2% above category average
Proficonf (discontinued)
8.2
2 Ratings
2% above category average
Live chat8.652 Ratings9.12 Ratings
Audience polling8.034 Ratings00 Ratings
Q&A8.137 Ratings7.31 Ratings
Online Events Security
Comparison of Online Events Security features of Product A and Product B
Google Meet
8.7
47 Ratings
8% above category average
Proficonf (discontinued)
9.0
2 Ratings
12% above category average
User authentication8.644 Ratings9.12 Ratings
Participant roles & permissions9.242 Ratings8.82 Ratings
Confidential attendee list8.133 Ratings00 Ratings
Best Alternatives
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Small Businesses
Intermedia AnyMeeting Pro
Intermedia AnyMeeting Pro
Score 7.3 out of 10
Intermedia AnyMeeting Pro
Intermedia AnyMeeting Pro
Score 7.3 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
JioMeet
JioMeet
Score 9.8 out of 10
JioMeet
JioMeet
Score 9.8 out of 10
Enterprises
Webex Meetings
Webex Meetings
Score 8.6 out of 10
Webex Meetings
Webex Meetings
Score 8.6 out of 10
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User Ratings
Google MeetProficonf (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
9.3
(62 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.0
(6 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.1
(21 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.8
(18 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
8.6
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Professional Services
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
Google
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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Whenever you need to speak with someone who is not an experienced internet-user, Proficonf is the best. I mean there's a big green button you need to press. Sometimes you need to put your name. That's it. Even the old folks can handle it well. Also, we find Proficonf surprisingly good working with a non-stable internet connection. I mean, of course, quality is decreasing (they say it's adaptive), but the video remains smooth. Even in those cases, Proficonf has probably the smoothest video among all video conferencing services.
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Pros
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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  • Super-easy to start a meeting
  • Available from mobile phones
  • Bunch of presenting tools
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Cons
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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  • They need to fix their iOS.
  • Maybe more features would be good.
  • Separate service for webinars.
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Likelihood to Renew
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
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
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
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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Proficonf proved to be a bit better than appear.in in terms of video quality and features. Zoom and Skype weren't any good for us. Proficonf is completely web-based, so it doesn't require a download like Skype or Zoom. Proficonf has much better video quality, there's no competition on that subject. And it's so much easier to use. However Skype is also a messenger, so we are still sometimes using it.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
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
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
  • 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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  • Increased quality of sessions
  • Increased outreach to clients
  • Save time
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ScreenShots

Proficonf (discontinued) Screenshots

Screenshot of Landing pageScreenshot of PricingScreenshot of Meetings pageScreenshot of Metting room interfaceScreenshot of Demonstration sectionScreenshot of Workspace meetings page