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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Google Meet

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AGoogle 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

    Webex Webinars

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AWebex Webinars is a scalable webinar platform that helps users to create engaging and impactful experiences for everyone, from small sessions to massive global audiences.N/A
    Pricing
    Google MeetWebex Webinars
    Editions & Modules
    Google Workspace - Business Starter
    $6
    per month
    Google Workspace - Business Standard
    $12
    per month
    Google Workspace - Business Plus
    $18
    per month
    Webex Events
    Contact Sales
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Google MeetWebex Webinars
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Google MeetWebex Webinars
    Considered Both Products
    Google
    No answer on this topic
    Cisco
    Chose Webex Webinars
    Webex Webinars has more features than Google Meet but it is costly compared to Google Meet.
    Incentivized
    Chose Webex Webinars
    WebEx has some advantages over Google Meet and Zoom. For instance, Google Meetin has a video meeting recording option only in the commercial version of the subscription. Zoom can record for up to 40 minutes only, which is not really suitable for a long-lasting event like …
    Incentivized
    Chose Webex Webinars
    The thing that is mainly a major focus among the users is that Webex has a very good and stable solution that makes sure that there are no drops and no lag during the webinars, which is a must-have for large-scale connection, as per me . As well as it supports up to 1 lakh …
    Incentivized
    Chose Webex Webinars
    More user friendly and faster UI.
    Incentivized
    Chose Webex Webinars
    We have been using Webex webinar for a long time and we did not find a reason to change to other applications because of the kind of features it provides for a larger group like us.
    Incentivized
    Chose Webex Webinars
    I enjoy the fact that it is very simple and easy to use when joining a meeting. You can see all sides and chat boxes with everyone who may share comments. I liked that you could easily create web conferences that are user-friendly. The options are available to schedule an event …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    97%
    Would buy again
    64 Answers
    98%
    Would buy again
    58 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    60 Answers
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    52 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    83%
    Happy with the feature set
    55 Answers
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    58 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    41 Answers
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    40 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    98%
    Implementation went as expected
    55 Answers
    98%
    Implementation went as expected
    41 Answers
    Features
    Google MeetWebex Webinars
    Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
    Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Google Meet and Webex Webinars
    Feature
    Google Meet
    8.8
    60 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Webex Webinars
    8.9
    67 Ratings
    9% above category average
    High quality audio8.760 Ratings9.367 Ratings
    High quality video8.460 Ratings00 Ratings
    Low bandwidth requirements8.943 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile support9.354 Ratings8.562 Ratings
    Screen Sharing
    Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Google Meet and Webex Webinars
    Feature
    Google Meet
    8.9
    60 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Webex Webinars
    -
    Ratings
    Desktop sharing8.660 Ratings00 Ratings
    Whiteboards9.240 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Google Meet and Webex Webinars
    Feature
    Google Meet
    8.5
    58 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Webex Webinars
    9.0
    66 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Calendar integration9.557 Ratings9.059 Ratings
    Meeting initiation8.857 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with social media6.325 Ratings00 Ratings
    Record meetings / events8.946 Ratings8.965 Ratings
    Slideshows8.847 Ratings9.362 Ratings
    Event registration00 Ratings8.862 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Google Meet and Webex Webinars
    Feature
    Google Meet
    8.4
    57 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Webex Webinars
    8.9
    65 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Live chat8.855 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audience polling8.037 Ratings9.064 Ratings
    Q&A8.439 Ratings8.862 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of Google Meet and Webex Webinars
    Feature
    Google Meet
    9.2
    50 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Webex Webinars
    8.9
    63 Ratings
    6% above category average
    User authentication9.547 Ratings00 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions9.145 Ratings9.263 Ratings
    Confidential attendee list8.936 Ratings8.757 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Google Meet and Webex Webinars
    Feature
    Google Meet
    -
    Ratings
    Webex Webinars
    8.9
    61 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings8.857 Ratings
    Data exportability00 Ratings8.957 Ratings
    Online Events Marketing
    Comparison of Online Events Marketing features of Google Meet and Webex Webinars
    Feature
    Google Meet
    -
    Ratings
    Webex Webinars
    8.9
    53 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Branding options00 Ratings8.951 Ratings
    Integration to Marketing Automation00 Ratings8.847 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Google MeetWebex Webinars
    Small Businesses
    ClickMeeting
    Score9.5 out of 10
    GoTo Webinar
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    JioMeet
    Score9.8 out of 10
    GoTo Webinar
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Webex Meetings
    Score8.7 out of 10
    BlueJeans Events (discontinued)
    Score2.5 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Google MeetWebex Webinars
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.2
    (65 ratings)
    8.7
    (69 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.0
    (6 ratings)
    9.8
    (6 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (24 ratings)
    9.0
    (26 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.8
    (18 ratings)
    5.9
    (26 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    8.6
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Professional Services
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Google MeetWebex Webinars
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Google
    Well suited for both our workplace and virtual meetings, especially when people are not in one place. It is also more appropriate with audio, visual, and captions. It is also more appropriate to send a recording to your drive for reference on parts that a host may not have captured.
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    Cisco
    I'd say mainly well suited for larger audiences. I think there's probably some products that are a little more economical for smaller audiences, but if you need a solid, reliable platform for larger audiences, say more than a hundred people. So this is the best product for that or at least top two.
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    Pros
    Google
    • It allows multiple people to join in a meeting.
    • The admin can change the role and make anyone as admin of the current session.
    • Even if the meeting gets disconnected due to network in the admin's side error still it remains running on the user's side.
    • Multiple people can share screen together at the same time.
    • The admin can make the meeting open to all so that every time someone joins the admin does not have to allow them one by one. Once it's open, all can join without permission of the admin.
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    Cisco
    • Cisco Webex Events is very straightforward and easy to use. Setting up an event within the platform is quite simple - anyone can do it.
    • Webex Events is a great add-on feature to the Webex conferencing platform to allow a one-way broadcast of information, rather than worrying about attendees being able to interrupt the presentation.
    • Recording a session is fairly simple and accessing the recordings post-event is quite reliable. I believe you can also upload .mp4 files into the Webex Events platform to serve as a host.
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    Cons
    Google
    • One major one — I always say that we cannot send attachments during the meeting. Teams has that, so I believe Google should add that as well. Because you can have the conversation in the messages, but you can’t provide a file. So let’s say I have a technical conversation with someone, and I want to share a document, like an architecture diagram — I cannot send it. We have to use Gmail or Drive for that. It can be integrated for sure, so that’s an improvement that definitely can be done.
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    Cisco
    • There always seems to be room for video quality improvement (not a necessity, but would be nice)
    • Mobile screensharing from iOS/Android (and other mobile) devices would be a great feature
    • The mobile app should be able to track meetings a user has been invited to, but does not do so (yet)
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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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    Cisco
    Webex Webinars continues to provide exceptional value as a community engagement and professional education platform. As long as there are a multitude of event offerings and the product continues to be supported with periodic software and security updates, I can anticipate using Webex Webinars for the foreseeable future. Overall a great product!
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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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    Cisco
    My experience with this software is fantastic; it's so satisfying that it only took me a week to go through an internal training program to use this software, actually, I don't think this training program was necessary. Usability is one of the most fantastic features to guarantee the increase of members in remote events.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Google
    No answers on this topic
    Cisco
    Webex Webinars are available 24/7 and is based on your license purchase and usage. Webex Webinars needs maximum bandwidth consumption for sending and receiving videos and listed below are some examples. High-Definition Video: 2.5 Mbps (Receive) and 3.0 Mbps (Send)· High Quality Video: 1.0 Mbps (Receive) and 1.5 Mbps (Send)· Standard Quality Video: 0.5 Mbps (Receive) and 0.5 Mbps (Send) Webex Webinars makes it easy to analyze attendance statistics, send participants to a post-webinar landing page, and integrate data into CRMs and marketing automation.
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    Performance
    Google
    No answers on this topic
    Cisco
    You can turn around WebEx Attendance reports within 24 hours. Sign in to Webex Site Administration and go to Reports - Access Anywhere. Select the beginning and ending dates for the report. Report data is available only for sessions conducted up to three months before the current date depending on your administration set-up. From the Sort results by drop-down list, select the sort order criteria for the report. After hosting a WebEx Webinar, you have the ability to create a report of all of the participants and the times that they entered and left the meeting. Reports cannot track emoji's or reactions. Best practice for Q&A and tracking you can integrate SLIDO. You cannot save individual polling results. Also the polling report does not include who asked and answered the questions. This limitation does not apply to SLIDO. Closed captions and transcriptions are only saved if the Webinar is recorded. If you face problems during a webinar, you can hit then button which creates and send a report to Cisco who will then look into the problems to avoid future occurrences
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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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    Cisco
    I love the control that this product gives to those running the meetings. It allows you to assign presenter roles to people and everyone else that is an attendee can be totally controlled, like whether they can unmute, use video or just sit there and watch. It really gives control of the meeting to those who are running it. And we love that ability for those meetings that we are trying to make sure people are listening in on instead of trying to participate.
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    Online Training
    Google
    No answers on this topic
    Cisco
    It was a good training to understand not only webinars but the entire platform.
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    Implementation Rating
    Google
    No answers on this topic
    Cisco
    The implementation process was fairly simple and straightforward
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    Alternatives Considered
    Google
    I use Microsoft Teams, but obviously Google Meet is much better than that because there are some challenges which I see as part of this. One of the main pros that I see here is that in Google Meet, whenever you have all those recordings as part of the Google Suite, you have those recordings stored in Google types. So that's the same Google product and everything stays in the same thing.
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    Cisco
    ON24 has a lot more bells and whistles, which is great when you need them but when you're looking for a straight up platform to host a stand alone webinar, Webex Webinars is a good alternative. We've selected Webex Webinars when we don't need such a customized webinar console.
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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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    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    Google
    No answers on this topic
    Cisco
    Webex Webinars is a scalable platform designed for interactive experiences. It can accommodate attendees from 100 up to 100,000 attendees depending on the purchase of your license. The scalability is based on each company's requirements and usage. Webex Webinars can offer key features like real-time translations, moderated Q&A, live polling, and chat, making it suitable for both small and large audiences and can be deployed across multiple departments and sites as needed.
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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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    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Google
    • It's definitely the way that we engage with our customers and each other. So I think it's really good that it can help you bring remote people together and feel like you've met with them online. And then when you meet them in person you're like, this tracks, this definitely coincides with who I saw online. So it definitely is a really good platform to just bring people together, but remotely.
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    Cisco
    • Allowed us to keep our product development moving forward during the pandemic.
    • Reduced our travel costs by hosting virtual events.
    • Allows us to host more events because of reduced cost over in-person events.
    • Helps us with faster time to market on features as we can quickly set up and host a focus group.
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