Google Meet vs. Zoom Events & Webinars

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Google Meet
Score 8.4 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
Zoom Events & Webinars
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
Zoom Events and Webinars are part of Zoom’s event solutions that uses existing Zoom products to produce interactive and engaging virtual experiences. It combines Zoom Meetings, Chat, and Video Webinars in one solution that enables event organizers to produce ticketed, live events for internal or external audiences of any size.
$89
per month starting with 300 attendees
Pricing
Google MeetZoom Events & Webinars
Editions & Modules
Google Workspace - Business Starter
$6
per month
Google Workspace - Business Standard
$12
per month
Google Workspace - Business Plus
$18
per month
Zoom Webinars
starting at $89
per month starting with 300 attendees
Zoom Events
starting at $149
per month starting with 100 attendees
Zoom Webinars Plus
starting at $99
per month starting with 100 attendees
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Google MeetZoom Events & Webinars
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsPlans supporting up to 10k attendees available. Discount available for annual billing. Pay-per-attendee available for Zoom Webinars Plus and Zoom Events.
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Community Pulse
Google MeetZoom Events & Webinars
Considered Both Products
Google Meet
Chose Google Meet
It does not cut meetings after 40 minutes if you have not subscribed, unlike the other one. The meeting will run as long as possible, enabling you to have a productive meeting with or without a subscription.
Chose Google Meet
Similar to Google Meet, as I said, Teams — I use Zoom, I use… I’m not a fan of Zoom, although it’s cool, really cool. I find Google Meet easy, but Teams, I would say, has many more features than Google Meet. So these are the three platforms I usually work with.
Chose Google Meet
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 …
Chose Google Meet
Slack is not capable of handling large attendees so we are using Google Meet when number of attendees are higher.
Chose Google Meet
It stands out because of its user friendly interface which is quite intuitive and simple to use and its integration with Google work space. Unlike Zoom which comes up with more advanced webinar features. Meet provides ease of use and accessibility. As compared to Microsoft …
Chose Google Meet
Zoom can be defined as a much easier , advanced and accessible version of the Google meet with multiple features such as selective chat enable , polls , emoticons , real time liveboard and calendly integration as well
Chose Google Meet
Because Meet is simple to use, you use it with weaker internet, you can quickly integrate it with your schedule and maintain a controlled meeting frequency. If you use G-suit as a whole, you have more control and integration of the tools, which makes it a lot easier, but …
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
Google Meet provides good facilities at many situations than any other software.
Chose Google Meet

We haven't actually selected Google Meet as a replacement for the others - rather each has its own niche.
Chose Google Meet
I prefer Zoom, but Google Meet is a good alternative. Zoom is more secure and easier to manage. Zoom has more customization and I trust it more, as too many Google apps get changed without you knowing.
Chose Google Meet
Each product has its own pros and cons for example we cannot use the previously mentioned product for quick meetings because it's a bit complicated than Google hangout means so we tend to rely on each product depending on the scenario/condition that we will be facing, for …
Chose Google Meet
If I was to choose, I would go for MS Teams or Skype as it helps me to keep minutes or other notes and get back to them whenever I need. I am not a huge fan of Zoom however depends on how the organiser sets it up it allows downloading chat/minutes that I personally find very …
Chose Google Meet
Easy to use
Integration with calendar and google account
Chose Google Meet
At the time we stayed with Google Hangouts Meet as it was already integrated into our main email delivery.
Chose Google Meet
Google Meet has almost all the same features that other applications offer, basically you dot need to worry about missing features since you're at the same level. Google meet has a modern design, light application with a very easy UI.
Chose Google Meet
Google Meet stands out among other similar products in many ways, but the one way it particularly outshines all of them is the unlimited time period.
Chose Google Meet
The decision was easy to make, although Google Hangouts Meet, Skype and Zoom met the initial objective, we were inclined to choose Google Hangouts Meet because it not only does a much better job, it is easy to use, it's secure, and guarantees confidentiality in all connections, …
Chose Google Meet
Google Meet is my all-time favorite thanks to its many features and the fact that it is affordable. The software also integrates well with other Google products.
Chose Google Meet
I feel all the other options have a huge list of features. Some of them support host permission sharing, large audience, whiteboards, anonymous participants etc. But the whole point of using Google Meet is the ease of access. With no installation required, it covers almost all …
Chose Google Meet
Webex Meetings has a very old UI and also has connectivity issues most of the time. Google Hangouts Meet is free of cost and on the other hand, Webex meetings are paid and do not offer much in return. Further, it also does not have such features as google hangouts meet.
Chose Google Meet
Well we switched from Zoom because of paying issue. While Google Hangouts Meet is almost free there zoom needs extra charge to long meetings. And Zoom couldn’t meet up our common interests while meeting with foreign clients always. Performing Zoom meetings with phone isn’t …
Zoom Events & Webinars
Chose Zoom Events & Webinars
Zoom Webinars is the easiest to use, and because it integrates into the Zoom ecosystem including Zoom Meetings, it's so easy to transition from Meetings to Webinars, and record everything using AI. I think that's really where Zoom plays a huge role is its entire ecosystem and …
Chose Zoom Events & Webinars
Zoom Webinar is much easier for our speakers to use and log into, especially if they have an Apple computer.
Chose Zoom Events & Webinars
We actually use both, Teams is use in a day to day to chat with coworkers. and Zoom Events & Webinars is more use to biggest events and presentations
Chose Zoom Events & Webinars
Video quality is better, for one. At the nonprofit I volunteer with, we have board members who don’t use google products so Zoom is the best solution for collaboration. I really appreciate the ability to record meetings and webinars. Actually, I haven’t spoken about the webinar …
Chose Zoom Events & Webinars
Zoom is my go to as it is reliable and user friendly. Other programs have streaming limitations or connectivity concerns that we never experience with Zoom.
Chose Zoom Events & Webinars
Ease of use, video and audio quality is much better as compared to other and the Ai feature for summarising the meeting and help in forming presentation and report , even have ease in integrations and Ui as compared to other platforms , and as we had many meetings through it , …
Chose Zoom Events & Webinars
We actually use both Zoom Workplace and Google workspace because both of their pros and cons. It is harder to move out of a workspace eco system and integrations so we never really completely migrated away from Google to Zoom Workplace.

Zoom Workplace is a new player in the …
Chose Zoom Events & Webinars
Teams is great for internal use. However, for external video calls and meetings, I always opt for Zoom as it is an easier application to use, does not require a (Microsoft) account and the programme is quick and easy to download and use, whereas Teams can be clunky and harder …
Chose Zoom Events & Webinars
Zoom is a good option compared to these other softwares as it is more universally accepted. The advantage of this is that most people use Zoom, making it easier to arrange a call with external stakeholders. Microsoft Teams is often very unreliable, and Zoom seems to work more …
Chose Zoom Events & Webinars
We use Google Workspace as our primary email domain and online storage. Zoom Events & Webinars really does not offer this. I have used MS Teams in the past and still use it on occasion. In my experience, Teams used to be horrible to use and walled off to only people on your MS …
Chose Zoom Events & Webinars
I prefer Zoom Workplace for the UI. Teams is buggy and there's a lot more lag moving around the platform and call options. It has a better messaging system for sure but calling aspect is less than desirable.
Chose Zoom Events & Webinars
Better analytics, better for large numbers of people and hosting events like webinars. The quality of the video, in my opinion, is better on platforms like Teams. Maybe this is because of the volume of people that are logged in at once.
Chose Zoom Events & Webinars
-Much better sound system and can drown out outside noises much better
-More user friendly and easier to understand
-Better picture options
Chose Zoom Events & Webinars
Our IT department evaluates this.
Chose Zoom Events & Webinars
Best features are available for free of cost. it is well suited for our business and all, so we opt this as our primary source
Chose Zoom Events & Webinars
No comparison. Hopin was very hard to use, did not offer much support, and cost 2 times the amount!
Chose Zoom Events & Webinars
The combination of superior ease of use, relative affordability of a license, high participant volume, rich feature set, custom branding capabilities, excellent audio/video codecs, lean resource usage, and studio production features.
Chose Zoom Events & Webinars
We moved away from MS Teams due to several factors:
1)The ability to have a calendar reminder pop up for the upcoming webinar.
2)The ability to have Zoom automatically send a customized one hour reminder email to everyone who registered.
Chose Zoom Events & Webinars
Zoom Webinars provides a platform to address a larger audience with ease. It provides clear audio and video. Features are better for conferences and lectures when compared to Skype.
Chose Zoom Events & Webinars
I've had limited contact with Whova and Hopin, but I've got clients who have looked at them in detail for events. After hearing my guidance on proper licensing of Zoom Events and training on Zoom Events editing and configuration, they've all been very pleased with going the …
Chose Zoom Events & Webinars
the ease of use of Zoom is better - everyone seems to be familiar with Zoom and not necessarily the other two.
Features
Google MeetZoom Events & Webinars
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
Ratings
12% above category average
Zoom Events & Webinars
-
Ratings
High quality audio8.80 Ratings00 Ratings
High quality video8.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Low bandwidth requirements8.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile support9.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Screen Sharing
Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Product A and Product B
Google Meet
8.9
Ratings
12% above category average
Zoom Events & Webinars
-
Ratings
Desktop sharing9.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Whiteboards8.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Meetings / Events
Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Product A and Product B
Google Meet
8.5
Ratings
4% above category average
Zoom Events & Webinars
-
Ratings
Calendar integration9.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Meeting initiation9.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with social media6.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Record meetings / events8.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Slideshows8.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Events Collaboration
Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Google Meet
8.5
Ratings
5% above category average
Zoom Events & Webinars
-
Ratings
Live chat9.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Audience polling7.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Q&A8.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Events Security
Comparison of Online Events Security features of Product A and Product B
Google Meet
8.9
Ratings
10% above category average
Zoom Events & Webinars
-
Ratings
User authentication9.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Participant roles & permissions8.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Confidential attendee list8.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Events Marketing
Comparison of Online Events Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Google Meet
-
Ratings
Zoom Events & Webinars
9.9
Ratings
10% above category average
Branding options00 Ratings9.90 Ratings
Virtual Event
Comparison of Virtual Event features of Product A and Product B
Google Meet
-
Ratings
Zoom Events & Webinars
8.6
Ratings
8% above category average
Registration, RSVP, and ticketing00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Email marketing00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Livestreaming00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Audience engagement00 Ratings9.40 Ratings
Event recording00 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Virtual booths00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Networking00 Ratings7.60 Ratings
Event analytics00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
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Score 7.1 out of 10
Whova
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Score 9.5 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
JioMeet
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Score 9.8 out of 10
Whova
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Score 9.5 out of 10
Enterprises
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Score 8.7 out of 10
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Score 9.5 out of 10
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User Ratings
Google MeetZoom Events & Webinars
Likelihood to Recommend
9.5
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8.6
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.0
(0 ratings)
2.0
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.3
(0 ratings)
9.5
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.8
(0 ratings)
7.2
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Google MeetZoom Events & Webinars
Likelihood to Recommend
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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I had an issue with my calendar syncing to Zoom Workplace for a while, that was annoying, but it resolved itself someway. Maybe an update. The invite feature is week when in a call, my team never receives them, I manually always have to send a link. I also do not get Zoom call notifications so I am late to meetings often. Too much work to manually find that feature, wish it was a default setting like Teams. I prefer Zoom Workplace because I think it works faster, is smoother, and I prefer the video settings UI over other platforms. Everyone else makes it too complicated to change backgrounds or blur as necessary. The adjustment for low light is also a huge win.
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Pros
  • The recordings, so we can have the recordings.
  • It's very easy to start up Google Meet. As it is integrated with Slack, so you can just put the command and you'll have a Google Meet start instantly.
  • We also have the Gemini notes added to it. So those meeting recordings and everything, that gets really helpful. So these are some of the pros.
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  • Easy data entry using imported CSV files
  • Full speaker and session images and text, with individual itineraries for attendees.
  • Duplicate the structure and format of an existing event for your next event, or create an event template to easily replicate future events
  • Automated language caption translation on-the-fly for a growing list of languages
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Cons
  • There is no hand raise feature in a normal account on Google Meet, unlike in Zoom where participants can raise hands in meetings hosted from a normal account.
  • Having a grid view feature would take Google Meet to another level.
  • The meeting recording option is hard to find.
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  • I will we could add registration disclaimer language to the Webinar templates.
  • Some of the customization and setup features are difficult to find.
  • I would like to add someone to help me run webinars without paying for them to have their own webinar platform. We should be able to buy one platform and both of us log into it and setup and run webinars from it.
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Likelihood to Renew
Google Hangouts Meet is easy to use and easy to access. I've experienced very few technical issues compared to other similar software options. It's a little less formal than Microsoft Teams but makes it easy to access other google items such as google drive and google docs. Meeting in hangout gives you an easy-to-use hub to not only meet for planning or team-building purposes but to easily share information that can help you with your meeting goals.
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We will be renewing with Zoom as long as it continues to meet our needs for client and lead outreach needs in a robust manner. With little error and an easy to use interface, Zoom has met our needs and exceeded our expectations. The cost is right and with a short learning curve, Zoom has been an easy decision to make and maintain.
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Usability
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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Zoom [Video Webinar] is easy and secure to use. It has all those feature which can make a virtual meeting go smooth. Zoom [Video Webinar] provides one click join option and easy screen sharing. It also has strong tools to restrict meeting controls and is secure enough to let you start with it. Zoom [Video Webinar] in relation to other video webinar application is easy to use and lightweight, its mobile application is also easy to use.
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Support Rating
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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Zoom Video Webinar provides users with updates on their newest functions as part of an email subscribed list. They provide you with up-to-date information on all their latest changes and functions for ease [in] transition. Zoom Video Webinar can be contacted easily for any questions or concerns you may have with the platform and the response is timely.
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Implementation Rating
No answers on this topic
Implementation was very feasible during our initial usage of the Zoom after COVID-19.
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Alternatives Considered
It does not cut meetings after 40 minutes if you have not subscribed, unlike the other one. The meeting will run as long as possible, enabling you to have a productive meeting with or without a subscription.
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Zoom is a good option compared to these other softwares as it is more universally accepted. The advantage of this is that most people use Zoom, making it easier to arrange a call with external stakeholders. Microsoft Teams is often very unreliable, and Zoom seems to work more consistently compared to the other options.
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Return on Investment
  • 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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  • Our main need that Zoom Webinar meets is the need to have frequent company video webinars, and it's a need that Zoom meets far better than any other tool available.
  • The branding features available allow us to keep branding for internal and external webinars strong, unlike other tools which have minimal branding capabilities for webinars.
  • Zoom's new Events offering makes it easy to set up engaging and interactive hubs for multi-day webinars.
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ScreenShots

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