Google Meet vs. RingCentral Video

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
RingCentral Video
Score 7.7 out of 10
N/A
RingCentral Video is a video conferencing solution ideal for remote teams and businesses. It includes screen sharing, group messaging, HD quality voice and video, and one-click video meetings.N/A
Pricing
Google MeetRingCentral Video
Editions & Modules
Google Workspace - Business Starter
$6
per month
Google Workspace - Business Standard
$12
per month
Google Workspace - Business Plus
$18
per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Google MeetRingCentral Video
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
Google MeetRingCentral Video
Considered Both Products
Google Meet

No answer on this topic

RingCentral Video
Chose RingCentral Video
RingCentral was selected by our client because of the ease to be used; I would compare it with Webex in reliability and user-friendliness. Not the same for Google Meet, even when this one is free to use, the tools at your disposal and the UI are surpassed in quality by …
Chose RingCentral Video
RingCentral Video works basically as well as Google, Skype, and Zoom, however, those apps are more well known and much more industry standards. That is why we prefer them however we do use RingCentral as the backup and for some clients who prefer it for one reason or another. …
Chose RingCentral Video
RingCentral Video is lightweight and perfect for video meetings, however we did not select RingCentral Video because it did not have advanced teams functions for dynamic participants (project team members)
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
Google MeetRingCentral Video
Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Product A and Product B
Google Meet
8.7
52 Ratings
9% above category average
RingCentral Video
8.3
8 Ratings
4% above category average
High quality audio8.952 Ratings8.78 Ratings
High quality video8.252 Ratings8.48 Ratings
Low bandwidth requirements8.843 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile support8.947 Ratings8.08 Ratings
Screen Sharing
Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Product A and Product B
Google Meet
8.0
52 Ratings
1% above category average
RingCentral Video
8.2
8 Ratings
3% above category average
Desktop sharing8.952 Ratings8.28 Ratings
Whiteboards7.134 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Meetings / Events
Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Product A and Product B
Google Meet
8.2
51 Ratings
0% above category average
RingCentral Video
8.2
8 Ratings
0% above category average
Calendar integration8.850 Ratings7.88 Ratings
Meeting initiation8.750 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with social media7.225 Ratings00 Ratings
Record meetings / events7.539 Ratings8.67 Ratings
Slideshows8.540 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Events Collaboration
Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Google Meet
8.9
50 Ratings
6% above category average
RingCentral Video
-
Ratings
Live chat8.548 Ratings00 Ratings
Audience polling9.030 Ratings00 Ratings
Q&A9.333 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Events Security
Comparison of Online Events Security features of Product A and Product B
Google Meet
8.3
43 Ratings
0% below category average
RingCentral Video
-
Ratings
User authentication7.940 Ratings00 Ratings
Participant roles & permissions9.338 Ratings00 Ratings
Confidential attendee list7.629 Ratings00 Ratings
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Google MeetRingCentral Video
Small Businesses
ClickMeeting
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Score 9.5 out of 10
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Score 9.5 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
ClickMeeting
ClickMeeting
Score 9.5 out of 10
ClickMeeting
ClickMeeting
Score 9.5 out of 10
Enterprises
Webex Meetings
Webex Meetings
Score 8.2 out of 10
Google Meet
Google Meet
Score 8.3 out of 10
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User Ratings
Google MeetRingCentral Video
Likelihood to Recommend
8.8
(54 ratings)
8.0
(8 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.1
(6 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.6
(12 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
9.8
(18 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
8.6
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Professional Services
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Google MeetRingCentral Video
Likelihood to Recommend
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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RingCentral
I would recommend RingCentral Video if a user or company is currently using RingCentral Meetings and is concerned with the security implications of using a Zoom-based platform. I would also recommend it if they are using O365 or G Suite presently. I would not recommend RingCentral Video if they are using MS Exchange on-prem. RingCentral Video is not as good as RingCentral Meetings, at present. It's also not as good as other meeting software, such as Cisco Webex.
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Pros
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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RingCentral
  • Audio quality is always good if we have good internet.
  • Sharing the screen is easy and simple for every user.
  • Reliability, as all the conference software we need to make sure it's there whenever we need it.
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Cons
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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RingCentral
  • Sometimes, RingCentral Video does not allow users to join a call without the desktop/mobile app.
  • Call recording data is limited to past six months only.
  • The new desktop has some glitches.
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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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RingCentral
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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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RingCentral
Ring Central is very easy to navigate and schedule meetings with this. I have tried other video platforms for meetings but they aren't as easy to navigate.
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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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RingCentral
Did not require 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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RingCentral
RingCentral Video works basically as well as Google, Skype, and Zoom, however, those apps are more well known and much more industry standards. That is why we prefer them however we do use RingCentral as the backup and for some clients who prefer it for one reason or another. It is firmly on the second tier of options, but it is solid nonetheless.
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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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RingCentral
No answers on this topic
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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RingCentral
No answers on this topic
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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RingCentral
  • It gets the job done and we have probably saved a nominal amount bc we use other features as well compared to competitors
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