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Google Chat

Overview

What is Google Chat?

Google Chat, formerly Hangouts Chat, is a collaboration tool competing with Slack, designed to make it easy for teams to be able to get their work done in one place. From direct messages to group conversations, Chat helps teams collaborate,…

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Products that are considered exceptional by their customers based on a variety of criteria win TrustRadius awards. Learn more about the types of TrustRadius awards to make the best purchase decision. More about TrustRadius Awards

Popular Features

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  • Chat (20)
    9.0
    90%
  • Notifications (20)
    8.9
    89%
  • Mobile Access (19)
    8.4
    84%
  • Discussions (18)
    7.7
    77%

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Pricing

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What is Google Chat?

Google Chat, formerly Hangouts Chat, is a collaboration tool competing with Slack, designed to make it easy for teams to be able to get their work done in one place. From direct messages to group conversations, Chat helps teams collaborate, and with dedicated, virtual rooms to house projects over…

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  • No setup fee

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  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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What is Slack?

Slack is a group messaging or team collaboration app that aims to simplify communication for businesses. Features include open discussions, private groups, and direct messaging, as well as deep contextual search and message archiving, and file sharing. Slack integrates with a number of other tools,…

What is Microsoft Teams?

Microsoft Teams combines video conferencing software with team collaboration tools. The communications platform allows MS Office users to conduct conference calls and share files via SharePoint, and join or initiate a group chat.

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Product Demos

Google Workspace for Government Demo Series: Google Chat

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PiBot : Google chat Bot to interact with Raspberry Pi

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Hangouts App Is Gone | How To Install, Send Message From Google Chat App | Demo In Tamil

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DailyBot for Google Chat — check-ins, standups, polls, mood tracking, kudos and shortcuts automation

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Integrate Dialogflow with Google Chat

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Features

Project Management

Project management software provides capabilities to streamline management of complex projects through task management, team collaboration and workflow automation

7.9
Avg 7.8

Communication

Features that allow team members to communicate about collaborative projects and keep each other informed of their opinions and progress.

8.2
Avg 8.0

File Sharing & Management

Features that allow collaborators to view, work on, and organize files.

8.3
Avg 8.1
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Product Details

What is Google Chat?

Google Chat Technical Details

Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo

Frequently Asked Questions

Google Chat, formerly Hangouts Chat, is a collaboration tool competing with Slack, designed to make it easy for teams to be able to get their work done in one place. From direct messages to group conversations, Chat helps teams collaborate, and with dedicated, virtual rooms to house projects over time — plus threaded conversations — Chat helps users track progress and follow up tasks. Chat currently supports 28 languages and each room can support up to 8,000 members.

VIRNECT Remote, Space, and Showbie are common alternatives for Google Chat.

Reviewers rate Chat and Integrates with Outlook and Device sync highest, with a score of 9.

The most common users of Google Chat are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
  • We managed to make daily remote meetings using this application which resulted in increasing profit.
  • We could communicate with people who has internet only without telephone lines. Also increase in sales.
  • We managed to perform morning late meetings using this application and used it for free for sometime which saved some cost.
Ryan Mays | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Free flow of ideas which can be both positive and negative.
  • Quick answers to complex questions.
  • Fosters a spirit of collaboration in mid to large sized organizations.
  • Can sometimes twist off into topics that take away from productivity.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Spontaneous Relationship with collegues for having a good communication. Using other features such as customizing chats are enjoyable and easy to express mood.
  • Smooth transactions for clients easy to collect business process related information.You can easily chat question on the chat room
  • Notification are sometimes distracting while doing your actual work. Conversation are non-stop and sometimes caught your interest to chat wth.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Offers the best platform for communication
  • With, teams can easily collaborate making working together easy
  • With mobile and web versions, teams never miss any communication and updates and therefore everyone reacts on time.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Communication is easy and this is important especially when it comes to internal communication
  • Better work collaboration as Google Hangouts Chat offers features such as screen sharing, file sharing and much more
  • Mobile accessibility ensures one never misses important updates.
Kristi R-C, CTS, CQT | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Good impact in that I can talk with students easily
  • Didn't cost us anything to get it started other than some learning time for me
  • We also like the fact we haven't been "Zoom bombed" while using it
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