Google Meet - Is it worth it?
June 23, 2020
Google Meet - Is it worth it?

Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Google Hangouts Meet
It is used across the whole organization. With the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, our district turned to Google Apps for education to provide remote learning services to our students. We purchased Google Apps, and I became of the administrators for the service. We ran an experiment to find out whether this purchase would be worth it by having some teachers operate the free version while having some teachers use Hangouts Meet (purchased). We gleaned that Meet provided much higher quality video calls and is much better suited for the business or school platforms.
Pros
- High quality video on video calls
- High quality audio on video calls
- The ability to present ones screen, optimal for presentations and such
Cons
- The tiled view has a glitch in which it occasionally does not work.
- Options to “raise a hand” virtually to get the attention of a teacher if used in an education setting
- The ability to mute particular members of the call
- Purchasing Google Meet has been a positive investment for our school district. Since Meet is similar to and integrated with other Google Apps for Education, our teachers were already familiar with how to log on and start and end calls. This, in conjunction with the fact that Meet has an easy to learn interface, allowed us to save money for our district that would have been spent on training faculty in using Meet. In addition, since the connection quality on Meet is so reliable, we did not have to invest in technology support resources, saving a lot of money for our school district. This is how the purchase of Google Meet and Google Apps returned on our investment.
- Zoom and Skype
It is better integrated for business and education. It is much more professional than both Skype and zoom and it is the best option for professional discussions. It is minimalistic and easy to understand and it works on computer and mobile devices. Joining calls is very easy and convenient, unlike Skype, which requires the creation of a Microsoft account.
Do you think Google Meet delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with Google Meet's feature set?
Yes
Did Google Meet live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of Google Meet go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy Google Meet again?
Yes
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