Google Meet: Great for a hangout, not for an office meet!
August 30, 2020

Google Meet: Great for a hangout, not for an office meet!

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Google Hangouts Meet

Most students at our University have access to Google Hangouts Meet. We started using it more frequently during quarantine and it has been used for staff meetings, and for social interactions. I have used it for virtual games in addition to other interactions as well. Students have generally found this to be an easy to use tool. Since there is no additional cost, this is a great choice for our case. We are already subscribers of the Google Suite for Education, which includes Google Hangouts Meet.

Pros

  • Browser-based interface available, no installation needed.
  • Simple mobile app.
  • Screen-share capability.

Cons

  • Preview window is very small.
  • Chat is not integrated with hangouts, it's a little confusing.
  • Facilitates communication.
  • Allows flexible scheduling.
Google Meet is about the same level of convenience and I use it like Skype and BlueJeans for my needs and my subscription levels. Zoom and Microsoft Teams (which we subscribe to as well) have much better features for our educational use cases like classrooms.
Have not contacted support, but this is a very well-documented tool. Google Forums are great and have answered all questions I have had so far.

Do you think Google Meet delivers good value for the price?

No

Are you happy with Google Meet's feature set?

No

Did Google Meet live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Google Meet go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Google Meet again?

No

Google Meet is great for a meeting that does not need to be recorded, only needs chat, audio, video, and screen share. This is a simple tool for simple meetings. If you need break-out rooms then this is not suitable.
It is very easy to have a single link that you can reuse. I use one link for all 1:1 meetings that are impromptu so I don't need to create a new link each time.

Google Meet Feature Ratings

10.0
High quality audio
10
High quality video
10
Low bandwidth requirements
Not Rated
Mobile support
10
10.0
Desktop sharing
10
Whiteboards
10
10.0
Calendar integration
10
Meeting initiation
10
Integrates with social media
Not Rated
Record meetings / events
Not Rated
Slideshows
10
8.0
Live chat
8
Audience polling
Not Rated
Q&A
Not Rated
Not Rated
User authentication
Not Rated
Participant roles & permissions
Not Rated
Confidential attendee list
Not Rated
VoIP system collaboration ()
Not Rated
Web and Video Conferencing ()
Not Rated

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