Google Meet review

Google Meet is the easiest Zoom alternative to start with if you already have a Google account. Google's US App Store listing says you can hold one to one video calls for up to 24 hours and host meetings for up to 60 minutes and 100 people at no cost, with real-time translated captions in over 70 languages. On the Google Workspace pricing page, Business Starter includes video meetings for 100 participants, Business Standard adds recording, noise cancellation and 150 participants, and Business Plus adds attendance tracking and 500 participants. Meet runs inside Gmail and Google Calendar, so a meeting link is attached to every invite. The pricing page showed Polish zloty from our location, so we left the USD price pending. Google lists a 14 day trial for Workspace. We compared documented features and published prices rather than testing the app.

Who it is for

people and teams already using Gmail and Google Calendar

Price

Free with a Google account; Google Workspace plans with Meet: see vendor pricing (USD check pending).

US price check pending. See the vendor pricing page.

Key features

• Free meetings for up to 60 minutes and 100 people, and one to one calls for up to 24 hours
• Real-time translated captions in over 70 languages
• Workspace Business Starter allows 100 participants, Business Standard 150 with recording and noise cancellation, Business Plus 500
• Works inside Gmail, Calendar, Docs and Slides
• Video messages that others can watch and answer later

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Calendar invites can carry a Meet link automatically
• Strength: Free tier covers 100 people per meeting
• Strength: Workspace plans come with a 14 day free trial
• Weakness: Free group meetings stop at 60 minutes
• Weakness: Recording starts on Business Standard, not Business Starter
• Weakness: Workspace prices showed in Polish zloty from our location, so the USD price is pending

Key facts

• Free meetings: Up to 60 minutes and 100 people
• One to one calls: Up to 24 hours
• Translated captions: Over 70 languages
• Largest Business plan: 500 participants on Business Plus

Where it ranks

Google Meet is No. 1 in our Best Zoom Alternatives verdict.