--- description: Review of Google Meet Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice Ireland. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Google Meet | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice IE --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Video Conferencing Software](/directory/4531/video-conferencing/software) > [Google Meet](/software/185290/google-meet) # Google Meet Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/185290/google-meet Page: 1 / 488\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/185290/google-meet?page=2) > Google Meet is a video conferencing app. It is the business-oriented version of Google's Hangouts platform and is suitable for businesses of all sizes. The solution enables users to make video calls with up to 30 users per high-definition video meeting. The app allows users to join pre-scheduled meetings from calendar events, choose a link, enter meeting code and even dial in from their phones if the invitation includes a phone number. Google Meet integrates with G Suite versions of Google Calendar and Gmail and shows the complete list of participants and scheduled meetings. It shows a "join" button for users to connect to the meeting and provides options to mute and turn off the video during the meeting. Google Meet allows users to dial in phone numbers to access meetings, thus enabling users with slow or no internet connection to call in. However, dial-in numbers are only available to the G Suite enterprise edition customers. > > Verdict: Rated **4.5/5** by 12161 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.5/5** | 12161 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Google ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$6.00 - **Pricing model**: Per User (Free version available) - **Pricing Details**: Google Meet are currently providing free access to advanced Meet video-conferencing capabilities for all G Suite and G Suite for Education customers globally until September 30, 2020. Benefits include: Larger meetings, for up to 150 participants per call Live streaming for up to 100,000 viewers within a domain The ability to record meetings and save them to Google Drive Google Meet is part of the GSuite platform and is included in all price plans; Basic, Business, and Enterprise. After September 30, 2020, pricing will be as follows: Basic: Free for up to 100 participants per call. Business Essentials: $10/active user/month for up to 150 participants per call. Enterprise Essentials: Contact them for pricing. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, India, Japan, Mexico, United Kingdom, United States ## Features - API - Alerts/Notifications - Attendee Management - Audio Calls - Brainstorming - Breakout Rooms - Calendar Sync - Call Conferencing - Call Recording - Chat/Messaging - Collaboration Tools - Conferencing - Discussions/Forums - Electronic Hand Raising - File Sharing - File Transfer - Group Messaging - HD Audio/Video - Host Controls - Live Chat ## Integrations (12 total) - Calendly - Gmail - Google Calendar - Google Classroom - Google Contacts - Google Docs - Google Drive - Google Slides - Google Voice - Google Workspace - Webex Suite - Zoom Workplace ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Chat ## Category - [Video Conferencing Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4531/video-conferencing/software) ## Related Categories - [Video Conferencing Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4531/video-conferencing/software) - [Team Communication Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4594/team-communication/software) - [VoIP Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4508/voip/software) - [Online Meeting Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/852/online-meeting/software) - [Web Conferencing Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/3822/conference-calling/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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Web chatting as part of google meet is not the best way to do this. > > Google meet is great if you want to have a video chat with people online with a free and easy tool to use. ----- ### "Google Meet helps transform virtual communications through efficient online meetings." — 5.0/5 > **Paul** | *30 June 2026* | Design | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: Our needs of holding regular meeting discussions to discuss our design projects both with our clients and within our design team led us to implement Google Meet which has been allowing us to easily and conveniently plan and host our meetings virtually. Google Meet offers incredible meeting host and participants management features which allows us to have full control over the meeting sessions, making it easy for us to ensure smooth discussion sessions. It also has great audience interaction tools like live chats which allows us to have very lively discussion sessions where everyone get to take part and weigh in their ideas. The user interface in Google Meet is very clean and user-friendly making it possible for us to easily and conveniently navigate through it during meetings. It also has excellent meeting reporting features which help us gain insights about our meeting management experience helping us to learn new ways of how to facilitate butter meeting experiences. > > **Cons**: Google Meet has been a very straightforward tool to work with and we are satisfied with the service we get from it. It has been easy to use and all its features work perfectly for us allowing us to have a smooth and flawless user experience. There has been genuinely nothing for us to like least or dislike about Google Meet. > > We regularly use Google Meet to facilitate both our regular group meetings as well as hosting virtual meetings with clients to discuss our projects and our overall experience has been very successful. Having Google Meet has really saved us from all the ups and downs of having to plan physical meetings by allowing us to handle all our meetings needs virtually which are more convenient and easy to plan. It allows us to hold our meetings at any time without any restrictions of being far away from each other and makes it easy for us to work hand in hand with our clients by allowing us to relay project updates with them frequently. Google Meet has also helped us to speed up our team communications and improve our collaboration during projects by allowing us to hold quick virtual meetings to discuss how we will execute our projects. ----- ### "Reliable and Easy-to-Use" — 5.0/5 > **Jeffrey** | *6 July 2026* | Construction | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: Google Meet has been very reliable with excellent audio and video quality. It's easy to join meetings from any device, integrates seamlessly with Google Calendar and Gmail, and has been a dependable communication tool for our business. > > **Cons**: Very few complaints. Some advanced features require a paid plan, but overall it has been reliable and easy to use. > > Google Meet has been a dependable, easy-to-use platform for virtual meetings. The integration with Google Workspace, reliable call quality, and simple interface make it an excellent choice for both business and personal use. ----- ### "Great Option for a Startup" — 4.0/5 > **Megan** | *2 May 2026* | Biotechnology | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: I am grateful for the value for money option and the easy of setting up meetings. The background options are great - they look realistic and they're beautiful. > > **Cons**: My least favorite thing about Google Meet is the random poor quality of the meeting, probably happening about 20% of the time. > > I am happy with my overall experience with Google and Google Meet. I trust their products and I am grateful that it continues to get upgraded and expanded features. ----- ### "Reliable virtual conferencing platform" — 4.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *25 July 2026* | Education Management | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: Google Meet is simply the best video meeting tool that I've used so far. It's interface is simple and user friendly. It provides some amazing features like virtual background and background blur which helps maintaining privacy while working from home. During my teaching period it made managing students easy as it allows admitting or muting the participants easily and sharing screen to deliver lectures efficiently. > > **Cons**: Customer support is very limited for free users which makes it hard to have personalized assistance. Also Meet itself does not provide much built-in file managing options or features during the meetings. Although it works well with Google Drive in integration for sharing files. > > All in all the experience with Google Meet is quite positive not that bad. It is value for money as it provides almost all the essential features required in a video meeting or conference. Although there are minor bugs and glitches, like voice or video lags. 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