
Google Meet offers features including an audio/video preview screen to prepare for meetings, controls for meeting hosts, screen-sharing, excellent cross-platform compatibility, and seamless integration with apps from Microsoft Office and Google. Still, Zoom clearly comes out on top in terms of the abilities and control offered to free account users.

Features and functionsīoth Zoom and Google Meet offer users free videoconferencing services along with a host of functions to control meetings of varying sizes. However, Google Meet has dropped its time limits on free meetings until March 2021. As of September 30, Google Meets free version limits users to 60 minutes, while Zoom has consistently offered 40-minute sessions. Number of participants and time limitsīoth Zoom and Google Meet currently offer free meetings of up to 100 participants, but using the free version of either service comes with sharp limitations on time limits. Anyone with a Google login can schedule and join conferences without needing to create a separate account. It’s worth noting that Zoom does offer plugins for both Firefox and Chrome for scheduling meetings, but currently lacks the ability to schedule meetings natively without opening some client or app. Daniel Martin/ScreenshotĪnother area where Google Meet has the upper hand is that you can access it through Google Chrome and other browsers directly without the need for plugins or additional downloads by visiting. As far as mobile clients are concerned, both Zoom and Google Meet have free apps for Android and iOS devices, so you can video conference from anywhere as needed.

Participants can join a Zoom call using their browsers but must currently open the Zoom web client through your browser or the Windows 10/MacOS client. While Zoom is the most popular free videoconferencing software, one notable advantage that Google Meet has is the ability to host a meeting via your web browser of choice. Google’s ChatGPT rival is an ethical mess, say Google’s own workers Google’s ChatGPT rival just launched in search.
