Google Meet vs. Highfive (discontinued)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Google Meet
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
Google Meet, formerly Hangouts Meet, replaces the former Google Hangouts as the company's G Suite integrated web conferencing tool, allowing users to join meetings directly from a Calendar event or email invite from a computer, phone, or conference room. G Suite's Enterprise edition also creates a dial-in phone number for each meeting, as an additional convenience.
$6
per month
Highfive (discontinued)
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
Highfive was a web conferencing platform acquired by Dialpad in 2020. Its functionality became part of the now obsolete Dialpad Meetings, the functionality of which is now contained in Dialpad Connect.N/A
Pricing
Google MeetHighfive (discontinued)
Editions & Modules
Google Workspace - Business Starter
$6
per month
Google Workspace - Business Standard
$12
per month
Google Workspace - Business Plus
$18
per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Google MeetHighfive (discontinued)
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Google MeetHighfive (discontinued)
Considered Both Products
Google Meet
Chose Google Meet
Each of these tools have their own advantages but Google meet is a great tool when it comes to having an entire package right from sending out an email to syncing the calendar and then having the meetings.
Highfive (discontinued)

No answer on this topic

Features
Google MeetHighfive (discontinued)
Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Product A and Product B
Google Meet
8.5
53 Ratings
7% above category average
Highfive (discontinued)
7.7
57 Ratings
3% below category average
High quality audio8.653 Ratings8.057 Ratings
High quality video7.953 Ratings8.053 Ratings
Low bandwidth requirements8.943 Ratings7.151 Ratings
Mobile support8.748 Ratings7.848 Ratings
Screen Sharing
Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Product A and Product B
Google Meet
7.7
53 Ratings
3% below category average
Highfive (discontinued)
8.2
55 Ratings
3% above category average
Desktop sharing7.353 Ratings8.755 Ratings
Whiteboards8.135 Ratings7.721 Ratings
Online Meetings / Events
Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Product A and Product B
Google Meet
7.4
52 Ratings
11% below category average
Highfive (discontinued)
8.5
56 Ratings
3% above category average
Calendar integration8.651 Ratings9.145 Ratings
Meeting initiation8.351 Ratings8.953 Ratings
Integrates with social media6.325 Ratings7.718 Ratings
Record meetings / events6.640 Ratings8.435 Ratings
Slideshows7.241 Ratings8.628 Ratings
Online Events Collaboration
Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Google Meet
7.4
51 Ratings
10% below category average
Highfive (discontinued)
7.9
35 Ratings
3% below category average
Live chat8.049 Ratings8.934 Ratings
Audience polling7.531 Ratings7.213 Ratings
Q&A6.734 Ratings7.521 Ratings
Online Events Security
Comparison of Online Events Security features of Product A and Product B
Google Meet
8.4
44 Ratings
3% above category average
Highfive (discontinued)
7.9
41 Ratings
3% below category average
User authentication8.141 Ratings7.539 Ratings
Participant roles & permissions9.639 Ratings8.137 Ratings
Confidential attendee list7.630 Ratings8.025 Ratings
VoIP system collaboration
Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Google Meet
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Ratings
Highfive (discontinued)
8.9
59 Ratings
13% above category average
Video conferencing00 Ratings8.838 Ratings
Audio conferencing00 Ratings8.859 Ratings
Video screen sharing00 Ratings8.829 Ratings
Instant messaging00 Ratings9.121 Ratings
Best Alternatives
Google MeetHighfive (discontinued)
Small Businesses
Intermedia AnyMeeting Pro
Intermedia AnyMeeting Pro
Score 7.2 out of 10
Intermedia AnyMeeting Pro
Intermedia AnyMeeting Pro
Score 7.2 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
JioMeet
JioMeet
Score 10.0 out of 10
JioMeet
JioMeet
Score 10.0 out of 10
Enterprises
Webex Meetings
Webex Meetings
Score 8.5 out of 10
Webex Meetings
Webex Meetings
Score 8.5 out of 10
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User Ratings
Google MeetHighfive (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
8.6
(55 ratings)
8.4
(115 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.0
(6 ratings)
9.1
(3 ratings)
Usability
8.2
(14 ratings)
8.0
(10 ratings)
Support Rating
9.8
(18 ratings)
7.7
(39 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
8.6
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Professional Services
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Google MeetHighfive (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
Google
Google Meet was a perfect video conferencing solution for us during our training sessions. The only problems encountered were due to weak signals, which sometimes required us to turn off our video. All features worked very well in tying together a team across four different time zones. I was very impressed with the tool's performance
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The free version I would absolutely recommend, we've had some great use out of it for the past few years. Presenting, sharing screen, the conference line and some other features are all free. If we did need more analytics and more features, perhaps making it easier for the potential customer to share screen, we might re-start the search and we'd potentially rate UberConference lower, but for the free version it's been great for us.
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Pros
Google
  • First off, the quality of the call is pretty good, especially when all of us are working remotely.
  • We can easily schedule our meeting in Google Calendar.
  • Sending an invitation link is easy.
  • What makes Google Meet stand out from other video conferencing tools is that we can use it for an unlimited time, even if we use the free account.
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  • I appreciate being able to select a local phone number: it adds credibility and convenience for in-market clients/prospects.
  • I like being able to customize the hold music. One of our employees wrote and produced custom hold music for Anvil, which generates discussion and engagement as an ice-breaker.
  • The screen sharing is easy-to-use and is far more reliable than in the past. Prospects and clients do not have to download any app to make it work properly.
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Cons
Google
  • Meet as it comes doesn't have a great way to handle large meetings.
  • I don't like the way they hide the mute button. It's a disruptive view to mute/unmute.
  • Chat box is the only way to document collaborations within the meeting.
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  • Can be very laggy - I have been part of screen share conferences where the connection keeps dropping.
  • Call quality is not always the best.
  • Limited functionality - this cannot be your all-in-one go-to conferencing solution because there are no video call capabilities.
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Likelihood to Renew
Google
This app is still having a lot of redundant features as compared to other industry apps such as Zoom and Webex which offers much more on the functionality side along with the option to have greater user access control to the admin/host of the meetings. A sense of interaction is always found to be missing in Google meet which can be easily adopted in the Zoom
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Discontinued Products
UberConference is more expensive than some of its competitors and we have not found a real advantage to using UberConference over certain less-expensive applications. UberConference charges per month per organizer and those costs add up quickly, so we will be moving forward with a more budget-friendly option in the coming months.
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Usability
Google
Google Meet is very easy and simple to use. I can schedule a meeting right on my calendar - it literally takes a few seconds. There is no additional app I have to open to schedule anything. Guests can click on the link easily to join any meetings. 10/10!
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The interface is intuitive and stupidly simple, no complicated sub-menus or configuration settings. Easy to create a meeting space and then have others join with a link or dial-in PIN on the free tier. On the paid tier it's even easier with PIN-less joining and automatic reminder calls to get participants to join.
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Support Rating
Google
Google does a great job of providing tech support for this product, as it does many others. Similarly, Google has FAQs that cover a large amount of issues faced by users. Problems have not persisted in our use of this product. Problems are resolved quickly and easily, with or without personal Google support.
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I haven't needed support for the most part, which is a positive for Highfive. It's intuitive and most features are straightforward to use. In the one instance that I did contact them, it took them longer then expected to respond, but they were able to answer my question once they did.
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Alternatives Considered
Google
The main positive feature in Google Meet over Zoom to me is the fact that Google meet can be seamlessly deployed in the browser with its full functionality. Unlike Zoom for which you need to download an extra application to use. This consequently makes workflow smooth when transitioning between something like emails and taking part in a meeting.
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Uberconference is by far more reliable and has a better quality of service than the other providers in this space. I have never had a dropped call with Uberconference (unlike Skype and Hangouts). I do think they need to do more marketing because fewer people know about them than others and sometimes people decline to use the service so we have to use one of the other platforms to connect.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Google
I wasn't involved in the unit pricing factor. So far I used Google meet in the office where I got access to all these Google applications including the Google Meet feature. So I wasn't involved much in this pricing factor of Google Meet and also regarding the contact terms of the product.
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Professional Services
Google
This is very good in the professional services as I started using this first for the professional service only. While using this Google Meet itself gives a professional feel as the UI works in a professional way. The video background modification, multi-screen feature, and some other features help in professional service.
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Return on Investment
Google
  • Negative: on each webinar someone from our team had to write manually the people that were participating and after that matching it with the registered people list. We wasted time. It could be easily resolved by adding the export list feature
  • Positive: Collaboration and internal meetings. Calendar integration helps us save time.
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  • Our teams use this every day. It makes it easy to meet with clients and share a screen and display analytics.
  • Some of my clients thought that they need to register first to be able to contact me. It's bad that they are not notified in any way that it's enough just to enter its names and that's it.
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