Google Meet vs. StarLeaf (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
StarLeaf (discontinued)
Score 6.0 out of 10
N/A
StarLeaf offered a conferencing and messaging application that could extend Skype for Business by providing the application with meeting rooms. StarLeaf stopped operating in late 2022 and the product is no longer available.N/A
Pricing
Google MeetStarLeaf (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 MeetStarLeaf (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 MeetStarLeaf (discontinued)
Features
Google MeetStarLeaf (discontinued)
Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Product A and Product B
Google Meet
8.6
Ratings
8% above category average
StarLeaf (discontinued)
-
Ratings
High quality audio8.60 Ratings00 Ratings
High quality video8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Low bandwidth requirements8.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile support8.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Screen Sharing
Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Product A and Product B
Google Meet
7.8
Ratings
2% below category average
StarLeaf (discontinued)
-
Ratings
Desktop sharing7.40 Ratings00 Ratings
Whiteboards8.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Meetings / Events
Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Product A and Product B
Google Meet
7.5
Ratings
10% below category average
StarLeaf (discontinued)
-
Ratings
Calendar integration8.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Meeting initiation8.40 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with social media6.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Record meetings / events6.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Slideshows7.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Events Collaboration
Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Google Meet
7.5
Ratings
9% below category average
StarLeaf (discontinued)
-
Ratings
Live chat8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Audience polling7.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Q&A6.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Events Security
Comparison of Online Events Security features of Product A and Product B
Google Meet
8.5
Ratings
5% above category average
StarLeaf (discontinued)
-
Ratings
User authentication8.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Participant roles & permissions9.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Confidential attendee list7.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Best Alternatives
Google MeetStarLeaf (discontinued)
Small Businesses
Intermedia AnyMeeting Pro
Intermedia AnyMeeting Pro
Score 7.1 out of 10
Intermedia AnyMeeting Pro
Intermedia AnyMeeting Pro
Score 7.1 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 8.4 out of 10
Webex Meetings
Webex Meetings
Score 8.4 out of 10
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User Ratings
Google MeetStarLeaf (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
8.6
(0 ratings)
6.0
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.2
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.8
(0 ratings)
6.0
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Google MeetStarLeaf (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
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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StarLeaf is good because it is allowing our Company and global teams to create and conduct meetings and video calls. However, the mic often has issues as well as connection problems. The mobile app is excellent for joining the video conf calls.
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Pros
  • 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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  • Integrating teams around the world.
  • The connection from StarLeaf to IBM Lotus Notes calendar is very useful.
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Cons
  • 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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  • The microphone has lots of issues, specially in the beginning of calls.
  • Quality of the sound sometimes is not the greatest.
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Likelihood to Renew
Google Hangouts Meet is easy to use and easy to access. I've experienced very few technical issues compared to other similar software options. It's a little less formal than Microsoft Teams but makes it easy to access other google items such as google drive and google docs. Meeting in hangout gives you an easy-to-use hub to not only meet for planning or team-building purposes but to easily share information that can help you with your meeting goals.
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Usability
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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Support Rating
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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Never used the StarLeaf support team.
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Alternatives Considered
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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Microsoft Teams, when I used, was far better than StarLeaf, on video, sound, and feature connections.
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Return on Investment
  • 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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  • The capability of creating meetings with global teams.
  • The connection with Lotus Notes calendar helps the team to manage the calendar and the meetings scheduled.
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