TrustRadius Insights for Google Meet are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, third party data sources.
Pros
Efficient Connectivity: Users have appreciated the ability to connect with a large number of participants through Google Meet using a single link, facilitating efficient meetings and enabling effective communication with diverse groups regardless of geographical locations or time zones.
Seamless Integration: Reviewers found the integration of Google Meet with Google Workspace products seamless, enhancing productivity by streamlining workflows and promoting collaborative work environments through easy access to shared documents and resources.
User-Friendly Interface: The user interface of Google Meet was praised for being easy to navigate and user-friendly, contributing to a positive user experience by simplifying meeting setup processes, providing clear audiovisual controls, and offering customizable settings for individual preferences.
It is primarily used in my organization for seamless virtual meetings between our employees and clients. It is quite a reliable platform when comes to online interaction and provides smooth communication across departments and teams working remotely. It significantly reduces certain business problems like reducing travel costs, real time collaboration with teams and efficiency of teams regardless of locations. Our organization also utilizes in our regular training sessions and large scale webinars. Meets integration with other Google services is just phenomenal, Meet with Google workspace certainly enhances employees productivity, easy scheduling of meetings, document sharing and screen presentations. We also use meet for daily brainstorming sessions, customer presentations, training sessions and large scale organizational webinars. It is quite an incredible tool for day to day use and is very beginner friendly. Its intuitive dashboard is just flawless and one can easily use it without any specified technical knowledge. At last Google Meet ensures smooth professional virtual interactions among organizations which makes it an indispensable tool for us.
Pros
Google Meet provides seamless integration within Google workspace with tools like Calendar, Gmail and Google drives making it an effortlessly to invite people.
Users can significantly attach there documents with Google Drive without any hassle. It ensure that all have access to required documents before and while the meeting continues.
Google Meet runs very smoothly in browsers that significantly eliminate compatibility issues and can be run on any device.
Meeting links can be shared quite easily and in just a single click one can join it that reduces technical barriers.
It often works quite well in low bandwidth areas which is truly phenomenal
Cons
Its a great tool but it lacks features like muting and unmuting participants on a single click
If meeting are going a larger basis there must be a hard mute button to prevent participants unmuting themselves.
Its free users cannot record meetings which only available in paid option.
It does not have any cloud storage management facility
AI enabled noise cancellation feature is useful but significantly needs improvement as it often mute human voices along with background noise.
Likelihood to Recommend
Google Meet is an excellent software if you require to setup quick business meetings or one on one discussions. Especially for them who are already knowledgeable with Google workspace environment. Meets native integration with other tools like calendars, Gmail, Google Drive is just seamless, It just enable users to use these tools without switching on different platforms. Raise hand like features are quite good as well as shared screen features makes it to present reports and documents in more suitable manner. If organizations are providing training sessions, intensive workshops and other brainstorming sessions they can easily do that with Google Meet. Its simple interface ensures client would not face any technical difficulties while using it. It also lacks some features like attendee analytics which some of its peers have. It also lacks in having built in monetization tools for webinars or integration with some third party marketing tools. Organizations like finance, Health and government sectors often requires high end encryption or specific compliance certification which is not available with every plan.
We use Google Meet as one of the our options for meetings with 3rd parties (meetings that include people outside of our company). The software is quick and lightweight
Pros
Close Captioning
Zero client footprint
Ability to "hide" the "meet is sharing your screen" message
Cons
The "copy link" to get started could include less obnoxious wrapper text - just the link!
Remote control...at least the ability to move the mouse on someone else screen
Likelihood to Recommend
We use Google Meet as one of the our options for meetings with 3rd parties (meetings that include people outside of our company). The zero-install client makes this a friendly choice, but ONLY when we KNOW we will not require remote control. The close caption feature is nice - but a but gimicky, it doesn't add much value.
It is used across the whole organization for internal meetings and town halls. We use it in marketing for small events and webinars with customers/prospects.
Pros
Easy to use
Does not have a time limit on meetings
It has backgrounds
Cons
For marketers I would add a function that let you export the list of attendes
You can not see the other participants if you are sharing your screen
You can not see all the people in one screen when someone is sharing
Likelihood to Recommend
I think is well suited for internal meetings and calls with friends or family outside work. For events, it could be improved for marketers to host their webinars.
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Professional in Marketing (Computer Software company, 501-1000 employees)
Google Hangouts Meet is being used throughout the entire company to connect with each other or conduct meetings/huddles and catch-up's through video calls. We use the service on a daily. The reason we like "Meet" is it does not require any major app installations on computer devices, it's easy and simple to use. It also consumes lesser data in comparison to other software with the same features.
Pros
Ease-of-use
Screen share and Subtitle features
Integration capabilities
Instant messaging and emojis
Data consumption to a minimal
Cons
lack of certain features on mobile
video and audio quality could always use some improvement
a dedicated desktop app
Likelihood to Recommend
Hangouts Meet mainly suits my need to establish a connection with my colleagues and clients and hold quick meetings. It also helps that I know that all of the parties involved are comfortable with using Google's platform. I like the fact that Google is incorporating and connecting its software like Google Calendar.
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Verified User
Manager in Sales (Computer Software company, 51-200 employees)
We are constantly communicating since we have been using Google Hangouts Meet; we decided through an internal meeting that this software can discuss, hold meetings, and generally share via remote. We have done meetings of about one or two hours, and it has not cut off the call; it is efficient.
Pros
It is a very light software that supports any device; I mainly have it on my cell phone, which has been excellent.
I communicate with my workgroup from this application to solve any problem.
The chat is fast and very simple to use.
I can save the chat history, see who can initiate the conversation and the high quality.
Cons
They should fix the stability of the microphone; honestly, it is complicated to start a conversation when this specifically fails.
I have had problems with additional recharging costs when adding my phone number.
Likelihood to Recommend
I suggest it for all those interested in implementing an internal communication system with their employees; it is good, it works quickly, and it is very decisive to address critical issues. Google Hangouts Meet delivers.
Google Hangouts Meet is a sensational tool to conduct meetings online. I can easily connect with my team and start an online meeting. It integrates swiftly with other Google products like Gmail.
Pros
It is very simple to operate. All of my team members are able to operate Google Hangouts Meet efficiently.
It interface is very user-friendly.
Cons
Large number of people cannot participate in a meeting. Sometimes few members of my team cannot participate in a meeting.
I think that Google should improve its video quality. The video quality is not very impressive as compared to other similar software.
Likelihood to Recommend
Google Hangouts Meet is an outstanding software when it comes to conducting online meetings. There are some remarkable features like screen sharing and recording an online meeting for later reference. However, one downside is that a large number of participants cannot participate in a meeting.
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Verified User
Team Lead in Customer Service (Telecommunications company, 10,001+ employees)
In our organization, Google Hangouts Meet is used for presentation and also for a lecture. Everyone can connect at a time from anywhere, no need to seat at the same place which is the biggest problem is solved by Google Hangout Meet. We can send the invitation by that all the people can notify and join.
Pros
All the participants up to the 100 can connect at a time.
Anyone can share the screen and explain their thoughts or deliver the information.
Admin has access to remove or mute any of the participants.
Cons
There is functionality of accessing the screen of participant is not there in a meet which is there in similar type of product.
Maximum participants can join is 100, which needs to be some more because organization may have more number of participants.
Sometime the video quality is not good we need to rejoin to get that better.
Likelihood to Recommend
I will strongly recommend a Google Hangout Meet if you want to connect all the members online. The user interface of Google Hangout Meet is very simple anyone can join with few clicks. We can create future meetings and invite people to notify them about a meeting. Also, I like the integration with Google Calender which is quite helpful to attend the meeting on a time.
Day-to-day video conferencing, project discussions, attending online sessions, sessions online for people who are remote, and for sure the pandemic has escalated that. Also, the screen sharing feature is great for witnessing signatures. Google Hangouts Meet has made it simple to set up emergency meetings to sort out production issues if and when they come up. A meeting is always just a link away.
Pros
Fully integrated with other Google Workspace products.
Great Customer Support section.
Start a meeting instantly.
Easy to use.
Cons
Limited features.
Not more than 100 participants.
No session recording feature.
Likelihood to Recommend
Google Hangouts Meet allows others to communicate and provide direct instruction at any time point of time and from any location. Communication is made easy and manageable with just a simple open tap. Without any interruptions, communication is simplified and allows professional and personal communication needs to be met with the ease of multi-tasking steps.
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Verified User
Engineer in Product Management (Computer Software company, 51-200 employees)
From the moment the covid-19 crisis occurred and we resorted to teleworking, we rely on Google hangouts [to] [serve] as the main platform and facilitator of all communications in our company. [We] use it daily in video calls for [preview] and post shows, where we share the latest news of the processes; [we also use Google Handouts] to socialize the scorecard, trainings, and last minute meetings when immediate action is required on our operation due to failures in the area or services, among other uses. We use it in all our departments and the benefit we have obtained with its implementation has been really important and productive. [Its] functions promote and favor collaborative work, as [well as] the chat and messaging function, whicj allows us to be always in contact with our work team. [Google Handouts Meet] is really useful and fits very well in our business.
Pros
Its high quality audio and video.
Events can be created directly from Google Calendar as required.
Video streaming.
The security offered on every connection, whether audio or video, ensures that content is always protected.
Its interface is easy to use.
Their mobile application is easy to use and works very well.
Sincroniza con Google Drive.
Cons
Reduce the size of the chat box [because] it occupies a large part of the screen and makes it difficult to carry out other processes.
All information or data shared in the chat during a meeting is lost after the meeting is over.
Compatibility with browsers other than [Chrome].
Likelihood to Recommend
Google [Hangouts Meet] is ideal for shortening distances and strengthen remote work, conduct meetings, training, conferences, and others. [Its] great collaborative environment, facilitates the interaction of work teams either through audio calls, video calls or messaging; with unparalleled quality and efficiency, [...] your section start is done through [Gmail]. [This] is a plus since many people use these email accounts.
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Verified User
Analyst in Customer Service (Telecommunications company, 5001-10,000 employees)
We have tried this platform, but it lacks the features of other services such as Zoom. We used as a test for staff meetings. I do like the live captioning feature during meetings. It also has typical features you need like standard controls, screen sharing, messaging others, working across devices, and more.
Pros
Standard features.
Closed Captioning.
Integrates with most devices.
Cons
Security features.
Backgrounds.
Interaction.
Likelihood to Recommend
We have used and tried WebEx, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams and Zoom. Zoom is a verb like Google is to search. Zoom just has more features and they keep adding more every month. Almost all of our customers prefer Zoom, and even expect Zoom. Google Meet works fine, there are just more robust options.
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Verified User
Executive in Corporate (Publishing company, 11-50 employees)