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What are the differences between Zoom and Google Meet?
Let us understand the concepts of Zoom and Google Meet before learning the differences between them.
Zoom
It is a cloud-based video communications application that allows you to set up virtual video and audio conferencing, webinars, live chats, screen-sharing, and other collaborative capabilities. The compatible platforms are Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, and Android. The founder of Zoom was Eric Yuan and launched in 2011.
Features
The features of Zoom are as follows −
- Collaboration
- Screen and application sharing
- Dynamic voice detection
- Scheduling
- Recording
- Large room and webinar
- Mobile devices
Advantages
The advantages of Zoom are as follows −
- Makes communication easy with every co-worker
- Saves time and efforts with fast sharing
- Allow to share files, documents, images etc.
- It is the right way to make people innovative and friendly with new technologies.
Disadvantages
The disadvantages of Zoom are as follows −
- Lack of privacy
- Misunderstanding and confusion can arise
- Increased dependency on technology and distraction with real life.
Google Meet
It was formerly called hangouts meet and is a video communication service developed by Google in the year 2017. It is used in the business for all sizes. The application allows the users to attend meetings, enabling users also who have slow internet connections to dial in. The application is also used in the Web and video conferencing tool in business.
Google meets the version which is extensively used by the businesses for web conferencing, webinars and video conferencing, using which we can host calls for a mass of people.
Features
The features of Google Meet are as follows −
- Unlimited number of meetings
- Compatible across devices
- Adjustable layouts and screen settings
- Video and audio preview screen
- Live captioning during meetings
- Controls for meeting hosts
- Screen sharing with participants
- Integration with Google and Microsoft Office apps
Advantages
The advantages of Google Meet are as follows −
Additional programs come with it which makes it easy to integrate and operate
Range of support by G Suite programs for usage in business
Costs much less than other providers
Sophisticated video calling and conferencing service from Google
Disadvantages
The disadvantages of Google Meet are as follows −
From desktops, you can access Google meet from only Chrome browsers.
It does not include other add-on services such as whiteboard tools, polls, surveys and some others.
Differences
The major differences between Google Meet and Zoom are as follows −
| Google Meet | Zoom |
|---|---|
| Google meet used for video communication service developed by Google in the year 2017. | Zoom is a cloud-based video communications application that allows you to set up virtual video and audio conferencing. The founder of Zoom was Eric Yuan and launched in the year 2011. |
| To access Google Meet desktop version or app on android or iOS is necessary. | The compatible platforms are Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, and Android. |
| Google Meet has a phone, video call and chat facility. | Zoom supports audio calls, video calls and chat facility. |
| In Google Meet we cannot do background customization. | We can customize the background in Zoom |
| If we are working from home by using Google meet there should be no privacy. | In Zoom the privacy to the room can be provided by using a virtual background feature. |
| At a time 250 participants can use Google meet. | Zoom can handle at a time up to 100 participants. |
| Google Meet allows a video call of up to 60 minutes. | Zoom allows a video call of up to 40 minutes. |
| The paid version of Google meets per month 6 and 12 $ it charges. | The paid version of Zoom per month is starting from 14.99$. |
| It is integrated with G Suite Google Docs Google Drive Google sheets and Google notes. | Zoom is integrated with email and calendar. |
| Google Meet has intelligent noise filtering. | Zoom does not have noise filtering. |
| Google meet can schedule using Gmail inbox. | Zoom cannot schedule meetings from Gmail inbox. |
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