Google Meet: Pricing, Features & Alternatives

Google video meetings with Workspace scheduling, recordings, breakout rooms, polls, and captions.

Overall Score57/100

4.1Editor Rating

Market Signal 36

#7 of 11 in Webinar Platforms by Overall Score

What Is Google Meet?

Google Meet is Google's video meeting service for browser and mobile calls, with meetings that can be launched directly or scheduled through Google Workspace. Depending on the Workspace edition, hosts can use recording to Google Drive, breakout rooms, polls, Q&A, transcription, attendance tracking and Gemini-assisted notes. Meet can also be opened from Docs, Sheets and Slides while collaborators work on files.

Best for: Google Workspace teams that want video meetings tightly connected to Calendar, Drive, Gmail, and collaborative documents.

Meet is bundled with Google Workspace, so most teams pay for it as part of a per-user Workspace plan. Free accounts limit group calls to 60 minutes, while paid plans allow calls of up to 24 hours. Recording is not included on Business Starter and starts on Business Standard, and attendance tracking needs Business Plus or higher, so plan choice depends on which meeting records you need to keep.

4.1

out of 5

Editor Rating

Calculated from facts we verified on Google Meet's own website, using published thresholds. Nobody can pay to change it. Together with Market Signal it makes the Overall Score of 57 that orders our lists.

Pricing transparency4.8
Entry cost5.0
Free access5.0
Platforms & API4.0
Support2.0
Integrations3.0
Security & compliance5.0

Dimensions without verified data count as a neutral 2.5. Facts checked October 17, 2026. How the rating works

Modest

Market Signal

Real data

Computed from Ahrefs data about Google Meet's pages on workspace.google.com/products/meet (Semrush can't measure one section of a site). Not an assessment of the product itself. How this works →

Market Strength

Where it stands today

Momentum

18 Declining ↓↓

Where it’s heading

Data Confidence

Limited

How much to trust it

Traffic Strength
42
Search Visibility
38
Authority
avg
Brand & Market Presence
28

Tick mark = category average. Authority is only measured for all of workspace.google.com, so it counts as the category average.

Compared with 23 tracked Video & Webinar Marketing tools. Data through September 2026, pulled October 17, 2026.

Who Is It Best For?

Teams already on Google Workspace who schedule calls from Google Calendar
Small businesses hosting client calls without separate meeting software

Who Should Avoid It?

Organizers who need webinar registration pages and attendee funnels
Free-account users who regularly run group calls over an hour

Use Cases

Join client calls straight from a Calendar invite
Record and transcribe team meetings to Drive
Run breakout rooms during workshops
Present a Doc or Slides deck without leaving the file

Google Meet Features

Meeting recording to Google Drive
Breakout rooms
Polls and Q&A
Meeting transcription
Attendance tracking
Gemini meeting notes

Google Meet Pricing

Plan	Monthly	Annual (mo)
Business Starter	$7/user	Not listed
Business Standard	$14/user	Not listed
Business Plus	$22/user	Not listed
Enterprise	Custom	Custom

Pricing shown reflects list prices as of our last check and may have changed. Confirm current pricing on Google Meet's website before purchasing.

Google Meet Integrations

Google Calendar, Gmail, Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Slides, Microsoft Outlook

Customer Support

Help center

Google Meet at a Glance

Built for: Solo, Small Business, Enterprise
Platforms: Web, iOS, Android
Languages: English, Japanese, Danish, German, Spanish, Finnish, French, Hungarian, and 16 more

Google Meet Alternatives

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Zoom

Overall Score84/100

4.8Editor Rating

Market Signal 73

From $14.16 per user/mo (annual billing)Free plan

Why choose it: Marketing teams that already meet on Zoom and want webinars, simulive replays and CRM-connected attendance data on the same account.

Strengths

• Simulive webinars start on schedule from a recording, with live chat and Q&A during playback.
• RTMP streaming sends a webinar to YouTube, LinkedIn and Facebook simultaneously.

Limitations

• Webinars are a paid add-on that must be assigned to an already licensed user.
• Simulive, backstage, breakout rooms and RTMP need Webinars Plus or a Zoom Events license.

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Webex

Overall Score78/100

4.7Editor Rating

Market Signal 63

From $12 per user/mo (annual billing)Free plan

Why choose it: Organizations that need enterprise meetings plus webinars, team messaging, calling, and cross-platform collaboration in the same suite.

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Riverside

Overall Score64/100

4.3Editor Rating

Market Signal 44

From $24/mo (annual billing)Free plan

Why choose it: Podcasters, video teams, and marketers that need high-quality remote recordings plus editing and livestreaming tools.

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Livestorm

Overall Score46/100

3.0Editor Rating

Market Signal 44

See pricingFree trial

Why choose it: B2B marketing and customer teams that need browser-based webinars with registration automation and CRM synchronization.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Does Google Meet have a free trial or free plan?⌄

Yes, Google Meet offers both a free plan and a free trial of its paid tiers.

How much does Google Meet cost?⌄

Google Meet starts at $7 per user/mo on its Business Starter plan. Pricing was last checked October 7, 2026. Always confirm current pricing on the vendor's site before purchasing.

What are the best alternatives to Google Meet?⌄

Commonly considered alternatives include Zoom, Webex, Riverside and Livestorm. The Alternatives section on this page shows what each one is best at and its starting price.

Last updated: October 17, 2026Details checked: October 8, 2026Pricing checked: October 7, 2026