We performed a comparison between Google Hangouts and Zoom based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Virtual Meetings solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The installation part of the product is easy since one generally needs to use a browser to use the product."
"The most valuable feature has been the ability to present presentations during meetings."
"When you get a meeting invitation, it's very easy to just join and go."
"I think that Google Meet allows for easy interaction and has additional features, such as background blurring, among others."
"I appreciated having the basic features like screen sharing and camera options."
"The ease of navigation is good, as we can easily share data and screens."
"Google Meet has excellent audio quality, good images, and a robust set of features."
"The most valuable feature of Google Hangouts is there are no predefined or meeting durations. For example, Zoom meetings have a set duration, typically ranging from thirty minutes to an hour, whereas Google Meet meetings can continue indefinitely. Additionally, it is effortless to generate a meeting, whether it is a live session or for future use, and distribute your link to others, making these aspects appealing to me."
"The solution is stable and user-friendly."
"The solution is easy to use with an easy user interface."
"The screen-sharing capabilities are very good."
"The product's initial setup phase was easy."
"The initial setup is quick and easy."
"Overall, Zoom is a good product because we are using it globally, and it is a good way of connecting with everyone globally."
"It was easy to use for screen sharing or sharing applications."
"The overall quality of Zoom is very good, it performs well. The interface works well."
"We purchased a videoconference system called Zoom. We want to see if Google Hangouts has the ability to integrate our Zoom device to use it with Hangouts and meet directly."
"The algorithm should be improved to automatically deal with poor connections in a better way."
"It would be better to have a feature for recording the meetings in Google Hangouts."
"Sending documents and other things is not an option."
"In the next release, I would like to see call recording made available."
"It is not as stable. They can improve its stability."
"There should be more space for multiple users at a time so that multiple people can connect, can share, and even transfer control to another colleague, employer, student, etc."
"I would like to have a whiteboard feature, where I can draw a sketch or diagram and show it to the people in the meeting."
"I did not see a Whiteboarding feature when using Zoom. They should add this in the next release."
"Zoom could be more secure."
"In general, the price could be a little cheaper."
"When you join a meeting in Zoom, you may feel it is difficult to find some windows until you click a few buttons to help you eventually get to the window you want to see."
"Zoom often does fixes or checks the vulnerability of their solution. However, they could increase security."
"The recording capabilities may not be as good as WebEx, however, I can't be sure about that just yet."
"They should consider increasing the time limits for free users."
"Zoom can improve the user-friendliness of the management when you are doing a webinar."
Google Hangouts is ranked 6th in Virtual Meetings with 51 reviews while Zoom is ranked 1st in Virtual Meetings with 201 reviews. Google Hangouts is rated 8.2, while Zoom is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Google Hangouts writes "A tool for personal use with good screen-sharing capabilities". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Zoom writes "Easy to use and provides good video and sound quality". Google Hangouts is most compared with , whereas Zoom is most compared with Webex, Skype for Business, Cisco TelePresence and TeamViewer. See our Google Hangouts vs. Zoom report.
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