- What is Google Meet?
- Google Meet is Google's video conferencing service, included with Google Workspace and usable from a browser.
- What does it do?
- Runs scheduled or instant video meetings from a link, with screen sharing, chat, breakout rooms and recording to Drive. Connects to Google Calendar and Gmail, and offers live captions and noise cancellation.
- Who is it for?
- Teams already on Google Workspace, plus anyone who wants a meeting link with nothing to install. Less suited to webinars or to products that need video embedded in them.
- What are the alternatives to Google Meet?
- Jitsi Meet is open source and can be self-hosted. Whereby gives you persistent personal rooms and an embeddable version, while Daily is an API for building video into your own product.
Top alternatives
Smaller, founder-led tools that quietly compete with Google Meet.