Video Conferencing Software
Google Meet review
Video meetings built into Google Workspace, with participant limits and recording set by the Workspace edition.
Google Meet at a glance
- Category
- Video Conferencing Software
- Starting price
- $7 per user/month (Business Starter, annual commitment)
- Pricing model
- per user (Workspace edition)
- Public pricing
- Yes
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- Yes
- Contract
- monthly billing; annual commitment saves 16%
- G2 rating
- 4.6 (47,643 reviews)
- Headquarters
- Mountain View, US
- Funding or owner
- Part of Alphabet
- Security
- FedRAMP, HIPAA, ISO/IEC
- Integrations
- Google Calendar, Gmail, Google Chat, Google Drive
Who Google Meet is for
Choose Google Meet if
- Teams already on Google Workspace that want meetings tied to Calendar and Gmail.
- Small teams that can live with 100 to 150 attendees per meeting.
Look elsewhere if
- Buyers who do not want to buy a full Workspace suite just for video.
- Teams that need recording on the cheapest plan (not supported on Starter)
Google Meet pricing
| Plan | Price | Unit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Starter | $7 | per user/month | 100 Meet participants, no recording to Drive |
| Business Standard | $14 | per user/month | 150 participants, recording included |
| Business Plus | $22 | per user/month | 500 participants |
| Enterprise | Contact sales | per user/month | 1,000 participants, in-domain live streaming |
The vendor pricing page shows EUR for visitors in Europe. USD 7 / 14 / 22 per user/month on the annual plan and 8.40 / 16.80 / 26.40 on flexible monthly, per the Google Workspace billing help page (knowledge.workspace.google.com/admin/billing/understand-google-workspace-bills-and-charges). Intro promo of 50% off for 3 months applies Nov 7, 2026 to Feb 7, 2027 to new customers. Free consumer Meet exists with a Google account (limits not verified).
What Google Meet really costs
- Per seat per month
- $7 (Business Starter, annual commitment); $8.40 flexible monthly.
- Billing
- Monthly and annual.
- Annual discount
- About 16% with 1 year commitment (vendor page)
- 20 users per year
- Starter: $7 x 20 x 12 = $1,680 per year (no Drive recording); Standard: $14 x 20 x 12 = $3,360.
- Recent price change
- Intro promo: 50% off Standard and Plus for 3 months for new customers, Nov 7, 2026 to Feb 7, 2027 (workspace.google.com/pricing)
Cheaper per seat than Google Meet
Microsoft Teams$4.00 (Teams Essentials, paid yearly); $7.00 Business Basic paid yearly.
Google Meet features by buying criteria
| Criterion | What we found |
|---|---|
| Pricing model | Per user via Google Workspace edition; no standalone paid Meet license. |
| Target company size | Starter, Standard and Plus capped at 300 users; Enterprise has no user cap. |
| Participant and meeting length limits | 100 (Starter), 150 (Standard), 500 (Plus), 1,000 (Enterprise); meetings up to 24 hours. |
| Security and compliance | Google lists FedRAMP, HIPAA and ISO/IEC programs for Workspace; client-side encryption and data regions offered; specific SOC reports not verified. |
| Recording and AI transcription | Recording to Drive not supported on Starter; included from Standard. |
| Calendar and chat integrations | Native to Google Calendar, Gmail and Chat. |
| Webinars and large events | In-domain live streaming on Enterprise (internal viewers, 8-hour stream limit, manual recording) |
What reviewers say about Google Meet
Praised for
- Easy to join from a browser with no install.
- Good fit with Calendar and the rest of Workspace.
- Solid audio and video quality for small meetings.
Common complaints
- Screen sharing glitches reported.
- Recording and time limits on lower tiers.
- Video can pixelate in large calls.
Themes paraphrased from public reviews on G2 and similar sites, not quotes.
What most Google Meet reviews leave out
- G2 4.6 (47,643) is for Google Workspace as a whole, not Meet alone; Capterra 4.5 (12,079) is for Meet.
- Recording to Drive is not available on Business Starter, the cheapest plan.
- Meeting length is 24 hours on all paid plans, but the participant cap rises only with the pricier edition (100 to 1,000).
- Starter, Standard and Plus plans max out at 300 users; larger orgs must go Enterprise.
- Live streaming is only inside your own domain and stops after 8 hours.
Google Meet alternatives
Zoom WorkplaceTeams whose main need is reliable video meetings with chat attached.$14.16 per user/month billed annually (Pro); $16.99 billed monthly- Microsoft TeamsOrganizations already on Microsoft 365 and Entra ID.$4.00/user/month paid yearly (Teams Essentials)
Cisco WebexEnterprises that want meetings plus calling and room hardware from one vendor.Free plan; paid tiers not verifiable from vendor (third-party lists Meet about $12 per user/month annual)
WherebySmall teams and client-facing professionals who want link-based rooms without installs.$0 Free; Pro $10.99/host/month
Jitsi MeetTeams with IT staff who want to self-host and control data.Free
Dialpad MeetingsTeams already buying Dialpad for calling that want meetings in the same app.$15 user/month (Dialpad Connect Standard)
Google Meet compared
Sources
Every fact on this page comes from Google Meet's own pricing, product or documentation pages, G2 and company records, checked on October 24, 2026. Unknown values are left out instead of estimated.