Updated: October 18, 2021 
Zoom Cloud Meetings vs Google Meet
In this comparison, we'll be considering the free variants of both the apps. Now, the free version of Google Meet and the paid ones are the same. On the other hand, Zoom has different pricing tiers. So, the free variant has certain limitations compared to the paid variant.Similarities
Both Zoom and Meet let you launch a video conference on the click of a button. Basically, it's quite easy to set up a meeting that could accommodate 100+ people. Both of them are quite robust and scalable when it comes to handling group calls and large audiences. Zoom has apps for every platform like Android, iOS, Windows, macOS, Linux. Whereas, Google Meet is a web app and doesn't have a dedicated desktop app. However, you do have mobile apps for both Android and iOS. Zoom earlier was quite criticized due to the entire Zoom bombing episode. But, it was quick to retaliate and offer enough privacy features to keep your meeting secured from strangers. On the other hand, Google Meet also provides features that prohibit strangers from directly entering the meeting or sharing the screen.Differences
1. Google Meet supports 250 participants This might be the biggest factor to consider if you host webinars. Google Meet allows 250 participants at once compared to Zoom's 100 participants limit. Now, Zoom can also scale up to 1000 participants but you would have to subscribe to the Enterprise plan at $19.99/mo/host. 2. Google Meet has better UI Google Meet has fewer meeting options that make the UI minimal and to the point. The lesser features are a result of the well-thought-out interface by Google. It chooses the best security options as default.
4. Google Meet integrates well with Google Calendar
Obviously, Google integrates well with other Google apps like Gmail, Google Calendar, etc. For instance, you can create a Google Meet video conference from within Google Calendar or Gmail. Moreover, you can even add Google Drive file links or attach the files directly to the Google Calendar event. Post that, Google will send an email to all the invitees. This notification is synced to your Android device as well.
All in all, Google Meet gets more friendly and intuitive to use if you are already a Gmail and Google calendar user.
5. Zoom has a built-in whiteboard
Zoom has a built-in white screen that you can quickly find when you hit the Share button at the bottom. It also lets you collaborate with other participants on the screen. This is an extremely handy feature and can be used to prototype and story-board. Google Meet doesn't have a built-in whiteboard. However, you can use Google Jamboard with Meet which is a more advanced and separate Google whiteboard app. Basically, it's paid!
6. Zoom provides a quick recording of meetings
Zoom has a big record button at the bottom. You click on it and it starts recording the meeting locally. It's quite simple. However, Zoom mobile apps don't support recording in the free version. It's quite simple and works irrespective of the network.
Now, recordings in Google Meet is a bit tricky. It's not available to the normal Gmail users. For GSuite users, it's free until Sept 30. However, you have to enable Meet recordings via the Gmail Admin console. There a couple of restrictions on Google Meet recordings.
- People outside your GSuite organization account and ones on mobile app can't record meetings
- The recording is saved to Google Drive and the link is shared via email to the concerned parties.
