Teams look past Google Meet when recordings, larger meetings or a webinar format sit behind higher Workspace plans, or when they want a product that is not tied to Google Workspace. Most go to Zoom, Microsoft Teams or Whereby for meetings, to Jitsi or Nextcloud Talk to self-host, and to Pexip when Meet has to coexist with other platforms.
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What each alternative does differently
1. Zoom
Market-leading meetings platform grown into a work suite · United States
A meetings platform sold on its own, not as part of a mail and file suite. Zoom's Basic plan is free with 40-minute meetings and up to 100 participants. Pro covers one to nine users and Business ten to 250, with 30-hour meetings on paid plans.
Switch from Google Meet if you want a standalone meetings product that guests join without a Google account.
Pricing: Per user per month on published tiers, with a free plan capped at 40 minutes per meeting; webinars, rooms, phone and larger meetings are add-ons. (free plan)
Full review: #4 of 14 in our ranking ·
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2. Microsoft Teams
Meetings, chat and calling inside Microsoft 365 · United States
Microsoft's meeting product, combined with chat and calling in one app and sold inside Microsoft 365. It fits organizations that already run Microsoft mail and files. We could not load its plan figures this session, so read Microsoft's comparison page before shortlisting it.
Switch from Google Meet if your company is moving from Google Workspace to Microsoft 365.
Pricing: Included in many Microsoft 365 business plans or sold as Teams Essentials per user per month; phone, rooms and Copilot are extra. (free trial)
Full review: #5 of 14 in our ranking ·
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3. Whereby
Browser-based meeting rooms with permanent links · Norway
Browser meeting rooms with permanent links, charged per user license for the Meetings product. A separate Embedded product is charged by usage for builders who need an API and SDK. It is a lighter product than Meet, without a mail or file suite behind it.
Switch from Google Meet if you want permanent room links for clients and a smaller product.
Pricing: Per-host monthly plans for meetings with a limited free tier, and separate usage-based pricing for the Whereby Embedded API. (free plan)
Full review: #1 of 14 in our ranking ·
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4. Zoho Meeting
Low-cost meetings and webinars from the Zoho suite · India
A free plan plus Standard and Professional tiers with participant sizes from 10 to 250. Standard includes 5 GB of recording storage per host; breakout rooms and a custom domain begin on Professional. A 14-day trial needs no card, and webinars are a separate product.
Switch from Google Meet if you want recording storage and breakout rooms at a smaller price tag.
Pricing: Per-host monthly plans for meetings and for webinars, priced low, with a free plan allowing up to 100 participants for up to 60 minutes. (free plan)
Full review: #2 of 14 in our ranking ·
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5. Jitsi Meet
Open source video meetings you can self-host · United States
Fully open source, with no account needed, and you can run your own instance or use the public meet.jit.si. The team behind it also runs a hosted service called JaaS. There is no per-user licensing, but self-hosting means you operate the servers yourself.
Switch from Google Meet if you want to host meetings yourself on open source software.
Pricing: Free and open source for self-hosting; the public meet.jit.si service is free, and 8x8's hosted Jitsi as a Service is billed by monthly active users. (open source)
Full review: #3 of 14 in our ranking ·
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6. Nextcloud Talk
Self-hosted chat and video inside Nextcloud · Germany
Open source and self-hosted, part of the Nextcloud platform with chat, files and calendar beside it. It supports end-to-end encrypted calls. Talk has its own subscription, starting at 42 euros per user a year for Standard. It makes most sense if you already run, or plan to run, Nextcloud.
Switch from Google Meet if you want chat and calls on your own server beside a file platform.
Pricing: Free open source software; Nextcloud Enterprise subscriptions priced per user per year add support and the high-performance backend for larger calls. (open source)
Full review: #10 of 14 in our ranking ·
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7. Pexip
Secure video platform and room interoperability service · Norway
Less a replacement than a bridge. Pexip Connect links meeting rooms to Microsoft, Google and Zoom meetings, and Pexip Secure Meetings targets government, defense and healthcare buyers. Its site mentions one license for every meeting room through Pexip Connect One.
Switch from Google Meet if you keep Meet but must join meeting rooms and other platforms together.
Pricing: Pexip Connect Premium room interoperability is sold online at a published per-room price billed annually; Secure Meetings, self-hosted Infinity deployments and larger interoperability deals are by quote. (none)
Full review: #9 of 14 in our ranking ·
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8. GoTo Meeting
Veteran meetings product from GoTo · United States
A dedicated conferencing product with a 14-day trial that needs no card. GoTo's page lists up to 250 attendees, recording and transcription, and joining without a download. We could not read its plan prices this session, so confirm them with GoTo before comparing.
Switch from Google Meet if you want a conferencing product that is separate from your office suite.
Pricing: Per organizer per month on published tiers, with a free trial; webinar and phone products are sold separately. (free trial)
Full review: #8 of 14 in our ranking ·
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9. RingCentral Video
Video meetings bundled with RingCentral's cloud phone system · United States
Video that comes with RingCentral's phone platform. The free plan allows unlimited 50-minute meetings and, per its page, includes recording and live transcription. Paid plans extend meetings to 24 hours. It makes most sense for teams who also want their phone system from the same vendor.
Switch from Google Meet if you want meetings that sit beside a cloud phone system.
Pricing: Free meetings users get 50-minute meetings for up to 100 participants; paid meetings seats and RingEX phone plans raise that to 24-hour meetings for up to 300. (free plan)
Full review: #11 of 14 in our ranking ·
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10. Dialpad Meetings
Browser-based meetings with live transcription · United States
Browser meetings that need no download or PIN, with real-time AI transcription and call summaries. A free tier exists on sign-up, and a Large Meetings add-on raises capacity to 1,500 participants. It is part of Dialpad's wider calling and contact center range.
Switch from Google Meet if you want built-in transcription and summaries and may add a phone system.
Pricing: A free sign-up tier with limits on meeting length and participants; paid meeting seats are charged per user per month, and meetings also sit alongside Dialpad's calling plans. (free plan)
Full review: #12 of 14 in our ranking ·
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11. BigBlueButton
Open source virtual classroom built for online teaching · Canada
Open source and built for teaching rather than office meetings, with multiuser whiteboards, built-in assessment tools and learning management system integrations. You can self-host it or buy commercial hosting. It is a poor match for sales calls, but a good one for classrooms.
Switch from Google Meet if your meetings are classes and you want whiteboards and LMS integration.
Pricing: Free to self-host under an open source license; managed hosting from its founders and from third-party providers is sold separately. (open source)
Full review: #13 of 14 in our ranking ·
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12. Livestorm
Browser-based webinars and virtual events for marketing teams · France
A webinar and event product, paid per attendee. The Pro plan sells attendee credits at 2.50 euros each per year, team members are not counted, and Enterprise allows sessions of up to 12 hours. It targets marketing webinars, not everyday internal calls.
Switch from Google Meet if you run webinars and want to pay per attendee, not per host.
Pricing: Pay per attendee: the Pro plan sells a yearly pack of attendee credits (from about 2.50 euros per attendee, team members free), a limited free plan allows up to 30 attendees, and Enterprise is quoted. (free plan)
Full review: #14 of 14 in our ranking ·
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13. Cisco Webex
Enterprise meetings, calling and room devices from Cisco · United States
Cisco's meeting and calling platform with room devices. We could not load Cisco's pricing page this session, as it returned an access error, so its plan limits and prices are not stated here. Check Cisco's current plans before comparing it with Meet.
Switch from Google Meet if you need Cisco room devices and a vendor that also sells calling.
Pricing: A free plan with 40-minute meetings for up to 100 attendees is listed; paid business and enterprise plans are sold through Cisco sales rather than at published prices, and calling, webinars and devices are separate. (free plan)
Full review: #7 of 14 in our ranking ·
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