Meet is plenty for calendar-linked team meetings; for heavy webinars, dedicated platforms remain more complete.
About
In practice. What you can do with Google Meet.
Google Meet is Google's video conferencing tool, free up to 60 minutes per call in the personal version, and natively integrated with Google Calendar (meeting link generated automatically) and Gmail.
For a freelancer already using the Google ecosystem, it's the simplest choice: no third-party account for clients to create, just a link to click. Zoom remains the reference for advanced features (breakout rooms, large-scale webinars).
Practical uses
Run calendar-linked team meetings.
Jump from an email or chat to a video call in one click.
Record a meeting for absentees (Workspace).
Features & use cases
Operations workflow
Video calls
Pros and cons. What Google Meet does well, and what to expect.
Pros
Start a meeting in one click from Calendar or Gmail.
No install needed in the browser.
Recording, captions and backgrounds depending on Workspace edition.
Centralised security and access management.
Cons
Webinar and engagement features trail.
Limited third-party integration ecosystem.
Advanced features reserved for Workspace.
When it makes sense. Keep Google Meet, or challenge it?
Keep if
You want video meetings integrated with Calendar and Gmail.
Your team is on Google Workspace.
Challenge if
You need advanced webinars and many integrations.
You run very large interactive events.
Our verdict. What to know about Google Meet.
Why this verdict
Great
Google Meet is fairly easy to replace with an alternative, a free tier to test before paying, clearly documented use cases.
