Google Meet review

Google Meet is the simplest meeting tool here for guests, because it runs in the browser and a calendar invite is all anyone needs. It comes as part of Google Workspace, so the price buys business email, Calendar, Drive and Docs as well. On the Flexible Plan, Business Starter costs $8.40 per user per month in the US and allows meetings of up to 100 participants. Business Standard raises that to 150 and adds recordings saved to Drive and Studio Sound noise cancellation, Business Plus adds attendance tracking for 500 participants, and Enterprise reaches 1,000 participants with in-domain live streaming. Gemini can summarize, translate and take notes in meetings on supported plans. The limits show when you need more than meetings: webinar registration and branded event pages are thinner than on Zoom or Webex, and recording is not part of the entry plan. For a Google-based company, Meet should be the default before buying anything else.

Who it is for

Companies already on Google Workspace that want meetings with no extra install.

Price

Included in Google Workspace; Business Starter $8.40 per user per month on the Flexible Plan.

$8.40 USD per user for Business Starter
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 6, 2026.

Key features

• Meetings in the browser with no download
• 100 participants on Business Starter, 150 on Standard, 500 on Plus
• Recording to Google Drive and noise cancellation from Business Standard
• Gemini in Meet for summaries, translation and notes on supported plans
• In-domain live streaming on Enterprise

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Joins from any browser with one link
• Strength: Comes with Gmail, Calendar, Drive and Docs
• Strength: Meetings up to 24 hours on paid plans
• Weakness: Business Starter cannot save recordings to Drive
• Weakness: Fewer webinar tools than Zoom or Webex
• Weakness: Paying only for meetings means paying for the whole suite

Key facts

• Participant caps: 100, 150, 500 and 1,000 by Workspace plan
• Meeting length: Up to 24 hours
• Free trial: 14 days for Workspace

Where it ranks

Google Meet is No. 2 in our Best Video Conferencing Software verdict.