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Google Hangouts [EOL] vs ScreenConnect comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 25, 2025

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Google Hangouts [EOL]
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
59
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
ScreenConnect
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.8
Number of Reviews
37
Ranking in other categories
Virtual Meetings (17th), Remote Access (14th), Remote Visual Support (3rd)
 

Featured Reviews

Mariana-Piñeres - PeerSpot reviewer
Customer Success Manager Latam at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
Recording and transcription enhance global client meetings
Google Hangouts sometimes consumes significant resources. When comparing it to WhatsApp on desktop for calls, there are instances when Google Hangouts freezes or stops working, but switching to WhatsApp runs smoothly. This might be related to the resources Google Hangouts requires. The service occasionally experiences lag issues where the image gets frozen or the voice transmission becomes interrupted. When these issues occur, possibly due to internet connectivity or other factors, WhatsApp continues to function properly while Google Hangouts does not perform well.
Todd Blake - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior IT Specialist at a healthcare company with 11-50 employees
Simple to set up, reasonable pricing, and useful remote control capabilities
I'm on the latest version of the solution. I just updated it yesterday. While we have the solution on-premises at this time, we'll likely move to the cloud later this year. They have a trial version that you can try. They have a free version that you can try as well. I use it myself to support my family. I would try the free version or the trial version depending on your business. They can set you up and you can get to see all the features. I would also advocate going to the cloud version. Don't bother with the on-prem. It's just easier to jump to the cloud. I'd rate the solution nine out of ten.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"I find the sound quality of Google Meet a valuable feature. You can join Google Meet with just your phone. You only need the link of the meeting to join."
"The most valuable features of the solution are its ability to allow the sharing of screens and the way it allows a user to take control of another system."
"The most valuable features are that you don't have to create a separate account, it's easy to use, and you don't have to enter an ID or password to start video conferencing."
"Stable communication tool with a good history feature and very easy installation."
"The group chat is a very good feature, where you can see all of the participants on cameras."
"The scalability is good; we have added a lot of users, and it's always working."
"The solution is extremely stable; there are no bugs or glitches and it doesn’t crash or freeze."
"Google Hangouts currently uses AI capabilities to generate splits on the call and summarize it."
"If you are looking for a quick and easy web-based connection session without the need to be on intranet, then this is the solution for you."
"The initial setup is fairly straightforward."
"Remote support is efficient and easy for our end users to receive support."
"In terms of pricing, this has been the most affordable, reliable and convenient remote assistance software/service that I have come across."
"ScreenConnect is our backup solution for remote access."
"Being able to flip quickly between however many monitors that I have running, detune the video for black and white, or with fewer colors to make it faster, is amazing."
"I do love the monitoring page. If you are using ConnectWise Control, which is the on-prem version, when you are logged into the admin panel, there is a status page that checks network connectivity, the status of the license, and so on."
"It's very easy to use. Provides connections that are always on. It was nice to be able to see a list of end-points and see whether or not they were connected so I could troubleshoot any network issues I had."
 

Cons

"There is no delete option for messages which could be an added feature in a future release."
"The security should be improved. Maybe they should offer more security features."
"The solution could integrate more automation into the product."
"Google Meet should extend the time limit for a meeting from five minutes to at least thirty-five minutes."
"It would be better to have a feature for recording the meetings in Google Hangouts."
"Google Meet could be more secure."
"The solution can improve by having more integration with different platforms."
"The only issue with the solution is that we can't split the video of participants into separate screens, which can make it difficult to manage the cameras of participants."
"I thought it was a little bit difficult to set up, it was complicated."
"They could provide a toolbox for the plan I'm on."
"At the moment, I cannot use my own domain to install it and use it with my clients."
"The only slowdown I've seen is when quality settings are set to high - and this is primarily on Windows 10 machines that show a picture on the lock-screen prior to the password entry screen."
"Eventually, we're going to be moving to them and shutting off ConnectWise."
"What we need this product to do is to be able to control Windows Updates. LogMeIn Central allowed us remote access but also allowed to push and install Windows Updates, and third-party updates... When we made the switch to ConnectWise we lost the ability to do patching. That forced us, for our larger clients, to move to WSUS. We had to set up a VM on those larger clients to push Windows Updates and patches into the network."
"The file transfer function could be a little more robust for multi-file transfers."
"I really didn't care for the onboarding process and it is something that should be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We are a small team and a small organization such as ours just uses the free version of Google, so there's no cost associated with Google Hangouts at the moment."
"This solution is available for free with the opening of a Google account."
"There is a need to make certain payments towards the licensing costs attached to the product and some other tools that are included in the suite offered by Google. Google Hangouts alone as a product is available for free."
"The screen-sharing feature is the most valuable feature."
"Google Hangouts has reasonable pricing, but I don't use the paid version because I only have a small budget, though you get more features from the paid version."
"There is no license cost."
"We access the solution through Google Workspace. It is inexpensive to use."
"I don't need to buy Google Hangouts separately because it comes free with Google Workspace, and it is also available for my personal Gmail ID."
"Make sure you have enough licensing for all the techs that you have."
"We pay an annual licensing fee."
"It is priced fairly."
"I download the product for free with ConnectWise RMM's license."
"I think the product's pricing is a good value. I paid $600 a year and that was fine for me. It was about $50 a month. Licensing is all very straightforward."
"We pay $3,000 USD for the service, yearly upfront."
"Pricing is fair for Control and the licensing is simple."
"Good price and works well."
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Top Industries

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Outsourcing Company
19%
Financial Services Firm
19%
Construction Company
14%
Marketing Services Firm
6%
Outsourcing Company
12%
Construction Company
12%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

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Small Business28
Midsize Enterprise17
Large Enterprise18
By reviewers
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Small Business16
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise7
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Google Hangouts?
Google Hangouts comes as a package, so it's difficult to say or comment on the price of this particular product.
What needs improvement with Google Hangouts?
Sometimes when we have a call and need to share audio or play a video, we find it challenging to switch from sharing the complete desktop to only a particular Chrome tab, as it doesn't support audi...
What is your primary use case for Google Hangouts?
My main use cases for Google Hangouts are for calls and coordinating with my team. I find the recording feature in Google Hangouts very useful, as it normalizes what happened in the call, even thou...
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