We performed a comparison between Google Hangouts and Microsoft Teams based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Virtual Meetings solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most valuable feature of Google Hangouts is the ability to record the classes that I'm not able to attend. I can use the class recording to view whatever I missed later."
"Google Hangouts is easy to use and has good performance."
"Very good voice and video calling options."
"It's very easy to use."
"The facility is always online and very easy to share the screen using the solution."
"The initial setup process is straightforward."
"The group chat is a very good feature, where you can see all of the participants on cameras."
"The ability to share a screen during a meeting is one of the most valuable features. You can also be directly connected on the computer and on the phone with the same account. It is flexible."
"The product is very user-friendly."
"I am part of the pre-sales team. The solution helps me to pass collected information to customers through meetings."
"I find the ability to maintain group and conference information for project-related work useful."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Teams is its video calling feature which makes it easier to work on the solution."
"Teams' most valuable feature is the ability to choose from multiple numbers to show when calling."
"I think what the team likes most is the improvements when it comes to communication."
"The solution is perfect and works pretty well. It gets your streaming and helps to get your calls. I like it a lot."
"Everything is valuable, such as the chats, the calls, and the file sharing."
"I would like to have a whiteboard feature, where I can draw a sketch or diagram and show it to the people in the meeting."
"The stability of Google Hangouts has had some issues, such as video call delays. The stability could improve."
"Google Meet should extend the time limit for a meeting from five minutes to at least thirty-five minutes."
"Not a ten because there's room for improvement. Sometimes there is disconnectivity."
"It is not as stable. They can improve its stability."
"Google Hangouts has breakout rooms now, but not as extensive as Zoom, so that's one area for improvement. I mentioned that I like the Google Hangouts captioning feature, but that could be improved. For example, importing Filipino-English captions here in the Philippines would be great."
"Can be improved by including a larger library of video filters and adding custom filters."
"We don’t have any complaints."
"It may be a little daunting to learn and is still a tool in development."
"There are a lot of creative people out there who can put some more UI capabilities in Microsoft Teams."
"The solution should improve its user interface and recording features."
"The mobile application needs improvement. There are a lot of features on the web and desktop versions that aren't implemented yet on mobile."
"SharePoint was more robust and customizable earlier."
"In terms of functionality, I would like to see support for multi-user or multiple windows for the File structure."
"Microsoft Teams should include better integration of the multi-viewer webinar-type system."
"The way we test the audio devices must be improved."
Google Hangouts is ranked 6th in Virtual Meetings with 51 reviews while Microsoft Teams is ranked 5th in Virtual Meetings with 145 reviews. Google Hangouts is rated 8.2, while Microsoft Teams is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Google Hangouts writes "A tool for personal use with good screen-sharing capabilities". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Teams writes "Great for project planning and monitoring with easy communication capabilities". Google Hangouts is most compared with Zoom, whereas Microsoft Teams is most compared with Atlassian Confluence, SharePoint, Symphony, Loom and Chatter. See our Google Hangouts vs. Microsoft Teams report.
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