We performed a comparison between Google Hangouts and PGi GlobalMeet 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."I think the simplicity of the whole thing is its valuable feature."
"Stable communication tool with a good history feature and very easy installation."
"The solution is easy to use and navigate."
"The group chat is a very good feature, where you can see all of the participants on cameras."
"The solution is stable."
"When you get a meeting invitation, it's very easy to just join and go."
"The facility is always online and very easy to share the screen using the solution."
"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."
"I am impressed with the tool's production support."
"The user interface is an area with shortcomings and needs improvement."
"There is no recording feature in Google Meet. However, Zoom has the recording feature and we use it for any calls that require recording."
"You only get 60 minutes of video conferencing."
"Google will not have two identical chat platforms. Google Chat is always a winner because it is compatible with my device."
"One area where I see room for improvement in Google Hangout is the voice quality during meetings."
"The UI has room for improvement."
"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."
"We've noticed the product works better in Chrome and doesn't work as well in Safari browsers."
"The tool is slow in updating changes. It also has a poor dashboard operating system."
Google Hangouts is ranked 6th in Virtual Meetings with 51 reviews while PGi GlobalMeet is ranked 21st in Virtual Meetings with 10 reviews. Google Hangouts is rated 8.2, while PGi GlobalMeet is rated 8.8. 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 PGi GlobalMeet writes "Unlike other conferencing services, we've never had any issues with not being able to dial-in or sudden drop-outs when using GlobalMeet Audio". Google Hangouts is most compared with Zoom, whereas PGi GlobalMeet is most compared with Webex. See our Google Hangouts vs. PGi GlobalMeet report.
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