Google Hangouts vs Zoho Meeting comparison

Google and Zoho are both solutions in the Virtual Meetings category. Google is ranked #7 with an average rating of 8.2, while Zoho is ranked #24. Google holds a 0.6% mindshare in VM, compared to Zoho’s 1.1% mindshare. Additionally, 93% of Google users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Zoho users who would recommend it.

Google Hangouts

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 3, 2025

Zoho Meeting and Google Hangouts are competing in the virtual meeting space. Zoho Meeting has the upper hand in security and customization, while Google Hangouts excels in integration with Google's ecosystem.

Features: Zoho Meeting offers webinar hosting, extensive admin controls, and robust data security. Google Hangouts provides seamless integration with Google services, a user-friendly interface, and strong screen-sharing capabilities.

Room for Improvement: Zoho Meeting could enhance its user interface, integration capabilities, and mobile functionality. Google Hangouts may improve direct customer support, feature variety for specialized meetings, and advanced admin controls.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Zoho Meeting features easy deployment and responsive customer support, offering personalized assistance. Google Hangouts offers straightforward cloud-based deployment but relies more on community support for customer service.

Pricing and ROI: Zoho Meeting provides competitive pricing advantageous for small to mid-sized enterprises. Google Hangouts justifies its higher pricing through extensive feature integration across Google's ecosystem, leading to high ROI for businesses using Google services.

To learn more, read our detailed Google Hangouts vs. Zoho Meeting Report (Updated: July 2025).

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Categories and Ranking

Google Hangouts

Ranking in Virtual Meetings

7th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Zoho Meeting

Ranking in Virtual Meetings

24th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Virtual Meetings category, the mindshare of Google Hangouts is 0.6%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Zoho Meeting is 1.1%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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ANIS QURESHI

Senior Specialist- IT Systems Management at GAL

Quick and seamless meeting setup offers a smooth experience

I sometimes use Google Hangouts for my personal meetings only I find that Google Hangouts is very quick and easy to create a meeting, which is its biggest benefit. It doesn't have a 40-minute limitation unlike Zoom. It is easy to set up as well, taking just a couple of minutes. So far, I think…

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Yogesh Kumar Mali

Managing Director at ALPHA LABS TECH PVT LTD

A good and decent meeting platform that stores recordings of meetings

We use Zoho Meeting for booking meetings and demo calls for product review updates The most valuable feature of Zoho Meeting is how it stores recordings and how we can get those recordings by order. It may be a network issue, but sometimes the video gets blurred when we are on a Zoho Meeting…

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"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 think that Google Meet allows for easy interaction and has additional features, such as background blurring, among others."

"The solution scales well."

"The solution is stable."

"Google Meet is a clear and simple solution."

"The most valuable feature of Google Hangouts is there are no predefined or meeting durations. For example, Zoom meetings have a set duration, typically ranging from thirty minutes to an hour, whereas Google Meet meetings can continue indefinitely. Additionally, it is effortless to generate a meeting, whether it is a live session or for future use, and distribute your link to others, making these aspects appealing to me."

"The most valuable features are the chat features and the video conferencing features that enable more than two or three people to be connected at a time."

"Google Hangouts is easy to use and has good performance."

More Google Hangouts pros

"The API is much more flexible than other platforms."

"One of the most valuable features of Zoho Meeting is how user-friendly it is. It also has some security features."

"I like the tool's video call feature."

"The most valuable feature of Zoho Meeting is how it stores recordings and how we can get those recordings by order."

Cons

"I would like to see support for showing virtual backgrounds."

"The scalability has room for improvement."

"Not a ten because there's room for improvement. Sometimes there is disconnectivity."

"You only get 60 minutes of video conferencing."

"Maybe they should offer more security features."

"We don’t have any complaints."

"We purchased a videoconference system called Zoom. We want to see if Google Hangouts has the ability to integrate our Zoom device to use it with Hangouts and meet directly."

"Google Hangouts is not good enough to be used in a professional environment or for some official work, especially when compared to a product like Microsoft Teams."

More Google Hangouts cons

"I would like to see a chat feature in the solution."

"It may be a network issue, but sometimes the video gets blurred when we are on a Zoho Meeting video call."

"Maybe the price could be lowered, but people will want a lower price forever."

"They do not have phone support."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

"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."

"I use the free version of the solution."

"This solution is available for free with the opening of a Google account."

"I think there is a need for payment for licensing, but as students, we didn't have to pay for it when we were using it. Our professors were the ones paying for it since they needed to record the sessions."

"There is an annual subscription to use this solution."

"I believe my company has a yearly license for Google Hangouts, but I'm not sure because this is a corporate account, so I don't have the details."

"We are using the free version of Google Hangouts."

More Google Hangouts pricing and cost advice

"In India, Professional Zoho Meeting for up to 10 participants costs INR 125 per month, and for up to 250 participants, it costs INR 750 per month if billed annually."

"The product is not costly like other applications."

"Compared to other solutions, the price is not the lowest, but I can say it's competitive. My organization pays for a yearly license for Zoho."

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Google Hangouts?

It's integration with Google is the valuable feature.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Google Hangouts?

I think the price is okay for us.

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What needs improvement with Google Hangouts?

One improvement could be integration with Google Calendar to help find available timeslots when scheduling meetings with many participants.

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Overview

Hangouts Chat makes it easy for teams to be able to get their work done in one place. From direct messages to group conversations, Chat helps teams collaborate easily and efficiently.

Google

Your online meeting and webinar solution
Engage and train audiences worldwide through live webinars. Deliver presentations, record sessions, and download useful reports. Meet online securely to discuss, present, and collaborate from different locations.

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