Zoom and Google Meet have converged significantly — both offer AI meeting summaries, noise cancellation, virtual backgrounds, and real-time captions. The practical decision comes down to where you spend your working day.
Google Meet wins for Google Workspace users (embedded in Calendar, Gmail, and Docs) and for generous free tier access (60-minute group calls, 100 participants). Zoom wins for call quality on low-bandwidth connections, the most comprehensive breakout room and webinar features, and the largest installed base. Zoom's free tier (40-minute group call limit) is more restrictive than Google Meet's free offering.
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