Google Meet

The tight integration across all Google apps. Starting a Meet call directly from Gmail or scheduling a call through Calendar is made effortless. Google Chat is simple but effective, and having everything accessible from the same interface saves a lot of time and helps you not make frequent context changes. It is cloud-based, easy to deploy across teams and does not require any complicated infrastructure, just a browser and an internet connection.

I mainly enjoy the simple UI, the option to work with it both through your browser or as a desktop app as well as the wide variety of collaboration tools you can use, both before, during and after meetings. I also really like that there are no sudden automatic updates in the middle of a call which would kick you out from the meeting (which was often the case while we were using another service). Another feature I really like is the summary of your upcoming meetings which automatically appears at the end of each call, making it easy to feel a bit more organised and prepared.

Video Conferencing: Can get full HD video with noise cancellation features Mobile version: it can be used both in web as well as in mobile app as well, making it easy to use anywhere anytime Integration: It easily integrates with other Google tools like Gmail and calendar making it easy to integrate Large meeting support: can support up to 1000 participants

The biggest downside, I'd say, is that some of the features feel a little too basic compared to other UCaaS platforms. For example, Chat lacks some of the richer collaboration tools and thread management, and Meet doesn't yet offer the same depth of moderation and customization features for larger meetings or webinars. It's great for day-to-day use, but for more complex workflows or enterprise-level needs, it can be a bit limiting.

I find the screen sharing feature to be quite confusing and it does not seem to recognise your desktop windows in the same way other vendors do. Perhaps this is me not being fully used to it yet, however.

User friendliness: the overall interface is not very user friendly and switching between personal and work accounts sometimes seems a bit challenging Overwhelming: the interface is a bit clumsy and crowded with so many unnecessary options which sometimes makes it difficult to find the right option Integrate with other platforms: Google meet sometime face challenges to integrate with non google UC systems which makes it challenging to operate it