What is Google Meet used for?

Google Meet is Google's video meeting service, used through browsers and mobile apps and integrated with Google Calendar and Workspace. It is a good fit for teams on Google Workspace and quick browser-based video calls.

Is Google Meet open source?

No. Google Meet is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. Open-source alternatives to Google Meet include Jitsi Meet, La Suite Meet and MiroTalk.

What are some alternatives to Google Meet?

Google Meet competes with Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Webex. For open-source options, see Enlisted's ranked list of open-source Google Meet alternatives.

Google Meet: features, pricing and alternatives

About Google Meet

Google Meet is a commercial video conferencing service from Google. People join meetings from a browser or a mobile app, and meetings can be created straight from Google Calendar or Gmail, which makes it a convenient default for organizations that use Google Workspace.

It is a hosted, proprietary service and cannot be self-hosted. The vendor's website could not be read when this entry was prepared, so details such as participant limits, recording options and plan pricing should be confirmed on the official site.

Key features

Browser-based video meetings
Mobile apps for phones
Scheduling from Google Calendar
Integration with Google Workspace

Good fit for

→Teams on Google Workspace
→Quick browser-based video calls

Tags: video-conferencing; google; meetings; workspace; browser-based

Google Meet: questions and answers

What is Google Meet used for?: Google Meet is Google's video meeting service, used through browsers and mobile apps and integrated with Google Calendar and Workspace. It is a good fit for teams on Google Workspace and quick browser-based video calls.
Is Google Meet open source?: No. Google Meet is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. Open-source alternatives to Google Meet include Jitsi Meet, La Suite Meet and MiroTalk.
What are some alternatives to Google Meet?: Google Meet competes with Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Webex. For open-source options, see Enlisted's ranked list of open-source Google Meet alternatives.