We performed a comparison between Google Hangouts and GoToWebinar 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."It is very easy to use and is available as soon as you open a Google account."
"It's integration with Google is the valuable feature."
"It's very easy to use."
"Google Hangouts is easy to use and intuitive."
"I think the simplicity of the whole thing is its valuable feature."
"The initial setup process is straightforward."
"I find it valuable that Google Hangouts is a lightweight tool that doesn't take up a lot of memory and doesn't require a lot of resources."
"Very good voice and video calling options."
"We were able to build our own customer portal and integrate into GoToWebinar with a seamless interface."
"All of their features are good. They are more or less equivalent to the competition. There's less disturbance, less jitter, the voice is always good even at a low bandwidth."
"This solution is very reliable. It is easy to switch between audio and microphone when using headphones."
"The interface is browser-based and simple, which is an advantage over other solutions."
"I can extract the activity and the attendance reports, along with every single question that was asked during the webinar, which is a feature that we highly value."
"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."
"The algorithm should be improved to automatically deal with poor connections in a better way."
"In the next release, I would like to see call recording made available."
"It would be great if this solution could be added to smart TVs. We would also like the ability to broadcast to a YouTube channel when having a meeting or session using this solution."
"The improvement needs to be done as per customer requirements."
"Can be improved by including a larger library of video filters and adding custom filters."
"It is not as stable. They can improve its stability."
"The UI has room for improvement."
"GoToWebinar would be improved with the inclusion of support for video endpoints."
"Some of my friends also use GoToWebinar to collect clients for affiliate marketing. In those cases, they found some features were missing with respect to some of the competition. And the worst part is the price."
"The sharing of cameras is limited to meeting organizers."
"The platform feels old and a little rusty, more could be invested into the look and feel of it."
"The chat window and using polls is easier in Zoom than compared to GoToWebinar. Make it simpler and easier to publish polls on the fly would improve the solution."
Google Hangouts is ranked 6th in Virtual Meetings with 51 reviews while GoToWebinar is ranked 18th in Virtual Meetings with 8 reviews. Google Hangouts is rated 8.2, while GoToWebinar is rated 8.4. 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 GoToWebinar writes "Video library is a great tool and it enables good customization; feels a little antiquated and rusty". Google Hangouts is most compared with Zoom, whereas GoToWebinar is most compared with Webex, Microsoft Teams, GoToMeeting and Zoom. See our GoToWebinar vs. Google Hangouts report.
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