We performed a comparison between Google Hangouts and Skype for Business 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."Google Meet is a clear and simple solution."
"The solution's stability is the most valuable feature."
"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."
"Stable communication tool with a good history feature and very easy installation."
"The most valuable features are that you don't have to create a separate account, it's easy to use, and you don't have to enter an ID or password to start video conferencing."
"When you get a meeting invitation, it's very easy to just join and go."
"Google Meet has excellent audio quality, good images, and a robust set of features."
"It is easy to use, and we don't need to make a lot of configurations."
"The most valuable features of the solution are that it is quick and easy to use. It is a good tool for group calls."
"The quality of the meetings is very good."
"Skype for Business is good for meetings and instant messaging."
"The simplicity and ease of use are the most valuable features. It's so much easier and quicker than writing an email to someone and waiting for them to read it."
"It has benefited my organization because I can use it on the phone, I can use it on a laptop, wherever I want. The communication channel is very easy now and I can call and chat. It's experienced. Together, my team manages everything. It's very easy."
"Video conferencing to hold virtual meetings helps to prevent employee displacement, where everyone can now enjoy the comfort of their own offices."
"I think Skype for Business is scalable. However, I believe Microsoft is discontinuing the Skype platform altogether, so I don't think it's super-relevant."
"The GUI is very user-friendly."
"The UI has room for improvement."
"We've noticed the product works better in Chrome and doesn't work as well in Safari browsers."
"Google Hangouts should add a feature to show how someone connects, such as via a laptop or phone. If you know if someone is using a laptop you can ask them to share their screen."
"I would like to see support for showing virtual backgrounds."
"The scalability has room for improvement."
"One area where I see room for improvement in Google Hangout is the voice quality during meetings."
"There could be more precise instructions for beginners using the solution."
"Support could be a bit faster."
"The tool needs to have a dynamic file updating feature, so people you share a file with could update the file dynamically, all at once, all at the same time."
"I don't recall coming across any big missing features."
"Make it user friendly."
"It would be ideal if the solution could make instant messages more permanent. Currently, if you close the conversation, you lose the instant messages that you shared during the meeting. If those could last beyond the meeting, that would be a great addition, due to the fact that frequently, people give each other key details, important information, or email addresses, etc., during the meeting. If you don't write it down during the meeting, after the meeting closes, it's gone forever. That can be quite frustrating."
"Lacks a zoom-in feature for whoever is presenting."
"The stability could be improved."
"Skype for Business could improve by having a document channel or repository. Microsoft Teams has a better repository place for documents that you can share with your team. You can access it anywhere from any device."
"The solution should improve the chat and add more flexibility to make a call."
Google Hangouts is ranked 6th in Virtual Meetings with 51 reviews while Skype for Business is ranked 4th in Virtual Meetings with 59 reviews. Google Hangouts is rated 8.2, while Skype for Business is rated 7.8. 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 Skype for Business writes "Reliable, useful for remote work, and great but isn't as robust as Microsoft Teams". Google Hangouts is most compared with Zoom, whereas Skype for Business is most compared with Webex, Zoom, TeamViewer, GoToMeeting and Cisco Meeting Server. See our Google Hangouts vs. Skype for Business report.
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