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Alternatives to Google Meet
20 webinars tools sit alongside Google Meet in this directory. Below is what separates each from Google Meet on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 20
- With a free tier
- 9
- Cheaper to start
- 1
- Google Meet starts at
- Free, then €4.76/month
Why people look past Google Meet
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Google Meet entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
Cost climbs steeply across the tiers
Google Meet publishes 5 tiers, from Free up to On request. Teams that outgrow the entry plan can find the next rung a large step, the Google Meet pricing page breaks each one down.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Where event planners thrive
- Starts $10.24 a month dearer, at $15/month.
- 2 tiers to Google Meet's 5.
Virtual and hybrid events at scale
- Starts $94.24 a month dearer, at $99/month.
The Event Experience Operating System
- No free tier, where Google Meet has one.
- Starts $494.24 a month dearer, at $499/month.
The leading enterprise video conferencing platform
- 3 tiers to Google Meet's 5.
Modern webinar platform with podcast-style production quality
- 3 tiers to Google Meet's 5.
Automated and evergreen webinar platform
- Starts $94.24 a month dearer, at $99/month.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than freemium.
- 4 tiers to Google Meet's 5.
Every Google Meet alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Meet (this page) | Free, then €4.76/month | Freemium | 5 | |
| EventbriteWhere event planners thrive | Free, then $15/month | - | 2 | vs Google Meet |
| HopinVirtual and hybrid events at scale | Free, then $99/month | - | - | vs Google Meet |
| BizzaboThe Event Experience Operating System | $499/month | - | - | vs Google Meet |
| Cisco WebexThe leading enterprise video conferencing platform | Free | Freemium | 3 | vs Google Meet |
| Contrast | Free | Freemium | 3 | vs Google Meet |
| eWebinar | Free, then $99/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Google Meet |
| Anchorfree | Free | Freemium | 3 | vs Google Meet |
| GoToMeeting | Free, then $14/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Google Meet |
| ClickMeeting | Free | Freemium | 4 | vs Google Meet |
| Demio | Free, then $45/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Google Meet |
| Goldcast | $1000/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Google Meet |
| BigMarker | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs Google Meet |
| EverWebinar | $1/14 days | Subscription | 4 | vs Google Meet |
| Crowdstream | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs Google Meet |
| Citrix ShareFile | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs Google Meet |
| Adobe Connect | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs Google Meet |
| Crowdcast | $49/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Google Meet |
| Cvent | $10000/month | - | - | vs Google Meet |
| Airmeet | $167/month | - | 2 | vs Google Meet |
| BlueJeans | $10/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Google Meet |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Google Meet badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (9)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Eventbrite , Free, then $15/month
- Hopin , Free, then $99/month
- Cisco Webex , Free
- Contrast , Free
- eWebinar , Free, then $99/month
- Anchorfree , Free
- GoToMeeting , Free, then $14/month
- ClickMeeting , Free
Cheaper than Google Meet (1)
Entry price under Google Meet's €4.76/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- EverWebinar , $1/14 days
What you would be giving up
Google Meet is most often brought in for video conferencing for remote teams, educational virtual classrooms, large-scale webinars with up to 1,000 participants. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Google Meet is broadly right and the question is cost, the Google Meet pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Webinars category lists everything the directory holds, and best webinars tools ranks them.
Google Meet runs on web, mobile. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Google Meet alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Google Meet?
- 20 other webinars tools are listed in this directory, led by Eventbrite, Hopin, Bizzabo, Cisco Webex. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Google Meet?
- 9 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Eventbrite, Hopin, Cisco Webex, Contrast, eWebinar.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Google Meet?
- Yes. 1 of the alternatives below start under Google Meet's €4.76/month: EverWebinar at $1/14 days.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Google Meet?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: cost climbs steeply across the tiers. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Google Meet?
- Google Meet is most often brought in for video conferencing for remote teams, educational virtual classrooms, large-scale webinars with up to 1,000 participants. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Google Meet?
- None of the webinars tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Google Meet alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Webinars, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Google Meet against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Google Meet covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every webinars tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Webinars category, 20 tools beside Google Meet. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.