Google Hangouts [EOL] Reviews

Google Meet is used mainly for internal and external meetings. In some of the brand cases, we are using Microsoft Teams, which would be once every two or three months. Otherwise, we use Google Meet for all internal and external calls.

I find the sound quality of Google Meet a valuable feature. You can join Google Meet with just your phone. You only need the meeting link to join.

There is no recording feature in Google Meet. Zoom has a recording feature and we use it for any calls that require recording.

I have been using Google Meet for at least two years. I have probably been using this tool longer than that since I joined my current organization only two months back.

I have found Google Meet to be a stable solution.

I believe Google Meet to be a scalable tool. There are about 100-200 employees in my organization who use Google Meet.

I have not personally used the support. I think the admin team is quite happy with Google Meet since they have been using it for quite a long time. I will rate the customer service and support a nine and nine and a half out of ten.

I have used Zoom previously. I switched because Google Meet is easier to use than Zoom since the latter requires an app to connect.

The setup is straightforward. You need to have a laptop and click on the meeting link. Even if it is a video call, nobody keeps their videos on. The setup is straightforward and requires nothing out of the box.

I would rate Google Meet a nine out of ten. I use the latest version of the tool, and will most likely recommend this tool depending on the use case. However, I would not recommend it for too heavy or high-intensity calls.

When we don't use Microsoft Teams, we plan our meetings and have them on Google Hangouts, though only sometimes. We use Google Hangouts occasionally, for example, about eleven times.

I like that Google Hangouts works very well. You'll only have a problem using it if your internet connection isn't very good. 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.

Collaboration in Google Hangouts has room for improvement compared to Microsoft Teams. On Microsoft Teams, you can share a document directly and work on that document all at once, in real-time, with other team members, which isn't the case with Google Hangouts. However, Google suite has Google Docs, which has a similar feature, but I haven't experimented yet.

Google Hangouts is a stable solution.

Google Hangouts is scalable if you have the paid version, where more members can join the meeting. The paid version also allows you to record meetings. The free version will undoubtedly have some limits.

I do a Google search when I have a problem with Google Hangouts, and then I follow the steps to fix that problem. I also go on YouTube to find a fix.

We use either Microsoft Teams or Google Hangouts. It depends on what the partner wants. One partner didn't want to use Skype, so it's either Google Hangouts or Microsoft Teams.

It's easy to set up meetings on Google Hangouts. You need a meeting title and a date, and then you can add a meeting description. Once you've added that meeting to your calendar, you'll get a link you can share with other users, which can be clicked to join the meeting.

Google Hangouts is a good investment. There's ROI from it.

Rating the pricing for a product, whether cheap or expensive, depends on the category, the functionality, and your budget. Google Hangouts has reasonable pricing, but I don't use the paid version because I only have a small budget, though you get more features from the paid version. I could go for the paid version if the tool's pricing is even cheaper.

I have experience with Google Hangouts.

I use different versions of the tool. For example, sometimes, I use it on my PC through its application. Other times, I use the Google Hangouts application on my mobile phone. You can also use it on a web browser, but I haven't tried that version.

I recommend Google Hangouts to others as it has features that help improve meetings.

I work for a small company with about ten Google Hangouts users. Currently, it's not necessary to increase the usage of this tool.

I recommend the solution to others because, based on my experience, it's an easy tool. Google Hangouts doesn't consume much memory compared to Microsoft Teams. You don't need to install other components to make Google Hangouts work. The tool is fast because once you access the application, it automatically redirects you to the meeting room. Google Hangouts is not resource-heavy, so I recommend it to others.

My rating for Google Hangouts is eight out of ten.

I work in software now, and during the pandemic, we worked remotely. For different reasons, I have video conference meetings with colleagues and present my work about five times a week. These meetings are for coordination and other necessities. Google Hangouts is used to facilitate meetings.

When we need to coordinate the server requirements, we will meet, share our computer screens, and navigate through the solution to present it to customers or testers. During the meeting, we will take notes on any changes that need to be made. The following day or during the next meeting, we will present the changes to the server or solutions to any bugs.

The facility is always online and very easy to share the screen using the solution. The setup of the camera is also straightforward.

The only issue with the solution is that we can't split the video of participants into separate screens, which can make it difficult to manage the cameras of participants. The solution can improve by adding the ability to split the participant screens into multiple monitors.

Other solutions such as Zoom can facilitate a presentation and easily separate participants. In the future, we can save the record, edit it, and maximize the screen for better understanding. If necessary, we can also show the participants' screens. I would like this ability to be added to Google.

I have been using the solution for 15 years.

I give the stability of the solution an eight out of ten.

I give the scalability of the solution an eight out of ten.

I use the free version of the solution.

I give the solution an eight out of ten.

I strongly recommend that schools and universities use the solution in combination with Google Docs, Drive, and Shared Space. This package of Google solutions makes it easier to commercialize Google Meet, allowing for increased efficiency.

Our primary use case for the solution is to keep in touch with colleagues, for meetings and interviews. We deploy the solution on cloud.

Google hangouts has served as a way to facilitate conversations across people within and outside of the organization, making it very easy to connect with people and stay in contact if needed. 

The video call feature is the most valuable because it's a free video chat provider that is universal and requires minimal product knowledge. 

The solution can be improved by including a larger library of video filters and adding custom filters.

We have been using the solution for a couple of years, and we are currently using the latest version.

I rate the solution a seven out of ten. The solution is great and integrates well with Google Calendar.

We primarily use the solution in order to conduct virtual meetings. 

It's easy to record a meeting. This is a quite useful feature for us.

The product offers a companion mode, which is helpful.

It's quite simple to set up. 

The solution is stable.

It can scale well. 

Overall, it is a good platform. there isn't really anything lacking. 

We've noticed the product works better in Chrome and doesn't work as well in Safari browsers. They should work on improving their performance there. 

I've been using the solution for about three years.

We've noticed the performance isn't as good on Safari browsers. 

Otherwise, it is very stable and reliable. There are no bugs or glitches, and it doesn't crash or freeze. 

It's very scalable. I'd rate it at a nine or ten out of ten in terms of ease of expansion. It's a Google platform It scales well. 

We have about 350 people using the solution right now. While we have plans to continue using it, I'm not sure about if there are plans to increase usage. 

I've never had the opportunity to reach out to technical support.

I've used Teams, Skype, and Zoom previously.

The setup is very easy, very straightforward. I'd rate the ease of implementation nine out of ten. It is not complex at all. 

We're on a subscription. It's a cloud implementation. I'm not sure how it is hosted, however, it is a tenant model. The deployment is fast on the cloud. 

Since it is hosted on the cloud, it requires minimal staff for deployment and maintenance. 

We pay to use the solution via a subscription model. We pay for the solution annually.

I'd rate the solution nine out of ten. 

If we need to hold an online meeting, we use Google Hangouts.

The solution is useful for virtual meetings. I like that we can do voice or video calls. There are also screen-sharing capabilities.

It is straightforward to set up the solution. 

It's very easy to use. 

The product is stable.

I find the solution to be scalable. 

The pricing is good.

It would be ideal if they could include in the offering a virtual whiteboard for users when they are running meetings. 

We'd like to have remote control so that if I share my screen, others can use it and manipulate it. 

I've been using the solution for 15 years. 

It is stable and reliable. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. 

My understanding is the solution scales well. We do have less than 25 users at this time using Google. Less than ten people use Google Hangouts. We do not yet have any plans to increase usage.

I've never dealt with technical support. I cannot speak to how helpful or responsive they are. The product has always worked for me, and therefore I've never needed to reach out. 

We've used several virtual meeting solutions, like Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and sometimes Skype. We tend to use Hangouts as we host our email with Google and it is included.

The implementation process is simple to set up. I work in IT and therefore it is very easy for me to understand how to use it. Since it is cloud-based, you can simply just start using it. 

I did not need a consultant or integrator to help me with the setup. I could handle it myself. 

The pricing is not too expensive. I pay $6 per user per month for Gmail, Google Drive, and Google Hangouts.

I'd recommend the solution to others. 

I would rate the solution nine out of ten. It's really good.

We primarily use the solution for meetings. 

It works really well.

It's great for meetings. The solution is helpful for videos especially.

The product is very intuitive. When you get a meeting invitation, it's very easy to just join and go.

We feel the performance is quite good.

Google offers a trial version, which I have used. 

Support could be a bit faster. 

I've used the solution for a few meetings. 

The solution is stable and the connectivity is great. It's reliable. There are no bugs or glitches and it doesn't crash or freeze. 

I can't speak to the scalability. I've never experimented with expanding it. 

I'm not sure how many people are using it. We are not using it in our organization, however, I will get invites from other organizations and use it that way.

Technical support is very good. We have no issues with Google support. We would, however, like them to increase the response rate and move a bit faster. 

Positive

I'm aware of Skype, however, I don't use it myself. 

We are using Microsoft Teams. 

I'm not sure what the licensing costs are. 

I'm not sure if we are using a specific version or not. 

I'd rate the product eight out of ten. It's pretty good overall. I'd recommend the product to others who need to run video conferences and meetings. 

Google Hangouts is being used for virtual meetings, whether that's face to face or you're presenting your screen. There's also a whiteboard where you can brainstorm on the call itself, so that's about it.

Whatever features are on offer right now on Google Hangouts, I find all of them useful. I don't have a preference, and Google Hangouts doesn't have time limitations.

Google Hangouts is pretty good as it is, so there's nothing I would like to change about it.

I would like for the platform to have a call recording feature in the free version.

Google Hangouts is a stable platform.

Google Hangouts, being a Google product, is available and scalable. The free version works well for small-sized teams that have thirty to forty people, and that's good enough for us.

The technical support team for Google Hangouts has been pretty responsive and could solve whatever challenges arise, within a day or two.

Setting up Google Hangouts is very, very easy. You just open a Gmail account to get access to all the Google tools, including Google Hangouts. It's very easy to just set up a Gmail account, and you don't have to do anything else.

We are a small team and a small organization such as ours just uses the free version of Google, so there's no cost associated with Google Hangouts at the moment.

We evaluated Zoom and Microsoft Teams. We use Google Hangouts, Zoom, and Microsoft Teams, but use Zoom more often compared to the other two platforms.

Sometimes my company uses Google Hangouts, but that's very rare. Typically, the team uses Zoom, and Google Hangouts is used once or twice a month, and that's about it. My company is an end-user, not a partner of Google.

At the moment, there's no plan of increasing the number of users of Google Hangouts.

I would rate Google Hangouts eight out of ten.

I'd recommend the platform to other people.