Google Chat vs Zoom Workplace

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Compared on	Google Chat Free trial · from €6.80/user/mo Visit Remove	Zoom Workplace Free plan · from $14.16/user/mo Visit Remove
What it is	Direct messages and spaces inside Google Workspace, with Meet and Gemini built in	Video meetings with team chat, mail, calendar, docs and an AI companion in one app
Free plan	No	Meetings up to 40 minutes; up to 100 participants per meeting; 3 editable whiteboards; 5 two-minute clips; local recording only; 3 meeting summaries a month
Cheapest paid plan	€6.80/user/mo billed annually (Google Workspace Business Starter (includes Chat))Google Chat pricing	$14.16/user/mo billed annually (Pro)Zoom Workplace pricing
What it covers	Chat has no separate price; it comes with a Workspace subscription. Price shown in EUR, excluding tax, with a 1-year commitment. Google also lists a 50% intro price (EUR 3.40) for a limited period.	Pro is $16.99 per user a month billed monthly, or $14.16 per user a month billed annually; USD list prices on zoom.us/pricing.
Free trial	14-day trial of Google Workspace for people not already using it	None stated
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android
Integrations (vendor's figure)	Not stated	Not stated
Open source	No	No
Good for	Teams that already use Google Workspace for email, Docs and Meet Organizations that want chat without paying for a separate messaging tool Teams building small custom chat apps with webhooks or AppSheet	Teams that want meetings and team chat in one app Short free calls with up to 100 people (40-minute cap) Companies that need SSO and admin controls on a business plan
Watch out for	Sold only as part of a Google Workspace subscription, not on its own Some features are available only on Business and Enterprise plans Whether personal Google accounts can use Chat free was not stated on the pages read	Free Basic plan caps meetings at 40 minutes Free plan records locally only; cloud recording needs a paid plan Participant caps per plan are shown inconsistently on Zoom's pricing page
Made by	Google	Zoom Communications

Entry prices are the cheapest paid plan, as each vendor publishes it; “What it covers” says what that price is per (a user, a channel, a brand, a number of contacts). The sources are listed on each tool's page.

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