Automate Basics

Google Meet vs Microsoft Teams

Pick up to 4 tools and see their free plans, entry prices, platforms and limits in one table. Every fact comes from each vendor's own pages, checked 7 November 2026.

Compared on
Google Meet

Free plan

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Microsoft Teams

From $4/user/mo

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What it isGoogle's browser-based video meetings, free with a Google account and included in Google WorkspaceChat, meetings and calling, sold alone or inside Microsoft 365
Free planUp to 100 participants; meetings up to 60 minutes; no duration limit on one-to-one or mobile calls, per Google's Meet pageNo
Cheapest paid planNot publishedGoogle Meet pricing$4/user/mo billed annually (Teams Essentials)Microsoft Teams pricing
What it coversNot statedPaid yearly; annual subscription that auto-renews.
Free trialNone statedFree trials offered on the business plans (trial terms on Microsoft's page)
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android, ChromeOS, Meeting-room hardwareWeb
Integrations (vendor's figure)Not statedNot stated
Open sourceNoNo
Good for
  • Teams already using Google Workspace and Google Calendar
  • Quick free calls from a browser
  • One-to-one and mobile calls with no time cap
  • Businesses already using Microsoft 365 and Outlook
  • Small teams that want chat and meetings in one inexpensive plan
  • Companies replacing a desk phone system with cloud calling
Watch out for
  • Free group meetings stop at 60 minutes
  • Recording, transcription and breakout rooms need a paid plan
  • Dial-in phone numbers and PIN are Enterprise only
  • The prices shown are for annual subscriptions paid yearly
  • Calling to regular phone numbers needs a separate Teams Phone licence and calling plan
  • Some AI features on Business Standard are billed by usage
Made byGoogleMicrosoft

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.

Every tool in video conferencing apps and team chat apps is on their category pages, with the written head-to-heads on Compare.