Google Meet vs Microsoft Teams vs Whereby

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Compared on	Google Meet Free plan Visit Remove	Microsoft Teams From $4/user/mo Visit Remove	Whereby Free plan · from $10.99/user/mo Visit Remove
What it is	Google's browser-based video meetings, free with a Google account and included in Google Workspace	Chat, meetings and calling, sold alone or inside Microsoft 365	Video meetings in the browser with permanent room links; also sold as embeddable video for apps
Free plan	Up to 100 participants; meetings up to 60 minutes; no duration limit on one-to-one or mobile calls, per Google's Meet page	No	1 host; 1 room URL; 4 attendees per meeting; meetings up to 30 minutes
Cheapest paid plan	Not publishedGoogle Meet pricing	$4/user/mo billed annually (Teams Essentials)Microsoft Teams pricing	$10.99/user/mo (Pro)Whereby pricing
What it covers	Not stated	Paid yearly; annual subscription that auto-renews.	Per host, billed monthly; the page mentions annual billing saves 17% but did not show annual prices; excludes VAT.
Free trial	None stated	Free trials offered on the business plans (trial terms on Microsoft's page)	14-day free trial of Business
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android, ChromeOS, Meeting-room hardware	Web	Web
Integrations (vendor's figure)	Not stated	Not stated	Not stated
Open source	No	No	No
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	Freelancers and small teams who want a fixed meeting link Telehealth and e-learning sessions run from a branded room Developers adding video to an app (Embedded product)
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	Free plan is limited to 4 attendees and 30 minutes Business plan needs at least 3 hosts Embedded is priced by usage on a separate page that was not read
Made by	Google	Microsoft	Whereby

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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