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Webex vs Zoom Workplace vs 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
Webex

Free plan · from $12/user/mo

Zoom Workplace

Free plan · from $14.16/user/mo

Google Meet

Free plan

Microsoft Teams

From $4/user/mo

What it isVideo meetings, calling and messaging from CiscoVideo meetings with team chat, mail, calendar, docs and an AI companion in one appGoogle'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 planMeetings up to 40 minutes; up to 100 attendees per meeting; local recording only; basic supportMeetings up to 40 minutes; up to 100 participants per meeting; 3 editable whiteboards; 5 two-minute clips; local recording only; 3 meeting summaries a monthUp 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 plan$12/user/mo billed annually (Webex Meet)Webex pricing$14.16/user/mo billed annually (Pro)Zoom Workplace pricingNot publishedGoogle Meet pricing$4/user/mo billed annually (Teams Essentials)Microsoft Teams pricing
What it coversWebex Meet is $14.50 per user a month billed monthly, or $12 per user a month billed annually ($144 per user a year); USD list prices on pricing.webex.com.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.Not statedPaid yearly; annual subscription that auto-renews.
Free trialNo credit card needed for the free plan; a 15-day free trial is listed for the Real-Time Translation add-onNone statedNone statedFree trials offered on the business plans (trial terms on Microsoft's page)
PlatformsWebWeb, macOS, Windows, iOS, AndroidWeb, iOS, Android, ChromeOS, Meeting-room hardwareWeb
Integrations (vendor's figure)The pricing page lists integration of leading apps on the free plan but gives no countNot statedNot statedNot stated
Open sourceNoNoNoNo
Good for
  • Teams that want meetings, messaging and calling from one vendor
  • Short free calls with up to 100 people (40-minute cap)
  • Organisations that need FedRAMP authorized security
  • 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
  • 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 plan caps meetings at 40 minutes and records locally only
  • Paid plans on the pricing page are priced per host license
  • Enterprise pricing is quote-only
  • 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
  • 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 byCiscoZoom CommunicationsGoogleMicrosoft

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.