Google Meet
Loom
| Feature | Google Meet | Loom |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free / from $6/mo | Free / from $12.5/mo |
| Free Plan | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Rating | 4.3 / 5 | 4.5 / 5 |
| Best For | google-workspace-users, educators, small-businesses, remote-teams | remote-teams, developers, customer-success, managers, educators |
| Founded | 2017 | 2015 |
| Video Meetings | ✓ | ✗ |
| Screen Sharing | ✓ | ✗ |
| Live Captions | ✓ | ✗ |
| Recording | ✓ | ✗ |
| Hand Raising | ✓ | ✗ |
| Polls | ✓ | ✗ |
| Screen Recording | ✗ | ✓ |
| Video Messages | ✗ | ✓ |
| Transcription | ✗ | ✓ |
| Reactions | ✗ | ✓ |
| Video Editing | ✗ | ✓ |
| Analytics | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ Google Meet Pros
- Free for everyone
- No downloads needed
- Google Calendar integration
- AI noise cancellation
✗ Google Meet Cons
- Limited features vs Zoom
- Requires Google account
- No breakout rooms on free
✓ Loom Pros
- Instant async video communication
- Screen + webcam recording
- Auto-transcription and captions
- Slack and Notion integration
✗ Loom Cons
- 25-video limit on free plan
- 5-minute recording limit on free
- Requires good internet for fast uploads
The Verdict
Google Meet is built for google workspace users and educators, with a focus on video-meetings and screen-sharing. Loom targets remote teams and developers and leads with screen-recording and video-messages.
On pricing, Google Meet is the clear winner for budget-conscious users — starting at $6/mo compared to $12.5/mo for Loom. That $6.5/mo difference adds up quickly for growing teams.
Both offer free plans, so you can test each with your real workflow before committing to a subscription.
Both tools are a solid fit for educators, remote teams — in those cases, the decision often comes down to workflow style and how your team prefers to organize work.
This is a genuinely close comparison. If you can, sign up for both free trials (where available) and run a one-week test with your actual team tasks before deciding.
