Google Meet
Whereby
| Feature | Google Meet | Whereby |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free / from $6/mo | Free / from $8.99/mo |
| Free Plan | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Rating | 4.3 / 5 | 4.2 / 5 |
| Best For | google-workspace-users, educators, small-businesses, remote-teams | small-teams, consultants, telehealth-providers, embedded-video-apps |
| Founded | 2017 | 2013 |
| Video Meetings | ✓ | ✗ |
| Screen Sharing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Live Captions | ✓ | ✗ |
| Recording | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hand Raising | ✓ | ✗ |
| Polls | ✓ | ✗ |
| Browser Based | ✗ | ✓ |
| Permanent Rooms | ✗ | ✓ |
| Breakout Groups | ✗ | ✓ |
| Embeddable Api | ✗ | ✓ |
| Custom Branding | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ 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
✓ Whereby Pros
- No downloads or plugins required for anyone
- Permanent meeting room URLs
- Embeddable video API for custom integrations
- Clean and minimal interface
✗ Whereby Cons
- Limited to 200 participants on highest plan
- Fewer features than Zoom or Teams
- Recording only available on paid plans
The Verdict
Google Meet is built for google workspace users and educators, with a focus on video-meetings and screen-sharing. Whereby targets small teams and consultants and leads with browser-based and permanent-rooms.
Pricing is close: Google Meet starts at $6/mo versus $8.99/mo for Whereby — not a deciding factor on its own.
Both offer free plans, so you can test each with your real workflow before committing to a subscription.
Feature-wise, Whereby offers broader built-in capabilities (7 features vs 6), while Google Meet takes a more focused approach — which can mean a simpler, faster onboarding experience.
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.
