3. Compare Meet vs. classic Hangouts

Notes:

G Suite Basic includes special editions for nonprofits and government agencies.
G Suite Business includes G Suite for Education.
Most G Suite Enterprise features are also supported in the G Suite Enterprise for Education edition.*

	Meet	Classic Hangouts
Number of participants	G Suite Basic: up to 25 Business, Education: up to 50 G Suite Enterprise, G Suite Enterprise for Education: up to 100	Up to 25
Platforms supported	Android iOS^® Supported web browsers Google meeting room hardware**	Android iOS Safari^®, Internet Explorer^®, and Chrome Browser (with plugins) Google meeting room hardware**
Ways to join a video meeting	Supported web browsers Google Calendar Meeting link URL Meeting code Dial in to meetings Google meeting room hardware** Meet Android and iOS apps	Safari, Internet Explorer, and Chrome Browsers Other G Suite products: Gmail, Inbox, and Calendar Google meeting room hardware** Hangouts app Outlook 2007, 2010, and 2013 plugins
Send chat messages in video meetings	✔	Via the web only
Present documents or entire screen	✔	✔
External participants	Clear and simple access control by giving video meeting access to any participant using a single shared link	Access to video calls is managed through a combination of Calendar permissions and invites
Dial in from a phone	✔ All G Suite editions support a U.S. phone number G Suite Enterprise and G Suite Enterprise for Education editions also support international numbers	✘
Dial out to a phone number***	✔	✔
Record a meeting	✔ Requires G Suite Enterprise or G Suite Enterprise for Education edition*	✘
iOS mobile and tablet support	✔	✘
Reporting API	More than 50 different reporting metrics	17 different reporting metrics
View presentations on mobile	View high resolution content; pinch-to-zoom supported on Android and iOS	View low resolution content
Meeting URLs	Unique meeting URLs	Modifiable meeting URLs

* Free G Suite Enterprise for Education edition licenses do not provide the feature to record meetings. Compare G Suite for Education vs. G Suite Enterprise for Education.

** Google meeting room hardware includes Hangouts Meet hardware, Chromebox for meetings, and Chromebase for meetings.

*** Hangouts Meet currently supports calls from most countries to the U.S./Canada only. Classic Hangouts supports free calls to and from U.S./Canada. International calls require a credit card.