Switch from Skype to Google Meet

Learn the differences between Microsoft Skype for Business and Google Meet and get best practices for collaboration at work or school.

Comparison at a glance

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In Skype for Business...	In Meet...*
Start a meeting	Start a video meeting
Set up an online meeting in Microsoft Outlook	Schedule a video meeting in Calendar
Join a meeting from your computer	Join a video meeting from your computer
Join a meeting while on the go	Join a video meeting while on the go Open the Meet Android or iOS app. Select a meeting and tap Join. Only meetings scheduled through Calendar appear on Meet. If you don’t have a data network, you can call in to the meeting from a phone: You can dial in during the scheduled meeting time in one of the following ways: Enter the phone number that’s in the Calendar event or meeting invitation. Then, enter the PIN and #. From the Meet or Calendar app, tap the phone number. The PIN is automatically entered. For details, visit Join a video meeting.
Invite more people to a meeting	Add guests to a video meeting Open Meet. From a video meeting, at the bottom, click People . Click Add people. To invite people to join the meeting: Click Invite. Enter the name or email of the guests. Click Send email. Guests get an email with the meeting link to join the meeting. (Optional) To call people directly in to the video meeting: Click Call. Enter a phone number. Click Call . The guest is dialed directly in to the ongoing meeting as an audio participant. For more details, see Add people to a video meeting.
Send IMs during a meeting	Send chat messages during a video meeting Open Meet. From a video meeting, at the bottom, click Chat . Enter a message and click Send . Note: In-meeting chats only last for the duration of the meeting. For persistent chat, in your web browser, go to chat.google.com. For more details, see Send chat messages to video meeting participants.
Share your screen	Present your screen
Record a meeting	Record a video meeting
Q&A session	Audience Q&A
Take a poll	Launch a poll In a meeting, at the bottom right, click Activities click Polls. Click Start a poll. Enter a question and add options for the poll. Tip: You can let users respond anonymously to Polls. Before you save or launch your poll, turn on Responses appear without names . Choose one: To post your poll, click Launch. To save your poll so you can launch it later, click Save. Tip: Polls you save remain listed under Polls for the duration of the meeting. After the call ends, all polls are permanently deleted. Meeting moderators are emailed a polling report at the end of the meeting. After a poll is launched, to vote on your own poll, select one of the optionsclick Vote. For details, visit Conduct a poll during a video meeting.
Use a whiteboard	Use a whiteboard
Raise your hand	Raise your hand
Choose your background effect	Change your background Open Meet. Depending on when you want to change your background, choose an option: To change your background before you join a meeting, on the bottom right of your meeting image, click Change background . To change your background after you join a meeting, at the bottom, click MoreChange background. Choose a background option. For details, visit Change your background in a video meeting.