Compare Webex and Google Meet on features, integrations and pricing. Every claim is checked against each vendor's website, pricing and help pages, plus G2 and Capterra reviews.
Webex vs Google Meet at a glance
Where each platform is strong, and where it falls short.
Webex
Enterprise meetings
FedRAMP authorized, HIPAA compliant with a BAA, end-to-end encryption
Simultaneous interpretation, white-label branding and event networking
Free plan, and most features work in the browser
Webinars require a Webex Meet license underneath
Webinars at $2,700 per license per year (September 2026)
PSTN calling and some features still need the app
Google Meet
Google Workspace teams
Browser-based, guests join from a calendar link
Included in every Google Workspace plan, from $7/user/month
Built into Gmail, Google Calendar, Docs and Drive
No native webinar product or registration pages
Polls, Q&A and breakouts need Business Standard or higher
Free accounts limit group calls to 60 minutes
Webex vs Google Meet: Features Deep Dive
Webex
Google Meet
Webex
Google Meet
General information
Customer Rating
Average of G2 and Capterra ratings out of 5, with the number of reviews in brackets (rounded).
Last update: October 2026
4.5/5 (8,000+)
4.6/5 (60,000+)
Browser based
Webinar platforms that work directly in the browser, there's no need to download any software.
Webex: Yes
Google Meet: Yes
Device versatility
Host events from a desktop, tablet or mobile.
Webex: Yes
Google Meet: Yes
On-demand webinars
Create or access pre-recorded on-demand webinars, available any time.
Webex: Yes
Google Meet: No
Automated webinars
Automate entire webinars or key actions like CTAs, start and stop times or page redirects.
Webex: Yes
Google Meet: No
Free plan
A free plan you can use without time limits, not just a trial.
Last update: October 2026
Meetings only
Meetings only
Multi-session events
Run events with several sessions or tracks under one registration.
Webex Events
Google Meet: No
Promotion Features
Customizable registration pages
Add a banner, logo, social channels or speaker information to the event registration page without any coding skills.
Webex: Yes
Google Meet: Yes
Customizable emails
Customize emails with ease by adding an event banner, social sharing buttons, or a signature.
Webex: Yes
Google Meet: No
Customized email sequence
Customize your own email sequence and schedule them to be sent automatically.
Webex: Yes
Google Meet: Yes
Embed forms
Embed a registration form on your own website to capture more registrants.
Webex: No
Google Meet: No
Company page
Publish events to a public company page that gathers all upcoming and past events.
Webex Events
Google Meet: No
Built-in social sharing
Share event registration pages on your company's social channels directly from your webinar platform.
Limited
Google Meet: No
Custom registration forms
Customize the fields of your registration form to capture insights on your audience.
Webex: Yes
Google Meet: No
Registration filter
Apply a filter to accept event registrations only from work email addresses.
Webex: Yes
Google Meet: No
Activation Features
Chat
Send chat messages through a tab built right into your webinar room.
Webex: Yes
Google Meet: Yes
Emoji reactions
Enable emoji reactions during live events to allow attendees to react in real-time.
Webex: Yes
Google Meet: Yes
Q&A
Audiences can ask questions in a dedicated space.
Webex: Yes
Google Meet: Yes
Question upvotes
Audiences can vote on questions that they most want to see answered. Organizers can sort them by date or most upvotes.
Webex: No
Google Meet: No
Live answer notification
Display a notification that shows the question you are answering live during the webinar.
Webex: No
Google Meet: No
Polls
Create drafts of polls in advance and publish them during your event. Or, create them live during your event to further activate your audience.
Webex: Yes
Google Meet: Yes
Call-to-action button
Direct your attendees to a promotional offer via a CTA displayed in the event room.
Webex Events
Google Meet: No
Virtual backgrounds
Change your background to personalize your webinar or look more professional.
Webex: Yes
Google Meet: Yes
Digital whiteboards
Collaborate with digital whiteboards within the platform or through a native integration.
Webex: Yes
Google Meet: Yes
Custom room branding
Add your logo, colors and backgrounds to the live event room.
Webex: Yes
Limited
Organization Features
Private chat
Chat privately with event organizers and moderators during the event.
Webex: No
Google Meet: No
Registrants moderation
Control which registrants can and cannot access the event.
Webex: No
Google Meet: Yes
One-click integrations
Integrate the software with any app to capture other valuable insights.
Webex: Yes
Google Meet: Yes
Maximum number of attendees
The maximum number of attendees supported.
3000
100000
Unique contact list
Find all your event contacts in one place and get a 360 view of their activity within different events.
Webex: No
Google Meet: Yes
SAML SSO
Secure your team's access to the platform with SAML SSO.
Webex: Yes
Google Meet: Yes
Dial-in to webinars
Attendees can opt to dial-in to the webinar from a phone number.
Webex: Yes
Google Meet: Yes
Reporting Features
Analytics reports
Track and analyze all of your data with our powerful analytics tool built into the dashboard.
Webex: Yes
Google Meet: Yes
Webinar recordings
Record webinars automatically and send them to attendees at the end of each session.
Webex: Yes
Google Meet: Yes
Engagement scoring
A score per attendee based on how they interacted during the event.
Limited
Google Meet: No
AI Features
AI summaries & transcripts
Automatic transcripts and AI summaries of each session.
Last update: October 2026
Transcripts
Google Meet: Yes
Automatic video clipping
AI turns recordings into short clips ready to share.
Last update: October 2026
Webex: No
Google Meet: No
AI content generation
AI drafts posts, emails or articles from your webinar content.
Last update: October 2026
Webex: No
Google Meet: No
Integrations
HubSpot (native)
Syncs registrants and attendance with HubSpot without a third-party tool.
Webex: No
Google Meet: No
Salesforce (native)
Syncs registrants and attendance with Salesforce without a third-party tool.
Webex: Yes
Google Meet: No
Zapier / Make
Connects to thousands of apps through Zapier or Make.
Webex: Yes
Google Meet: Yes
Native AI connector (MCP)
Official connector that lets AI assistants like Claude work with your webinar data.
Last update: October 2026
Meetings only
Google Meet: No
Security & Compliance
EU data hosting
Your data can be stored on servers in the European Union.
Webex: Yes
Google Meet: Yes
ISO 27001
Certified to the ISO 27001 information security standard.
The short answer: Webex adds webinars, webcasts and enterprise security to meetings, while Google Meet keeps to meetings inside Google Workspace.
Engagement and security: Both offer chat, polls, Q&A, reactions and breakout rooms. Webex adds simultaneous interpretation and networking, plus FedRAMP authorization, HIPAA compliance and end-to-end encryption, while Google Meet relies on Workspace security controls that vary by edition.
CRM and AI: Webex lists native Salesforce and Marketo integrations and includes its AI Assistant on the Enterprise plan. Google Meet has no native webinar-to-CRM sync, so attendee data moves through Google Workspace Marketplace add-ons, and Gemini features in Meet start on Business Standard.
Why it matters: If attendees must register or your security team requires FedRAMP or HIPAA, Webex fits; for everyday internal meetings, Google Meet is simpler. Check the exact connectors you rely on, since integration depth varies by plan for both Webex and Google Meet.
Webex vs Google Meet: pricing
The short answer: Webex prices meetings and webinars separately, while Google Meet comes with Google Workspace per-user plans.
Which is cheaper for you: If you already pay for Google Workspace, Meet adds no extra cost.
Prices as of September 2026. Livestorm is shown as an alternative that charges only for the attendees who join (see Livestorm pricing).
Pricing
Webex
Google Meet
Livestorm
What you pay for
Licenses per year, by attendee tier
Google Workspace user licenses
Attendees who actually join
Entry price
Webex Webinars: $2,700 per license per year (up to 1,000 attendees)
Business Starter: $7 per user/month on an annual plan; free version: 100 participants, 60-minute group calls
$3.00 per attendee (400-credit annual pack)
Larger audiences
Larger webinars and Webex Events (up to 100,000 attendees) through sales; Real-Time Translation adds $300 per license per year
Business Standard ($14) and Business Plus ($22) per user/month; 100 to 1,000 participants depending on plan
Lower price per attendee on bigger packs, up to 3,000 live attendees per event, custom Enterprise plan
No-shows and team members
You pay for the license tier, whoever shows up
Attendees are free; you pay for each Workspace user
Not counted
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between Webex and Google Meet?
Webex is Cisco's collaboration platform, with meetings, Webex Webinars and compliance credentials such as FedRAMP and HIPAA. Google Meet is the meeting tool in Google Workspace, focused on browser-based meetings rather than registered events.
How much do Webex and Google Meet cost?
Webex Webinars is listed at $2,700 per license per year for up to 1,000 attendees, and Google Meet comes with Google Workspace from $7 per user per month on an annual plan (as of September 2026).
How many people can join Webex and Google Meet?
Webex Webinars hosts up to 1,000 attendees, or about 100,000 in webcast mode. Google Meet holds 100 to 1,000 interactive participants by plan, and Enterprise live streams reach up to 100,000 in-domain viewers.
Are Webex and Google Meet free?
Both have free versions that host up to 100 participants. Free Webex meetings end after 40 minutes, and free Google Meet group calls end after 60 minutes.
What is a good alternative to Webex and Google Meet for marketing webinars?
Livestorm is browser-based, hosts up to 3,000 live attendees and costs $3.00 per attendee on its entry pack (as of September 2026), with native HubSpot sync on every plan and Salesforce as an Enterprise add-on.
Why teams choose Livestorm
Run your marketing webinars from one all-in-one platform
Plan, promote, host and analyze your webinars in one place. Build branded registration pages, send automated reminder and follow-up emails, and engage attendees with polls, Q&A and live CTAs, with no extra tools.
After the event, attendance and engagement data flow to your CRM, and AI Studio turns replays into short clips for your social channels.
Livestorm runs straight from the browser on any desktop or mobile device, so your audience can join from anywhere without downloading or installing anything.
Removing that extra step helps attendance: on Livestorm, 47.7% of registrants show up live on average (2026 Webinar Benchmark Report, 33,786 webinars analyzed).
Connect Livestorm to Claude with its verified connector, or to any AI agent that supports MCP, to create events, register attendees and analyze engagement in plain language.
Add-ons take it further: AI Studio turns every replay into short clips, and live translations show real-time AI subtitles in your attendees' language.
"The elegance of Livestorm's UI and its simplicity for creating beautiful landing pages made a big positive impact on the way we communicate with customers at scale."
"Livestorm is really easy to use and offers a lot of customization. We are very happy with the visual rendering and the user experience."
"Livestorm made it easy to automate our customer trainings. The ability to set up prerecorded content while still offering live Q&A helps our team provide personalized attention at scale."