Note:  health wish component ( HCC ) member must lead a training about HCC requirements  and wait up to one business day for access to their HCC soar account .

Compare features and capabilities in Zoom and Google Meet

When to use

Zoom

• Professional meetings and interviews that you want recorded
• Hosting webinars
• Large meetings

Google Hangouts Meet

• Smaller, informal meetings
• One-on-one meetings or interviews

Recording capability

Zoom

• Yes, though some restrictions may apply for those who work with HIPAA data
  • See Zoom: Record a Meeting or Webinar

Google Hangouts Meet

•  Yes (until further notice as a result of COVID-19 considerations. This capability may change in the future.)

Screen sharing

Zoom

• Simultaneous screen sharing (the meeting host can allow multiple people to share the screen at the same time).
• Annotation of screen sharing

Google Hangouts Meet

•  Only one person may share their screen at a time.

Accessibility

Zoom

• Automatic live transcription is available.

Google Hangouts Meet

Maximum number of participants

Zoom

• Up to 300 people in meetings.
• Up to 1000 people in webinars.

Google Hangouts Meet

•  Up to 100 people.

Who can host?

Zoom

• All faculty, staff, and students can host meetings.

• only staff and staff displace horde webinars.

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• Note: These same hosting capabilities apply to Health Care Component (HCC) members. 

Google Hangouts Meet

• Faculty, staff, and students who are not in the Health Care Component (HCC) can host a Google Meet.
• HCC members who need to host in Google Meet can request a BAA-Exception.
  • See Google Apps for Health Care Component (HCC) Accounts
  • Note: Google Hangouts Meet and Chat has been made available to HCC members for the duration of alternative instruction related to COVID-19 without the need to request a BAA-Exception. Academic Support Resources offers advice on how to comply with FERPA when you teach with technology tools such as Google Hangouts Meet.

Who can attend?

Zoom

•  Anyone can attend meetings and webinars, including individuals outside of the University.

Google Hangouts Meet

•  Anyone can attend meetings and webinars, including individuals outside of the University. However, users in China may have difficulty joining.

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Additional Features

Zoom

Google Hangouts Meet

• In meeting chat with all meeting participants
• Spotlight a speaker
  • Set a primary active speaker for all participants
• Pin a speaker 
  • Set your view to a specific speaker. This does not affect other participants.

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