Google Meet vs RingCentral Video: which is better? Comparison 2026
By our public methodology Google Meet scores 90 out of 100 and RingCentral Video scores 69. Below: the factors and facts where they differ, each fact with its source.
Score breakdown
| Google Meet | RingCentral Video | |
|---|---|---|
| Price and free plan | 71 | 15 |
| Security and privacy | 100 | 88 |
| Features | 100 | 100 |
| Track record | 92 | 90 |
Pros and cons
Google Meet
- Highly rated iOS app
- Meetings can be end-to-end encrypted
- Meetings can be recorded
- Automatic captions or transcripts
RingCentral Video
- Highly rated iOS app
- Meetings can be end-to-end encrypted
- Meetings can be recorded
- Automatic captions or transcripts
Facts side by side
| Fact | Google Meet | RingCentral Video |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest paid plan per host per month | $7.99 workspace.google.com | Not verified |
| Free plan | Yes workspace.google.com | Not verified |
| Free group meeting limit, minutes | 60 workspace.google.com | 50 ringcentral.com |
| Participants on the free plan | 100 workspace.google.com | 100 ringcentral.com |
| End-to-end encryption | Yes support.google.com | Yes ringcentral.com |
| Meeting recording | Yes workspace.google.com | Yes ringcentral.com |
| Live captions or transcripts | Yes workspace.google.com | Yes ringcentral.com |
| ISO/IEC 27001 | Yes cloud.google.com | Yes ringcentral.com |
| SOC 2 report | Yes cloud.google.com | Yes ringcentral.com |
| GDPR data processing agreement | Yes cloud.google.com | Yes ringcentral.com |
| Meeting data in the EU | Yes workspace.google.com | Not verified |
| App Store rating (US) | 4.8★ itunes.apple.com | 4.8★ itunes.apple.com |
| App Store ratings | 2,332,673 itunes.apple.com | 78,340 itunes.apple.com |
| Founded | 1998 about.google | 1999 ringcentral.com |
| Company | Google LLC itunes.apple.com | RingCentral, Inc itunes.apple.com |
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