Google Meet vs Proton Meet
Google Meet
meet.google.com
Proton Meet
proton.meSide by side
| Figure | Google Meet | Proton Meet |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $7/mo | $7.99/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 7 | 5 |
| Spec score · Secure Video Conferencing Software | 8.7 (#7) | 8.9 (#5) |
| Data Encryption | Data is encrypted by default. | Meet uses Messaging Layer Security for end-to-end encryption of audio, video, screen shares, and chats. |
| Founded | 1998 | 2014 |
| Headquarters | Mountain View, California, USA | Geneva, Switzerland |
| Meeting recording | Yes | Paid hosts can record locally to MP4 on web and Windows, macOS, or Linux desktop apps; Firefox web recording is excluded. |
| Screen sharing | Yes | Screen sharing works on web, Windows, macOS, Linux, and iOS; Android participants can currently view shared screens but cannot share them. |
Plans
Google Meet
- Business Starter$7 a month
- Business Standard$14 a month
- Business Plus$22 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
- BasePrice not published
- StandardPrice not published
- StarterPrice not published
Proton Meet
- Meet FreeFree
- Meet FreeFree
- Meet Professional$7.99 a month
- Workspace Standard$12.99 a month
- Workspace Premium$19.99 a month
In their own words
Google Meet
Google Meet has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Proton Meet
Proton Meet provides private video conferencing for teams, friends, and family, with apps for the web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android. It uses Messaging Layer Security to encrypt audio, video, screen shares, and chats end to end. External guests can join through a meeting link without a Proton account. Hosts can blur backgrounds, reduce noise, lock meetings, block new arrivals, mute audio, stop video, and remove attendees. Meet integrates with Proton Calendar for calls and appointment scheduling. Proton says its apps are fully open source for independent auditing and that it does not retain meeting passwords, audio, video, chat messages, or metadata linking participants after a call. The free plan is free, billed $0.00 every month, with meetings up to 60 minutes, 50 participants, and five meeting links per day. Paid pricing starts at $7.99/user/mo (annual). The Professional plan lists meetings up to 24 hours and 100 participants, plus screen sharing, chat, scheduling, and recording. Proton also states that Meet complies with GDPR, HIPAA, CJIS, and PCI.