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Compared · prices checked 10 November 2026

Microsoft Teams vs Google Meet

Pick Microsoft Teams if your email runs on Microsoft 365, or you want meetings, chat and calling with or without the rest of it. Pick Google Meet if your email runs on Google Workspace and you want video calls in the browser with nothing to install. Teams Essentials is ₹115 a user a month, GST extra, with no free plan on record; Google Meet is free with a Google account for up to 100 participants and 60 minutes per meeting, and Workspace starts at ₹99.

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft

Microsoft's meetings, chat and calling app for work.

Pick it when

Your email runs on Microsoft 365

For

A small business that wants meetings and team chat, with or without the rest of Microsoft 365.

What it costs

Teams Essentials ₹115 a user a month; Microsoft 365 Business Basic with Teams ₹170; Business Standard with Copilot ₹1,955; all paid yearly, GST extra

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In India

Priced in rupees, GST extra as applicable

Founders on eChai

6 of 18 named it for “Which tool do your video meetings run on?”

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Google Meet

Google

Google's video meetings, in the browser and on phones.

Pick it when

Your email runs on Google Workspace

For

A team that wants video calls with nothing to install, especially one on Google Workspace.

What it costs

Included with Google Workspace, from Business Base at ₹99 a user a month

Read from workspace.google.com on 10 November 2026

Free with a Google account: up to 100 participants and 60 minutes per meeting; no time limit on one-to-one calls

Founders on eChai

13 of 18 named it for “Which tool do your video meetings run on?”

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