What are the functionality differences between Zoom and Google Meet?

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Zoom and Google Meet are the web conferencing options available at UNC Charlotte to students, faculty, staff and sponsored guests.
This table highlights what's different about the tools:

Types of Meetings	Zoom	Google Meet
Personal Room		N/A
Meeting Room
Webinar		N/A
Login	Zoom	Google Meet
Through Canvas
Direct URL	zoom.charlotte.edu	meet.google.com
Capacity	Zoom	Google Meet
Personal Room	300	N/A
Meeting Room	300 standard, 500 with large meeting license. See this FAQ	100
Webinar	500 with standard webinar license, floating license available for 1000 or 3000 participants. See this FAQ	N/A
Duration	Zoom	Google Meet
Personal Room	24 hours
Meeting Room	24 hours	60 minutes
Large Meeting	24 hours
Webinar	24 hours
Integrations	Zoom	Google Meet
Canvas
Kaltura
GMail
GCal
Facebook
YouTube
Recording	Zoom	Google Meet
Recording		Until Sept. 30, 2020*
Recording Limit	See this FAQ	Unlimited*
Transcription with Recording		Through Kaltura
Meeting Features	Zoom	Google Meet
Automated live closed captioning	Hosts can enable.
Waiting Room
Secure meeting with Password/PIN
Breakout Rooms
Virtual background
Attendee Roster	Through Canvas
Chat
Screen sharing
Document sharing
Registration	with Webinar license
Ability to schedule recurring meetings		Through Google Calendar
Polling
Questions	with Webinar license
Alternate host
Panelists	with Webinar license
Livestreaming
Transcription/Closed Captioning	Zoom	Google Meet
Transcription/Closed Captioning	Zoom hosts can use live transcriptions from the Zoom app to enable closed captions to appear as subtitles in the meeting room interface.	Google Meet hosts can enable live video captions, but the captions won't be recorded.

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