Learn the differences between Microsoft Skype for Business and Google Meet and get best practices for collaboration at work or school.
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Get Meet: Web (meet.google.com), Android, or iPhone & iPad
Note: The instructions in this guide are primarily web only. Get switching information for mobile devices.
Comparison at a glance
In Skype for Business... | In Meet...* |
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Start a meeting |
Start a video meeting
To start a new video meeting from Google Calendar, Gmail, or a mobile device, see Start a new video meeting. |
Set up an online meeting in Microsoft Outlook |
Schedule a video meeting in Calendar
Guests receive an email with the event information and a link to the video meeting. For more details, see Start a new video meeting. |
Join a meeting from your computer |
Join a video meeting from your computer
To join a video meeting from Google Calendar, Gmail, or a mobile device, see Join a video meeting. |
Join a meeting while on the go |
Join a video meeting while on the go
If you don’t have a data network, you can call in to the meeting from a phone: You can dial in during the scheduled meeting time in one of the following ways:
For details, visit Join a video meeting. |
Invite more people to a meeting |
Add guests to a video meeting
For more details, see Add people to a video meeting.
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Send IMs during a meeting |
Send chat messages during a video meeting
Note: In-meeting chats only last for the duration of the meeting. For persistent chat, in your web browser, go to For more details, see Send chat messages to video meeting participants. |
Share your screen |
Present your screen
For more details, see Present during a video meeting.
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Record a meeting |
Record a video meeting
For more details, see Record a video meeting.
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Q&A session |
Audience Q&A
For details, visit Ask questions in a video meeting. |
Take a poll |
Launch a poll
For details, visit Conduct a poll during a video meeting. |
Use a whiteboard |
Use a whiteboard
Tip: The Jamboard file will open in a new tab and a link is shared automatically via the in-call chat. For details, visit Use a whiteboard in a video meeting. |
Raise your hand |
Raise your hand
For details, visit Raise your hand during a video meeting. |
Choose your background effect |
Change your background
For details, visit Change your background in a video meeting.
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* Note: The instructions in this guide are primarily web only. Get switching information for mobile devices.
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