Front vs Google Meet
Front and Google Meet are both team communication tools aimed at small businesses and enterprise. Google Meet costs less, from $8.40/mo versus $35/mo for Front. Only Google Meet has a free plan.
Front
Shared inbox for customer-facing teams
Google Meet
Video calls inside Google Workspace
| Pricing | Paid · $35 | Freemium · $8 |
| Starting price | $35/mo | $8.40/mo |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Free trial | 14 days | 14 days |
| Built for | Small businesses, Enterprise | Small businesses, Enterprise |
| Platforms | web, macos, windows, ios, android | web, ios, android |
| Country | FR · 2013 | US · 2017 |
| Rating | — | — |
Choose Front if
Email-heavy, collaborative customer teams in B2B and services.
- Natural for teams living in email
- Excellent collaboration features
- Omnichannel without a ticket mindset
Look elsewhere if: High-volume consumer support (Zendesk, Freshdesk) or small teams on a budget (Help Scout).
Choose Google Meet if
Google Workspace organizations.
- No downloads
- Included with Workspace
- Reliable
Look elsewhere if: Large webinars (Zoom).
Front vs Google Meet pricing
Front
- Starter$35/seat/mo$25 billed annually; up to 10 seats
- Professional$85/seat/mo$65 billed annually; up to 50 seats, omnichannel
- Enterprise$105/seat/moAnnual billing only; advanced AI tools
Google Meet
- Free$0Personal account; group calls up to 60 min
- Business Starter$8.40/user/mo$7 with annual plan; 100 participants
- Business Standard$16.80/user/mo$14 with annual plan; 150 participants, recording
- Business Plus$26.40/user/mo$22 with annual plan; 500 participants
- EnterpriseCustom1,000 participants
Front · Key features
- Shared and personal inboxes in one email-like interface
- Internal comments, assignments and collision detection
- Rules, SLAs and workload balancing
- Front AI for drafts, summaries and tagging
- Knowledge base, chat widget and customer profiles
- Analytics and CRM integrations
Cons
- Expensive per seat
- Starter plan limited to 10 seats
- Ticket-style reporting is weaker than Zendesk
Google Meet · Key features
- Browser-based meetings
- Calendar and Gmail integration
- Live captions and translation
- Breakouts, polls, Q&A
- Recordings
- Gemini notes
Cons
- Free 60-min limit for groups
- Fewer features than Zoom
- Recording on higher tiers
Front vs Google Meet: FAQ
Which is cheaper, Front or Google Meet?
Google Meet starts at $8.40/mo and Front at $35/mo. Both prices are checked on the vendors' own pricing pages.
Do Front and Google Meet have a free plan?
Front has no free plan, a 14-day free trial. Google Meet has a free plan.