Zoom · Chat & calls · Freemium
Zoom
The meeting link clients still expect you to send.
What it is
Zoom is a video meeting app: host a call, send a URL, share a screen. The free tier caps group meetings at 40 minutes. Paid plans lift that and add webinars. Google Meet is fine inside Google; Zoom is the one outsiders already have installed.
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