| Zoom Meeting (Basic) | Zoom Meeting (Pro) See pricing page | Large Meeting (add-on to Pro) See pricing page | Zoom Webinar (add-on to Pro) See pricing page | |
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| Usage | ||||
| Best for | Personal calls, study groups, casual meetings. | Professional interactive meetings, team collaboration, client calls. | Large interactive team meetings or training sessions. | Large presentations, training sessions, company-wide announcements, or public events. |
| Participants | Up to 100 (can upgrade to Pro). | Up to 100 (can upgrade with Large Meeting or Webinars add-on to increase capacity). | Supports between 500 and 5,000 (depending on add-on). | Supports between 500 and 10,000+ view-only attendees (depending on license), plus hosts and panelists. |
| Add-on compatibility | Not available. | Large Meeting, Webinar, Zoom Rooms, Cloud Storage. | Not available (Large Meeting is itself an add-on to Pro). | Not available (Webinar is itself an add-on to Pro). |
| Meeting duration | 40-minute limit for group meetings. | Unlimited duration for all meetings. | Unlimited duration for all meetings (same as Pro base license). | Unlimited duration. |
| Interactivity | Everyone can talk, share screen, and chat. | Same as basic, plus host has more control over participants and recording. | Same as basic, plus host has more control over participants and recording. | Only hosts and panelists can present, and attendees are view-only (but can use mic, chat, Q&A, and polls if enabled). |
| Host | Available. | Available. | Available. | Available. |
| Co-host and alternative host | Not available. | Available. | Available. | Available. |
| Features | ||||
| Chat | In-meeting chat. | In-meeting chat. | In-meeting chat. | Webinar chat. |
| File transfer | Available. | Available. | Available. | Available. |
| Whiteboard | Available. | Available. | Available. | Available. |
| Annotation | Available. | Available. | Available. | Available. |
| Polling | Not available. | Polling for meetings. | Polling for meetings. | Polling for webinars. |
| Survey | Not available. | Surveys for meetings. | Surveys for meetings. | Surveys for webinars. |
| Reactions | Meeting reactions. | Meeting reactions. | Meeting reactions. | Webinar reactions. |
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Q&A | Not available. | Not available. | Not available. | Webinar Q and A. |
| Mute/request to unmute participants | Host can mute/request to unmute participants. | Host can mute/request to unmute participants. | Host can mute/request to unmute participants. | Host can unmute one or more attendees. |
| Mute/unmute their own audio | Available to all participants. | Available to all participants. | Not available for meetings with 1000 or more participants. | Only the host and panelists can mute/unmute their own audio. Attendees join in listen-only mode. |
| Host can set all participants to mute upon entry | Available. | Available. | Not available for meetings with 1000 or more participants. | Not available. |
| Closed caption | Available. | Available. | Available. | Available. |
| Video sharing | All participants can share their videos. | All participants can share their videos. | Not available for meetings with 1000 or more participants. | Only hosts and panelists can share their video. |
| Pinning a participant's video Note: To pin participants, the meeting must include at least 2 participants on desktop or 3 participants on mobile. | Available. | Available. | Not available for meetings with 1000 or more participants. | Not available. |
| Multi-pinning video | Available. | Available. | Not available for meetings with 500 or more participants. | Not available. |
| Spotlight videos | Up to 9 participants’ videos. | Up to 9 participants’ videos. | Up to 9 participants’ videos. | Up to 9 participants’ videos. |
| Screen sharing | All participants can share their screens. | All participants can share their screens. | Not available for meetings with 1000 or more participants. | Only hosts and panelists can share their screens. |
| Participants list | Visible to all participants. | Visible to all participants. | Visible to all participants. | Visible to hosts and panelists only. |
| Email reminder | Not available. | Not available. | Not available. | Available if registration is enabled. |
| Registration | Not available. | Optional basic registration. | Optional basic registration. | Built-in registration with custom fields and branding. |
| Recording | Local recording only (to your computer). | Local and cloud recording (1 GB included). | Local and cloud recording (1 GB included). | Local and cloud recording, with separate files for Q&A, chat, and panelists. |
| Breakout rooms | Meeting breakout room. | Meeting breakout room. | Meeting breakout room. | Webinar breakout room. |
| Livestreaming | Not available. | Manual setup to livestream to Facebook, Twitch, YouTube, Custom Streaming Service. | Manual setup to livestream to Facebook, Twitch, YouTube, Custom Streaming Service. | Built-in livestream integrations Facebook, Twitch, YouTube, Custom Streaming Service. |
| Branding | Not available. | Not available. | Not available. | Available. |
| Practice session | Not available. | Not available. | Not available. | Available. |
| Require password to join | Available. | Available. | Available. | Available. |
| Waiting room | Available. | Available. | Available. | Available. |
| International dial-in numbers | Not available. | Available. | Available. | Available. |
| Paypal integration | Not available. | Not available. | Not available. | Available. |
| Reporting & Analytics | Not available. | Attendance reports, meeting duration, poll results. | Attendance reports, meeting duration, poll results. | Registration data, engagement metrics, Q&A and poll participation, survey results, and exportable reports. |