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Zoom: Webinar vs Large Meeting License
Zoom: Webinar vs Large Meeting License
Differentiating between a large meeting license versus a webinar license
Comparison guide
Meetings versus webinars
Meeting | Webinar | |
Description | Zoom meetings are ideal for hosting more interactive sessions where you’ll want to have lots of audience participation or break your session into smaller groups. | Think of webinars like a virtual lecture hall or auditorium. Webinars are ideal for large audiences or events that are open to the public. Typically, webinar attendees do not interact with one another. Though Zoom provides options for you to get more social with your attendees, your average webinar has one or a few people speaking to an audience. |
Best used for | Small to large groups (2+ participants) for:
| Large events and public broadcasts (50+ attendees) such as:
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Typically used by |
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Cost | Free and Paid subscription options available. | Paid Add-on, available to Pro or higher subscriptions. |
Feature comparison
Feature | Meeting | Webinar |
Participant roles | ||
Audio sharing |
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Video sharing | All participants | Hosts and panelists |
Screen sharing | ✔ | ✔ |
Capacity | Up to 100 with free license, up to 1,000 depending on plan and large meeting add-on. | Up to 100-10,000 participants, depending on the license. |
Participants list | Visible to all participants | Visible to host and panelist |
Email reminders | N/A | If registration is enabled |
Chat | In-meeting Chat | Webinar chat |
Meeting reactions | ✔ | N/A |
Nonverbal feedback | ✔ | Only raise hand |
Q&A | N/A | ✔ |
File transfer | ✔ | N/A |
Whiteboard | ✔ | ✔ |
Annotation | ✔ | ✔ |
Polling | Polling for meetings | Polling for webinars |
Livestream | Facebook, YouTube, Workplace by Facebook, Custom Streaming Service | Facebook, YouTube, Workplace by Facebook, Custom Streaming Service |
Registration | Registration for meetings | Registration for webinars |
Closed captioning | ✔ | ✔ |
Recording | ✔ | ✔ |
Breakout rooms | ✔ | N/A |
Practice session | N/A | ✔ |
Waiting room | ✔ | N/A |
Require password to join | ✔ | ✔ |
International dial-in numbers | ✔ | ✔ |
You must request this prior to the start of the semester to ensure that you have the correct license associated to your account. The Utexas zoom license is set to allow a maximum of 300 attendees. Please fill out this form if you wish to request either license. https://utexas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7THb9el5XoLKQGV
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