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Zoom Webinars
What Zoom Webinars is
Zoom Webinars is a paid service for one-to-many broadcasts, where hosts control who can speak or share while attendees watch and take part through interactive tools. It supports live, automated, and on-demand sessions, with registration pages, recording, polls, Q&A, chat, emoji reactions, quizzes, live transcription, and language interpreter support. Attendees can join without a Zoom account. Zoom lists plans for up to 500 attendees; capacity across its webinar products can reach 100,000 depending on the purchased plan. The Webinars plan is listed with 720p video, basic event analytics, and no breakout rooms. Reports cover registration, attendance, questions, polls, reactions, and surveys, and can be exported as CSV files. Webinars Plus adds pre-recorded Simulive presentations, backstage coordination, and additional production layouts and scenes. The service is available on Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, web, and Windows, as well as through an API and extension. It starts at $79/user/mo and has no free plan.
Who it suits
It suits organizations running webinars, training, demonstrations, town halls, or other broadcasts where hosts manage speaker access and attendees participate through interactive tools. Buyers should check whether the listed 500-attendee plan limit and Webinars video and analytics limits fit their event.
What it does well
- Supports live, automated, and on-demand sessions
- Includes recording, registration pages, polls, and Q&A
- Attendees can join without a Zoom account
- Reports can be exported as CSV files
What to know first
- No free plan
- Webinars lists 720p video resolution
- Webinars lists basic event analytics
- Webinars has no breakout rooms
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Webinars | 500 attendees | On request |
| Webinars | 500 attendees | On request |
| Webinars | One-month webinar plan | On request |
| Webinars Plus | 500 attendees | On request |
| Webinars Plus | 500 attendees | On request |
| Webinars Plus | Pay-per-attendee licensing | On request |
| Events | 500 attendees | On request |
| Events | 500 attendees | On request |
The first 8 of 15 plans, as zoom.com lists them, read 20 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word. Every plan
Verdict
Zoom Webinars combines several session formats with audience interaction and reporting. Its plan limits, video resolution, and lack of breakout rooms on Webinars are relevant considerations when choosing a tier.
Facts from Zoom Webinars's own pages
- Accessibility
- Zoom says its webinars offer AI-powered captions in more than 20 languages. · zoom.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Analytics
- Webinars provides registration, attendance, Q&A, polling, reactions, and survey reports that can be exported as CSV files. · zoom.us, 11 Oct 2026
- Attendee access
- Attendees do not need a Zoom account to join a webinar or event. · zoom.us, 11 Oct 2026
- Attendee limit
- 500 · zoom.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Audience
- Zoom describes webinar use cases including marketing webinars, product demonstrations, training, town halls, virtual events, educational seminars, internal announcements, lead generation, customer onboarding, and thought leadership. · zoom.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Automated webinars
- Yes · zoom.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Engagement
- Webinars includes chat, Q&A, emoji reactions, polls, quizzes, live transcription, and language interpreter support. · zoom.us, 11 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2011 · zoom.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Free plan
- No · zoom.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- San Jose, California, United States · zoom.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The pricing comparison lists Eloqua, HubSpot, Marketo, Pardot, Salesforce, and Open API for Webinars, and says the Apps Marketplace has 300+ integrations for webinars and events. · zoom.us, 11 Oct 2026
- Live streaming
- Zoom says events can be broadcast simultaneously to YouTube, LinkedIn, and Facebook via RTMP while production remains controlled in Zoom. · zoom.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Notable limits
- Webinars is listed with a 720p video resolution, basic event analytics, and no breakout rooms; Webinars Plus and Events list 1080p video. · zoom.us, 11 Oct 2026
- Polls and Q&A
- Yes · zoom.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Production
- Webinars Plus adds Simulive pre-recorded presentations, private backstage coordination, and multiple production layouts and scenes. · zoom.us, 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Zoom Webinars is designed for one-to-many broadcasts where hosts control who can speak or share and attendees primarily view and engage through interactive tools. · zoom.us, 11 Oct 2026
- Session recording
- Yes · zoom.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Registration pages
- Yes · zoom.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Scale
- Zoom says its webinar products can support up to 100,000 attendees, with capacity determined by the purchased plan. · zoom.us, 11 Oct 2026
- Security and compliance
- The plan comparison lists SOC 2 Type 2 and GDPR under Security and Privacy for Webinars, Webinars Plus, and Events. · zoom.us, 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The pricing comparison lists Standard support for all three plans and professional event services as an add-on. · zoom.us, 11 Oct 2026
- Webinar modes
- live automated and on-demand · zoom.com, 20 Sept 2026
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