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Zoom Meeting vs Webinar
Major differences
- Meeting: every participant can chat via audio and video.
- Webinar: Attendees, except the host and panelists, are view-only, but can be unmuted if the host gives permission.
Zoom Meeting
Available to
All students, faculty, and staff for collaborative meetings ≤ 300 participants
Recommended for
When all participants (≤ 300) are encouraged to chat via audio and video, and share their screens, for example:
- Braintorming meetings
- Tutorials, where group discussions is encouraged
- Student project team meetings
Zoom Webinar
Limited to
Faculty, and staff upon request for large classes or events with up to 1000 participants
Recommended for
Events or classes with more than 300 participants, where the host and panelists prefer more control over the audience. It allows view-only attendees to minimize interuptions. Attendees can interact via Q&A, chat and polling.
- Classes or events < 1000 participants
- Large virtual activities with view-only attendees
- Events involving panelists
Exceeding the participant capacity?
Large Zoom Meeting (up to 500 participants), or large Zoom Webinar (up to 1000 participants) can be enabled upon request.
Feature comparison
Zoom Meeting |
Zoom Webinar |
|
| Available to | Faculty, Staff & Students |
Faculty & Staff (Request needed) |
| Audience Capacity | < 300 | < 1000 |
| Screen-sharing | ✓ |
✓ |
| Chat Message | ✓ |
✓ |
| Online Teaching |
✓ |
✓ |
| Video Recording |
✓ |
✓ |
| Host & Co-Host option | ✓ |
✓ |
| Polling | ✓ |
✓ |
| Downloading videos | ✓ |
✓ |
| Q & A | X |
✓ |
| Breakout rooms | ✓ |
X |
| Waiting rooms | ✓ |
X |