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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 300-500 participants
Recommended for
Events or classes with 300-500 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 < 500 participants
- Large virtual activities with view-only attendees
- Events involving panelists
Exceeding the participant capacity?
Large Zoom Meeting (>300 participants), or large Zoom Webinar (>500 participants) can be enabled upon request.
Feature comparison
Zoom Meeting |
Zoom Webinar |
|
| Available to | Faculty, Staff & Students |
Faculty & Staff (Request needed) |
| Audience Capacity | < 300 | < 500 |
| Screen-sharing | ✓ |
✓ |
| Chat Message | ✓ |
✓ |
| Online Teaching |
✓ |
✓ |
| Video Recording |
✓ |
✓ |
| Host & Co-Host option | ✓ |
✓ |
| Polling | ✓ |
✓ |
| Downloading videos | ✓ |
✓ |
| Q & A | X |
✓ |
| Breakout rooms | ✓ |
X |
| Waiting rooms | ✓ |
X |