Zoom: Compare Meetings and Webinars

Compare Zoom Meetings and Webinars to decide which tool is best for your needs.

Feature	Meetings	Webinars
Purposes	Collaborative events	Lectures, presentations, panel discussions
Number of attendees	Up to 300	Up to 500
Who can host?	All faculty, staff, and students, including those who are in the HCC*.	Faculty and staff, including those who are in the HCC*.
Who can attend?	Anyone, including individuals outside of the University.	Anyone, including individuals outside of the University.
Who can share their screen?	Any participant	Only hosts and panelists
Who can share their video?	Any participant	Only hosts and panelists
Who can see the other attendees?	Any participant	Only hosts and panelists
How can participants ask questions?	Chat Using microphone	Chat Q&A
Is recording available?	Yes*	Yes*
Is closed captioning available?	Yes	Yes
Are breakout rooms available?	Yes	No
Is file transferring available?	Yes	No
Are waiting rooms available?	Yes	No
Where can I learn more?	Meeting help center Meetings training	Webinar help center Webinar training

*For employees within the Health Care Component (HCC/BAA accounts):

HCC Staff, faculty, departmental and sponsored accounts can record meetings and webinars locally but not to the Zoom cloud.
HCC Students cannot record in Zoom. Neither locally nor to the Zoom cloud.
- Note: Non-HCC Students can record meetings locally and to the Zoom cloud, but cannot record webinars.