Zoom Webinars
Zoom's own webinar product, licensed per host by audience size
Zoom Webinars report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 18, 2026
Best for big webinars for teams already on Zoom
Zoom Webinars is Zoom's webinar product, sold as a license on top of a Zoom account. It handles registration, polls, Q&A and breakout rooms, scales to huge audiences, and everyone already knows how to join. But the smallest license is for 500 people at $1,000 a year, there's no free trial, and pre-recorded sessions need Webinars Plus.
Who Zoom Webinars is for
- Great if your company is already on Zoom and wants bigger, tidier events
- Handy when an audience runs into the thousands
- Good for training teams that issue certificates to people who finish
Who Zoom Webinars is not for
- Pricey if you only need 100 seats, since the smallest license covers 500 at $1,000 a year
- Skip it if you want to try before paying, as there's no free plan or trial
- Not for you if you want automated webinars without paying for Webinars Plus
Why Zoom Webinars gets a 2.2
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyThe entry license is $83.33 a month billed annually ($1,000 a year, or $129 by the month), and it's for 500 attendees, so a 100-person webinar still pays for 500. That's dearer than GoTo Webinar's entry plan and about double WebinarJam's Starter, though not out of line for this category.
- FFree plan and trialNothing free. There's no free plan or free trial on the webinar page, and the free Zoom Workplace plan covers meetings only.
- CFeaturesA deep live product: branded registration, polls, Q&A, breakout rooms, AI captions in more than 20 languages, streaming to YouTube, LinkedIn and Facebook, and audiences up to 100,000. The gap: simulive sessions and the backstage need Webinars Plus at $290.83.
- BEase of useNo rating of its own on record. It's a license added to a Zoom account, so hosts work in an app many already run and attendees join the way they join any Zoom call. Registration and polls are set up inside Zoom.
- APlatforms and integrationsWeb, Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and Android, plus Salesforce, streaming to YouTube, LinkedIn and Facebook, and separate tracks for Premiere, Final Cut and DaVinci. On iOS you join as an attendee or panelist only.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Zoom's own pages on 18 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/zoom-webinars#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/zoom-webinars.svg" alt="Zoom Webinars: 2.2 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Zoom Webinars stands among webinar and live streaming tools
Zoom Webinars's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 5 of the 14 other webinar and live streaming tools we grade, and level with 4.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (A, above 12 of 14) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $83.33 a month for each person, against a middle price of $47 for the category: 11 of the 13 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 3.0 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 15 webinar and live streaming tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Zoom Webinars’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 3 of 14, level with 7
- FFree plan and trialAbove 0 of 14, level with 1
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 14, level with 12
- BEase of useAbove 14 of 14
- APlatforms and integrationsAbove 12 of 14, level with 2
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 14 webinar and live streaming tools. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep Zoom Webinars, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Zoom Webinars you would be making live video to hundreds of people at once. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It costs $999.96 a year.
What you could not
- Live video to hundreds of people at once.
- One live stream sent to several platforms at once.
- Apps for macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other.
- It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team.
- It plugs into other products, YouTube, LinkedIn and Facebook among them.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. Zoom Webinars’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Zoom Webinars?
Zoom Webinars is Zoom's webinar product, sold separately from the Zoom Workplace meeting plans. A host license covers webinars for a set audience size, from 500 attendees up, with registration pages, polls, Q&A, chat, reactions and breakout rooms. Webinars Plus adds pre-recorded sessions run as live, a backstage and production layouts, and Events adds multi-session virtual and hybrid events with tickets and networking.
Zoom Webinars is a paid product, starting at $83.33 per user / month, billed annually ($129 billed monthly). See every plan
Good for
- Companies already on Zoom that need larger, more controlled events
- Marketing teams running webinars for hundreds to thousands of people
- Training sessions that issue certificates to people who complete them
- Hybrid and multi-session events on the Events plan
Worth knowing
- Each license is priced by audience size; the 500-attendee tier is the entry point and 1,000 attendees costs $3,400 a year ($340 billed monthly).
- Pre-recorded simulive sessions, the backstage and production layouts need Webinars Plus; tickets, lobbies and networking need Events.
- There is no free plan or free trial on the webinar page; the free Zoom Workplace plan covers meetings only.
- The iOS app joins webinars as a view-only attendee or a panelist.
Key features
- Large audiences
- Webinars scale from the 500-attendee entry license to 100,000 attendees, with one-time, recurring and multi-session formats on the same platform.
- Audience engagement
- Branded registration pages and emails, polls, Q&A, chat, reactions, breakout rooms, and AI captions in more than 20 languages.
- Simulive and backstage
- On Webinars Plus and Events, a pre-recorded webinar can run as if live with a host joining for Q&A, while speakers wait in a private backstage.
- Production Studio
- Custom layouts, scenes and pre-loaded videos, plus separate audio and video tracks for each participant to edit in Premiere, Final Cut Pro or DaVinci Resolve.
- Streaming to social platforms
- A webinar can be broadcast at the same time to YouTube, LinkedIn and Facebook over RTMP while it is run from Zoom.
- On-demand hubs and analytics
- Recordings go into branded video hubs with AI chapters and highlights, with engagement dashboards and CRM connections to track who attended.
Zoom Webinars pricing
- Starts at
- $83.33 per user / month, billed annually ($129 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Webinars | $83.33per user / month for 500 attendees, billed annually ($129 monthly) | $1,000 a year. Rises with audience: $3,400 a year for 1,000 attendees. Chat, reactions, polls, Q&A, custom backgrounds, AI chapters and reports. |
| Webinars Plus | $290.83per user / month for 500 attendees, billed annually ($349 monthly) | $3,490 a year. Adds pre-recorded sessions run as live, a private backstage, pro layouts and scenes, AI event pages and richer analytics. |
| Events | $415.83per user / month for 500 attendees, billed annually ($499 monthly) | $4,990 a year. Adds multi-session virtual events with several stages, ticket types, a lobby, sponsor booths, networking and hybrid features. |
Read from zoom.com on Oct 18, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Zoom Webinars before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountLower price with annual billing
Webinars is $1,000 a year against $129 billed monthly; Webinars Plus $3,490 a year against $349 monthly; Events $4,990 a year against $499 monthly.
Stated on zoom.com
Works with
- YouTube
- Salesforce
- Adobe Premiere Pro
- Final Cut Pro
- DaVinci Resolve
Zoom Webinars alternatives
- Zoom Webinars vs GoTo Webinar
Free trial · from $62/mo
- Zoom Webinars vs Livestorm
Free plan · from $1,200/yr
- Zoom Webinars vs WebinarJam
Free trial · from $39/mo
- Zoom Webinars vs Zoom
Free plan · from $14.16/mo
Common questions
Is Zoom Webinars free?
No. Zoom Webinars is a paid product, starting at $83.33 per user / month, billed annually ($129 billed monthly).
How much does Zoom Webinars cost?
Zoom Webinars lists 3 plans. Webinars: $83.33 per user / month for 500 attendees, billed annually ($129 monthly). Webinars Plus: $290.83 per user / month for 500 attendees, billed annually ($349 monthly). Events: $415.83 per user / month for 500 attendees, billed annually ($499 monthly). Prices were read from zoom.com on Oct 18, 2026.
What platforms does Zoom Webinars work on?
Zoom Webinars is available on Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android.
Does Zoom Webinars offer any discounts?
Zoom Webinars publicly lists the following: Lower price with annual billing.
Is Zoom Webinars open source?
Zoom Webinars is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 18, 2026.
What does Zoom Webinars integrate with?
Zoom Webinars's listing names YouTube, LinkedIn, Facebook, Salesforce, Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro and DaVinci Resolve. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Who makes Zoom Webinars?
Zoom Webinars is made by Zoom Communications, Inc. It dates from 2011.
What are the alternatives to Zoom Webinars?
The closest alternatives to Zoom Webinars in our directory are GoTo Webinar, Livestorm, BigMarker, WebinarJam and Zoom. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with Zoom Webinars.
How does Zoom Webinars compare with other webinar and live streaming tools?
Zoom Webinars's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 5 of the 14 other webinar and live streaming tools we grade, and level with 4. It stands best on platforms and integrations (A, above 12 of 14) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0).
Is Zoom Webinars good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Zoom Webinars C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $83.33 a month for each person, against a middle price of $47 for the category: 11 of the 13 others that charge start lower. On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 3.0 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price.
Could I make my own version of Zoom Webinars?
To replace Zoom Webinars you would be making live video to hundreds of people at once. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. It costs $999.96 a year. What you could not make: Live video to hundreds of people at once. One live stream sent to several platforms at once. Apps for macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other. It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team. This is a judgement from its listing. We have not built one.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 18, 2026.