Difference Between Zoom Meeting and Zoom Webinar

Unsure if you need a Zoom meeting or Zoom webinar for your virtual event?  ITS outlines the major differences below

Features    
  Zoom Meeting Zoom Webinar
Description Zoom meetings are ideal for hosting more interactive sessions where you’ll want to have lots of audience participation or break your session into smaller groups. Think of webinars like a virtual lecture hall or auditorium. Webinars are ideal for large audiences or events that are open to the public. Typically, webinar attendees do not interact with one another. Though Zoom provides options for you to get more social with your attendees, your average webinar has one or a few people speaking to an audience.
Best Used For Small to large groups (2+ participants). Used for most online classes. Large and/or public events such as town hall meetings, lecture series, public presentations
Participant Roles Host and co-ohst, participants Host and co-host, panelist, attendee
Audio Sharing All participants can have audio options Host, co-host and panelists.  Attendees one at a time. (not recommended)
Video Sharing All participants can have video options Host and panelists only
Capacity 300 maximum 500 maximum
Q&A Feature Not available Available
Reaction Options All reactions available Raise hand available only
Breakout Rooms Available Not available
Practice Sessions Not available Available
Waiting Room Available Not Available
Common Features Screen sharing, chat, file transfer, whiteboard, annotation, polling, surveys, livestream, registration, closed captioning (manual and AI), recording, @framingham.edu authentication, @student.framingham.edu authentication, international numbers available

If you still have questions select the "request consultation" option in the my.framingham.edu portal under Zoom webinar.

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