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As of October 2026, Zoom Webinars is Zoom’s single-session broadcast product, from $89 a month (or $800 a year) for 300 attendees, while Zoom Events is its virtual event platform for multi-session, multi-day events, from $149 a month (or $1,490 a year) for 100 attendees. Events adds an event hub, full ticketing, a lobby, networking, an expo floor, sponsor tools and up to 15 simultaneous tracks, and annual Events plans include a Zoom Webinars license at the same capacity.
Zoom’s webinar and event plans also require a paid Zoom Workplace Pro license: $14.16 a month billed annually, or $16.99 monthly, per user (checked October 9, 2026).
There is a middle tier too: Webinars Plus, from $99 a month, which adds the hub, simulive and a lobby but not multi-session events. Below is what each one is, what Events adds, what each costs as your audience grows, and how Zoom compares with other platforms in our Webinar Platform Index.
Key facts
| Plan | Entry price | Attendees | Includes | Not included |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Webinars | $89/mo or $800/yr | 300 ($1,000/yr for 500) | Registration, chat, polls, Q&A, cloud recording, HubSpot, Salesforce and Marketo | Event hub, lobby, simulive, multi-session events |
| Webinars Plus | $99/mo or $990/yr | 100 ($3,490/yr for 500) | Webinars, plus event hub, simulive, backstage, lobby, breakout rooms, advanced landing page and ticketing | Multi-session events, networking, expo floor, sponsors |
| Events | $149/mo or $1,490/yr | 100 ($4,990/yr for 500) | Webinars Plus, plus multi-session and multi-day events, up to 15 tracks, networking, expo floor, sponsors | Pay-per-attendee prices aren’t listed |
Prices are US list prices per license, before tax. Zoom’s pricing page lists no free tier for any of the three.
What each product is
Zoom’s pricing FAQ describes Zoom Webinars as “a simple, secure, and reliable solution to broadcast your message to a wide audience.” Panelists present with video and screen sharing; attendees are view-only and can be unmuted if the host chooses. Each webinar is a single session or a recurring series, with optional registration.
Zoom Events is “a comprehensive webinar and virtual event solution that supports multi-track, multi-day events,” in the same FAQ. Zoom’s support documentation explains that it uses the functionality of Zoom Meetings and Webinars for sessions and adds “dedicated event hubs, customizable registration and ticketing options, and attendee networking for free or paid event types.” So Events is a layer on top of Webinars, not a replacement for it.
Webinars Plus sits between them. Zoom’s pricing FAQ and some support articles call it Zoom Sessions; the plan cards call it Webinars Plus. It runs single-session and recurring events with a hub and ticketing, but not multi-session conferences. If you are also weighing Microsoft Teams or a dedicated platform, see Zoom vs Teams vs webinar platforms.
Features Events has that Webinars lacks
| Feature | Webinars | Webinars Plus | Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| Event management hub | No | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-session and multi-day events | No | No | Yes |
| Ticketing | Basic | Advanced | Advanced |
| Event landing page | Basic | Advanced | Advanced |
| Simulive (pre-recorded sessions) | No | Yes | Yes |
| Lobby | No | Yes | Yes |
| Backstage and breakout rooms | No | Yes | Yes |
| Attendee networking, expo floor, sponsors | No | No | Yes |
| Video resolution | 720p | 1080p | 1080p |
| HubSpot, Salesforce, Marketo, Eloqua | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Event length | 30 hours | 30 hours | 30 hours |
| Video panelists | Up to 1,000 | Up to 1,000 | Up to 1,000 |
Read the table closely and only the conference features are Events-only: multiple sessions and days, up to 15 tracks running at once, attendee networking, the expo floor and sponsor tools. For hybrid events, Zoom’s table also lists lead scanning and spot reservation on Events only, while e-badges, QR code check-in and the mobile companion app come with both Webinars Plus and Events. Webinars Plus also adds a video channel and content hub for recordings, which helps if you run an on-demand replay funnel; Webinars lacks it.
Registration and ticketing
Zoom Webinars has registration built in: the host can require attendees to register, on a registration page with your logo and brand colors. Zoom rates Webinars’ ticketing and landing page as Basic, and its table lists PayPal as a payment provider on all three plans.
With Webinars Plus or Events, you build events inside a hub, with free or paid ticket types and custom registration questions on full single-session, recurring and multi-session events. Zoom’s Events card mentions ticket types “from early bird to VIP access.” Paid events need a Stripe or PayPal Business account and are available only in certain regions. For unpaid events, Zoom’s FAQ says “you can have unlimited registrations for unpaid events or you can set a registration limit”; how many can join live depends on your license size. Attendees don’t need a Zoom account for any of the three.
What it costs as your audience grows
| Attendees | Webinars | Webinars Plus | Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | Not offered | $990/yr or $99/mo | $1,490/yr or $149/mo |
| 300 | $800/yr or $89/mo | Not offered | Not offered |
| 500 | $1,000/yr or $129/mo | $3,490/yr | $4,990/yr |
| 1,000 | $3,400/yr or $340/mo | $6,790/yr | $9,490/yr |
| 3,000 | $9,900/yr or $990/mo | $19,990/yr | $26,490/yr |
At 500 attendees, Events costs $3,990 a year more than Webinars and $1,500 more than Webinars Plus. Webinars Plus and Events offer monthly billing only at 100 attendees. Webinars is listed up to 5,000 attendees ($24,900 a year); above that, and above 3,000 for Webinars Plus and Events, you go through sales. Zoom also sells pay-per-attendee licenses, which give you “a set number of attendee slots to use across all your events in a 12-month period,” with an extra charge per attendee if you go over, but it doesn’t list their prices. Every tier is in our Zoom webinar pricing guide.
Licensing details to check before you buy
- Both need a paid Zoom account. Webinars needs “a Licensed user with the Webinar Add-on,” and Events needs a Pro, Business, Education or Enterprise account, with each hub owner on a paid Zoom Meeting license.
- Zoom Events requires a license per hub.
- An annual Events or Webinars Plus subscription comes with a Webinars license at the same capacity. A pay-per-attendee Events license doesn’t give access to Webinars through the web portal.
How Zoom compares with other event platforms
If you need ticketing or multi-session events, Zoom isn’t the only option. From our Webinar Platform Index:
- Airmeet Premium Webinars starts at $167 a month billed yearly for 100 attendees per webinar, with ticketing and sponsorship; multi-track events with parallel sessions are on its quote-based Events plan.
- Livestorm charges per attendee: $1,200 a year for 400 credits, up to 3,000 live attendees per event, with HubSpot, Salesforce and Marketo listed as Enterprise only on its pricing page (its help center says HubSpot works on every plan).
- BigMarker is quote-only; its Enterprise plan adds ticketing and payments, webinar series, simulive and evergreen webinars.
Compared with these, Zoom includes HubSpot, Salesforce and Marketo on every plan and publishes a price for each audience size it lists.
Bottom line
- Single-session or recurring B2B webinars with registration, polls, Q&A, recordings and CRM sync: Zoom Webinars. At every attendee size where Zoom prices all three, it costs the least.
- A recurring program with a branded hub, simulive and an on-demand video library: Webinars Plus.
- Multi-track conferences, multi-day summits, sponsor booths, networking or tiered paid tickets: Zoom Events.
- If you only ever run one session at a time, the Events-only features go unused, and Webinars or Webinars Plus will cost less.
Frequently asked questions
Is Zoom Events included with Zoom Webinars?
No. Events is a separate license. It works the other way: Zoom says annual Zoom Events and Webinars Plus subscriptions come with a Zoom Webinars license at the same capacity.
Can you sell tickets with Zoom Webinars?
Zoom’s comparison table rates ticketing on Webinars as Basic and lists PayPal as a payment provider. Free and paid ticket types with custom registration questions come with Webinars Plus and Events, and paid events there need a Stripe or PayPal Business account.
How many attendees can each product handle?
Zoom lists Webinars prices up to 5,000 attendees and Webinars Plus and Events up to 3,000; larger sizes go through sales. Zoom says its products can support up to 100,000 attendees.
Do attendees need a Zoom account?
No. Zoom’s FAQ says attendees don’t need a Zoom account to join a webinar or event.
Sources
- Zoom: Webinars and Events pricing
- Zoom: pricing data behind the Webinars and Events pricing page
- Zoom: Webinars and Events product page
- Zoom: virtual event platform (Zoom Events)
- Zoom: Webinars vs Webinars Plus
- Zoom Support: Comparing Zoom Events and Webinars Plus event types
- Zoom Support: Managing Zoom Events licensing
- Zoom Support: Getting started with Zoom Webinars
- Airmeet pricing
- Livestorm pricing
- BigMarker pricing and packages
Prices checked against the vendors’ own pages on October 9, 2026.