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As of October 2026, Zoom Webinars costs $89 a month, or $800 a year ($66.67 a month), per license for up to 300 attendees, and $129 a month or $1,000 a year for 500 attendees. Simulive (pre-recorded sessions) needs Webinars Plus, which starts at $99 a month or $990 a year for 100 attendees and costs $3,490 a year at 500 attendees.
Zoom’s pricing page opens on the 500-attendee tier and puts the other sizes behind an attendee menu, so below you’ll find every published attendee tier, what Webinars Plus adds, and how Zoom compares with other platforms in our Webinar Platform Index.
Zoom webinar pricing: key facts
| Plan | Attendees | Billed monthly | Billed yearly | Simulive |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Webinars | 300 | $89/mo | $800 a year ($66.67/mo) | No |
| Webinars | 500 | $129/mo | $1,000 a year ($83.33/mo) | No |
| Webinars Plus | 100 | $99/mo | $990 a year ($82.50/mo) | Yes |
| Webinars Plus | 500 | Yearly only | $3,490 a year ($290.83/mo) | Yes |
| Events | 100 | $149/mo | $1,490 a year ($124.17/mo) | Yes |
Prices are US list prices per license (Zoom quotes them per user per month), before tax. Zoom has no free webinar plan.
Webinars vs Webinars Plus vs Events
Webinars is Zoom’s standard broadcast product: chat, reactions, polls and Q&A, custom backgrounds, cloud and local recordings with AI smart chapters, registration and engagement reports, and a basic event landing page. Zoom’s comparison table marks HubSpot, Salesforce and Marketo integrations as included on all three plans. Sessions can run up to 30 hours, with up to 1,000 video panelists.
Webinars Plus adds pre-recorded sessions (simulive), a private backstage for speakers, pro layouts and scenes, an advanced landing page builder with AI-generated text and images, AI tools that turn recordings into content, and richer analytics. Zoom’s FAQ describes the same feature set under the name Zoom Sessions.
Events adds multi-session and multi-day events with up to 15 simultaneous tracks, a lobby, networking, sponsor tools and hybrid features. For a single-track B2B webinar program, it is more than you need.
Zoom webinar pricing by attendee tier
| Attendees | Webinars, monthly | Webinars, yearly | Webinars Plus, yearly | Events, yearly |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | Not listed | Not listed | $990 (or $99 monthly) | $1,490 (or $149 monthly) |
| 300 | $89 | $800 | Not listed | Not listed |
| 500 | $129 | $1,000 | $3,490 | $4,990 |
| 1,000 | $340 | $3,400 | $6,790 | $9,490 |
| 3,000 | $990 | $9,900 | $19,990 | $26,490 |
| 5,000 | $2,490 | $24,900 | Contact sales | Contact sales |
| 10,000 and up | Contact sales | Contact sales | Contact sales | Contact sales |
These figures come from the pricing data behind Zoom’s own pricing page, where you pick the attendee size. Zoom says its products support up to 100,000 attendees. It also sells pay-per-attendee licenses for Webinars Plus and Events, which give you “a set number of attendee slots to use across all your events in a 12-month period,” but it doesn’t list those prices on the page.
Annual vs monthly billing
For Webinars, yearly billing is the better deal at every tier. At 300 attendees, 12 monthly payments come to $1,068, against $800 billed yearly. At 500 attendees it is $1,548 against $1,000, a $548 difference. Zoom also sells one-month Webinars plans at the monthly price, which can suit a one-off event.
Webinars Plus and Events offer monthly billing only at the 100-attendee tier. Above that, the published prices are yearly.
What simulive needs
Simulive is Zoom’s name for playing a pre-recorded session as if it were live, with the option to switch to a live Q&A at the end. According to Zoom’s support documentation, you need:
- A Pro, Business, Enterprise or Education account.
- A Webinars Plus or Events license (subscription or pay-per-attendee).
- A saved recording in the Zoom cloud to play.
- If someone schedules simulive webinars for you, both of you need a webinar license and a Webinars Plus or Events license.
The standard Webinars license doesn’t include it: Zoom’s comparison table marks pre-recorded sessions as not included. The jump is steep. At 500 attendees, moving from Webinars to Webinars Plus takes you from $1,000 to $3,490 a year. If you only need replays, the cloud recordings on the standard plan may be enough. Our live vs evergreen webinars guide covers when pre-recorded delivery is worth paying for.
Hidden costs and limits
- Licenses follow the scheduler. Zoom prices webinars per user per month. The person who schedules a webinar needs a paid Zoom license plus the webinar add-on, while an alternative host only needs a paid Zoom license on the same account (Zoom support). Budget one webinar add-on for each person who schedules webinars.
- A Zoom account comes first. Zoom’s getting-started guide lists the requirement as “a licensed user with the Webinar add-on.” Every webinar plan card on Zoom’s pricing page says “Zoom Workplace Pro Required”, and Workplace Pro costs $14.16 a month billed annually or $16.99 billed monthly per user (checked October 9, 2026). Add it to your budget if the host doesn’t already have a paid Workplace plan.
- Panelists are separate. Zoom’s support guide says panelists don’t count toward your attendee maximum. Attendees do, and the number who can join is set by your plan size.
- Nonprofit discount. Zoom offers verified nonprofits 50% off Zoom Webinars.
- Pay-per-attendee prices are unpublished. Ask for a quote if your audience is large but infrequent.
What Zoom Webinars costs at a realistic team size
Take a B2B marketing team running two webinars a month with one host and up to 400 live attendees. The 500-attendee Webinars license at $1,000 a year covers it, plus Zoom Workplace Pro (about $170 a year) if the host doesn’t already have it. Add a second host who runs their own sessions and the platform line becomes $2,000 a year. Move both to Webinars Plus for simulive and it becomes $6,980 a year. Put those numbers next to promotion, staff time and follow-up in our webinar cost per lead model.
How Zoom Webinars compares
Here is Zoom’s 500-attendee license next to similar plans from our Webinar Platform Index, each re-checked on the vendor’s pricing page.
| Platform and plan | Billed yearly | Billed monthly | Live audience | Pre-recorded sessions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoom Webinars, 500 | $83.33/mo | $129/mo | 500 | Needs Webinars Plus |
| GoTo Webinar Reach | $59/mo | $69/mo | 500 | Listed from Elevate up |
| GoTo Webinar Elevate | $103/mo | $129/mo | 1,000 | Yes, recordings run as live events |
| WebinarJam Basic | $79/mo | $99/mo | 500 (2 hosts, 2-hour max) | Automated webinars via EverWebinar, included |
| Livestorm Pro | $1,200 a year for 400 attendee credits | Yearly packs only | 3,000 per event | On-demand events included |
GoTo’s Elevate plan is the sharpest contrast: 1,000 participants and recordings run as live events for $1,236 a year, against $6,790 a year for Webinars Plus at 1,000 attendees. Zoom’s advantage is CRM, with HubSpot, Salesforce and Marketo marked included on every plan. Livestorm charges per unique attendee per session rather than per host, which suits teams with many presenters and modest audiences. For the wider choice, see our Zoom vs Teams vs webinar platforms guide.
Bottom line
For a team running regular live webinars under 500 attendees, the standard Webinars license billed yearly ($800 for 300 attendees, $1,000 for 500, plus Zoom Workplace Pro) is fair value, especially if you need HubSpot, Salesforce or Marketo sync.
Pay for Webinars Plus only if simulive, the backstage or the advanced landing pages will change your results, because it costs about three and a half times as much at 500 attendees. If pre-recorded delivery is the main need, price GoTo Webinar Elevate and WebinarJam before you commit.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a free Zoom webinar plan?
No. Every webinar plan on Zoom’s pricing page is paid. The cheapest is Webinars for 300 attendees at $89 a month, or $800 a year billed yearly.
How much is Zoom Webinars for 1,000 attendees?
$340 a month, or $3,400 a year billed yearly. Webinars Plus at 1,000 attendees is $6,790 a year.
Does Zoom Webinars include simulive?
No. Simulive needs a Webinars Plus or Events license, a Pro, Business, Enterprise or Education account, and a saved cloud recording.
Do panelists count toward the attendee limit?
No. Zoom’s support guide says panelists don’t count toward the webinar’s attendee maximum; they are limited by your meeting capacity. Zoom’s comparison table allows up to 1,000 video panelists.
Sources
- Zoom: Webinars and Events pricing
- Zoom: Webinars product page
- Zoom Support: Getting started with Zoom Webinars
- Zoom Support: Zoom Webinars and simulive webinars comparison
- GoTo Webinar: plans and pricing
- WebinarJam: pricing
- Livestorm: pricing
Prices checked against the vendors’ own pages on October 7, 2026.