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Renamed user types - January 2020 Follow

Zoom is updating user types to make it clearer if a user is consuming a license or not. As of January 19, 2020, the user type pro will be called licensed and the user type corp will be called on-prem. The user type basic will still be called basic.

This change will not affect your account type (Basic, Pro, API, Business, Enterprise or Education) and requires no action on your part.

New Name Old Name Description
 Basic Basic  A basic user is user without a paid license. A basic user can host meetings with up to 100 participants. If 3 or more participants join, the meeting will time out after 40 minutes. They cannot utilize user and account add-ons such as large meeting, webinar, audio conferencing, or conference room connector. 
 Licensed Pro  A licensed user is a paid account user who can host unlimited meetings on the public cloud. By default, they can host meetings with up to 100 participants and large meeting licenses are available for additional capacity. Licensed users have these additional features available:
  • Customize Personal Meeting ID
  • Record to the Zoom cloud
  • Be an alternative host
  • Assign others to schedule and schedule on behalf of
  • Utilize account add-ons such as conference room connector
  • Be assigned user add-ons such as large meeting, webinar, or personal audio conference
  • Customize personal link, if on a business or education account
 On-Prem Corp 

An on-prem user is a paid account who can host unlimited meetings with the on-premise meeting connector. These users also have these additional features available:

  • Customize Personal Meeting ID
  • Use the recording connector, if configured for their account
  • Be an alternative host
  • Assign others to schedule and schedule on behalf of
  • Utilize account add-ons such as room connector
  • Be assigned user add-ons such as large meeting, webinar, or personal audio conference
  • Customize Personal Link, if on a business or education account