Can I host concurrent meetings in zoom app?

The capability of hosting concurrent meetings is dependent upon your account and license type, but it usually means that the same individual can host multiple meetings simultaneously, as opposed than having two meetings at once.

There is a limit to the number of meetings that can be hosted at a time by each Basic and licensed user on a Pro account.

There is a limit of two meetings that a licensed user can host at the same time on their Business, Education, and Enterprise accounts. Regardless of which meeting is initiated, both of them must be initiated by either the original meeting host or by an alternate host. Alternatively, a host can leave a meeting and pass host privileges onto another user in the event that this is required. The desktop client of this app does not allow users to join multiple meetings at the same time even though they can have 2 meetings active at the same time on the mobile app.

Notes:

• At the same time, you cannot host more than one webinar at a time.

• In the same time frame, you cannot host both a meeting and a webinar.

• As long as the user has scheduling privileges, he or she is able to manage and act as an alternate host for all meetings.

Prerequisites for hosting more than one meeting at the same time

• Licensed user on an Enterprise, Education, or Business account with a license

• The meeting must be started by the host

Usage examples of concurrent meeting limits

We have provided examples below of how many meetings can be hosted with different accounts and licenses depending on the type of account you choose:

• On the account of John’s own personal free account, he is a Basic user.

  • There is no limit to the number of meetings that can be scheduled, however only one meeting can be scheduled at a time, regardless of whether or not he is actually attending the meeting.

• The account of John has been upgraded to a Pro account and he has now been upgraded to a Licensed user. As a licensed user, Paul is invited to join his account and becomes a member of his team.

  • Regardless of whether or not John is present at the meeting, he may schedule as many meetings as he wants, as long as the meeting is only running one at a time and one meeting is active at a time.

  • There is no limit to the number of meetings Paul can schedule with the exception that he can only have one meeting active at a time, regardless of whether he is actually present during that meeting or not.

  • There is no overlap between John’s and Paul’s meeting limits, so they can both host a meeting at the same time, in which case they each need to schedule one of the meetings (rather than John scheduling and hosting both meetings at the same time). Other users are also able to use the account in the same manner.

• Paul and John have both signed up as Licensed Users for their company’s Business account.

  • The meeting scheduler allows John to set up as many meetings as he like, but he is only allowed to have 2 meetings running at the same time, regardless of whether he actually attends the meeting or not.

  • Regardless of whether or not Paul is present in a meeting, he can set as many meetings as he like, but he can only schedule two meetings at a time, regardless of whether or not he is present in the meeting.

  • John and Paul have independent meeting limits, so they can host as many meetings as they like at the same time, whereas they are only allowed to host one meeting at a time. Other users on the account are also subject to the same rules.

    Note: In the same way, this would apply if their account was an Educational or Enterprise account owned by their company.

Common issues with concurrent meetings

The host may be experiencing the following issues if the number of meetings in progress has reached its maximum number.

• Participants who try to join a meeting that has not yet been started by the host will be told that there is another meeting in progress, even though the host has not started that meeting yet.

• It is likely that a host or alternative host would be prompted to end a meeting if he or she tried to start another meeting at the same time

• H.323/SIP devices joining a meeting before the host is enabled will prompt the device for a host key if the host is already hosting another meeting at the same time as the meeting that the device is joining.

• Zoom Rooms that attempt to start a second meeting without hosting enabled will end the first meeting automatically. This can be caused by joining before the host has been enabled.