UC San Diego Faculty and Staff are eligible to obtain a Zoom Pro account. Students are eligible for a Basic account only.
Use the features below to decide if you should:
- Use a free UCSD Zoom Basic account (login required)
- Submit a request for a Zoom Pro account (sign up for a free account first).
Account Differences
Advantages of a Zoom Pro account include:
- Removal of the 40-minute time limit on meetings
- Personal meeting ID customization: we recommend changing this to your desk phone number.
- Personal vanity URL customization (5-character minimum): we recommend a nickname, your first and last name, or your email username (the letters before the @ucsd.edu).
- The ability to assign another attendee as the meeting host.
- The ability to assign a co-host for meetings.
Basic | Pro | |
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Group meetings (up to 100 participants) | Included | Included, additional bundles available for purchase |
1 to 1 meetings | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Group meeting duration | 40 minutes per meeting | Unlimited |
Video Conferencing | yes | yes |
Web Conferencing | yes | yes |
Desktop and application sharing | yes | yes |
Personal room or meeting ID | yes | yes |
Instant or scheduled meetings | yes | yes |
Google Chrome and Outlook plug-ins | yes | yes |
MP4 or M4A Local Recording | yes | yes |
Private and group chat | yes | yes |
Host controls | yes | yes |
Raise hand | yes | yes |
Group Collaboration | yes | yes |
Security | yes | yes |
Advanced Options | yes | yes |
Join by Zoom Rooms | yes | |
Join by H.323/SIP room systems | yes | |
Custom Personal Meeting ID | yes | |
Assign scheduler | yes |