Video conferencing
What does 5000 Zoom hosts cost in 2026?
At list pricing on the Business plan ($21.99/host/mo, billed annual), 5000 hosts run $109,950/month or $1,319,400/year. Real invoices vary with negotiated discounts, add-ons, and mid-cycle changes.
Monthly
$109,950
Annual
$1,319,400
Typical shelfware (31%)
$409,008/yr
All Zoom plans at 5000 hosts
| Plan | Per host/mo | Total monthly | Total annual |
|---|---|---|---|
Pro Up to 100 participants, 30-hr meetings | $15.99 | $79,950 | $959,400 |
Business SSO, managed domains, 300 participants | $21.99 | $109,950 | $1,319,400 |
Business Plus Translated captions, unlimited regional storage | $26.99 | $134,950 | $1,619,400 |
Enterprise 1,000 participants, unlimited cloud storage | $25 | $125,000 | $1,500,000 |
Source: Zoom pricing page. List price, USD, annual billing where offered.
The number nobody puts on the pricing page
SeatMap.AI's Shelfware Index shows the median Zoom team runs at 31% inactive seats. On a 5000-host Business plan, that's $409,008/year paid for hosts that never showed up.
What a real Zoom audit at this size looks like
- Median active-user rate
- 68%
- Shelfware Index benchmark for Zoom teams this size.
- Dormancy window
- 45 days
- How long a seat can sit idle before it counts as ghost.
- Hidden cost we flag
- Webinar and Large Meeting add-ons kept for a single event two quarters ago.
Zoom is the shortest audit window we run — 45 days of no meetings hosted is enough signal, because Zoom is a habit tool. If it's not habitual by 6 weeks, it's shelfware.
"We had 90 Business seats. Only 61 hosted a meeting in the last 6 weeks."
Read the full breakdown in case studies or see the live weekly benchmark on the Shelfware Index.
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