Zoom
Translated captions inside a Zoom meeting
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Zoom vs TolkTime
Zoom is a broad meeting platform with translated captions. TolkTime is a focused translated-call tool for hearing translated voice without buying a Zoom subscription or caption add-on.
Sources: Zoom translated captions support, Zoom viewing translated captions support, Zoom Workplace pricing, TolkTime pricing, TolkTime languages (last checked: 2026-07-03)
TolkTime
Translated Call mode with voice translation and captions
Quick verdict
Use Zoom when captions are enough
Zoom is a good fit when your organization already pays for a plan or add-on with translated captions and participants are comfortable reading captions inside Zoom.
Use TolkTime when people should hear translated voice
TolkTime is a good fit when you want voice translation without buying a Zoom subscription or caption add-on: start a paid Call, share the link, and pay only for the translated channels you use.
Numbers-first comparison
Zoom translated captions help people read translations during a meeting. TolkTime Call mode lets people hear translated voice and also see captions in a focused translated call.
| Category | Zoom translated captions | TolkTime Call mode |
|---|---|---|
| User-facing translation type | Translated captions | Voice-to-voice translated calls |
| Translation output | Text captions | Translated voice + captions |
| How translation works | Meeting speech > captions > translated captions | Live speech > translated voice + captions |
| Supported languages | 36 speaking/input languages + 3 translate-to-only languages | 66 languages |
| Guest can receive translation without their own subscription | Yes, if the host pays for eligible translated captions | Yes, the host pays per translated channel |
| Guest hears translated voice | No | Yes |
| Guest account required for translation | No account required to join; captions require supported app/web and host-paid translated captions | No |
| Guest license required for translation | No participant license required | No |
| Host requirement | Zoom Workplace Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Plus, Enterprise Premier, or Translated Captions add-on | No subscription or add-on; host pays per translated channel |
| Host can cover translation access for the guest | Yes, through the host’s paid plan or add-on | Yes, with per-channel Call usage |
| Max participants | 100 on Basic/Pro, 300 on Business, 500+ on Enterprise | Up to 6 |
| Best for | Zoom meetings where translated captions are enough | Focused translated voice calls |
| Pricing model | Enterprise-included or Sales-priced add-on | Usage-based translated channels; no subscription or add-on |
User-facing translation type
- Zoom translated captions
- Translated captions
- TolkTime Call mode
- Voice-to-voice translated calls
Translation output
- Zoom translated captions
- Text captions
- TolkTime Call mode
- Translated voice + captions
How translation works
- Zoom translated captions
- Meeting speech > captions > translated captions
- TolkTime Call mode
- Live speech > translated voice + captions
Supported languages
- Zoom translated captions
- 36 speaking/input languages + 3 translate-to-only languages
- TolkTime Call mode
- 66 languages
Guest can receive translation without their own subscription
- Zoom translated captions
- Yes, if the host pays for eligible translated captions
- TolkTime Call mode
- Yes, the host pays per translated channel
Guest hears translated voice
- Zoom translated captions
- No
- TolkTime Call mode
- Yes
Guest account required for translation
- Zoom translated captions
- No account required to join; captions require supported app/web and host-paid translated captions
- TolkTime Call mode
- No
Guest license required for translation
- Zoom translated captions
- No participant license required
- TolkTime Call mode
- No
Host requirement
- Zoom translated captions
- Zoom Workplace Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Plus, Enterprise Premier, or Translated Captions add-on
- TolkTime Call mode
- No subscription or add-on; host pays per translated channel
Host can cover translation access for the guest
- Zoom translated captions
- Yes, through the host’s paid plan or add-on
- TolkTime Call mode
- Yes, with per-channel Call usage
Max participants
- Zoom translated captions
- 100 on Basic/Pro, 300 on Business, 500+ on Enterprise
- TolkTime Call mode
- Up to 6
Best for
- Zoom translated captions
- Zoom meetings where translated captions are enough
- TolkTime Call mode
- Focused translated voice calls
Pricing model
- Zoom translated captions
- Enterprise-included or Sales-priced add-on
- TolkTime Call mode
- Usage-based translated channels; no subscription or add-on
Pricing per 1-to-1 call-hour
Zoom includes translated captions in Enterprise plans or sells them as an add-on through Sales. TolkTime has no subscription or add-on: the host pays a flat usage rate per translated channel while the Call runs.
| Scenario | Zoom translated captions | TolkTime Call mode |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing approach | Enterprise plan or Sales-priced Translated Captions add-on. | No subscription or add-on; $7.50/hour per connected translated channel. |
| 1 host + 1 guest | No public per-hour translated-caption price listed. | Two translated channels: $15.00 per call-hour. |
| Guest payment required | No | No |
| Guest account required | No Zoom account required to join a meeting. | No |
| Host subscription or add-on required | Yes, Business Plus/Enterprise plan or Translated Captions add-on. | No subscription or add-on; host pays only for translated Call usage. |
| Translated Captions add-on price | Contact Sales. | $7.50/hour per connected translated channel. |
| Effective-cost formula | (monthly Zoom plan or add-on cost) / translated-caption meeting hours per month. | Translated channels x $7.50/hour while the Call runs. |
Pricing approach
- Zoom translated captions
- Enterprise plan or Sales-priced Translated Captions add-on.
- TolkTime Call mode
- No subscription or add-on; $7.50/hour per connected translated channel.
1 host + 1 guest
- Zoom translated captions
- No public per-hour translated-caption price listed.
- TolkTime Call mode
- Two translated channels: $15.00 per call-hour.
Guest payment required
- Zoom translated captions
- No
- TolkTime Call mode
- No
Guest account required
- Zoom translated captions
- No Zoom account required to join a meeting.
- TolkTime Call mode
- No
Host subscription or add-on required
- Zoom translated captions
- Yes, Business Plus/Enterprise plan or Translated Captions add-on.
- TolkTime Call mode
- No subscription or add-on; host pays only for translated Call usage.
Translated Captions add-on price
- Zoom translated captions
- Contact Sales.
- TolkTime Call mode
- $7.50/hour per connected translated channel.
Effective-cost formula
- Zoom translated captions
- (monthly Zoom plan or add-on cost) / translated-caption meeting hours per month.
- TolkTime Call mode
- Translated channels x $7.50/hour while the Call runs.
What does the guest need?
| Category | Zoom translated captions | TolkTime Call mode |
|---|---|---|
| Can the guest join from a link? | Yes, Zoom participants do not need a Zoom account or license to join a meeting | Yes |
| Can the guest get translation without buying anything? | Yes, if the host pays for eligible translated captions | Yes, the host pays per translated channel |
| Can the guest get translation without creating an account? | Yes, with supported Zoom app/web and host-paid translated captions | Yes |
| Can the guest hear translated voice? | No | Yes |
| Can the guest read translated text? | Yes | Yes, captions are included |
| Does the guest need to install an app? | No, Zoom web app is supported; desktop app is optional | No, browser join is supported |
| Does the host need a subscription or add-on? | Yes, eligible Zoom plan or Translated Captions add-on | No subscription or add-on; pay per translated channel |
Can the guest join from a link?
- Zoom translated captions
- Yes, Zoom participants do not need a Zoom account or license to join a meeting
- TolkTime Call mode
- Yes
Can the guest get translation without buying anything?
- Zoom translated captions
- Yes, if the host pays for eligible translated captions
- TolkTime Call mode
- Yes, the host pays per translated channel
Can the guest get translation without creating an account?
- Zoom translated captions
- Yes, with supported Zoom app/web and host-paid translated captions
- TolkTime Call mode
- Yes
Can the guest hear translated voice?
- Zoom translated captions
- No
- TolkTime Call mode
- Yes
Can the guest read translated text?
- Zoom translated captions
- Yes
- TolkTime Call mode
- Yes, captions are included
Does the guest need to install an app?
- Zoom translated captions
- No, Zoom web app is supported; desktop app is optional
- TolkTime Call mode
- No, browser join is supported
Does the host need a subscription or add-on?
- Zoom translated captions
- Yes, eligible Zoom plan or Translated Captions add-on
- TolkTime Call mode
- No subscription or add-on; pay per translated channel
TolkTime keeps translated calls simple
TolkTime is not a business hub. It gives the host a focused translated Call: choose languages, start, share a link, and hear translated voice.
Host selects languages.
Host starts a Call.
Host shares the call link.
Guest joins from the browser.
Each side speaks their own language and hears translated voice.
Supported languages
Zoom supports 36 speaking/input languages and 3 translate-to-only languages
Zoom’s 36 main translated-caption languages can be used as speaking/input languages. Greek, Norwegian, and Welsh can be selected as output caption languages, but not as the source speech language.
- Arabic
- Bengali
- Cantonese
- Chinese (Traditional)
- Chinese (Simplified)
- Czech
- Danish
- Dutch
- English
- Estonian
- Finnish
- French (Canada)
- French (France)
- German
- Hebrew
- Hindi
- Hungarian
- Indonesian
- Italian
- Japanese
- Korean
- Malay
- Persian
- Polish
- Portuguese
- Romanian
- Russian
- Spanish
- Swedish
- Tagalog
- Tamil
- Telugu
- Thai
- Turkish
- Ukrainian
- Vietnamese
- Target-only: Greek
- Target-only: Norwegian
- Target-only: Welsh
TolkTime Call mode supports 66 languages
TolkTime is designed for lightweight translated voice calls across the full language list available in the app.
- Afrikaans
- Albanian
- Arabic
- Armenian
- Azerbaijani
- Bangla
- Basque
- Belarusian
- Bosnian
- Bulgarian
- Catalan
- Chinese
- Croatian
- Czech
- Danish
- Dutch
- English
- Estonian
- Filipino
- Finnish
- French
- Galician
- German
- Greek
- Gujarati
- Haitian Creole
- Hebrew
- Hindi
- Hungarian
- Icelandic
- Indonesian
- Irish
- Italian
- Japanese
- Kannada
- Kazakh
- Korean
- Latvian
- Lithuanian
- Macedonian
- Malay
- Maltese
- Marathi
- Norwegian
- Persian
- Polish
- Portuguese
- Punjabi
- Romanian
- Russian
- Serbian
- Slovak
- Slovenian
- Spanish
- Swahili
- Swedish
- Tamil
- Telugu
- Thai
- Turkish
- Ukrainian
- Urdu
- Uzbek
- Vietnamese
- Welsh
- Yiddish
When Zoom is a better fit
- The meeting is already happening in Zoom.
- The host already pays for a Zoom plan or add-on with translated captions.
- Participants are comfortable reading captions.
- The meeting needs Zoom’s broader meeting and business-hub features.
- The meeting has more than 6 participants.
- The organization already manages Zoom plans, settings, and users.
Where TolkTime is stronger
- People should hear translated voice, not only read captions.
- The host does not want a Zoom subscription or caption add-on.
- The team wants a focused translated-call tool, not a larger business hub.
- The host wants clear usage-based pricing.
- The host wants to pay per translated channel while the call runs.
- The call should include translated voice and captions in one simple flow.
Start a simple translated voice call
Choose languages, start a TolkTime Call, and pay only for the translated channels you use.