# Account-level app vs User-managed app for adoption

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/account-level-app-vs-user-managed-app-for-adoption/33295>\
**Category:** App Marketplace\
**Created:** [October 15, 2020, 1:32am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/account-level-app-vs-user-managed-app-for-adoption/33295 "2020-10-15T01:32:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![geekjock](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/geekjock/32/17077_2.png) [@geekjock](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/geekjock)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2020, 1:32am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/account-level-app-vs-user-managed-app-for-adoption/33295/1 "2020-10-15T01:32:01Z")

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I’m torn between building my app as Account-level or User-managed in terms of whether Account-level will slow down installation and adoption of my Marketplace app.

By default, do User-managed apps require a Zoom admin to pre-approve them? That is, are most business accounts set up this way?

If so, Account-level is the better path.

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**Author:** ![tommy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/tommy/32/72769_2.png) [@tommy](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/tommy)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2020, 10:07pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/account-level-app-vs-user-managed-app-for-adoption/33295/2 "2020-10-15T22:07:34Z")

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Hey @geekjock,

User managed apps do not require pre approval by default, it is up to the Zoom Admins to configure those settings. 🙂

The biggest difference between Account Level and User Level are Account Level apps are installed once, account wide, and have scopes that allow any user on a Zoom account to use the integration.

User level apps are installed per user, and are scoped to that single user.

Thanks,  
Tommy

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**Author:** ![geekjock](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/geekjock/32/17077_2.png) [@geekjock](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/geekjock)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2020, 10:41pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/account-level-app-vs-user-managed-app-for-adoption/33295/3 "2020-10-15T22:41:02Z")

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@tommy Thanks for the response!

I want to be able to fully test out the Account-level app flow of having the app installed for an account and enabled for other users, but it looks like I’d need to have a “Pro” account in order to do this which costs $149/mo. Is there a way to get a developer license for a “Pro” account for testing purposes?

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**Author:** ![tommy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/tommy/32/72769_2.png) [@tommy](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/tommy)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2020, 1:42am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/account-level-app-vs-user-managed-app-for-adoption/33295/4 "2020-10-19T01:42:30Z")

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Hey @geekjock,

You are in fact able to fully test building and installing an app with a Free Basic account. 🙂

For other Zoom users to beta test your app once ready, you can request a beta test url:

> **[Sharing Private Apps - Publishing an App - Documentation](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/guides/publishing/sharing-private-apps)**
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> Sharing Private Apps
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> On the Zoom Marketplace, OAuth & Chatbot apps are installed by users with a Publishable URL (your install link). To distribute pri...

Thanks,  
Tommy

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/zoomdeveloper/original/3X/6/1/614bdd549b610bbaa46ff934617683a02bdaa03c.png) [@system](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2020, 11:42am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/account-level-app-vs-user-managed-app-for-adoption/33295/5 "2020-11-18T11:42:38Z")

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