Zulip
The world's most productive team chat.
Overview
Zulip is an open-source collaboration tool that organizes communication into topics within streams (similar to channels). This unique threading model ensures conversations are always well-organized and easy to follow, preventing important discussions from getting lost. It's designed for both live and asynchronous conversations, making it effective for distributed teams. Zulip is available as a cloud service or for self-hosting.
✨ Key Features
- Topic-based threading
- Streams (channels)
- Full-text search
- Code syntax highlighting
- Video calls
- Open source and self-hostable
🎯 Key Differentiators
- Unique and powerful topic-based threading model
- Open-source with a strong community
- Designed for both real-time and asynchronous communication
Unique Value: Brings order to team chat with its unique threading model, making it easy to track conversations and find information, effectively turning communication into a searchable knowledge base.
🎯 Use Cases (5)
✅ Best For
- Maintaining organized, long-running conversations
- Onboarding new team members who can easily catch up on past discussions
💡 Check With Vendor
Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:
- Teams who prefer a very simple, flat channel structure
- Non-technical users who may find the threading model has a slight learning curve
🏆 Alternatives
Offers a much more structured and organized conversation flow than Slack or Teams, and is more flexible than the purely asynchronous model of Twist.
💻 Platforms
✅ Offline Mode Available
🔌 Integrations
🛟 Support Options
- ✓ Email Support
- ✓ Live Chat
- ✓ Dedicated Support (Plus tier)
🔒 Compliance & Security
💰 Pricing
✓ 30-day free trial
Free tier: 10,000 message search history, 5GB file storage.
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