Zulip

Founded 2013

Zulip is an organized team chat app for distributed teams of all sizes.

Pricing model

Free Tier

Rating

★ People love it

Time to value

Quick Setup (< 1 hour)

You can use Zulip to organize team communication through threaded conversations that stay focused and searchable. Unlike other chat apps, every message belongs to a specific topic, making it easy to follow multiple discussions without losing context. Teams can have async conversations that continue over time, with an inbox view showing unread messages organized by conversation. The app works for both small teams and large organizations, helping distributed teams communicate more efficiently than traditional chat platforms.

What Zulip does

Start topic-based conversations with team membersView all unread messages in organized inboxReply to specific conversation threadsSearch through message history by topicSet up self-hosted chat serverMigrate conversations from Slack or TeamsCreate channels for different projectsIntegrate with GitHub and other development toolsThreaded conversations with topicsInbox view for unread messagesSelf-hosting option with open source codeAsync-first conversation designEasy migration from Slack and TeamsOrganized message history and searchMobile and desktop appsAPI for custom integrations

Pricing breakdown

Pricing model: Paid

PlanList price

Cloud Standard$6.67 / mo

Tutorials & Demos

Frequently asked

GitHub

Slack

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