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Zulip

Zulip organizes conversations with threaded topics.

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Our verdict

Who it's for

Open-source team chat with threads

Who should look elsewhere

UI dated

Pros

  • +Organized team chat
  • +Topic threading
  • +Open source
  • +Self-hostable
  • +Good for large teams

Cons

  • −UI dated
  • −Learning curve
  • −Less adoption than Slack
  • −Mobile apps basic
  • −Threading confusing initially

Key features

  • ✓Team chat
  • ✓Threading
  • ✓Topics
  • ✓Search
  • ✓Self-hosted
  • ✓Open source

Pricing

PlanPriceBillingNotes
Free$0monthFull-featured chat; Hundreds of integrations; 10,000 message search history
Standard$6.67month · per seatAll Free features; Unlimited search history; 10GB storage per user
Plus$10month · per seatAll Standard features; Stream groups; 50GB storage per user

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