--- description: Review of Zulip Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice New Zealand. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Zulip | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice NZ --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Team Communication Software](/directory/4594/team-communication/software) > [Zulip](/software/342365/zulip) # Zulip Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/342365/zulip Page: 1 / 9\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/342365/zulip?page=2) > Zulip is the only modern team chat app that is designed for both live and asynchronous conversations. Zulip topics create a separate space for each discussion, so different conversations will never get in each other's way. Teams of all sizes rely on Zulip - Fortune 500 companies, open-source projects, startups, and many others. Zulip is 100% open-source enterprise-grade software, self-hosted or in the cloud. > > Verdict: Rated **4.9/5** by 196 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.9/5** | 196 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.9/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Kandra Labs - **Founded**: 2016 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$6.67 - **Pricing model**: Per User (Free version available) - **Pricing Details**: Zulip is 100% free and open source, with no proprietary version. Self-host without paying a dime, or contact us to inquire about enterprise support options. We offer free Zulip Cloud hosting with up to 10,000 messages of search history. For unlimited history and other premium features, sign up for Zulip Cloud Standard for $6.67/user/month. Sponsorships and special education pricing are available. Zulip sponsors free Zulip Cloud Standard for hundreds of worthy organizations. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Linux (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise), Linux (On-Premise), Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: Bulgarian, Chinese, Czech, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian - **Available Countries**: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium and 208 more ## Features - @mentions - API - Access Controls/Permissions - Active Directory Integration - Activity Dashboard - Activity/News Feed - Alerts/Notifications - Audio Calls - Chat/Messaging - Collaboration Tools - Communication Management - Contact Management - Customisable Branding - Data Import/Export - Discussions/Forums - Document Storage - Drag & Drop - Employee Communities - Employee Photos - File Sharing ## Integrations (1 total) - GitHub ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum ## Category - [Team Communication Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4594/team-communication/software) ## Related Categories - [Team Communication Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4594/team-communication/software) - [Collaboration Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4138/collaboration/software) - [Remote Work Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4592/remote-work/software) - [Internal Communications Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4572/internal-communications/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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It is much easier to concentrate my attention on specific topics and at a specific time. > > **Cons**: I want to subscribe to topics, but this is still on the roadmap. The mobile client is very limited and that's why even on the smartphone I use the web client. I am waiting for the feature to make content in public orgs public available so it can be found via search engines and accessed by guests. > > communication in several open source communities. internal communication in projects. ----- ### "Great alternative to $lack" — 5.0/5 > **Felipe** | *1 November 2025* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: The possibility to organize the different conversation based on topics and channels, so you never missed anything. > > **Cons**: The UI isn't beautiful but really functional. All the rest I think is well though and offers what's needed. > > It's a great alternative to Slack, but cheaper and more stable, and it scale with you if you are a startup ----- ### "Cool idea, lots left on the table for execution" — 4.0/5 > **Malak** | *6 December 2024* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 4.0/10 > > **Pros**: Loads of UI config options, has a native mobile app that pairs with it. I haven't yet found a bug in how the software is intended to work. Messaging is speedy and reliable. Super easy to move messages from one channel/place to another, so if you're re-organizing you both don't lose things and also can better consolidate knowledge that accidentally got spread around in different areas. > > **Cons**: Super confusing UI, even after going through all of the config to make it look/act more like you'd expect from a typical modern chat app. Constantly losing threads of conversation in different places, even after thoughtfully consolidating channels. Even the mobile app push notifications are weird because if you get more than one message you can no longer tap the notification to go to the message. ----- ### "Highly Recommended" — 5.0/5 > **Madison** | *31 October 2025* | Automotive | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Easy to set up and easy to use. Microsoft Teams was giving me and my coworkers nothing but headaches until I found Zulip as an alternative. UI is great and straightforward, and works seamlessly with my phone. The search function is great and saves me a lot of time when looking for a specific keyword. I would recommend Zulip to anyone\! > > **Cons**: No cons from me. Works exactly how I hoped it would and has made internal communications simple and reliable. > > It's been great\! Teams crashed, wouldn't open properly and had to manually boot up the "old" version for it to work, it would randomly close in the middle of the work day or fail to show a notification so messages were missed. Zulip has none of these issues. ----- ### "Excellent threaded communications app" — 5.0/5 > **Rudo** | *31 October 2025* | Environmental Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Intuitive UI to have threaded conversations. Searchability and findability. Ease of use, minimal onboarding. > > **Cons**: Nothing comes to mind, really\! It's a great application (both web and mobile), and it does exactly what it needs to. > > We started to use Zulip to have threaded conversations about many different subjects after finding that things were getting lost on Chat, and it worked super well for our purposes. 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