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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 Software | 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 and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium and 208 more ## Features - @mentions - Access Controls/Permissions - Activity Dashboard - Activity/News Feed - Alerts/Notifications - Audio Calls - Chat/Messaging - Collaboration Tools - Discussions/Forums - Employee Photos - Mobile Access - Real-Time Chat - Remote Support Software - Reporting & Statistics - Search/Filter - Video Chat - Video Conferencing Software ## Integrations (1 total) - GitHub ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum ## Category - [Team Communication Software](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/31033/team-communication/software) ## Related Categories - [Team Communication Software](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/31033/team-communication/software) - [Remote Work Software](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/31855/remote-work/software) - [Internal Communications Software](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/31014/internal-communications/software) - [Collaboration Software](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/15/collaboration/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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We don't have it integrated with video calls, but I know that's something we can do easily with a plug-in. > > Great. It's the best instant messenger application I've used and preferred within the company ----- ### "Highly Recommended" — 5.0/5 > **Madison** | *October 31, 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. ----- ### "The best there is\!" — 5.0/5 > **Christina** | *January 8, 2025* | Research | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: I use and recommend Zulip for all organizations and groups. The organization and storage of messages has enhanced the productivity of myself and colleagues for years. > > **Cons**: There isn't anything I would change about Zulip. > > I have used Zulip for 7 years and whenever I have to use another platform it always results in frustration. I always use Zulip for groups and organizations needing an online infrastructure to communicate. ----- ### "Zulip is great for communicating with students" — 5.0/5 > **Ryan** | *December 10, 2024* | Information Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: I use Zulip to communicate with classes of 25–40 students. It is far more efficient than using the communication tools in Canvas, and the mobile app is great for students and for me. Plus there is fantastic support for Markdown, code blocks, images and videos, etc. > > **Cons**: There is really nothing I find lacking about this software. > > Zulip is fantastic software written by people who clearly use it themselves. ----- ### "Fun experience on Zulip" — 5.0/5 > **Stephane** | *December 6, 2024* | Mechanical or Industrial Engineering | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Very easy to use and portable to all platforms. My students love it. > > **Cons**: No complaint so far. Easy to manage on top of it. > > Excellent. It has provided a significant boost to my team and some colleagues start adopting it. ----- Page: 1 / 9\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.ca/software/197945/zulip?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.ca/software/197945/zulip) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | de-CH | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-IL | | | en-IN | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-AR | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-CR | | | es-DO | | | es-EC | | | es-MX | | | es-PA | | | es-PE | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | fr-LU | | | it | | | ja | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | | pl | | | pt | | | pt-PT | | ----- ## Structured Data