Zulip: verified facts and rating
Checked 2026-11-03
Score breakdown
76% backed by facts · How we rank
Zulip against the market
The dot is the company, the line is the median of all companies in this ranking.
Price per user per month$2.99$16.99$8.00 · median $9.015
Zulip strengths and weaknesses
Pros
- Has a permanent free plan
- Can run on your own server
- Threaded replies
- Guests and external partners can join
Cons
- No built-in calls
- Free plan limits message history
All facts
| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price per user per month | $8.00 Standard: $6.67 /user/month billed annually or $8 billed monthly | zulip.com | 2026-11-03 |
| Free plan | Yes Zulip Cloud Free: 10,000 messages of search history, File storage up to 5 GB total, Complete team chat solution | zulip.com | 2026-11-03 |
| Full message history on the free plan | No Free: 10,000 messages of search history | zulip.com | 2026-11-03 |
| Users on the free plan | Not verified | — | |
| Built-in calls | No Zulip makes it convenient to add a video or voice call link to any message, using the call provider (Jitsi, Zoom, etc.) | zulip.com | 2026-11-03 |
| Screen sharing | Not verified | — | |
| Threads | Yes Collaboration basics: Topic-based threading | zulip.com | 2026-11-03 |
| Guest access | Yes Free: ... Advanced roles and permissions, Guest accounts | zulip.com | 2026-11-03 |
| End-to-end encrypted messages | Not verified | — | |
| Self-hosting | Yes Self-hosted: Retain full control over your data. 100% open-source software. Free | zulip.com | 2026-11-03 |
| Open source | Yes 100% open-source software. | zulip.com | 2026-11-03 |
| ISO 27001 or SOC 2 | Not verified | — | |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | Yes Plus: SSO with SAML (Okta, OneLogIn, etc.) | zulip.com | 2026-11-03 |
| Data storage in the EU | Not verified | — | |
| Data export | Yes You can move freely between Zulip Cloud hosting and your own servers with our high quality export and import tools. | zulip.com | 2026-11-03 |
| Message retention settings | Yes Standard: Message retention policies | zulip.com | 2026-11-03 |
| Founded | 2012 Zulip, Inc. was founded in August 2012 by the MIT alumni team that previously created the Ksplice software | zulip.com | 2026-11-03 |
| Public status page | Yes Zulip Cloud Status: All Systems Operational. Status updates for Zulip Cloud services. | status.zulip.com | 2026-11-03 |
| Company | Kandra Labs in April 2016, Tim Abbott founded a mission-driven company, Kandra Labs, to steward and financially sustain Zulip’s development. | zulip.com | 2026-11-03 |
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