--- description: Learn how Zulip can help your business. GetApp provides users in New Zealand with the most detailed information on software reviews, prices and features. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/getapp/og_logo-94fd2a03a6c7a0e54fc0c9e21a1c0ce9.png title: Zulip Reviews, Pricing & Ratings | GetApp NZ 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Collaboration Software](/directory/335/web-collaboration/software) > [Zulip](/software/2054832/zulip) # Zulip Canonical: https://www.getapp.co.nz/software/2054832/zulip Page: 1 / 9\ Next: [Next page](https://www.getapp.co.nz/software/2054832/zulip?page=2) > Enterprise open-source team chat, on-prem and in the cloud. Zulip is the only modern team chat app that is designed for both live and asynchronous conversations. > > 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 - [Collaboration Software](https://www.getapp.co.nz/directory/335/web-collaboration/software) ## Related Categories - [Collaboration Software](https://www.getapp.co.nz/directory/335/web-collaboration/software) - [Team Communication Software](https://www.getapp.co.nz/directory/1257/team-communication/software) - [Internal Communications Software](https://www.getapp.co.nz/directory/1267/internal-communications/software) - [Remote Work Software](https://www.getapp.co.nz/directory/1699/remote-work/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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[Telegram](https://www.getapp.co.nz/software/114023/telegram) — 4.7/5 (6406 reviews) ## Reviews ### "Excellent tool for group collaboration purposes\!" — 4.0/5 > **Tjwan** | *9 March 2023* | Public Policy | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: The feature that within channels a multitude of topics are possible and the ease to subscribe or stop following specific channels. > > **Cons**: The text formatting (bold/underline etc) options are available, but in a clumsy technical way (not intuitive, you need to remember specific text codes) > > Very convenient to work with a multitude on teams within an organization with different members and being able to keep up with a lot of different topics. Even if you were away for some time, it is easy to keep track and get informed about the current status of a multitude of topics. ----- ### "Zulip is fantastic, but has some painpoints" — 4.0/5 > **August** | *6 December 2024* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: LaTeX support, markdown editing, Free hosting, simple yet functional. > > **Cons**: It is hard to keep channels and chats organized. Replying on messages copies the entire message -- this should be some kind of expandable I think. The delay in image uploads behaves strangely. If sending a message with an image, it is possible to send the message before the image is uploaded, but then the image will never appear in the message. The final thing I am missing is a better setup for customizing the UI, and integrating addons. A calendar function and/or a todo-list support would be great\! > > I love Zulip, it is lightweight and functional and has all the essential features. I would love for it to be easier to organise larger teams, e.g. with documents and/or a clearer and more concise overview of chats and channel data. ----- ### "Zulip for academic research" — 4.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *15 March 2023* | Research | Recommendation rating: 5.0/10 > > **Pros**: The topics are very useful for organizing discussion The ability to move material under the appropriate topics is very useful. You can see all of the important (active) discussions under a stream at a glance. It is great that you can mark certain topics as completed because this makes it easy to assign to-dos on the fly. > > **Cons**: The inability to easily upload photos or content from your phone (compared to Slack or other messaging apps) is a big downside. On OSX Zulip somehow keeps crashing. I also wish the team's custom emojis appeared at the top of the emoji list (true of Slack). > > It is certainly superior to Slack, but I should note that I have a high tolerance for bugs. The support for academics (i.e. free) is incredibly valuable - we don't generate income in a regular fashion, it comes in spurts. ----- ### "An organized and fun workspace" — 5.0/5 > **Vincent** | *6 December 2024* | Education Management | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Free, simple, with markdown. Allows my team to be much more organized than when we just had a WhatsApp group and a cloud \! Even non-geeks manage to use it properly. > > **Cons**: I'd like to have a place with folders and enough space to save files on Zulip instead of using a cloud. I could link to a file directly in Zulip and comment on it. > > I used to be a teacher and I now manage the maths teachers in a French region (2000 math teachers) with 5 other colleagues. I have been using Zulip for years with different work groups (teachers and education managers). Each time I join a new group I present Zulip and it often gets adopted. I currently have three Zulip groups, in each group I have many projects to work on with collaborators. It's very simple to create a Zulip space with a custom name. I can easily switch accounts on my phone and get alerts for each group. I mostly work on my computer, and always have Zulip tabs open, it's really an efficient way of interacting on several projects. For some projects only a sub-group follows the thread so it doesn't anoy the other members of the group. I'm a big fan of markdown and often use the 'spoiler' function. It allows to paste a long mail or text without ruining the experience of short message chats. Thanks to the threads and discussions, we can also use Zulip for some fun small talk on some subjects like we did on WhatsApp (gif and emojis) without cluttering the serious work space. As a bonus we can write maths using LaTeX :) ----- ### "Best tool to manage non-trivial projects." — 5.0/5 > **Sebastian** | *6 December 2024* | Program Development | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: It is a very effective tool to manage and track many concurrent conversations with specific topics each. > > **Cons**: My only complaint is that people are not using it enough. One reason I heard for a company to not use it, was problems with data retention certification. > > I have been using Zulip to manage https://github.com/pdf-rs/pdf and related projects for many years now. By far the best tool available to manage medium and large projects efficiently. ----- Page: 1 / 9\ Next: [Next page](https://www.getapp.co.nz/software/2054832/zulip?page=2) ## Links - [View on GetApp](https://www.getapp.co.nz/software/2054832/zulip) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-MX | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | | pt | | | pt-PT | | ----- ## Structured Data