🆚 Slack vs. Zulip

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

Instant messaging app
Internet forum software

About

Slack is a cloud-based team communication platform for businesses, currently owned by Salesforce.

It provides real-time messaging with organized channels, searchable history, file sharing, workflow automation, and integrations with over 2,600 third-party apps.

It also includes informal live conversations called huddles, which start as audio chats within channels or direct messages and can include video and screen sharing.

Zulip is an open-source team chat and collaboration software available in cloud and self-hosted versions.

Headquarters

San Francisco, California, United States
San Francisco, California, United States

Website

Pricing

Free version ✔️90 days of message history, 10 apps
Pro$8.75/month
Business+$18/month
Free version ✔️Open source
Zulip Cloud
Free version ✔️5 GB, 10,000 messages of search history
Standard$8/user/month
Plus$12/user/month

Categories

Instant Messaging › Rank #13
Instant Messaging › Rank #26
Online Collaboration › Rank #9
Online Collaboration › Rank #30
Internet Forum Software › Rank #19

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Slack instant messaging app is 126 times more popular than Zulip.
Total websites

Market share

Instant Messaging
Online Collaboration

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Slack is more popular than Zulip in all countries.
United States
United Kingdom
Germany
France
Japan
Ireland
Canada
Australia
Switzerland
India

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Slack is more popular than Zulip in all market segments.
Business
Software/Hardware
Internet Services
Blogs/Wiki
Technical Information
Interactive Web Applications
Education/Reference
Marketing/Merchandising
Technical/Business Forums
Non-Profit/Advocacy/NGO

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

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Rank
#1,026
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#61,105
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See also

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