Lark vs Zulip
On the evidence we track, Lark leads this comparison with a composite score of 73/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for collaboration software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
Lark
LeaderA unified platform combining messaging, knowledge management, and automation with AI capabilities. Helps teams consolidate workflows, conversations, and integrations in one workspace where AI can access full context to automate tasks and drive results.
Zulip
An open-source team collaboration application that organizes conversations into topic-based threads, blending instant messaging with email-style threading to support both real-time and delayed communication patterns.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Lark
LeaderFree to $12/user/month. Free Starter tier. Annual billing saves 16.6%.
- StarterFree
- Team collaboration
- 20 users max
- 100 GB storage
- 1-on-1 video meetings
- 18 months message history
- +4 more
- Basic$6/user/month billed annually
- Team collaboration
- 500 users max
- 5 TB storage (expandable)
- 1-on-1 video meetings
- Unlimited message history
- +4 more
- ProContact sales
- Team collaboration
- 500 users max
- 15 TB storage (expandable)
- 500-participant video meetings
- Unlimited message history
- +8 more
- EnterpriseContact sales
- Team collaboration
- Unlimited users
- 15 TB + 30 GB per user storage (expandable)
- 500-participant video meetings
- Unlimited message history
- +10 more
Zulip
From $6.67/user/month (cloud annual), free open-source self-hosted option, or $3.50/user/month for commercial self-hosted support. Free tier available.
- FreeFree
- Message history search (10,000 limit)
- File storage up to 5 GB total
- Complete team chat solution
- Hundreds of integrations
- Advanced roles and permissions
- +1 more
- Standard$6.67/user/month billed annually or $8/month
- Unlimited search history
- File storage up to 5 GB per user
- Flexible permissions with custom groups
- Message retention policies
- Brand Zulip with your logo
- +2 more
- Plus$10/user/month billed annually or $12/month
- All Standard plan features
- File storage up to 25 GB per user
- SSO with SAML (Okta, OneLogIn)
- SCIM user and group sync
- Custom domain
- +1 more
- Self-hosted (Open Source)Free
- Complete team chat solution with all Zulip features without limitation
- 100% open-source software
- Retain full control over your data
- Self-hosted Basic$3.50/user/month (with $20/month first-year discount)
- Unlimited support
- Email and chat support
- SSO with SAML and Microsoft Entra ID
- AD/LDAP user sync
- Full compliance
- +2 more
- Self-hosted EnterpriseContact sales
- Email, chat and phone support
- SSO with OpenID Connect
- AD/LDAP, SAML and OpenID Connect group sync
- Implementation consulting
- Custom feature development
- +1 more
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
Lark
LeaderNot documented yet.
Zulip
- Slack
- Microsoft Teams
- Discord
- Mattermost
- Rocket.Chat
- Matrix
- IRC
- GitHub
- GitLab
- Bitbucket
- Asana
- Jira
- Linear
- Trello
- Basecamp
- Jenkins
- CircleCI
- GitHub Actions
- Travis CI
- TeamCity
- Heroku
- Netlify
- Docker
- +39 more
Lark or Zulip: which one depends on you
A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.
Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works
Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.