# Miro vs Zulip

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Miro

| Attribute | Miro | Zulip |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 76.3 (70% (medium)) | 61.7 (72% (medium)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"Miro is a collaboration platform where teams brainstorm on visual boards and transform ideas into structured documents using AI assistance, supporting integration with hundreds of external tools. It is indexed under Collaboration Software.","source":"https://miro.com","question":"What is Miro?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Miro offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans are also available: Free, Starter, Business and Enterprise. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://miro.com/pricing/","question":"Is Miro free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Miro. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://miro.com/pricing/","question":"What platforms does Miro support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Miro, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://miro.com/pricing/","question":"Can Miro be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 25 integrations for Miro, including Claude, Lovable, Replit, OpenAI Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Visual Studio Code and Gemini, plus 17 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://miro.com/pricing/","question":"What does Miro integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001 and GDPR for Miro. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Miro not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://miro.com","question":"What security certifications does Miro have?","confidence":0.48}]` | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under Collaboration Software.","source":"https://zulip.com","question":"What is Zulip?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Zulip is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. A commercial or hosted edition starts at $3.50 per user per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://zulip.com/plans/","question":"Is Zulip free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Zulip. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://zulip.com","question":"What platforms does Zulip support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Zulip can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://zulip.com","question":"Can Zulip be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 61 integrations for Zulip, including Slack, Microsoft Teams, Discord, Mattermost, Rocket.Chat, Matrix, IRC and Email, plus 53 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://zulip.com/plans/","question":"What does Zulip integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed HIPAA and GDPR for Zulip. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Zulip not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://zulip.com/security/","question":"What security certifications does Zulip have?","confidence":0.7}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | Miro is a cloud-based workspace where teams brainstorm, plan, and build together on an infinite, multiplayer canvas, with integrated AI capabilities, templates, and deep integrations with enterprise tools. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"cloud","sso_scim":true,"free_tier":true,"messaging":false,"api_access":true,"whiteboard":true,"pricing_model":"freemium_board_limit","app_marketplace":true,"architecture_model":"managed_cloud_saas","compliance_controls":true,"guest_external_access":true,"two_way_jira_asana_linear_card_sync":true,"real_time_multiplayer_crdt_cursor_sync":true,"custom_template_library_for_kanban_and_retros":true,"embeddable_sdk_or_iframe_for_third_party_apps":true,"agile_ceremony_facilitation_timers_voting_cards":true}` | `{"hosting":"both","sso_scim":true,"free_tier":true,"messaging":true,"api_access":true,"pricing_model":"per_seat_subscription","e2e_encryption":true,"screen_sharing":false,"video_meetings":true,"app_marketplace":true,"deployment_model":"cloud_saas","hipaa_compliance":true,"compliance_controls":true,"guest_external_access":true,"ad_hoc_voice_video_huddles":true,"cross_company_guest_channels":true,"threaded_reply_conversations":true,"automated_workflow_bot_builders":true,"channel_based_topic_organization":true,"google_workspace_office_365_sync":true,"jira_github_engineering_webhook_sync":true,"salesforce_zendesk_sales_support_sync":true,"robust_message_search_and_history_indexing":true}` |
| integrations.count | 250 | 130 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Claude"},{"name":"Lovable"},{"name":"Replit"},{"name":"OpenAI Codex"},{"name":"Cursor"},{"name":"Claude Code"},{"name":"GitHub Copilot"},{"name":"Visual Studio Code"},{"name":"Gemini"},{"name":"Kiro"},{"name":"Windsurf"},{"name":"Devin"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Google"},{"name":"Microsoft"},{"name":"Azure"},{"name":"Adobe"},{"name":"Jira"},{"name":"Asana"},{"name":"Linear"},{"name":"ClickUp"},{"name":"Entra ID"},{"name":"OneLogin"},{"name":"Auth0"},{"name":"Gemini CLI","native":true,"category":"ai","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"NotebookLM","native":true,"category":"ai","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Microsoft 365","native":true,"category":"productivity"},{"name":"Microsoft Copilot","native":true,"category":"ai"},{"name":"Microsoft Teams","native":true,"category":"chat"},{"name":"Google Workspace","native":true,"category":"productivity"},{"name":"Confluence","native":true,"category":"documentation"},{"name":"Google Docs","native":true,"category":"productivity"},{"name":"ServiceNow","native":true,"category":"itsm"}]` | `[{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Microsoft Teams"},{"name":"Discord"},{"name":"Mattermost"},{"name":"Rocket.Chat"},{"name":"Matrix"},{"name":"IRC"},{"name":"Email"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"GitLab"},{"name":"Bitbucket"},{"name":"Asana"},{"name":"Jira"},{"name":"Linear"},{"name":"Trello"},{"name":"Basecamp"},{"name":"Jenkins"},{"name":"CircleCI"},{"name":"GitHub Actions"},{"name":"Travis CI"},{"name":"TeamCity"},{"name":"Heroku"},{"name":"Netlify"},{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"Ansible Tower"},{"name":"Puppet"},{"name":"Grafana"},{"name":"Prometheus"},{"name":"Nagios"},{"name":"New Relic"},{"name":"Sentry"},{"name":"PagerDuty"},{"name":"Opsgenie"},{"name":"Splunk"},{"name":"Freshdesk"},{"name":"Zendesk"},{"name":"Salesforce"},{"name":"Dropbox"},{"name":"Google Calendar"},{"name":"Nextcloud"},{"name":"Notion"},{"name":"Zapier"},{"name":"IFTTT"},{"name":"n8n"},{"name":"BigBlueButton"},{"name":"Jitsi Meet"},{"name":"Webex"},{"name":"Zoom"},{"name":"Tenor"},{"name":"Redmine","native":true,"category":"project_management","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"OpenProject","native":true,"category":"project_management","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Zabbix","native":true,"category":"monitoring","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Buildbot","native":true,"category":"ci_cd","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"GoCD","native":true,"category":"ci_cd","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Stripe","native":true,"category":"payments","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Okta","native":true,"category":"identity","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"OneLogin","native":true,"category":"identity","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Microsoft Entra ID","native":true,"category":"identity","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Discourse","native":true,"category":"community","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Mastodon","native":true,"category":"social","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Patreon","native":true,"category":"productivity","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Airbrake","native":true,"category":"error_tracking","direction":"inbound"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free, 3 editable boards","features":["3 editable boards","10 AI credits/month","Team members free","Access to AI features"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Ideal for small teams starting with Miro, includes 3 editable boards and 10 AI credits per month","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"ai_credits":"10/month","editable_boards":"3"}},{"free":false,"name":"Starter","summary":"Per-seat/month billing; 20% savings with annual commitment","features":["Unlimited boards including private","More AI credits","Guest access","Visitor role"],"commitment":"monthly","description":"Unlimited editable boards and private boards, expanded AI credits, guest and visitor roles","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Business","summary":"Per-seat/month; minimum 5 seats for invoicing; 14-day free trial","features":["Full AI suite","AI Workflows, MCP, Diagrams, Prototypes, Engage activities","Two-way sync: Jira, Asana, Linear, ClickUp, Azure"],"minSeats":5,"commitment":"monthly","description":"Full AI suite, deep two-way integrations, and purpose-built capabilities for growing teams and consultants","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing; contact sales","features":["Advanced security and compliance","Domain control, SCIM provisioning, audit logs","Data residency (EU, US, Australia)","AI capability and usage management"],"description":"Advanced security, compliance controls, and custom features for organizations scaling Miro and AI across teams","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Freemium with 3-board limit on free tier. Paid plans per-seat/month with 20% annual discount. Enterprise custom pricing.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://miro.com/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-09-03T18:02:51.486Z","freeTrialDays":14,"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free, limited to 10,000 message history","features":["Message history search (10,000 limit)","File storage up to 5 GB total","Complete team chat solution","Hundreds of integrations","Advanced roles and permissions","Guest accounts"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Cloud plan with limited history and storage","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"storage":"5 GB total","messages_history":"10,000"}},{"free":false,"name":"Standard","summary":"$6.67/user/month billed annually or $8/month","features":["Unlimited search history","File storage up to 5 GB per user","Flexible permissions with custom groups","Message retention policies","Brand Zulip with your logo","Priority commercial support","Public access option"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":6.67,"period":"year","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":8,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Full-featured cloud plan","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"storage":"5 GB per user"}},{"free":false,"name":"Plus","summary":"$10/user/month billed annually or $12/month","features":["All Standard plan features","File storage up to 25 GB per user","SSO with SAML (Okta, OneLogIn)","SCIM user and group sync","Custom domain","Limit user list access for guests"],"minSeats":10,"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":10,"period":"year","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":12,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Advanced cloud plan with enhanced features","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"storage":"25 GB per user"}},{"free":true,"name":"Self-hosted (Open Source)","summary":"Free, open-source self-hosted","features":["Complete team chat solution with all Zulip features without limitation","100% open-source software","Retain full control over your data"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Free open-source self-hosted option","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{}},{"free":false,"name":"Self-hosted Basic","summary":"$3.50/user/month (with $20/month first-year discount)","features":["Unlimited support","Email and chat support","SSO with SAML and Microsoft Entra ID","AD/LDAP user sync","Full compliance","Data exports","Data retention policies"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":3.5,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Commercial support plan for self-hosted deployments","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{}},{"free":false,"name":"Self-hosted Enterprise","summary":"Contact sales for pricing","features":["Email, chat and phone support","SSO with OpenID Connect","AD/LDAP, SAML and OpenID Connect group sync","Implementation consulting","Custom feature development","Advanced deployment options"],"description":"Premium support plan for self-hosted deployments","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{}}],"summary":"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.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://zulip.com/plans/","retrievedAt":"2026-09-03T17:54:41.041Z","startingPrice":{"unit":"seat","amount":3.5,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | low | free |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":3.5,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.pci | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.trust_center | https://miro.com/security-compliance-whitepaper/ | https://zulip.com/security/ |

## Capabilities (Collaboration Software)

| Capability | Miro | Zulip |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Modality** |  |  |
| Messaging | ✗ | ✓ |
| Video meetings | - | ✓ |
| Whiteboard | ✓ | - |
| **Meetings** |  |  |
| Screen sharing | - | ✗ |
| Recording / transcription | - | - |
| **Security** |  |  |
| End-to-end encryption | - | ✓ |
| SSO / SCIM | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Access** |  |  |
| Guest / external access | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Compliance** |  |  |
| Compliance controls | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Cloud only | Cloud + self-hosted |
| **Scale** |  |  |
| Max participants | - | - |
| **Ecosystem** |  |  |
| App marketplace | ✓ | ✓ |
| Public API / bot framework | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Commercial** |  |  |
| Free tier | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T21:47:52.678Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*