# Rocket.Chat vs Zulip

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Zulip

| Attribute | Rocket.Chat | Zulip |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 57.3 (76% (high)) | 70.8 (73% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 339 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 46,031 | - |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"air_gapped":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"air_gapped":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | Rocket.Chat is an open-source communications system designed for organizations requiring secure messaging, voice, video, and collaboration with complete infrastructure control and support for regulated environments. | Zulip is an open-source team chat platform featuring topic-based threading to organize conversations. It supports both synchronous and asynchronous workflows and offers flexible deployment options including cloud hosting or self-hosted infrastructure. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"both","sso_scim":true,"free_tier":true,"messaging":true,"api_access":true,"e2e_encryption":true,"screen_sharing":true,"video_meetings":true,"app_marketplace":true,"max_participants":"4000+","compliance_controls":true,"guest_external_access":true}` | `{"hosting":"both","sso_scim":true,"free_tier":true,"messaging":true,"api_access":true,"e2e_encryption":true,"screen_sharing":false,"video_meetings":true,"app_marketplace":true,"compliance_controls":true,"guest_external_access":true}` |
| integrations.count | 8 | 130 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Bitbucket Cloud"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"Google Drive"},{"name":"Google Calendar"},{"name":"Google Workspace"},{"name":"Trello"},{"name":"Loom"},{"name":"WhatsApp"}]` | `[{"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"}]` |
| language.primary | TypeScript | - |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"ios":true,"web":true,"android":true}` | `{"cli":true,"ios":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"android":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"quote","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Starter","description":"For technical evaluation, small businesses, and non-profits","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Commercial","description":"Secure collaboration for commercial enterprises with deployment flexibility and compliance","contactSales":true},{"free":false,"name":"Government","description":"Sovereign communications for public sector agencies with data sovereignty control","contactSales":true},{"free":false,"name":"Defense","description":"Mission-grade communications for defense and intelligence operations","contactSales":true}],"currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.rocket.chat/plans","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T13:43:43.552Z"}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Zulip Cloud Free","summary":"Free","features":["10,000 messages search history","5GB total file storage","Complete team chat solution","Hundreds of integrations","Advanced roles and permissions","Guest accounts"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"storage":"5GB total","message_search_history":"10,000 messages"}},{"free":false,"name":"Zulip Cloud Standard","summary":"$6.67/user/month billed annually or $8/month","features":["Unlimited search history","5GB per user storage","Custom permission groups","Message retention policies","Custom branding","Priority support","Public access option"],"components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":6.67,"period":"year","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":8,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"storage":"5GB per user","message_search_history":"unlimited"}},{"free":false,"name":"Zulip Cloud Plus","summary":"$10/user/month billed annually or $12/month (minimum 10 users)","features":["All Standard features","25GB per user storage","SAML SSO (Okta, OneLogIn)","SCIM sync","Custom domain","Guest list visibility controls"],"minSeats":10,"components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":10,"period":"year","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":12,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"storage":"25GB per user"}},{"free":true,"name":"Self-hosted Free","summary":"Free","features":["All Zulip features","Mobile notifications (limited)","100% open-source"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Self-hosted Basic","summary":"$3.50/user/month, $20/month off first year","features":["All features","Unlimited mobile notifications","Supports open-source development"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":3.5,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":-20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Self-hosted Business","summary":"$6.67/user/month billed annually or $8/month (minimum 25 users), $20/month off first year","features":["All features","Email and chat support","SSO (SAML, Entra ID)","AD/LDAP sync","Configurable guest access","Compliance controls","Data exports"],"minSeats":25,"components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":6.67,"period":"year","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":8,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Self-hosted Enterprise","summary":"Contact sales","features":["All features","Phone, email and chat support","OpenID Connect SSO","SCIM sync","Implementation consulting","Custom development","Advanced deployment options"],"contactSales":true}],"summary":"From free to $12/user/month (Cloud Plus). Self-hosted from $3.50/user/month.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://zulip.com/plans/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T22:40:25.808Z","startingPrice":{"amount":-20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | free |
| pricing.transparent | no | yes |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/releases/tag/8.8.0-rc.0","date":"2026-08-20T21:43:31Z","type":"prerelease","version":"8.8.0-rc.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/releases/tag/7.10.15","date":"2026-08-20T11:16:15Z","type":"stable","version":"7.10.15"},{"url":"https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/releases/tag/8.7.1","date":"2026-08-19T13:47:02Z","type":"stable","version":"8.7.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/releases/tag/8.6.2","date":"2026-08-19T13:45:21Z","type":"stable","version":"8.6.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/releases/tag/8.5.3","date":"2026-08-19T22:29:29Z","type":"stable","version":"8.5.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/releases/tag/8.4.6","date":"2026-08-19T22:39:51Z","type":"stable","version":"8.4.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/releases/tag/8.3.8","date":"2026-08-19T22:40:01Z","type":"stable","version":"8.3.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/releases/tag/8.2.8","date":"2026-08-19T22:36:21Z","type":"stable","version":"8.2.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/releases/tag/8.1.8","date":"2026-08-19T22:42:14Z","type":"stable","version":"8.1.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/releases/tag/8.7.0","date":"2026-08-07T02:06:48Z","type":"stable","version":"8.7.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/releases/tag/8.7.0-rc.6","date":"2026-08-06T21:58:32Z","type":"prerelease","version":"8.7.0-rc.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/releases/tag/8.7.0-rc.5","date":"2026-08-04T14:44:54Z","type":"prerelease","version":"8.7.0-rc.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/releases/tag/8.7.0-rc.4","date":"2026-08-03T12:31:05Z","type":"prerelease","version":"8.7.0-rc.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/releases/tag/8.7.0-rc.3","date":"2026-07-31T01:36:23Z","type":"prerelease","version":"8.7.0-rc.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/releases/tag/8.7.0-rc.2","date":"2026-07-23T01:56:42Z","type":"prerelease","version":"8.7.0-rc.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/releases/tag/8.7.0-rc.1","date":"2026-07-23T01:07:49Z","type":"prerelease","version":"8.7.0-rc.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/releases/tag/8.7.0-rc.0","date":"2026-07-21T00:42:26Z","type":"prerelease","version":"8.7.0-rc.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/releases/tag/8.0.8","date":"2026-07-11T05:44:55Z","type":"stable","version":"8.0.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/releases/tag/8.6.1","date":"2026-07-10T23:26:12Z","type":"stable","version":"8.6.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/releases/tag/8.5.2","date":"2026-07-10T22:00:07Z","type":"stable","version":"8.5.2"}]` | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | yes | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | 8.7 | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40rocket.chat%2Fapps-engine&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | - |

## Capabilities (Collaboration Software)

| Capability | Rocket.Chat | 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 + self-hosted | Cloud + self-hosted |
| **Scale** |  |  |
| Max participants | 4000+ | - |
| **Ecosystem** |  |  |
| App marketplace | ✓ | ✓ |
| Public API / bot framework | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Commercial** |  |  |
| Free tier | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T14:44:45.696Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*