# Zulip

> Organized team chat

- **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/zulip
- **Category:** Collaboration Software
- **Homepage:** https://zulip.com
- **Also known as:** zulip
- **Profile claimed by vendor:** no
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-03T14:35:10.042Z

## Vioscale score

**75.3 / 100**, confidence 47% (low).

Composite of weighted, independently-sourced signals (no user reviews, no vendor payment).

| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present |
|---|--:|--:|--:|:--:|
| price_level | 80 | 10 | 800 | ✓ |
| reliability | 50 | 12 | 600 | ✓ |
| capabilities | 91.6 | 32 | 2932.2 | ✓ |
| integrations | 0 | 18 | 0 | - |
| security_posture | 20 | 12 | 240 | ✓ |
| pricing_transparency | 100 | 16 | 1600 | ✓ |

## Pricing

_As of 2026-08-03, [verify at source](https://zulip.com). Independently observed._

from $3.50/mo · Hybrid · Free tier

> From $3.50/user/month (self-hosted Basic) to $12/user/month (cloud Standard Plus). Free tier available.

| Plan | Price | Free | Commitment |
|---|---|:--:|---|
| Free (Cloud) | Free | ✓ | - |
| Standard (Cloud) | $6.67/user/month (billed annually) or $8/user/month (billed monthly) | - | - |
| Standard Plus (Cloud) | $10/user/month (billed annually) or $12/user/month (billed monthly); minimum 10 users | - | min 10 seats |
| Free (Self-hosted) | Free | ✓ | - |
| Basic (Self-hosted) | $3.50/user/month; 85%+ discount for non-workplace users; $20/month off first year | - | monthly |
| Business (Self-hosted) | $6.67/user/month (billed annually) or $8/user/month (billed monthly); minimum 25 users; $20/month off first year | - | min 25 seats |
| Enterprise (Self-hosted) | Contact sales | - | - |

### Free (Cloud)

Cloud free tier with 10,000 messages of search history and 5 GB total file storage

**Included limits:** file_storage: 5 GB total, search_history: 10,000 messages

- 10,000 messages of search history
- File storage up to 5 GB total
- Complete team chat solution
- Hundreds of integrations
- Advanced roles and permissions
- Guest accounts

### Standard (Cloud)

Cloud Standard plan with unlimited search history and 5 GB per user storage

**Included limits:** file_storage: 5 GB per user

- 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

### Standard Plus (Cloud)

Cloud Standard Plus with enhanced storage and SSO/SCIM support

**Included limits:** file_storage: 25 GB per user

- 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
- Priority commercial support

### Free (Self-hosted)

Self-hosted free tier for eligible communities

- Complete team chat solution with all Zulip features
- Mobile notifications without limitation for eligible communities
- Mobile notifications for up to 10 users for other organizations

### Basic (Self-hosted)

Self-hosted Basic plan for small teams

- Complete team chat solution with all Zulip features
- Unlimited mobile notifications
- Support Zulip's open-source development

### Business (Self-hosted)

Self-hosted Business plan for larger organizations

- Complete team chat solution with all Zulip features
- Unlimited mobile notifications
- Email and chat support
- SSO with SAML and Microsoft Entra ID
- AD/LDAP user sync
- Guests with configurable access
- Full and compliance data exports
- Data retention policies

### Enterprise (Self-hosted) (Contact sales)

Self-hosted Enterprise plan with maximum customization and support

- Complete team chat solution with all Zulip features
- Unlimited mobile notifications
- Email, chat and phone support
- SSO with OpenID Connect
- AD/LDAP, SAML and OpenID Connect group sync
- SCIM user and group sync
- Implementation consulting
- Custom feature development
- Advanced deployment options

## About

Organized team chat solution available as cloud-hosted or self-hosted, supporting small teams to thousands of users.

_Independently observed._

## Platform & deployment

- **Platforms:** CLI, iOS, macOS, Web, Linux, Android, Windows
- **Deployment:** Cloud / SaaS, Hybrid, On-premise, Air-gapped, Self-hosted

## Capabilities

_The capabilities that matter for Collaboration Software. "-" = undocumented, not absent._

| Capability | Supported |
|---|:--:|
| **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 |
| **Scale** | |
| Max participants | - |
| **Ecosystem** | |
| App marketplace | - |
| Public API / bot framework | ✓ |
| **Commercial** | |
| Free tier | ✓ |

## Facts

Every value below carries its source and our confidence. Facts are re-crawled on a freshness schedule.

### pricing

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pricing.free_tier | yes | [link](https://zulip.com) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.model | commercial | [link](https://zulip.com) | 2026-08-03 | 70% (medium) |
| pricing.price_level | low | [link](https://zulip.com) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.starting_gbp | 3.5 | [link](https://zulip.com) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.transparent | yes | [link](https://zulip.com) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |

### reliability

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reliability.status_page | yes | [link](https://status.zulip.com) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |

### security

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | [link](https://zulip.com) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |
| security.gdpr | yes | [link](https://zulip.com/security) | 2026-08-03 | 75% (high) |
| security.hipaa | yes | [link](https://zulip.com/security) | 2026-08-03 | 75% (high) |

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