Communication / Comparison
Slack vs Zulip
- Slack: from $7.25 a month, free plan yes. Zulip: free plan; paid plans vary, free plan yes. Plans differ, so check what each price includes.
| Slack Team chat with channels, huddles, workflows and AI | Zulip Open-source team chat organised by topic | |
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| Starting price | From $7.25 a month | Free plan; paid plans vary |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing in detail | Free plan with 90 days of history and up to 10 apps. Pro is $7.25 per user a month billed annually ($8.75 monthly); Business+ $15 ($18 monthly). Enterprise+ on request. | Free to download and run on your own server under the Apache-2.0 licence; you pay only for your hosting. |
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Company | Slack (Salesforce) | Zulip |
| Works with | Google Drive, Zoom, Asana, Salesforce, Jira, GitHub, Notion | Not listed |
| Facts checked on | 20 Oct 2026 | 22 Oct 2026 |
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