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Last updated March 13th, 2026

# Page 8 - Reviews of Zulip

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iZ

irina Z.  
Web Developer and Co-founder  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Review for Zulip chat"

March 14, 2023

5.0

Pros

Great tool for collaboration, provides various streams, can connect to users directly and in groups

Cons

Personally I prefer larger font, but I configured it for me locally

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GZ

Gerben Z.  
Assistant Professor  
Higher Education  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Zulip for academic collaborations"

March 13, 2023

5.0

We use Zulip for building an academic online community. The Zulip team provided us with a free account which enables us to do this as we have no financial means for other tools. This being said; of the various tools I know Zulip easily beats the competition (notably Slack with which I also have to work).

Pros

We used Zulip intensively for communication during an (academic) hackathon, which worked perfectly. The fine grained options for organising (in streams and topics) makes it easier to follow important discussions (it is easy to get lost in Slack, Zulip works much better in this respect). Also very user friendly interface.

Cons

No, we had a good experience and most users had no problems.

Reason for choosing Zulip

Better organisation of discussions (in streams and topics) than Slack. Better design and easy of use.

Review Source

RI

Richard I.  
Profressor  
Education Management  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Thread Management Flexibility"

February 9, 2022

5.0

Communication with students in University Computer Science courses.

Pros

Most flexibility in managing and editing posts. The ability to manage threads (Topics) and move messages between Streams is unmatched by competitors.

Cons

Mobile doesn't have all features. Would like to be able to move posts from Private to Streams and vice versa.

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BP

Bjorn P.  
Distinguished Professor in Science  
Higher Education  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Zulip is better than Slack"

March 9, 2023

5.0

Pros

It is similar to Slack, but has a better user interface, and its compatibility with LaTeX makes it more friendly for scientific discussions.

Cons

It took a little effort to set up, but not bad.

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LD

Lukas D.  
A volunteer, there are 20+ volunteers in the organization  
Non-Profit Organization Management  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Review behalf a non-profit organization"

March 21, 2023

5.0

Positive, helped our organization to coordinate our activities and create an overview of duties and events.

Pros

Streams, chats, search history and file storage

Cons

Complicated connecting with other applicationsNo text underlining

Reason for choosing Zulip

Because they offer a sponsored plan for non-profit organizations.

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PS

Pedro S.  
Professor  
Education Management  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "A dynamic way to get your project going"

March 9, 2023

5.0

Pros

Zulip makes messaging about any kind of development very easy and exciting. I like the automatic linking feature very much.

Cons

The search engine is the poorest part in my opinion. I would expect to have a way to perform an exact search, or search specifically for code.

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AK

Alexander K.  
Professor  
Higher Education  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Great for STEM professionals "

March 9, 2023

5.0

Pros

Great for teamwork in STEM fields. Can easily communicate all kinds of technical info, manage team meetings, and share data/code.

Cons

There are no strong cons that I can think of.

Review Source

SH

Stuart H.  
Founder  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "For our open-source project"

March 10, 2023

5.0

Zulip very kindly sponsored our open-source project, by providing a free cloud-hosted server. Thank you Zulip!

Pros

We love the topic based conversations! We also use Slack internally, which is great because we are used to it. But Zulip is better for our the community we are building for an open-source project.

Cons

Haven't found anything I don't like (yet)!

Reason for choosing Zulip

We felt that it was nicer to use than Discord, and more appropriate for open-source communities than Slack.

Review Source

yS

yogesh S.  
sde  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Feature riched and very well managable."

February 10, 2022

5.0

Great, for software developers it is the best place.

Pros

There is a thing called topics in zulip, which I never saw in any other communication software, it makes almost all work easy like doing some remote work, team communication, finding chat about the topic discussed in past, etc...

Cons

UI can be a little confusing for new starting users who switched directly from communication software like WhatsApp and other messengers.

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KC

Kristjon C.  
Postdoctoral Fellow  
Research  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "A game-changing team collaboration software"

March 10, 2023

5.0

Pros

Zulip's threading model, integration with other apps, free for Academia, open source

Cons

So far I have not found anything that I do not like about Zulip.

Review Source

LM

Lorenzo M.  
CTO  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Excellent product"

February 9, 2022

5.0

Pros

The UI is very clean, fast, intuitive. Usage is straightforward. There's a big list of available integrations.

Cons

It requires a dedicated server (or a Docker setup).

Reason for choosing Zulip

For having an open source base

Switched from

[Mattermost](https://www.capterra.com/p/170524/Mattermost/)

LDAP integration missing in the open source version. Zulip, despite being more resource hungry, offers much more features and seems a more mature product.

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Abdelaziz A.  
Finance  
Accounting  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Un logiciel live chat open source "

October 17, 2023

5.0

Pros

Partage de fichiers, assistance mobile, transcription par e-mail, intégration des réseaux sociaux

Cons

C'est un logiciel adéquat et j'apprécie énormément ses fonctionnalités

Review Source

NN

Nivedh N.  
Project Manager  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Alternative solution to other expensive software to manage organizational communication "

October 26, 2021

4.0

Pros

Zulip is a good software , I liked the chat feature and controls/restrictions we can add for the specific users.

Cons

Not as such , most of the things are good

Review Source

MB

Mortadha B.  
Cadre  
Furniture  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Excellente plateforme "

April 11, 2024

4.0

Pros

C'est un excellent outil pour avoir une communication au sein de l'équipe, nous a aidés à mieux communiquer sur différents canaux sans aucun problème

Cons

La plate-forme mobile est assez restreinte et avec moins de fonctionnalités, j'aimerais y voir plus de fonctionnalités

Review Source

VR

Verified Reviewer  
IT Supervisor  
Outsourcing/Offshoring  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Zulip Chat is a great alternative"

June 11, 2021

5.0

its a great tool for communication, easy to use and online.

Pros

Great Way to communicate with my co-workers from the job, love the small integration it has, its easy to use.

Cons

I really don't like the interface it feels like 90's software like if I'm using windows 95, and the color scheme is horrible,

Review Source

JK

Jens K.  
Patent Representative  
Medical Practice  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Brief evaluation of Zulip for using it to organise exchange between researchers"

March 11, 2023

5.0

Absolutely satisfied. It helped me to organize reserach between the reserachers i work with

Pros

It is very intuitive, it is easy to build channels. It helps to stimulate discussions among the researchers i invited

Cons

So far i haven't experienced any cons. But i might have not used all features

Review Source

NL

Nadia L.  
Nurse Lead  
Hospital & Health Care  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Zulu’s Chat"

April 30, 2020

5.0

Pros

I like that it gives me the flexibility to stay organized with my various chat streams.

Cons

I have experienced a few times where my internet connection took appeared fine but the application crashed. Restarting my browser resolved the issue.

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JL

Jessie L.  
Human Resource Manager  
Sports  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Zulip review"

March 15, 2023

4.0

Pros

Its easy to use and has nice name. It also has great functions like different channels

Cons

The format looks a bit outdated like it was fresh out of code

Review Source

EC

Elysia C.  
Player  
Sports  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Zulip review "

March 15, 2023

5.0

Pros

Easy to use and clear, the notifications are clear and I can see what it js

Cons

It is a bit archaic in terms of design, a bit chunky

Review Source

JL

Julia L.  
Owner  
Consumer Goods  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "great platform"

March 31, 2022

5.0

Pros

Awesome platform for communication, has been really easy to use for communicating in one of my classes.

Cons

I feel like they could offer a tutorial in the beginning on how to use the software.

Review Source

AL

Alice L.  
Elementary Principal  
Education Management  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### "For education "

April 30, 2020

5.0

Pros

Zulu was super easy to navigate as we are looking to make e-learning easier for both students and teachers!

Cons

We haven’t gotten all of our families using this, since we started off with other messaging platforms.

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