--- description: Learn more about Zulip price, benefits, and disadvantages for businesses in Australia. Read reviews from verified users and discover similar tools that fit your business needs. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: Zulip Cost & Reviews - Capterra Australia 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Team Communication Software](/directory/31033/team-communication/software) > [Zulip](/software/197945/zulip) # Zulip Canonical: https://www.capterra.com.au/software/197945/zulip Page: 1 / 9\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.com.au/software/197945/zulip?page=2) > Zulip is the only modern team chat app that is designed for both live and asynchronous conversations. > > Verdict: Rated **4.9/5** by 196 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.9/5** | 196 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.9/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Kandra Labs - **Founded**: 2016 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: USD 6.67 - **Pricing model**: Per User (Free version available) - **Pricing Details**: Zulip is 100% free and open source, with no proprietary version. Self-host without paying a dime, or contact us to inquire about enterprise support options. We offer free Zulip Cloud hosting with up to 10,000 messages of search history. For unlimited history and other premium features, sign up for Zulip Cloud Standard for $6.67/user/month. Sponsorships and special education pricing are available. Zulip sponsors free Zulip Cloud Standard for hundreds of worthy organizations. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Linux (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise), Linux (On-Premise), Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: Bulgarian, Chinese, Czech, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian - **Available Countries**: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium and 208 more ## Features - @mentions - Access Controls/Permissions - Activity Dashboard - Activity/News Feed - Alerts/Notifications - Audio Calls - Chat/Messaging - Collaboration Tools - Discussions/Forums - Employee Photos - Mobile Access - Real-Time Chat - Remote Support Software - Reporting & Statistics - Search/Filter - Video Chat - Video Conferencing ## Integrations (1 total) - GitHub ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum ## Category - [Team Communication Software](https://www.capterra.com.au/directory/31033/team-communication/software) ## Related Categories - [Team Communication Software](https://www.capterra.com.au/directory/31033/team-communication/software) - [Remote Work Software](https://www.capterra.com.au/directory/31855/remote-work/software) - [Internal Communications Software](https://www.capterra.com.au/directory/31014/internal-communications/software) - [Collaboration Software](https://www.capterra.com.au/directory/15/collaboration/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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Users can create individual discussions, or join together easily. > > **Cons**: The mobile app is less intuitive, but still useable. > > Our overall experience with Zulip has been amazing. During Covid we were suddenly forced into a situation where teens who had been seeing each other on a regular basis were isolated and we needed a safe reliable way for them to communicate. We started using Zulip at that point, and even when restrictions were lifted have continued to use it - it's a fabulous tool, great for communication, keeping users safe and apart from unwelcome external influences. ----- ### "Zulip is Great\!" — 5.0/5 > **Joshua** | *6 December 2024* | Hospital & Health Care | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Functionality. Communication well organized in one place. Efficiency with team communication. > > **Cons**: Slack has a more crisp UI. The interface for Zulip doesn't look great. The backend is good though. > > Excellent. Thank you to \[sensitive content hidden\] \& the Team @ Zulip ----- ### "Zulip ROCKS\!" — 5.0/5 > **Grant** | *8 December 2024* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: The interface with Channels, Topics, and Private chats > > **Cons**: It's missing a notes feature, but that's not its core function. > > It is the best chat system. I've used Microsoft Teams, Slack, Discord, Google Chat (Hangouts) and many others. Zulip is the best. ----- ### "Excellent framework for managing research groups" — 5.0/5 > **Alberto** | *6 December 2024* | Research | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Very simple and intuitive. Possibility to write latex and markdown. Free. > > **Cons**: iPad app is the same of the mobile one. But I think that it deserves an app similar to the desktop. The mobile app is too simple, with many options not already available. ----- ### "Great product with great features and pricing" — 5.0/5 > **Rasmus** | *10 November 2025* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: It's threaded by default, efficient and feature-rich. Love the structure of it all. Reasonable priced. Guests are free (hosted version). Search actually works, and there are many notification settings. > > **Cons**: Some media, such as embedded images/video, could be displayed nicer. Some notification settings are missed, e.g.: "don't disturb in these hours" etc. Design and UX polish is getting better, but it still seems a bit lagging compared to other competitors. > > We have been using Zulip for more than 5 years, and it just grows on you. It works really well, and the more you use it, the better it seems. For many products this is the other way around. We are a company of 30 and have around 70 users including guests. Zulip is our main communication channel - we barely use e-mail any longer. We chose Zulip over Slack (and many other alternatives) after an extensive research period. Zulip is not perfect, but we have never regretted our choice. ----- Page: 1 / 9\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.com.au/software/197945/zulip?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.com.au/software/197945/zulip) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | de-CH | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-IL | | | en-IN | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-AR | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-CR | | | es-DO | | | es-EC | | | es-MX | | | es-PA | | | es-PE | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | fr-LU | | | it | | | ja | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | | pl | | | pt | | | pt-PT | | ----- ## Structured Data