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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Mattermost

    Score9 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    Mattermost from the company of the same name in Palo Alto is a messaging, collaboration and communication platform providing high security and compliance for the businesses that need it.

    $0

    per month per user

    Zulip

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AZulip is a team chat app that is designed for both live and asynchronous conversations. Zulip topics create a separate space for each discussion, so different conversations will never get in each other's way. Teams of all sizes can use Zulip, and Zulip is 100% open-source enterprise-grade software, self-hosted or in the cloud.

    $3.50

    per month per user

    Pricing
    MattermostZulip
    Editions & Modules
    Free Self-Hosted
    $0
    per month per user
    Professional
    $10
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    Contact Us
    per month per user
    Zulip Cloud Free
    $0
    per month per user
    Zulip Free
    $0
    per month per user
    Zulip Basic
    $3.50
    per month per user
    Zulip Cloud Standard
    $8
    per month per user
    Zulip Business
    $8
    per month per user
    Zulip Cloud Plus
    $12
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    MattermostZulip
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual pricing.
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    Community Pulse
    MattermostZulip
    Considered Both Products
    Mattermost
    No answer on this topic
    Zulip
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    93%
    Would buy again
    43 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    41 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    45 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    20 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    31 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    MattermostZulip
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Mattermost and Zulip
    Feature
    Mattermost
    8.3
    46 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Zulip
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    26% above category average
    Task Management7.034 Ratings00 Ratings
    Gantt Charts8.410 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scheduling8.410 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow Automation7.427 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Access9.143 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Search8.925 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Visual planning tools9.012 Ratings00 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of Mattermost and Zulip
    Feature
    Mattermost
    8.4
    49 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Zulip
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Chat9.249 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Notifications8.449 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Discussions8.847 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Surveys8.830 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internal knowledgebase6.033 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with GoToMeeting8.99 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts8.713 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with Outlook8.39 Ratings00 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Mattermost and Zulip
    Feature
    Mattermost
    9.1
    29 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Zulip
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Versioning9.012 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video files9.323 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Audio files9.323 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Document collaboration7.919 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Access control9.923 Ratings00 Ratings
    Advanced security features9.020 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with Google Drive8.613 Ratings00 Ratings
    Device sync10.017 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    MattermostZulip
    Small Businesses
    Flock
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Flock
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Microsoft Viva Engage
    Score7.8 out of 10
    Microsoft Viva Engage
    Score7.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Google Keep
    Score9.9 out of 10
    Google Keep
    Score9.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    MattermostZulip
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.8
    (51 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    6.4
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    6.4
    (6 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (9 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    7.0
    (36 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    MattermostZulip
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Mattermost
    I used Mattermost on a full remote company and it perfectly suited our collaboration and communication culture. The company dealt with privileged and personal information of a huge data base of users, so it was a significant advantage for our need to comply with industry regulations.
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    Zulip
    Zulip is great at what it does, and I enjoy using this product every day, but to me it serves as an alternative to the bigger names in instant communication. If they had more features and offered a simpler profile layout that was easier to look at, my rating would be higher.
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    Pros
    Mattermost
    • Easy intergration to our main CRM (Monday.com)
    • I'm not techy myself but I have seen a lot of our previous integrations in Slack transferred over to Mattermost so that's fun
    • The desktop and phone app (android) works well enough. I haven't tried it on the Apple ecosystem yet.
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    Zulip
    • Letting you send direct messages
    • Letting you customize each message like adding bullet points and hyperlinks
    • Keeping each thread organized
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    Cons
    Mattermost
    • Some of the features in paid plans could be free, however, they have much offered in free plan (self-hosted)
    • The Desktop App we use on windows has some bugs, like when Mattermost is down and comes back up, the app needs restart
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    Zulip
    • It would be nice to see a person's title under their name when you click their profile
    • It would be nice to see a person's direct report when you click their profile
    • Including more personalized information in the quick view of a profile would be nice
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Mattermost
    Mattermost has been an excellent tool for our business, allowing for a very cost-effective means of communicating, collaborating, and sharing project and business documentation and resources. The free community edition allows for simple installation on existing cloud server resources which results in significantly lower recurring costs compared to the competition
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    Zulip
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Mattermost
    It's an extremely easy to use software, and I would recommend it to every company that is growing. I think they could improve their notification system, as it gets a little spammy sometimes and important notifications get lost. Also needs to improve the number of private chats that you are allowed to create.
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    Zulip
    Again, I would like to see more personalized features pertaining to the quick view you get when you click on someone's profile within the software. I do like how it offers a desktop app as well as web browser support. I also like the customizing of notification sounds, there's a lot to choose from which is ideal.
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    Support Rating
    Mattermost
    We have not had to contact support for Mattermost ever. All that we have needed has been available in the documentation or website. One of our DevOps team members set it up in a couple of hours. The whole team was using Mattermost that same day. No support needed.
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    Zulip
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Mattermost
    This went as expected. No surprises or major hurdles.
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    Zulip
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Mattermost
    I feel slack is a bit more difficult to use overall than Mattermost. Mattermost makes the tasks of communicating across departments and team members easier, as well as giving the ability to share information via hyper links, attachments, and other forms of communication among every body here. Also, easier user interface
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    Zulip
    I did not have a say in my company choosing Zulip as their main communication channel, but I can understand why they chose Zulip over any other program. It does house different discussion topics better than Teams does in my opinion, and you're able to easily add subtopics underneath them.
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    Return on Investment
    Mattermost
    • Improved Communication Efficiency by consolidating all the variety of messaging apps etc
    • real-time communication and collaboration has improved the orgs ability to address issues and implement changes rapidly.
    • Accelerated decision-making processes, reducing the time required for team approvals and discussions which used to be in back and forth emails.
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    Zulip
    • I don't feel suited to answer this as I have been with my organization for less than 2 months.
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    ScreenShots

    Mattermost Screenshots

    Screenshot of Channels: All team communications in one place.Screenshot of Playbooks: Orchestrates work across tools and teams.Screenshot of Boards: Project planning and milestones.Screenshot of Connections: Unites the entire technology stack through a single point of collaboration.