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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Notion

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/ANotion aims to present users with an all-in-one workspace — for notes, tasks, wikis, and databases, from Notion Labs in San Francisco.

    $5

    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
    NotionZulip
    Editions & Modules
    Free
    $0
    Plus
    $12
    per month per user
    Business
    $24
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    Custom Pricing
    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
    NotionZulip
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsA discount is offered for annual billing.Discount available for annual pricing.
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    Community Pulse
    NotionZulip
    Considered Both Products
    Notion Labs, Inc
    No answer on this topic
    Zulip
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    92%
    Would buy again
    73 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    58 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    77 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    43 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    51 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    NotionZulip
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Notion and Zulip
    Feature
    Notion
    9.9
    25 Ratings
    25% above category average
    Zulip
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    26% above category average
    Task Management9.623 Ratings00 Ratings
    Gantt Charts10.014 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scheduling10.016 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow Automation10.013 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Access10.021 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Search10.023 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Visual planning tools10.018 Ratings00 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of Notion and Zulip
    Feature
    Notion
    9.6
    24 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Zulip
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Chat10.09 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Notifications10.019 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Discussions10.013 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Surveys9.36 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internal knowledgebase10.021 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts8.98 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with Outlook9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Notion and Zulip
    Feature
    Notion
    9.9
    24 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Zulip
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Versioning10.014 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video files10.016 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Audio files10.012 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Document collaboration10.023 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Access control10.021 Ratings00 Ratings
    Advanced security features10.015 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with Google Drive9.213 Ratings00 Ratings
    Device sync10.014 Ratings00 Ratings
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    NotionZulip
    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
    NotionZulip
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (31 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    8.4
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sources
    4.7
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    NotionZulip
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Notion Labs, Inc
    If you want a customizable solution that can be adapted for just about any scenario, I recommend using Notion. If you need a solution that's easy to share with people outside your organization, Notion is great and allows individual or team permission-setting. If you want a turnkey solution, Notion might not be the best since it requires a fair bit of set-up. There are templates that can be purchased to handle this, but I haven't found them very helpful.
    Incentivized
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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
    Notion Labs, Inc
    • I love that you can create nested pages, allowing for separate sections to organize information as needed.
    • I appreciate the convenience of effortlessly uploading images to any section.
    • I appreciate that when adding links, you can embed them so the website displays directly on the page.
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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
    Notion Labs, Inc
    • I use Notion on my personal tablet, and unlike on the computer, I have a lot of difficulty editing backgrounds, GIFs, and page dividers. It's not as user-friendly, and often the elements end up cut off or misaligned, which is frustrating.
    • While the current calendar feature is helpful, I'd love to see more customization options. The Google Calendar style isn't always ideal, especially for tasks without specific times or for ongoing projects that require daily maintenance.
    • It would be fantastic to have more flexibility in customizing Notion pages. For example, I'd love to create planners with the freedom to add illustration boxes, stickers, or GIFs without being restricted to a fixed layout.
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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
    Notion Labs, Inc
    We're too settled in the ecosystem and we have no major complaints with it. No reason to move unless you have a burning pain point
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    Zulip
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Notion Labs, Inc
    Very easy to use (I learned how to use everything on my own) and I was able to set up an entire ecosystem without any courses or other tools. I often say that Notion is like Lego for adults, because there we can use all the available tools to create a multitude of things, from funnels to projects with calculated deadlines and tags.
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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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    Alternatives Considered
    Notion Labs, Inc
    The company uses both Notion and Trello within the company. Notion is more for North America employees while Trello is used between Operation team overseas and in North America. Sometimes it's a preference of how the tools look like for project management. I would say both Notion and Trello are nice tools and serves our needs.
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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
    Notion Labs, Inc
    • It has streamlined our processes across various teams to all work from a signle source of truth
    • Maintaining this source of truth is a full time job
    • It has reduced our overall tool set by completely eliminating two other softwares we were paying for
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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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