Convo vs Zulip
Convo
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Zulip
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| Figure | Convo | Zulip |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $6.67/mo | $3.50/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 7 |
| Spec score · Team chat apps | 8.6 (#15) | 9.4 (#3) |
| Channels | Yes | Channels define the audience for conversations and can be public or private. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Guest access | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | Convo says it integrates with more than 700 apps, and describes integration through Zapier on its product page. | Zulip lists more than 130 native integrations and hundreds more through Zapier and IFTTT. |
| Supported platforms | web,iOS,Android,Chrome extension | web,Windows,macOS,Linux,iOS,Android,API |
| Search | Deep Search can find information in files and messages using combined search filters. | The product provides message-history search, with the Cloud Free plan limiting searchable history to 10,000 messages. |
| Paid from | 6.67 | 3.5 |
Plans
Convo
- Premium$6.67 a month
- StarterFree
- Premium$80.04 a year
- EnterprisePriced on request
Zulip
- Cloud FreeFree
- Cloud Standard$6.67 a month
- Cloud Plus$10 a month
- Self-hosted FreeFree
- Self-hosted Basic$3.50 a month
- Self-hosted Business$6.67 a month
- Self-hosted EnterprisePriced on request
In their own words
Zulip
Zulip is team chat software that organizes conversations in channels and supports guest access. It runs on the web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android, and also supports an API. Listed integrations include GitHub, GitLab, Jira, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Calendar, Zoom, Jitsi Meet, Zapier, IFTTT, Sentry, and Zendesk. Zulip offers cloud and self-hosted plans. Cloud Free costs nothing and includes 10,000 messages of search history and 5 GB total file storage. Cloud Standard is $6.67 a month, billed annually, with 5 GB file storage per user. Self-hosted Basic is $3.50 a month, billed monthly. Other options include Cloud Plus, Self-hosted Free, Self-hosted Business, and Self-hosted Enterprise. Cloud Plus and Self-hosted Business have minimum user counts of 10 and 25, respectively. Zulip was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.