Pumble vs Zulip
Pumble
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Zulip
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| Figure | Pumble | Zulip |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $2.49/mo | $3.50/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 5 | 7 |
| Spec score · Team chat apps | 8.9 (#12) | 9.4 (#3) |
| Spec score · Instant Messaging Software | 8.6 (#7) | 8.6 (#9) |
| Spec score · Business Instant Messaging - Enterprise Software | 8.6 (#6) | 8.6 (#8) |
| Spec score · Business Instant Messaging - Midmarket Software | 8.6 (#7) | 8.6 (#9) |
| Spec score · Team Communication Software | 8.5 (#9) | 8.6 (#8) |
| Spec score · Remote Working software | 8.6 (#9) | 8.6 (#12) |
| Spec score · Team Collaboration Software | 8.5 (#13) | 8.6 (#12) |
| Channels | Yes | Channels define the audience for conversations and can be public or private. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Guest access | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | The integrations page lists Google Calendar, GitHub, GitLab, Gmail, Google Drive, Jira, Trello, Zapier, Zendesk, and Zoom, among others. | Zulip lists more than 130 native integrations and hundreds more through Zapier and IFTTT. |
| Message history | unlimited | limited |
| Platforms | Pumble lists web, Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, and iOS availability. | web,Windows,macOS,Linux,iOS,Android,API |
| Security controls | The Enterprise plan includes SSO using SAML2 or OAuth2, data retention controls, and an administrative audit log. | Self-hosted deployments can run behind firewalls or on air-gapped networks and offer configurable password, session, timeout, log-rotation and API-rate-limit policies. |
| Paid from | 2.49 | 3.5 |
Plans
Pumble
- FreeFree
- Pro$2.49 a month
- Business$3.99 a month
- Enterprise$6.99 a month
- Productivity Suite$12.99 a month
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
Pumble
Pumble is a team communication and collaboration app for businesses, with public and private channels, direct messages, group chats, and threaded replies. Teams can exchange files, links, voice messages, and video messages, then search past conversations and files. Voice and video meetings include screen sharing, meeting links, and in-call messaging. Pumble runs on web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android. Its API is publicly available for creating private or public integrations, and API access is available on any subscription. The Free plan costs nothing and includes unlimited users, channels, and message history, with 10 GB of workspace storage and up to three apps and integrations, alongside Clockify and Plaky. Paid plans start at $2.49/user/mo (annual); paid features can be tried for seven days without a credit card. Higher plans add storage, integrations, meetings, recordings, guest users, analytics, and Enterprise security controls.
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.