Twist vs Zulip
Twist
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Zulip
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| Figure | Twist | Zulip |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $6/mo | $3.50/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 7 |
| Spec score · Team chat apps | 8.1 (#30) | 9.4 (#3) |
| Spec score · Team Communication Software | 7.6 (#17) | 8.6 (#8) |
| Spec score · Instant Messaging Software | 7.6 (#23) | 8.6 (#9) |
| Spec score · Business Instant Messaging - Midmarket Software | 7.6 (#17) | 8.6 (#9) |
| Spec score · Remote Working software | 7.7 (#17) | 8.6 (#12) |
| Spec score · Team Collaboration Software | 7.6 (#21) | 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 | Todoist,Asana,CircleCI,GitHub,GitLab,Jira Software,Make,n8n,Pipedream,Zapier,Google Calendar,Calendly,Jitsi Meet,Dropbox,Google Drive,Google Sheets,OneDrive,Box,Trello | Zulip lists more than 130 native integrations and hundreds more through Zapier and IFTTT. |
| Message history | limited | limited |
| Supported platforms | web,Windows,macOS,Linux,iOS,Android | web,Windows,macOS,Linux,iOS,Android,API |
| Paid from | 6 | 3.5 |
Plans
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
Twist
Twist is a team messaging service built around channels, guest access, and work-tool integrations. It runs on web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android. The Free plan costs nothing and includes 500 internal member accounts, 500 external guest accounts, five integrations, 5 GB of file storage, and one month of comments and message history. Unlimited costs $6 a month with annual billing. That plan includes full history, unlimited integrations and file storage, priority support, and unlimited internal and external member accounts. Listed integrations include Todoist, Asana, CircleCI, GitHub, GitLab, Jira Software, Make, n8n, Pipedream, Zapier, Google Calendar, Calendly, Jitsi Meet, Dropbox, Google Drive, Google Sheets, OneDrive, Box, and Trello. Twist therefore offers a capped free workspace and a paid plan removing listed limits.
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.