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Element vs Zulip

Features, integrations, platforms and pricing, side by side. They share 3 features.

Facts come from each app’s listing. Payment never changes this comparison.

Element

Communication

Secure, decentralized messaging on Matrix

Free plan

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Zulip

Communication

Open-source team chat organized by topic

Free plan

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Side by side

Pricing

  • Model

    Element
    Open source
    Zulip
    Open source

  • Paid plans from

    Element
    Not listed
    Zulip
    Not listed

  • Free plan

    Element
    Yes
    Zulip
    Yes

  • Plans

    Element
    Free app; paid hosting and enterprise plans
    Zulip
    Free cloud plan with limited history; paid cloud plans per user; free to self-host

Platforms

6 shared

  • Android

    Element
    Yes
    Zulip
    Yes

  • iOS

    Element
    Yes
    Zulip
    Yes

  • Linux

    Element
    Yes
    Zulip
    Yes

  • macOS

    Element
    Yes
    Zulip
    Yes

  • Web

    Element
    Yes
    Zulip
    Yes

  • Windows

    Element
    Yes
    Zulip
    Yes

Features

3 shared · 2 only in Element · 2 only in Zulip

  • Self-hosting

    Element
    Yes
    Zulip
    Yes

  • Team chat

    Element
    Yes
    Zulip
    Yes

  • Threaded conversations

    Element
    Yes
    Zulip
    Yes

  • End-to-end encryption

    Element
    Yes
    Zulip
    No

  • Video calls

    Element
    Yes
    Zulip
    No

  • Public API

    Element
    No
    Zulip
    Yes

  • Single sign-on (SSO)

    Element
    No
    Zulip
    Yes

Integrations

0 shared · 5 only in Zulip

  • GitHub

    Element
    No
    Zulip
    Yes

  • GitLab

    Element
    No
    Zulip
    Yes

  • Jira

    Element
    No
    Zulip
    Yes

  • Sentry

    Element
    No
    Zulip
    Yes

  • Zoom

    Element
    No
    Zulip
    Yes

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