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Zulip vs Discord

Side-by-side comparison for macOS

Zulip

7.0
Communication

Desktop client for the Zulip team chat platform

Discord

8.0
Communication

Voice and text chat software

Metric Zulip Discord
Category Communication Communication
AI Score 7.0 8.0
30-day Installs 87 8.6K
90-day Installs 267 24.9K
365-day Installs 1.1K 89.7K
Version 5.12.3 0.0.389
Auto-updates Yes Yes
Deprecated No No
GitHub Stars 950 6.3K
GitHub Forks 521 1.3K
Open Issues 201 317
License Apache-2.0 CC-BY-SA-4.0
Language TypeScript MDX
Last GitHub Commit 4mo ago 1mo ago
First Seen Aug 9, 2023 Aug 9, 2023

Reviews

Zulip

Zulip offers a unique team chat experience with email-style threading, making it an open-source alternative to Slack. It benefits developers and teams who prefer structured conversations over real-time messaging.

Provides a desktop client for team communication with threaded conversations.

Pros

  • + Open-source with active community support
  • + Email-style threading for structured conversations
  • + Integrates well with developer workflows

Cons

  • - UI/UX issues noted, such as tooltip spacing
  • - Requires more resources as a desktop app

Discord

Discord is a versatile communication platform offering voice and text chat, ideal for gamers, developers, and communities. It provides features like customizable servers and roles, supporting both personal and professional use.

Discord enables voice and text-based communication within communities through servers and channels.

Pros

  • + Rich feature set including customizable servers and roles
  • + Supports voice, video, and text communication
  • + Frequent updates and cross-platform compatibility

Cons

  • - Privacy and security concerns
  • - Complexity may overwhelm new users