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Zulip vs Microsoft Teams

Side-by-side comparison for macOS

Zulip

7.0
Communication

Desktop client for the Zulip team chat platform

Microsoft Teams

7.5
Communication

Meet, chat, call, and collaborate in just one place

Metric Zulip Microsoft Teams
Category Communication Communication
AI Score 7.0 7.5
30-day Installs 87 4.7K
90-day Installs 267 12.8K
365-day Installs 1.1K 49.4K
Version 5.12.3 26093.311.4599.3126
Auto-updates Yes Yes
Deprecated No No
GitHub Stars 950 462
GitHub Forks 521 208
Open Issues 201 240
License Apache-2.0 NOASSERTION
Language TypeScript TypeScript
Last GitHub Commit 4mo ago 1mo ago
First Seen Aug 9, 2023 Nov 18, 2016

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

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams is a comprehensive communication and collaboration tool offering meeting, chat, call, and file sharing features, ideal for teams and remote work environments.

Enables users to meet, chat, call, and collaborate in a single platform.

Pros

  • + Integration with Microsoft 365 tools
  • + User-friendly interface
  • + Supports remote work collaboration

Cons

  • - Security vulnerabilities
  • - Browser compatibility issues
  • - Occasional bugs