Choose Rocket.Chat if you need
No checked fact sets Rocket.Chat apart from Zulip yet.
At a glance
- Both have a free plan.
- Zulip's lowest paid plan is Standard at $6.67 per user per month, billed annually, or $8 billed monthly, as of October 20, 2026.
- Both are available on iOS, Android and API.
- Only Zulip lists Web, Windows, macOS and Linux.
- Both work with Jira, GitHub, GitLab, Zapier and Zoom.
- Both list GDPR, HIPAA and SSO.
- Both have a public API.
- Both can be self-hosted.
From each tool's own website, checked on the dates below, and from published reviews.
Which to choose
From the facts checked for both tools, not from opinion. A fact we haven't confirmed for one of them is never counted.
Choose Zulip if you need
- Web, Windows, macOS or Linux. We haven't found them on Rocket.Chat's website.
- Integration with Jitsi Meet, Sentry or PagerDuty. We haven't found them on Rocket.Chat's website.
Rocket.Chat
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Zulip
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Review ZulipThe facts
- What it does
- Rocket.ChatOne secure platform for messaging, voice, video, apps and AI
- ZulipOrganized chat for distributed teams
- Free plan
- Rocket.ChatYes
- ZulipYes
- Pricing
- Rocket.ChatNot confirmed
- ZulipPer user, monthly
- Paid plans from
- Rocket.ChatNot confirmed
What they share
From the platforms and integrations each website lists.
Platforms
Both
- iOS
- Android
- API
Only Rocket.ChatNothing else listed
Only Zulip
- Web
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
Integrations
Both
- Jira
People who switched
Reviewers who say they used one of these before the other.
No reviewer has said they moved between Rocket.Chat and Zulip yet.
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