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Zoho CliqZulip
Paid

Paid business plans with a 15-day free trial.

 Freemium

The server and clients are free and open source and can be self-hosted at no cost. Zulip…

Web Windows, macOS, Linux, Android
  • Channels, direct messages, calls and meetings in one app
  • Asynchronous voice and video messages
  • Topic-based threading inside channels, which makes catching up genuinely practical
  • Self-hostable, or hosted, with free plans for open-source communities
  • Paid service after the trial
  • Hosted by Zoho, with no self-hosted option
  • The topic model takes getting used to and needs team discipline to work
  • The desktop client shares most of its code with the web app, so it inherits its quirks
Web application, Hosted service Downloadable app
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: Apache-2.0
Account needed Account needed
Needs internet Needs internet

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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