Trello vs. Zulip

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Trello
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
Trello from Atlassian is a project management tool based on a Kanban framework. Trello is ideal for task-management in a to-do list format. It supports sharing boards and cards across users or teams. The product offers a free version, and paid versions add greater automation, collaboration, and administrative control.
$6
per month per user
Zulip
Score 7.0 out of 10
N/A
Zulip is a team chat app that is designed for both live and asynchronous conversations. Zulip topics create a separate space for each discussion, so different conversations will never get in each other's way. Teams of all sizes can use Zulip, and Zulip is 100% open-source enterprise-grade software, self-hosted or in the cloud.
$3.50
per month per user
Pricing
TrelloZulip
Editions & Modules
Standard
$6
per month per user
Premium
$12.50
per month per user
Enterprise
$17.50
per month per user
Free
Forever Free
Zulip Cloud Free
$0
per month per user
Zulip Free
$0
per month per user
Zulip Basic
$3.50
per month per user
Zulip Cloud Standard
$8
per month per user
Zulip Business
$8
per month per user
Zulip Cloud Plus
$12
per month per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
TrelloZulip
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsA discount is offered for annual billing and for larger numbers of users.Discount available for annual pricing.
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
TrelloZulip
Features
TrelloZulip
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Trello
9.5
207 Ratings
22% above category average
Zulip
10.0
1 Ratings
25% above category average
Task Management9.7207 Ratings00 Ratings
Resource Management9.5172 Ratings00 Ratings
Gantt Charts10.068 Ratings00 Ratings
Scheduling10.0157 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow Automation9.9131 Ratings00 Ratings
Team Collaboration10.0203 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology9.4141 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology6.6112 Ratings00 Ratings
Document Management10.0150 Ratings00 Ratings
Email integration10.0137 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Access10.0181 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking10.084 Ratings00 Ratings
Change request and Case Management8.197 Ratings00 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management10.070 Ratings00 Ratings
Search00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Product A and Product B
Trello
5.0
68 Ratings
41% below category average
Zulip
-
Ratings
Quotes/estimates5.048 Ratings00 Ratings
Invoicing5.041 Ratings00 Ratings
Project & financial reporting5.054 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with accounting software5.042 Ratings00 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
Trello
-
Ratings
Zulip
10.0
1 Ratings
23% above category average
Chat00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Notifications00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Discussions00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
Trello
-
Ratings
Zulip
10.0
1 Ratings
24% above category average
Video files00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Audio files00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Document collaboration00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
TrelloZulip
Likelihood to Recommend
9.8
(207 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.5
(45 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Availability
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(80 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
In-Person Training
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
5.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
TrelloZulip
Likelihood to Recommend
Atlassian
For teams or individuals with lots of individual tasks/details to track, Trello is perfect! It basically removes the need for a paper checklist. For those that need an overall project management tool that requires less tasks and more overarching goals, collaboration amongst various teams, and gantt charts I would suggest monday.com
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Zulip
Zulip is great at what it does, and I enjoy using this product every day, but to me it serves as an alternative to the bigger names in instant communication. If they had more features and offered a simpler profile layout that was easier to look at, my rating would be higher.
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Pros
Atlassian
  • Helps track employees "to do before hire", "to do after hired," and "to do when employee leaves"
  • Provides important information on each employee like personal information along with data collected during the time of hire and during employment time
  • Allows more than one person to be assigned to a task per employee and will remain open until everyone involved has completed their task
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Zulip
  • Letting you send direct messages
  • Letting you customize each message like adding bullet points and hyperlinks
  • Keeping each thread organized
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Cons
Atlassian
  • I use colour coding a lot so I would like a wider range of colour options.
  • Also as a visual thinker I would like to be able to easily add images to cards.
  • I would like to be able to attach a wider range of file formats to cards.
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Zulip
  • It would be nice to see a person's title under their name when you click their profile
  • It would be nice to see a person's direct report when you click their profile
  • Including more personalized information in the quick view of a profile would be nice
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Likelihood to Renew
Atlassian
I am very likely to renew Trello, because it doesn't cost anything to do so. I am also very likely to use Trello's upgraded features in the future because a lot of my team's data is stored on there and they have already gotten used to the platform. Trello is very easy for new team members to pick up, making the onboarding and usability very streamlined.
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Zulip
No answers on this topic
Usability
Atlassian
Trello is incredibly intuitive, both on desktop and mobile right away. It is also full of helpful features that make it even easier to use, and is flexible enough to suit almost any organizational need. Onboarding for the software is thorough, but concise, and the service is frequently updated with even more QOL improvements.
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Zulip
Again, I would like to see more personalized features pertaining to the quick view you get when you click on someone's profile within the software. I do like how it offers a desktop app as well as web browser support. I also like the customizing of notification sounds, there's a lot to choose from which is ideal.
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Reliability and Availability
Atlassian
yes always support available when I need it!
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Zulip
No answers on this topic
Performance
Atlassian
Never experienced issues with the above!
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Zulip
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Atlassian
I haven't reached out to their support very often and their support is very limited anyway for the free users. They do have tons of great articles and videos in their Help Center and constantly send emails with updates and add-ons to the product. The fact that I've barely ever had to contact their support team means that they've developed a great product.
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Zulip
No answers on this topic
In-Person Training
Atlassian
It was helpful and informative! It was back before the pandemic in 2019 so I'm not sure if they still do it but I really enjoyed the experience
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Zulip
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
Atlassian
For our small business, getting a few of us started well on Trello was the key, I think. As long as a couple of us were really comfortable with the interface, we could lead others and help them with any questions. From now on, anyone who works with us just naturally uses Trello for information sharing - it's just part of what we do.
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Zulip
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Atlassian
Trello is more simple and not as "robust" as the other tools, but it's easier to use and manage and understand and ACTUALLY get stuff done with. It's simplicity is part of the beauty of using it. You don't need a million options that nobody uses, you just need to get stuff done.
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Zulip
I did not have a say in my company choosing Zulip as their main communication channel, but I can understand why they chose Zulip over any other program. It does house different discussion topics better than Teams does in my opinion, and you're able to easily add subtopics underneath them.
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Scalability
Atlassian
Feels like anyone across the org (no matter their location) can use the tool easily!
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Zulip
No answers on this topic
Professional Services
Atlassian
Not sure if we use those
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Zulip
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
Atlassian
  • Trello keeps me organized, focused, and on track. I could filter the Trello board to only see my issues and understand what I needed to work on and when.
  • Trello helped our team implement an agile structure. It's a very simple kanban method of viewing all of your team's tasks and statuses. You can completely customize the columns to your team's specific workflow and create tags relevant to your work.
  • Trello helps reduce unnecessary communications between teams. When I want to request translations, I simply create a card on the localization Trello board -- no need to directly message anyone on the team, and I can watch the status of the card change from "in progress" to "in review" to "translated," all without having to directly ask for updates.
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Zulip
  • I don't feel suited to answer this as I have been with my organization for less than 2 months.
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