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Mattermost vs. Zulip

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Mattermost
Score 9.0 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
Mattermost from the company of the same name in Palo Alto is a messaging, collaboration and communication platform providing high security and compliance for the businesses that need it.
$0
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.
$0
per month per user
Pricing
MattermostZulip
Editions & Modules
Free Self-Hosted
$0
per month per user
Professional
$10
per month per user
Enterprise
Contact Us
per month per user
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
MattermostZulip
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details—Discount available for annual pricing.
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
MattermostZulip
Considered Both Products
Mattermost
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Mattermost
They're very similar. I think it's really a matter of preference. Again, one of the things I like about Mattermost is that it's strictly for business (atleast for us) it's different from the more mainstream messaging apps used so we can kind of separate work vs personal messages.
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Mattermost
Slack, Microsoft Teams and Discord
Chose Mattermost
It's cheaper and similar to Slack.
You can break down your project modules better here.
It's secure and self-hosted.
Chose Mattermost
Much more expensive than most chat applications but you have more control over things by self-hosting. Your security team will be able to design a very secure place to store all your code, passwords, and internal details, but most companies will not require this. It would be …
Chose Mattermost
In comparison to Slack, where Slack is strictly for internal communication, Mattermost actually has the format to display and not alter source code. Google chat is also even more limited in comparison to Slack and Mattermost. If you collaborate on code every single day, then …
SI
Sid Iyer
BizOps Lead
Chose Mattermost
It is just as good if not better. Can be a superior option depending on the needs of your organization.
JL
Justin Leopold
Automation Architect
Chose Mattermost
These products all required cloud connectivity and licensing that was a significant cost. Mattermost allowed us to pilot this among just the Ops team and then evangelize this to the other infrastructure team. This allowed us to slowly show the value of this software and expand …
Atlas Vieira | TrustRadius Reviewer
Atlas Vieira
Ops and Project Analyst
Chose Mattermost
Unlike Slack and Discord, Mattermost is self-hosted and focused on security. I used Discord before for community management and much simpler and less secure operations. Slack is great, but the fact that is cloud based takes out a lot of its independence.
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Mattermost
We used to have Mattermost and now we have Microsoft Teams. They are both very similar. Mattermost and Microsoft Teams are both great for communicating internally via calls, chats, meetings, etc. They are also both easy to set up an use. However, the Microsoft Teams mobile app …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Mattermost
to reduce cost we shifted to Mattermost.
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Mattermost
Mattermost works better in that there aren’t constant updates and changes which can make finding past messages difficult. Mattermost also works better for channel creation and communication
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Mattermost
Slack is by far my personal favorite due to the age of the platform and the maturity of the features. Mattermost is a close 2nd-
Sanjay Singh | TrustRadius Reviewer
Sanjay Singh
Business Development Manager
Chose Mattermost
Honestly iv just used these two but when it comes to customization, they don't come close to Mattermost. Slack and Teams are Less flexible, Not self hosted. Not Open source,etc I will also say that i noticed integration capabilities are very limited with teams and slack and not …
David Noah | TrustRadius Reviewer
David Noah
Controls Engineer
Chose Mattermost
Mattermost is much faster and easier to use. It also has many more features beyond chat. They are more customizations and features for workflow and messaging on this platform also. The ability to integrate with other platforms via plugins, the security features, and the open …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Mattermost
Mattermost is easier to use, faster, and less resource-intensive. Cross-platform support is great, and the mobile experience is awesome.
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Mattermost
I feel slack is a bit more difficult to use overall than Mattermost. Mattermost makes the tasks of communicating across departments and team members easier, as well as giving the ability to share information via hyper links, attachments, and other forms of communication among …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Mattermost
We selected mattermost since we can control storage of our data. Slack is a great tool and offers more robust features compared to mattermost. However, the previously mentioned reason & the competitive pricing allowed us to stick with mattermost.
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Mattermost
key selling points for us was that its open source and can be self hosted.
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Mattermost
Mattermost is cheaper and offers the possibility of self-hosting compared to other competitors. This is a great advantage for our company.
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Mattermost
Microsoft Teams feels quite clunky and the video chat is buggy. Slack is close but maybe not quite as feature-rich. Mattermost just feels like the right tool for a company my size ~1000+ users. No one has had any major issues with this tool and there haven't been any …
Abhigyan Tiwari | TrustRadius Reviewer
Abhigyan Tiwari
Senior Software Engineer
Chose Mattermost
First of all, we don't lose messages; we can see or search messages from any point in the past. Second, it offers to manage the whole product ourselves from hosting to serving users of our organisation. We feel that we have full control over data, managing users, …
Zulip
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose 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 …
Features
MattermostZulip
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Mattermost
8.3
Ratings
7% above category average
Zulip
10.0
Ratings
26% above category average
Task Management7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Gantt Charts8.40 Ratings00 Ratings
Scheduling8.40 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow Automation7.40 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Access9.10 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Search8.90 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Visual planning tools9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
Mattermost
8.4
Ratings
6% above category average
Zulip
10.0
Ratings
23% above category average
Chat9.20 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Notifications8.40 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Discussions8.80 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Surveys8.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase6.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with GoToMeeting8.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts8.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with Outlook8.30 Ratings00 Ratings
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
Mattermost
9.1
Ratings
14% above category average
Zulip
10.0
Ratings
24% above category average
Versioning9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Video files9.30 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Audio files9.30 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Document collaboration7.90 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Access control9.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Advanced security features9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with Google Drive8.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Device sync10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
MattermostZulip
Likelihood to Recommend
7.8
(0 ratings)
7.0
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
6.4
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
6.4
(0 ratings)
8.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
7.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
MattermostZulip
Likelihood to Recommend
Mattermost is definitely appropriate for a growing company with team members spread out across the u.s. and Canada. It’s given me the ability to have access to anyone with the information I need or the ability to develop friendships, working relationships with people I otherwise wouldn’t have access to
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Anonymous
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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.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Pros
  • Easy intergration to our main CRM (Monday.com)
  • I'm not techy myself but I have seen a lot of our previous integrations in Slack transferred over to Mattermost so that's fun
  • The desktop and phone app (android) works well enough. I haven't tried it on the Apple ecosystem yet.
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Anonymous
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  • Letting you send direct messages
  • Letting you customize each message like adding bullet points and hyperlinks
  • Keeping each thread organized
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Anonymous
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Cons
  • Basic features like custom status, collapsed reply threads are JUST rolling out - kind of slow for a workplace chat app.
  • I don't really get the idea of Playbooks and Boards - there are better, dedicated tools for stuff like this and it's not so easy to turn off.
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Anonymous
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  • 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
Verified User
Anonymous
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Likelihood to Renew
Mattermost works perfectly within our company as a way to communicate seamlessly. I have had no issues with the product and continue to use it often while on and off site. The mobile app allows me to continue to communicate with my team even when I don't have my laptop with me.
RF
Ryne Fiebig
Chiropractor
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No answers on this topic
Usability
It's an extremely easy to use software, and I would recommend it to every company that is growing. I think they could improve their notification system, as it gets a little spammy sometimes and important notifications get lost. Also needs to improve the number of private chats that you are allowed to create.
María Lucía Santagata | TrustRadius Reviewer
María Lucía Santagata
Coordinadora Ssr
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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.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Support Rating
We have not had to contact support for Mattermost ever. All that we have needed has been available in the documentation or website. One of our DevOps team members set it up in a couple of hours. The whole team was using Mattermost that same day. No support needed.
Angela Goldsmith, PMP | TrustRadius Reviewer
Angela Goldsmith, PMP
Director of Systems Development
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No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
This went as expected. No surprises or major hurdles.
Verified User
Anonymous
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No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Unlike Slack and Discord, Mattermost is self-hosted and focused on security. I used Discord before for community management and much simpler and less secure operations. Slack is great, but the fact that is cloud based takes out a lot of its independence.
Atlas Vieira | TrustRadius Reviewer
Atlas Vieira
Ops and Project Analyst
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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.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Return on Investment
  • The platform is adaptive to storage data center outages in case our cloud storage provider goes away, Mattermost still works with our local database. However, files couldn't be shared. We can switch storage to local temporarily; that's a benefit. Later it all syncs up to main storage.
  • When our team switched to Mattermost from paid solutions, we had much savings and access to unlimited past messages and storage quota (we use our cloud storage provider)
  • We have better visibility of our tools and other products running adjacent to Mattermost due to integration capability. We use it for notifications/ updates sent from other products.
Abhigyan Tiwari | TrustRadius Reviewer
Abhigyan Tiwari
Senior Software Engineer
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  • I don't feel suited to answer this as I have been with my organization for less than 2 months.
Verified User
Anonymous
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ScreenShots

Mattermost Screenshots

Screenshot of Channels: All team communications in one place.Screenshot of Playbooks: Orchestrates work across tools and teams.Screenshot of Boards: Project planning and milestones.Screenshot of Connections: Unites the entire technology stack through a single point of collaboration.