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Zulip alternatives
The best Zulip alternatives in Collab, ranked by Sparkpulse's velocity_score.
About Zulip
Zulip donates itself to a nonprofit foundation as its founder joins Anthropic.
Two consequential moves landed inside three weeks. Tim Abbott, Zulip's longtime leader, is stepping back to join Anthropic along with three senior Kandra Labs engineers, and the for-profit company is being donated to a newly formed independent Zulip Foundation. In parallel, Zulip Server 12.0 shipped — roughly 5,500 commits, end-to-end encryption for mobile push notifications, a major Docker upgrade, and configurable image previews — alongside routine 11.x security patches and a self-hosted AI search integration via Atolio.
Velocity 5.0 · Last update 5d ago
Top 12 alternatives to Zulip
Ranked by recent ship velocity. Tap any card for the full editorial breakdown, or pivot to a head-to-head.
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Linear keeps pushing its Agent deeper — from Teams chat to MCP tools to the actual codebase.
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Shortcut redesigns its API for AI agents and pushes Korey beyond its own walls.
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v11.7 ships rearchitected AI agents and granular ABAC as Mattermost leans hard into regulated buyers.
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Skedda is closing the booked-vs-used gap with check-in automation and occupancy insights.
PM
Asana doubles down on rules-driven automation while loosening the old project-team coupling.
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Claap climbs from meeting analytics into deal and company reporting for revenue teams.
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Hive's quarter is mobile parity, with chat and dashboards getting tidied on the side.
PM
Notion turns itself into the orchestration layer where other agents run.
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HelloID sharpens its governance suite around entitlement visibility and rule mining.
PM
Atlassian is quietly turning Jira into the connective tissue for an AI-driven enterprise work platform.
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Front is doubling down on AI as the primary surface, not a side feature.
Frequently asked questions
What are the best alternatives to Zulip?
The top Zulip alternatives we currently track in Collab are GitHub, Linear, Shortcut, Mattermost, Skedda, ranked by recent ship velocity.
How is this list of Zulip alternatives ranked?
Alternatives are ranked by Sparkpulse's velocity_score — release cadence + 30-day spark count + sector-relative ship rate.
Can I compare Zulip directly with one of these alternatives?
Yes — every card has a "Compare with Zulip" link to a side-by-side /compare page.