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Alternatives to Zulip

4 Team Chat rivals, ranked by the same evidence-graded leaderboard — Zulip itself ranks #2 with a PA Score of 32/100. Every “beats Zulip on” below comes from a judged head-to-head round with cited evidence — see the methodology.

  1. #1Slack logo
    Slack

    Slack Technologies (Salesforce)

    PA Score 44/100vs Zulip →
    coverage
    42.5/100

    Beats Zulip on: Connect an agent via an official MCP server · Start an audio or video call directly from a channel or DM without leaving the app

  2. #3Buzz logo
    Buzz

    Block, Inc.

    PA Score 26/100vs Zulip →
    coverage
    19.7/100

    Beats Zulip on: Self-host the core product · Connect an agent via an official MCP server

  3. #4Discord logo
    Discord

    Discord Inc.

    PA Score 23/100vs Zulip →
    coverage
    23.9/100

    Beats Zulip on: Register custom slash commands that users invoke from the message box · Build apps with rich interactive UI inside chat — modals, buttons, and structured message layouts

  4. #5Microsoft Teams logo
    Microsoft Teams

    Microsoft

    PA Score 21/100vs Zulip →
    coverage
    21.6/100

    Beats Zulip on: Delegate tasks to a built-in AI assistant inside the product · Register custom slash commands that users invoke from the message box

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