An open-source, private Slack and Microsoft Teams alternative

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Didi Rankovic

Zulip is a chat app for distributed teams, and an open-source alternative to Slack that allows users the option of self-hosting.

While the overall user experience and features are similar to those of Slack, Zulip’s creators say that some of their solutions go a step further in improving the app’s very purpose – productivity.

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