Zulip Reviews

Zulip is safe and secure for all users - especially for minors who need to contact each other in a safe environment, without the worry of external influences Zulip has been invaluable. For both for administrators and users the desktop product is easy to manage and the layout is intuitive and attractive.
Being able to customize it is an added bonus. Users can create individual discussions, or join together easily.

The mobile app is less intuitive, but still useable.

LaTeX support, markdown editing, Free hosting, simple yet functional.

It is hard to keep channels and chats organized. Replying on messages copies the entire message -- this should be some kind of expandable I think.
The delay in image uploads behaves strangely. If sending a message with an image, it is possible to send the message before the image is uploaded, but then the image will never appear in the message.
The final thing I am missing is a better setup for customizing the UI, and integrating addons. A calendar function and/or a todo-list support would be great!

How discussions are structured, it allows me to navigate between multiple subjects / teams without being lost. It simplifies async work between team members. Basically it's an hybrid between a forum and a chat.

Onbaording colleagues can be hard because of the UX a bit different from other apps. For instance the lack of a WYSIWYG message editor.
Also lacks the ability to create categories to put channels in it.

Their ties to the open source community and secure, private servers.

The interface still has a few elements that aren't simple or elegant.

It is an open (free) platform that allows users to store their content for unlimited time. I particularly like having topics within streams, which enables me to group content within projects.

I can not think of anything... Maybe not having the possibility to have topics within topics...

Clean interface. Elegant UI decisions. Has every feature I'd want in a team collaboration tool. It is always available.

I honestly have no complaints about Zulip. I've had no issues with it, and it always performs as expected. It is rock-solid.

Zulip’s unique topic-based threading model is a complete game-changer in terms of being able to prioritize attention to discussions which matter the most. In contrast, Slack's anonymous threading model is about as sensible as if email was designed without any Subject header. Imagine if your email inbox was full of messages none of which you were able to know what they were about without opening up and reading each one individually!

Being able to move messages between topics to keep conversation threads clean and easy to follow is magical.

Furthermore, the fact that it's Open Source guarantees long-term freedom to use and enhance however anyone wants.

Zulip doesn't enjoy the same network effects as Slack and Discord, therefore there are a lot fewer third party integrations.

Also there are one or two gaps in the keyboard shortcuts, e.g. switching between channels should be easier, but it should be easy to fix these.

As a software engineer, I'm used to Slack (that's what I use at work). With Zulip, I can get the same thing, but with total control over my data and my deployment. I would even say that Zulip feels less business-y and more indy hacker than Slack. It's simpler and neater. It's the perfect tool for a small company or a group of friends.

The docker image didn't get the same attention as the normal, more classical install, or at least not yet. It's not too bad, it works, but a bit more love wouldn't work. I use the Docker image with Kubernetes and I had to fiddle a bit to get it to work. Maybe a simple Kubernetes manifest would help too.

The simple clean interface , and ease of managing diverse topics

No strong dislike, Im not a web developer, so would like so see more , easier to integrate features

The ease of everything. Organization, ease of access, emails with message details. Its all really great

For those less familiar with software like slack or teams, it can be a little bit challenging to learn.

Much more professional system to use for company communication than things like Whatsapp which have privacy concerns.

User interface took a bit of getting used to compared to previous systems but once we got going we quickly got familiar with it.

Separate streams and privacy options, very easy to add users, quite easy to set up

the interface looks a bit old fashioned, but other than that, very solid product