Self-hosted alternative to
- Website
- https://zulip.org
- Source code
- https://github.com/zulip/zulip
- GitHub stars
- 26,154
- Repository activity
- 1 November 2026
- Latest release
- 13.0-rc1, 30 October 2026
- Health
- Active From the repository record in this build
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Platforms
- Python
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