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class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Unlimited"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Unlimited"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Unlimited"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="/help/start-a-call">Voice and video calls (1:1)</a> <div class="comparison-table-feature-desc"><a href="/help/configure-call-provider">Choose a call provider</a> (Zoom, Jitsi, etc.)</div> </td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Unlimited"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Unlimited"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Unlimited"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Unlimited"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="/help/start-a-call">Voice and video calls (group)</a> <div class="comparison-table-feature-desc"><a href="/help/configure-call-provider">Choose a call provider</a> (Zoom, Jitsi, etc.)</div> </td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Unlimited"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Unlimited"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Unlimited"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Unlimited"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="/integrations/">Integrations with other apps</a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Unlimited"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Unlimited"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Unlimited"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Unlimited"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="https://explore.transifex.com/zulip/zulip/">Localized in more than 20 languages</a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature subheader">Apps</td> <td colspan="7" class="subheader-filler"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="/help/supported-browsers">Web app</a> <div class="comparison-table-feature-desc">Any modern browser</div> </td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="/apps/">Desktop apps</a> <div class="comparison-table-feature-desc">Windows, Mac, Linux</div> </td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="/apps/">Mobile apps</a> <div class="comparison-table-feature-desc">iOS and Android</div> </td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"><a href="/apps/">Terminal app</a></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="/help/mobile-notifications">Mobile push notifications</a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="For organizations with up to 10 users">Limited</td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Unlimited"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Unlimited"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Unlimited"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature subheader">Efficient communication</td> <td colspan="7" class="subheader-filler"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="/help/format-your-message-using-markdown">Expressive formatting</a> <div class="comparison-table-feature-desc">Code syntax highlighting, LaTeX, etc.</div> </td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> Collaborative messages <div class="comparison-table-feature-desc"><a href="/help/create-a-poll">Polls</a>, <a href="/help/collaborative-to-do-lists">to-do lists</a></div> </td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="/help/keyboard-shortcuts">Extensive keyboard shortcuts</a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> Move messages between <a href="/help/move-content-to-another-channel">channels</a> and <a href="/help/move-content-to-another-topic">topics</a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="/help/resolve-a-topic">Mark topics as resolved</a> <div class="comparison-table-feature-desc">Lightweight project management</div> </td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="/help/link-to-a-message-or-conversation">Permanent links</a> to messages and topics </td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="/help/status-and-availability">User status and availability</a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"><a href="/help/custom-emoji">Custom emoji</a></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="/help/read-receipts">Read receipts</a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="/help/typing-notifications">Typing notifications</a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="/help/saved-snippets">Saved snippets</a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="/help/schedule-a-message">Send later</a>, <a href="/help/marking-messages-as-unread">mark unread</a>, and other workflows </td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="/help/dm-mention-alert-notifications"> Highly configurable notification settings </a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="/help/email-notifications">Email notifications</a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="/help/view-images-and-videos">Previews for links, images and videos</a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="/help/add-a-custom-linkifier">Linkifiers</a> <div class="comparison-table-feature-desc">Auto-link text to issues, tickets, etc.</div> </td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature subheader">Integrations</td> <td colspan="7" class="subheader-filler"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="/help/configure-call-provider"> Configurable call provider </a> <div class="comparison-table-feature-desc">Zoom, Jitsi, BigBlueButton, etc.</div> </td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="/help/animated-gifs-from-giphy">Native GIPHY integration</a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="/integrations/">130+ native integrations</a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> 1000s of integrations though <a href="/integrations/doc/zapier">Zapier</a> and <a href="/integrations/doc/ifttt">IFTTT</a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="/help/bots-overview"> Admin controls for all bots and integrations </a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="/api/outgoing-webhooks"> Custom webhooks </a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="/api/rest"> REST API custom integrations </a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="https://github.com/42wim/matterbridge"> Chat bridges with other products </a> <div class="comparison-table-feature-desc">Slack, Microsoft Teams, Matrix, etc.</div> </td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="/help/message-a-channel-by-email">Email bridge integration</a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature">AI / LLM integration</td> <td class="comparison-value-negative cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-negative cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-negative cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature subheader">User administration</td> <td colspan="7" class="subheader-filler"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="/help/invite-users-to-join">Email authentication</a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="/help/invite-users-to-join">Reusable invitation links</a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="/help/configure-authentication-methods">OAuth social logins</a> <div class="comparison-table-feature-desc">Google, GitHub, GitLab, Apple</div> </td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="/help/custom-profile-fields">Custom profile fields</a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="/help/saml-authentication">SSO with SAML</a> <div class="comparison-table-feature-desc">Including Okta and OneLogIn</div> </td> <td class="comparison-value-negative cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-negative cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="https://zulip.readthedocs.io/en/latest/production/authentication-methods.html#plug-and-play-sso-google-github-gitlab">SSO with Microsoft Entra ID</a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-negative cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="https://zulip.readthedocs.io/en/stable/production/authentication-methods.html#openid-connect" > SSO with OpenID Connect </a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-negative cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning cloud-cell">Please inquire</td> <td class="comparison-value-warning cloud-cell">Please inquire</td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="https://python-social-auth.readthedocs.io/en/latest/backends/index.html#social-backends"> 100+ authentication options </a> <div class="comparison-table-feature-desc">With python-social-auth</div> </td> <td class="comparison-value-negative cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning cloud-cell">Please inquire</td> <td class="comparison-value-warning cloud-cell">Please inquire</td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="https://zulip.readthedocs.io/en/stable/production/authentication-methods.html#ldap-including-active-directory"> AD/LDAP user sync </a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-negative cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning cloud-cell">Please inquire</td> <td class="comparison-value-warning cloud-cell">Please inquire</td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="https://zulip.readthedocs.io/en/stable/production/authentication-methods.html#ldap-including-active-directory"> AD/LDAP group sync </a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-negative cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning cloud-cell">Please inquire</td> <td class="comparison-value-warning cloud-cell">Please inquire</td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"><a href="/help/scim">SCIM user sync</a></td> <td class="comparison-value-negative cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-negative cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"><a href="/api/create-user">Create users via the Zulip API</a></td> <td class="comparison-value-negative cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="/help/create-user-groups">Custom user groups</a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-negative cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="/help/guest-users">Guest users</a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="/help/guest-users">Limit user list access for guests</a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-negative cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-negative cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature subheader">Advanced administration</td> <td colspan="7" class="subheader-filler"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="/help/channel-permissions#private-channels">Private channels with shared history</a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="/help/channel-permissions#private-channels">Private channels with private history</a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="/help/channel-posting-policy">Channel posting permissions</a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="/help/restrict-direct-messages"> Direct messaging permissions </a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> Permissions for <a href="/help/restrict-message-editing-and-deletion"> editing </a>, <a href="/help/restrict-message-editing-and-deletion"> deleting </a> and <a href="/help/restrict-moving-messages">moving</a> messages </td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="/help/user-roles"> Manage permissions by user role </a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="/help/user-groups"> Manage permissions with user groups </a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-negative cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="/help/manage-permissions"> Grant permissions to individual users </a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="/help/configure-default-new-user-settings"> Configure initial settings for new users </a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="/help/set-default-channels-for-new-users"> Configure initial channels for new users </a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="https://zulip.com/help/public-access-option">Public access option</a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-negative cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="https://zulip.com/help/moderating-open-organizations">Advanced moderation tools</a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="/help/analytics">Usage statistics charts</a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="/help/create-your-organization-profile">Custom branding</a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-negative cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="/help/change-organization-url">Custom domain</a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-negative cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-negative cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell" data-title="25 users minimum"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature subheader">Security</td> <td colspan="7" class="subheader-filler"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="https://github.com/zulip">100% open-source, auditable codebase</a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="/help/restrict-account-creation#configuring-email-domain-restrictions"> Restricted email domains </a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="https://zulip.readthedocs.io/en/latest/production/security-model.html#passwords"> Custom password strength requirement </a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-negative cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-negative cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-negative cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="https://zulip.readthedocs.io/en/stable/production/ssl-certificates.html"> TLS encryption </a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr class="self-hosted-feature-only"> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="/help/custom-certificates">Custom SSL certificate authority</a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-null cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-null cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-null cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr class="self-hosted-feature-only"> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="https://zulip.readthedocs.io/en/latest/production/reverse-proxies.html"> Custom TLS server termination</a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-null cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-null cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-null cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr class="self-hosted-feature-only"> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="https://zulip.readthedocs.io/en/latest/production/deployment.html#customizing-the-outgoing-http-proxy"> Firewalled hosting </a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-null cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-null cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-null cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr class="self-hosted-feature-only"> <td class="comparison-table-feature">Air-gapped hosting</td> <td class="comparison-value-null cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-null cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-null cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature">Data encryption at rest</td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr class="self-hosted-feature-only"> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="https://zulip.readthedocs.io/en/latest/production/mobile-push-notifications.html"> No-content push notifications </a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-null cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-null cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-null cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="https://zulip.readthedocs.io/en/latest/production/management-commands.html#other-useful-manage-py-commands"> Revoke and reset any user's credentials </a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-negative cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="https://zulip.readthedocs.io/en/latest/production/security-model.html#rate-limiting"> API endpoint access rate limits </a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature subheader">Compliance</td> <td colspan="7" class="subheader-filler"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="/help/restrict-message-editing-and-deletion"> Message editing and deletion policies </a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="/help/export-your-organization">Complete data exports</a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="/help/message-retention-policy">Granular data retention policies</a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-negative cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="https://zulip.readthedocs.io/en/latest/subsystems/logging.html"> Detailed audit log of administrative actions </a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-negative cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-negative cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td 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cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature">HIPAA compliant</td> <td class="comparison-value-negative cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-negative cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-negative cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature">Compliance customization and support</td> <td class="comparison-value-negative cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning cloud-cell">Please inquire</td> <td class="comparison-value-warning cloud-cell">Please inquire</td> <td class="comparison-value-negative self-hosted-cell" data-title="Not available"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell">Billed hourly</td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell">Billed hourly</td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature subheader">Deployment options</td> <td colspan="7" class="subheader-filler"></td> </tr> <tr class="self-hosted-feature-only"> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="https://zulip.readthedocs.io/en/latest/production/multiple-organizations.html">Multiple organizations on one server</a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-null cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-null cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-null cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr class="self-hosted-feature-only"> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="https://zulip.readthedocs.io/en/latest/production/modify.html#applying-a-small-change">Maintain a local fork</a> <div class="comparison-table-feature-desc">Keep custom code across upgrades</div> </td> <td class="comparison-value-null cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-null cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-null cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr class="self-hosted-feature-only"> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="https://zulip.readthedocs.io/en/latest/production/export-and-import.html">Comprehensive data backups and restores</a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-null cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-null cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-null cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr class="self-hosted-feature-only"> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="https://zulip.readthedocs.io/en/latest/production/export-and-import.html#database-only-backup-tools">Real-time data backup and replication</a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-null cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-null cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-null cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr class="self-hosted-feature-only"> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="https://zulip.readthedocs.io/en/latest/production/upload-backends.html">Off-server attachment storage</a> <div class="comparison-table-feature-desc">NAS, S3, etc.</div> </td> <td class="comparison-value-null cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-null cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-null cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr class="self-hosted-feature-only"> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="https://zulip.readthedocs.io/en/latest/production/deployment.html#customizing-the-outgoing-http-proxy">Outgoing proxy</a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-null cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-null cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-null cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr class="self-hosted-feature-only"> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="https://github.com/zulip/docker-zulip">Docker deployments</a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-null cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-null cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-null cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr class="self-hosted-feature-only"> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="https://github.com/zulip/docker-zulip/tree/main/kubernetes/chart/zulip">Kubernetes deployments with Helm</a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-null cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-null cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-null cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="https://zulip.readthedocs.io/en/latest/production/requirements.html#scalability">Scalability for thousands of concurrent users</a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr class="self-hosted-feature-only"> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="https://zulip.readthedocs.io/en/latest/production/deployment.html#running-zulip-s-service-dependencies-on-different-machines">Deploy supporting services on separate hosts</a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-null cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-null cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-null cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr class="self-hosted-feature-only"> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="https://zulip.readthedocs.io/en/latest/production/deployment.html#postgresql-warm-standby">Disaster recovery failover</a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-null cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-null cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-null cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr class="self-hosted-feature-only"> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="https://zulip.readthedocs.io/en/latest/production/deployment.html#postgresql-warm-standby">Monitoring and alerting</a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-null cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-null cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-null cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr class="self-hosted-feature-only"> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="https://zulip.readthedocs.io/en/latest/subsystems/logging.html#sentry-error-logging">Sentry integration for error reporting</a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-null cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-null cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-null cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature subheader">Support</td> <td colspan="7" class="subheader-filler"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> Comprehensive documentation for <a href="/help/">users</a>, <a href="/help/moving-to-zulip">administrators</a> and <a href="https://zulip.readthedocs.io/en/stable/production/index.html">server administrators</a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> Chat support in the <a href="/development-community/">Zulip development community</a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature">Feature feedback sessions</td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell">Chat only</td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> <a href="/help/contact-support">Email support</a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-negative self-hosted-cell" data-title="Not available"></td> <td class="comparison-value-negative self-hosted-cell" data-title="Not available"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature">Import data from another Zulip server</td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature"> Import data from <a href="/help/import-from-slack">Slack</a>, <a href="/help/import-from-mattermost">Mattermost</a>, or <a href="/help/import-from-rocketchat">Rocket.Chat</a> </td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature">Import data from other chat products</td> <td class="comparison-value-negative cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-negative cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning cloud-cell">Please inquire</td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-warning self-hosted-cell" data-title="Self-managed"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell">Billed hourly</td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr class="self-hosted-feature-only"> <td class="comparison-table-feature">Realtime support for installation and upgrades</td> <td class="comparison-value-null cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-null cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-null cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-negative self-hosted-cell" data-title="Not available"></td> <td class="comparison-value-negative self-hosted-cell" data-title="Not available"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell">Billed hourly</td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature">Implementation consulting</td> <td class="comparison-value-negative cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell">Billed hourly</td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell">Billed hourly</td> <td class="comparison-value-negative self-hosted-cell" data-title="Not available"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell">Billed hourly</td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell">Billed hourly</td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature">Training sessions</td> <td class="comparison-value-negative cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell">Billed hourly</td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell">Billed hourly</td> <td class="comparison-value-negative self-hosted-cell" data-title="Not available"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell">Billed hourly</td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell">Billed hourly</td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="comparison-table-feature">Custom feature development</td> <td class="comparison-value-negative cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell">Billed hourly</td> <td class="comparison-value-positive cloud-cell">Billed hourly</td> <td class="comparison-value-negative self-hosted-cell" data-title="Not available"></td> <td class="comparison-value-negative self-hosted-cell" data-title="Not available"></td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell">Billed hourly</td> <td class="comparison-value-positive self-hosted-cell" data-title="Supported"></td> </tr> <tr class="self-hosted-feature-only"> <td class="comparison-table-feature">Advance notice for security releases</td> <td class="comparison-value-null cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-null cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-null cloud-cell"></td> <td class="comparison-value-negative self-hosted-cell" data-title="Not available"></td> <td class="comparison-value-negative self-hosted-cell" data-title="Not available"></td> <td class="comparison-value-negative self-hosted-cell" data-title="Not 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