Zulip is 100% cheaper
than Discord
$0/mo (Zulip Cloud Free) vs Discord Nitro Basic at $2.99/mo — covering 100% of the 1 compared capabilities.
Same job. Way less money.
Comparison scenario
Every cheaper-than claim is tied to a defined scenario — never a bare list price.
10 seats, monthly billing · USD · prices as observed on official pricing pages.
Nitro Basic plan at $2.99/mo, the cheapest paid plan.
Zulip Cloud Free: 0 USD/monthly.
Discord costs $2.99/mo on the Nitro Basic plan at 10 seats, monthly billing. We found 1 assessed alternative that is cheaper in this scenario; 1 of them covers at least 75% of the 1 compared capability. The cheapest option that covers everything we compared is Zulip at $0/mo (Zulip Cloud Free plan), 100% less.
Capability comparison
Zulip covers 100% of the 1 capabilities compared against Discord. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | Zulip | Discord |
|---|---|---|
| Audio/video calls & screen sharing | ◐ | ✓ |
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
| Scenario | Discord | Zulip |
|---|---|---|
| 3 seats | $2.99/mo | $0/mo (Zulip Cloud Free) |
| 10 seats | $2.99/mo | $0/mo (Zulip Cloud Free) |
| 25 seats | $2.99/mo | $0/mo (Zulip Cloud Free) |
Plans & pricing, side by side
Advertised prices in USD as observed on the official pricing pages — per-seat and transaction-fee plans are marked.
| Zulip Cloud Free | Free |
| Zulip Cloud Standard | $8/seat/mo |
| Zulip Cloud Plus | $12/seat/mo |
| Self-hosted Free | Free |
| Self-hosted Basic | $3.50/mo |
| Self-hosted Business | $8/seat/mo |
| Self-hosted Enterprise | Contact sales |
| Free | Free |
| Nitro Basic | $2.99/mo |
| Nitro | $9.99/mo |
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Frequently asked
How much cheaper is Zulip than Discord?
100% cheaper in our scenario (10 seats, monthly billing): $0/mo on Zulip Cloud Free vs $2.99/mo on Nitro Basic. That is $35.88 a year.
What does Zulip lack compared with Discord?
Nothing among the 1 capabilities we compared.
When were these prices checked?
Discord: 2026-09-07; Zulip: 2026-09-07 — on the official pricing pages.
Sources & freshness
- https://discord.com/nitro (official_pricing, checked 2026-09-07)
- Zulip data last verified 2026-09-07