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About

Recline is a web-based social communication platform for people who want to create and participate in online communities. Members can join community servers, organize discussions into channels, exchange direct messages, share files, and use voice and video rooms. Community operators can configure roles, permissions, moderation controls, and server settings. The service also includes user profiles, account-security features, and Sparks, a virtual rewards system used within Recline communities. Recline is aimed at friend groups, gaming communities, creators, and other online groups looking for a shared space for conversation and live interaction. Its browser-based service provides community communication tools, while a Windows desktop client is being tested as a limited preview rather than offered as a generally available release.

About

Chat for distributed teams. Zulip combines the immediacy of real-time chat with an email threading model. With Zulip, you can catch up on important conversations while ignoring irrelevant ones. Zulip has modern apps for every major platform, powered by Electron and React Native. Zulip is 100% open source software, built by a vibrant community of hundreds of developers from all around the world. With 120,000 words of developer documentation, a high quality code base, and a welcoming community, it’s easy to extend or tweak Zulip. Zulip has a significantly larger and more active development community than other modern open source group chat solutions like Mattermost, Rocket.Chat, and matrix.org. Zulip has more than 90 native integrations. Several hundred more are available through Hubot, Zapier, and IFTTT. Or build your own integrations with Zulip’s powerful API.

Platforms Supported

Windows Supported
Mac Not Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Platforms Supported

Windows Supported
Mac Supported
Linux Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Supported
iPhone Supported
iPad Supported
Android Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Audience

Online communities, gamers, content creators, social groups, students, friends, community managers, and organizations seeking real-time messaging, voice communication, and private collaboration.

Audience

Distributed teams that need a powerful and secure real-time chat platform

Support

Phone Support Not Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported

Support

Phone Support Not Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported

API

Offers API Not Supported

API

Offers API Supported

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

Free
Core communication and community features are free. Optional Founding Supporter membership is £5 per month.
Free Version Supported
Free Trial Not Supported

Pricing

$6.67 per user per month
Get started with Zulip Cloud Free, with up to 10,000 messages of search history.

Zulip is 100% open-source software, with no proprietary version. Self-host Zulip for free, or sign up for Enterprise support.
Free Version Supported
Free Trial Not Supported

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 5.0 / 5
ease 5.0 / 5
features 3.0 / 5
design 4.0 / 5
support 5.0 / 5

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 5.0 / 5
ease 5.0 / 5
features 5.0 / 5
design 5.0 / 5
support 3.0 / 5

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • - Private - Secure - Easy to use - Super easy to migrate to I love the security aspect of Recline. They focus on keeping data private and secure.

Cons

  • It's still lacking in many features. I understand it is still in early access, but I'd love to see more features around customization and potentially enterprise features.

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • - threading is the "default" (just called Topics) inside streams - Self hosted is simple to do - "easy" integrations/webhooks - Slack "emulation" integration works and "easy" to get going to start - No fancy/flashy layouts - easy to get webhooks into streams and topics (per day/hour/etc.) - Selfhosted free

Cons

  • - Self hosted you have to deal with your own server hosting issues - Not everybody integrates first natively to Zulip - Takes getting used to - No fancy/flashy layouts

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Not Supported

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Supported
In Person Not Supported

Company Information

Recline
Founded: 2025
United Kingdom
recline.social

Company Information

Zulip
Founded: 2012
United States
zulip.com

Alternatives

Kik

Kik

MediaLab AI

Alternatives

JioChat

JioChat

Reliance Jio Platforms
Slack

Slack

Salesforce
Matrix

Matrix

The Matrix.org Foundation
Twist

Twist

Doist
Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft
Google Chat

Google Chat

Google

Categories

Messaging Supported

Categories

Collaboration Supported
Messaging Supported
Remote Work Supported
Team Chat Supported
Team Communication Supported

Messaging Features

End-to-End Encryption (E2EE) Supported
File Sharing Supported
Groups / Channels Supported
Payments Not Supported
Search / Filter Supported
Self-Destructing Messages Not Supported
Stickers / GIFs Supported
Threaded Discussion Not Supported
Video Conferencing Supported
Voice Calling Supported

Messaging Features

End-to-End Encryption (E2EE) Supported
File Sharing Supported
Groups / Channels Supported
Payments Not Supported
Search / Filter Supported
Self-Destructing Messages Not Supported
Stickers / GIFs Supported
Threaded Discussion Supported
Video Conferencing Supported
Voice Calling Supported

Collaboration Features

Brainstorming Supported
Calendar Management Not Supported
Chat / Messaging Supported
Contact Management Supported
Content Management Not Supported
Document Management Not Supported
Project Management Not Supported
Real Time Editing Supported
Task Management Not Supported
Version Control Not Supported
Video Conferencing Supported

Employee Communication Tools Features

Activity / News Feed Supported
Audio / Video Conferencing Supported
Blogs Not Supported
Chat / Messaging Supported
Employee Directory Supported
Event Calendar Not Supported
File Sharing Supported
Knowledge Management Supported
Newsletter Management Not Supported
Surveys & Feedback Not Supported

Remote Work Features

Collaboration Supported
Credential Management Not Supported
Electronic Signature Not Supported
Employee Monitoring Not Supported
Live Chat Supported
Meeting Management Not Supported
Project Management Not Supported
Remote Access Supported
Remote Support Not Supported
Screen Sharing Not Supported
Softphone Not Supported
Task Management Not Supported
Time Zone Tracking Supported
Video Chat Supported
Web Conferencing Supported

Team Chat Features

End-to-End Encryption (E2EE) Not Supported
File Sharing Supported
Groups / Channels Supported
Payments Not Supported
Search / Filter Supported
Self-Destructing Messages Not Supported
Stickers / GIFs Supported
Threaded Discussion Supported
Video Conferencing Supported
Voice Calling Supported

Team Communication Features

Activity / News Feed Supported
Audio Calls Supported
Calendar Management Not Supported
Chat / Messaging Supported
Discussion Threads Supported
File Sharing Supported
Mobile Access Supported
Push Notifications Supported
Search Supported
Surveys & Feedback Not Supported
Task Management Not Supported
Video Conferencing Supported

Integrations

Stripe Supported
AppFollow Not Supported
Asana Not Supported
Bonusly Not Supported
BuildBot Not Supported
Chartbeat Not Supported
Discourse Not Supported
Dropbox Not Supported
Dropbox Sign Not Supported
GitHub Not Supported
GoSquared Not Supported
Jenkins Not Supported
Mention Not Supported
Nagios Core Not Supported
Rambox Not Supported
Sentry Not Supported
X (Twitter) Not Supported
Zapier Not Supported
Zendesk Not Supported
n8n Not Supported

Integrations

Stripe Supported
AppFollow Supported
Asana Supported
Bonusly Supported
BuildBot Supported
Chartbeat Supported
Discourse Supported
Dropbox Supported
Dropbox Sign Supported
GitHub Supported
GoSquared Supported
Jenkins Supported
Mention Supported
Nagios Core Supported
Rambox Supported
Sentry Supported
X (Twitter) Supported
Zapier Supported
Zendesk Supported
n8n Supported
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