Discourse vs Zulip

The best value in each numeric row is marked. Sponsorship has no effect on any of them.

Comparison of Discourse vs Zulip
Criteria Discourse
56 89.0 =
Zulip
102 85.2 =
Score 89.0 (best) 85.2
Release freshness 100.0 (best) 96.7
Adoption signals 78.0 (best) 73.6
Release freshness
Updated 26 days ago
Updated 41 days ago
Latest version v2026.1.8 · 2026-08-2512.2 · 2026-08-10
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License Open sourceOpen source
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Rank receipt: Discourse
#56 overall · #1 in category
89.0/100
  1. Release freshness +50.0 100.0 × 50%
  2. Adoption signals +39.0 78.0 × 50%
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Rank receipt: Zulip
#102 overall · #6 in category
85.2/100
  1. Release freshness +48.4 96.7 × 50%
  2. Adoption signals +36.8 73.6 × 50%
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