collabora-onlinevsZulip
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| collabora-online | Zulip | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 62/100 | 82/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 6 in Office Suites | #1 of 110 in Chat |
| GitHub stars | 3 380 | 26 134 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +33 | +184 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 16 | 6 |
| Latest release | helm-collabora-online-1.3.7 · 23 Oct 2026 | 12.3 · 21 Sept 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Other | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Shell | Python |
Which one should you pick?
Zulip scores 82/100 against 62/100 for collabora-online, so it is the safer default.
collabora-online ships more often: 16 stable releases in the past year, against 6 for Zulip.
If you want the quickest setup, Zulip is easier to run; collabora-online needs more configuration.
Zulip is growing faster right now (+184 stars in 30 days).
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