exovsZulip
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| exo | Zulip | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 76/100 | 82/100 |
| Rank in category | #6 of 25 in LLM Inference | #1 of 110 in Chat |
| GitHub stars | 48 072 | 26 134 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +437 | +184 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 7 | 6 |
| Latest release | v1.0.71 · 23 Apr 2026 | 12.3 · 21 Sept 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Python | Python |
Which one should you pick?
Zulip scores 82/100 against 76/100 for exo, so it is the safer default.
exo ships more often: 7 stable releases in the past year, against 6 for Zulip.
If you want the quickest setup, exo is easier to run; Zulip needs more configuration.
exo is growing faster right now (+437 stars in 30 days).