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SystemsRedmine  Xexclude from comparisonRocket.Chat  Xexclude from comparisonZulip  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionOpen source, web-based project management and issue tracking tool.Rocket.Chat is an open source team collaboration platform.Zulip is an open-source web-based platform for team communication.
CategoryProject Planning
Issue Management
Project Collaboration
Project CollaborationProject Collaboration
Project Management Zone Rankinginfomeasures the popularity of Project Management SystemsScore 34.21
Rank #26
Score 12.32
Rank #51
Score 2.37
Rank #153
DeveloperRocket.ChatKandra Labs
Websiteredmine.orgrocket.chatzulipchat.com
Technical documentationredmine.org/­projects/­redmine/­wiki/­Guidedocs.rocket.chatzulip.readthedocs.io/­en/­latest
Social network pages
Facebook2,100followers
LinkedIn1,373followers
Facebook22,000followers
LinkedIn29,118followers
Twitter21,685followers
Facebook122followers
Twitter2,686followers
Initial release200620152012
LicenseOpen SourceinfoGPL 2Open SourceinfoMIT License
Web-based service (SaaS)infoSoftware-as-a-Service model
Open Source
Web-based service (SaaS)infoSoftware-as-a-Service model
Web-based architectureyesyesyes
Programming languageRubyinfoRuby on RailsJavaScriptPython
Operating systemsLinux
OS X
Unix
Windows
FreeBSD
Linux
OS X
Windows
Linux
Mobile appsAndroid
iOS
Android
iOS
Android
iOS
APIinfoApplication Programming InterfaceyesinfoRESTyesyesinfoREST
Multi-useryesyesyes
Authentication mechanismPassword
LDAPinfoLightweight Directory Access Protocol
Password
LDAPinfoLightweight Directory Access Protocol
SAMLinfoSecurity Assertion Markup Language
CASinfoJA-SIG Central Authentication Service
Facebook sign-on
GitHub sign-on
GitLab sign-on
Google sign-on
LinkedIn sign-on
Meteor sign-on
Twitter sign-on
Password
LDAPinfoLightweight Directory Access Protocol
GitHub sign-on
Google sign-on
NotificationsEmail
RSS feeds
Desktop push
Email
Mobile push
Desktop push
Email
Mobile push
Project Planning Properties
Hierarchical tasksinfoSupport for parent-child relationships of tasksyes
Recurring tasksinfoSupport for definition of tasks that occur repeatedlyyesinfovia plugin
Milestone trackinginfoMilestones indicate the completion of major deliverables, normally by completing a set of tasksyesinfovia plugin
Task dependenciesinfoDependencies between tasks are logical relationships that restrict the sequence of task executions, e.g. one task must be completed before another task can startyes
Critical path managementinfoThe critical path method calculates the set of tasks that cannot be delayed without increasing the project's duration, taking into account task dependenciesyesinfovia plugin
Critical chain managementinfoThe critical chain method expands the critical path method by additionally taking resource constraints into accountno
Gantt chartsinfoBar chart to visualize a project's tasks and milestones scheduleyes
PERT chartsinfoNetwork diagrams according to Program Evaluation Review Techniqueno
BaselinesinfoSupport for creating and using snapshots of a project's plan in terms of cost, scope and schedule yesinfovia plugin
Resource managementinfoSupport for managing a project's human and/or non-human resourcesyesinfovia plugin
Resource levelinginfoSupport for optimizing the allocation of a project's resourcesno
Time trackinginfoSupport for estimating and monitoring the time spent on a project's tasksyes
Cost trackinginfoSupport for monitoring a project's expensesyesinfovia plugin
Earned value managementinfoSupport for tracking a project's performance and progress via earned value measurementsyesinfovia plugin
Risk managementinfoSupport for identifying and keeping track of project risks and risk-related activitiesyesinfoavailable via 3rd-party plugins
Scrum supportinfoSupport for typical Scrum techniques such as sprints, backlogs and burn-down chartsyesinfovia plugin
Kanban supportinfoSupport for typical Kanban techniques such as visualization of tasks on boards using cardsyesinfovia plugin
Project portfolio management infoSupport for collectively managing a set of current or proposed projects, e.g. by evaluation and prioritization of projectsno
Issue Management Properties
Hierarchical issuesyes
Custom fieldsyes
Custom workflowsyes
Project Collaboration Properties
Project wikiyesnono
Discussion forumyesyesinfodiscussion threadsyes
Online chatyesinfovia pluginyesyes
Audio conferencingnoyesyes
Video conferencingnoyesyesinfoJitsi and Google Hangouts integration
Screen sharingnoyesno
Calendar sharingnonono
Contact sharingnonono
Document sharingyesyesyes
File versioningyesinfovia pluginnono

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