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Element vs Zulip: which is more reliable? (2026)
Element and Zulip are effectively tied on reliability (100.0 vs 100.0). Over the last 90 days Element reported 0 incidents and Zulip reported 0, with effective uptime of 100% and 100% respectively.
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Element | Zulip |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Rank (team chat apps) | #1 | #6 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 100% | 100% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 0 | 0 |
| Partial / major outages | 0 | 0 |
| Avg time to resolve | — | — |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Element and Zulip differ
- Element's longest outage on record lasted 18h 18m (Nov 18, 2025); Zulip's lasted 3h 55m (Mar 26, 2026).
90-day uptime
Element
Zulip
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Element incidents
- Partial outageJan 29, 2025 · ongoing
Element One Telegram bridge Matrix to Telegram direction media intermittent failuresofficial update ↗
Affected: Telegram, Element One
Recent Zulip incidents
No incidents reported by Zulip in the last 90 days.
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- Twist · #5 · 100% uptime