Architecture and migration
Sizing, target environment, data transfer, cutover and recovery are resolved before production operations.

WZ-IT plans, installs and operates Zulip as managed hosting, in your cloud or on premises. Depending on the target design, we also provide migration, secure network and identity integration, monitoring, backups, updates, integrations and further development.
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The following are trademarks of their respective owners: Zulip (Kandra Labs, Inc.). WZ-IT is an independent service provider and has no business, partnership, or contractual relationship with these companies. We offer independent migration, installation, hosting, and operations services.

Zulip is a powerful open-source communication platform that distinguishes itself from other messaging tools through its unique topic-based threading system. This structure enables clear organization of discussions and prevents information loss, even in highly active teams.
As an independent service provider, we support you in installing, configuring, and integrating this innovative communication solution into your existing IT infrastructure. Take advantage of structured communication for distributed teams and asynchronous collaboration.
We install, host and operate Zulip for your company - either on our secure, privacy-focused infrastructure in Germany or other locations, as well as on-premise in your own environment.
We provide 24/7 monitoring, backups and maintenance for your Zulip instance. Human response times and support coverage follow the selected service level.
Organize messages by topics for clear discussions and easier tracking of ongoing conversations.
Structure communication through channels for different teams, projects, or departments with granular access controls.
Quickly find information through comprehensive search functions and full access to message history.
Connect Zulip with development tools, project management software, and other applications for seamless workflows.
Conduct one-on-one and group conversations with your preferred solution like Jitsi or Zoom directly from Zulip.
Use Zulip in over 20 languages for international teams and global collaboration.
Professional installation on your infrastructure - on-premise, cloud or hybrid
In your data center
AWS, Azure, Hetzner & more
Advanced architecture after technical and licence assessment
Secure access and access control for your installation
WireGuard, NetBird or Tailscale
Directly or through an upstream identity layer
Depends on application, edition and identity provider
Fail2Ban, Rate Limiting, IP Whitelisting
We set up secure VPN access to your installation - ideal for remote work and external employees.
Full-service installation with no hidden costs
Zulip is the only chat with real threading. The API respects this concept: every message belongs to a topic. This makes integrations more structured than any other chat.
Zulip's uniqueness is topics. Our integrations strictly respect this structure to not just throw messages into a channel, but sort them thematically correct.
Instead of webhooks for everything, we often use long-polling on a durable event queue. Acknowledgements, retries and retention reduce the risk of losing events when the bot is temporarily offline.
Since Zulip is written in Django, the Python bindings are first-class. We write complex bots that deeply intervene in logic, preferably in Python.
How we implement Zulip development in practice.
Monitoring tools spam channels. Important alerts get lost in the noise.
A middleware bot receives all alerts, groups them by incident ID, and posts them to a specific Zulip topic. Updates to the same incident are posted as replies.
Legacy systems only send status updates via email.
Zulip can receive emails. We parse the mail body, extract key data, and post a formatted summary to the appropriate project topic.
Valuable solutions emerge in chat but get lost.
A bot listens for reactions (e.g., a 📚 emoji). Marked threads are automatically extracted, formatted, and transferred to your wiki (BookStack/Wiki.js).
We do more than provide an application. WZ-IT designs the technical architecture, integrates network and identity, operates the agreed scope and develops integrations when the standard product is not enough.
Sizing, target environment, data transfer, cutover and recovery are resolved before production operations.
SSO, secure access, internal systems and existing security components are integrated appropriately.
Updates, backups, technical monitoring and response paths follow a transparent operational scope.
APIs, automation and custom extensions can be delivered beyond basic deployment.
The exact scope depends on the application, edition, infrastructure and criticality. Vendor licences and non-standard components are quoted separately.
Collaboration platforms connect communication, files, identities and integrations. We treat them as a complete system rather than a single container.
Browser, desktop and mobile clients access shared workspaces through agreed roles.
TLS, firewall rules, reverse proxies or private network paths are designed around the platform's exposure.
Local accounts, SSO, directories, service accounts and emergency access are connected through clear roles.
Workspaces, communication, sharing and roles are configured and operated in a controlled way.
Messages, content, uploads, search, retention and backups.
Notifications, calls, TURN or further services depending on the feature set.
SSO, provisioning, bots, webhooks and connected business systems.
The diagram is a resilient target model. Its implementation depends on edition, data flows, load, availability objectives and existing infrastructure.
A clearly defined operating scope instead of an opaque hosting flat fee.
We set up a test instance for you, usually on the next business day. No payment details required. After seven days it is deleted unless you continue.
Compute, applications, storage and response are shown separately. You can see what ongoing operations include and which requirements need a technical assessment.
We also design custom Zulip architectures, integrations and migrations. Contact us for a technical assessment.
One managed standard Zulip application is included in the Starter workload. Business and higher levels add a flexible operations allowance for planned work during regular service hours. Select compute, additional applications, storage and the appropriate service level.
A workload is one compute instance with the applications agreed for it.
One standard app per workload is already included. Additional dedicated servers count as separate workloads.
€7.99 excl. VAT per additional 100 GB per month, including daily encrypted offsite backup with 7-day retention. Billing is based on provisioned capacity, not actual usage.
We also implement custom backup schedules and retention periods. For example: daily backups retained for 30 days and one monthly backup retained for 12 months. Scope, storage requirements and additional costs are agreed separately.
+€299 excluding VAT per workload and month
Standard hosting runs on a single instance without high availability. Availability for custom architectures is agreed separately.
Zero downtime on request
Distributed operation with several instances, a database cluster and rolling updates, so that a node failure causes no interruption. Only for applications suited to it; design and price after technical assessment.
This page covers installation and the agreed platform operations for Zulip. Custom code, the access layer and special confidentiality requirements remain clearly separated responsibilities that can be added when needed.
Maintain the application
Keep custom extensions, interfaces and dependencies controlled, updated and supportable.
from €699.90 excl. VAT / month
View serviceSecure access
Add identity-based access and private network paths as a separate operational layer.
from €349.90 excl. VAT / month
View serviceOperate confidentially
For professional secrecy holders, define contractual, access and infrastructure requirements in a dedicated operating model.
from €499.90 excl. VAT / month
View serviceThree relevant adjacent paths instead of a long list of further products.
All prices are net and exclude statutory VAT. The offers are addressed to businesses.
View the overall systemEnquiry
Briefly describe the current state and objective for Zulip. We assess infrastructure, integration, and ongoing operations.
As an alternative to managed hosting in the data centre, WZ-IT provides the hardware, configures Zulip, and handles hardening, monitoring, updates, backup and technical support. Access can be limited to the internal network or enabled through VPN and existing identities.
from EUR 349 excl. VAT / month · plus one-time provisioning and initial setup

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“WZ-IT's advice on our Azure migration was technically sound and completely non-binding right from the intro call - we took away a great deal.”
“WZ-IT moved our studio infrastructure from decentralised individual devices to a central platform: every site is securely connected via VPN, new devices are onboarded automatically and an entire site is provisioned from a template, without manual steps on location. What impressed me most is the breadth and depth of their knowledge: Timo and Robin are not a typical IT provider who sets up a server and leaves. The two of them think their way into highly complex infrastructure and software topics, work through every requirement we put in front of them, and build networking, provisioning and operations so that everything fits together in the end. WZ-IT is an excellent partner for complex software, network and architecture projects.”

Steve Kirchner
Managing Director, nextGYM GmbH

Whether a specific IT challenge or just an idea - we look forward to the exchange. In a brief conversation, we'll evaluate together if and how your project fits with WZ-IT.