# Choosing between Zulip Cloud and self-hosting Whether [signing up for Zulip Cloud](https://zulip.com/new/) or [self-hosting Zulip](https://zulip.com/self-hosting) is the right choice for you depends on the needs of your organization. If you aren’t sure what you need, our high quality export and import tools ([cloud][export-cloud], [self-hosted][export-self-hosted]) ensure you can always move from our hosting to yours (and back). ## Advantages of Zulip Cloud {!advantages-of-zulip-cloud.md!} ## Advantages of self-hosting Zulip {!advantages-of-self-hosting-zulip.md!} ## Related resources * [Sign up for Zulip Cloud](https://zulip.com/new/) * [Self-hosting Zulip](https://zulip.com/self-hosting/) * [Trying out Zulip](/help/trying-out-zulip) * [Setting up your organization](/help/getting-your-organization-started-with-zulip) * [Migrating from other chat tools](/help/migrating-from-other-chat-tools) * [Getting started with Zulip](/help/getting-started-with-zulip) [export-cloud]: /help/export-your-organization [export-self-hosted]: https://zulip.readthedocs.io/en/stable/production/export-and-import.html