# 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