Alternatives to Discord
Community-first voice, video and chat.
- What is Discord?
- Discord is a chat app built around persistent community servers with text channels, voice rooms and video.
- What does it do?
- Hosts servers split into text and voice channels, with roles, permissions and moderation tools. Supports screen sharing, video calls, threads, bots and a wide integration API.
- Who is it for?
- Communities — games, creators, open-source projects, cohort courses — where members mainly talk to each other in public channels. Not built for company records, compliance or client work.
- What are the alternatives to Discord?
- Revolt is the closest like-for-like and can be self-hosted; Element runs on the federated Matrix network; Mattermost aims at internal company teams; Circle is a membership community platform for creators.
Pricing
$9.99/mo (Nitro)
Freemium
About
Founded 2015
San Francisco, USA
Founders
The people behind Discord.
Top alternatives
Smaller, founder-led tools that quietly compete with Discord.