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Discord is a free voice and text communication platform targeted primarily at the gaming market. It aims to match the ease of use of existing chat clients like Skype and mix it with the power of servers with multiple rooms and role permissions offered by voice clients like Teamspeak.
SpecsUpdate
PlatformsWeb, Windows, Linux, Mac, iOS, Android
Audio recordingNo
VideoconferencingYes
GroupsYes
ScreensharingYes
Video recordingNo
SearchYes
Private ChannelsYes
Open-SourceNo
User GroupsYes
Security Score15/20
Server Stored MessagesPermanent
Channel SettingsYes
Peer-to-PeerNo
JurisdictionUnited States
Upload File Size8 MB free, 50 or 100 MB paid
Animated ProfileOnly with Discord Nitro
Pros
Pro Does not allow NSFW related things to be posted unless in a NSFW channel
Pro Friendly payment policy
Free account has no tangible restrictions.
Premium account is just a way to say "thank you" to developers. And it works for all servers of Discord (not as in slack). And it can be purchased by a single person who wants. In contrast to Slask, where all active members of the server should be "premium".
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Cons
Con Not a generic "team chat" tool
All the UI and the features are aimed specifically at communicating with your gaming team/clan.
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Recommendations
Discord
4 years ago
DIscord is honestly run by children, who don't know or care about privacy and spy ware on your machine, They still haven't released any transparancy report or any helpful thngs. If you're needing a place to converse use skype as they do have privacy laws and have a much more higher upload limit...
Con
Proprietary softwareCon
Anti-privacy license termsCon
Not a generic "team chat" toolCon
Developer's previous company was sued for privacy violations, among other thingsCon
Based on Electron = eats a lot of RAMCon
Is spywareDiscord
3 years ago
Pro
User friendly Pro
Can be used in browser Pro
Free for unlimited usersPro
Easy setupPro
Good 1-click invite systemPro
Has low-latency VoIP support Pro
Supports video and text communication Pro
Android app has push notificationsPro
Syntax highlighting and Markdown supportPro
Targeting of rolesCon
No self-hosting avaliableCon
Proprietary softwarePro
Low effort invite mechanicsCon
Developer's previous company was sued for privacy violations, among other thingsCon
Some functions cut out and available only with "Nitro" subscriptionCon
Is spywarePro
Cross-platformDiscord
4 years ago
Con
No self-hosting avaliableCon
Proprietary softwareCon
Anti-privacy license termsCon
Not a generic "team chat" toolCon
Extremely resource monsterCon
Developer's previous company was sued for privacy violations, among other thingsCon
Based on Electron = eats a lot of RAMCon
Very unstable on LinuxCon
Some functions cut out and available only with "Nitro" subscriptionDiscord
Recommended 5 years ago
Pro
User friendly Pro
Can be used in browser Pro
Free for unlimited usersPro
Easy setupPro
Good 1-click invite systemPro
Open source bots and management toolsPro
Has low-latency VoIP support Pro
Supports video and text communication Pro
Familiar for Slack usersPro
Android app has push notificationsPro
Syntax highlighting and Markdown supportPro
Targeting of rolesPro
Numerous controls for setting member roles. Pro
Ability to create botsPro
Does not allow NSFW related things to be posted unless in a NSFW channelPro
Ability to thread channelsPro
Game integration Pro
Low effort invite mechanicsPro
DDoS mitigationPro
Friendly payment policyPro
Language localizationPro
Dark theme out of the box