Comparison baseline
Privacy
encryption partial
data harvesting risk medium
security history mixed
kyc required none
nsfw support limited
Core chat
channels advanced
channel history full
persistent channel order Yes
threads advanced
pinned posts Yes
direct messages Yes
dm groups Yes
pings Yes
reactions Yes
embeds Yes
markdown advanced
message editing Yes
search advanced
typing indicators Yes
Voice & media
voice calls Yes
video calls Yes
screen sharing Yes
stage Yes
voice text chat Yes
streaming Yes
noise suppression Yes
file sharing limited
soundboard Yes
activities games Yes
custom ringtones No
smart video loading hls No
Community
bots plugins full
plural kit support full
custom emotes Yes
custom stickers Yes
polls advanced
events advanced
collaboration tools basic
import from discord full
discord bridge sync none
application gate Yes
automod advanced
Platform
mobile Yes
web Yes
desktop Yes
desktop app platform electron
cross language support full
Architecture
federation none
self hosting none
discovery advanced
open source No
Adoption
userbase high
performance medium
market focus gaming
consumer relationship closed
Safety
ai safety partial
safety concerns medium
transparency medium
Alternatives
Privacy
encryption partial
data harvesting risk low
security history good
kyc required none
nsfw support full
Core chat
channels advanced
channel history full
persistent channel order Yes
threads basic
pinned posts partial
direct messages Yes
dm groups Yes
pings Yes
reactions Yes
embeds Yes
markdown advanced
message editing Yes
search advanced
typing indicators Yes
Voice & media
voice calls Yes
video calls Yes
screen sharing Yes
stage Yes
voice text chat Yes
streaming Yes
noise suppression Yes
file sharing full
soundboard No
activities games Yes
custom ringtones Yes
smart video loading hls Yes
Community
bots plugins limited
plural kit support partial
custom emotes Yes
custom stickers Yes
polls advanced
events advanced
collaboration tools basic
import from discord full
discord bridge sync full
application gate Yes
automod advanced
Platform
mobile No
web Yes
desktop Yes
desktop app platform tauri
cross language support partial
Architecture
federation none
self hosting full
discovery full
open source Yes
Adoption
userbase low
performance high
market focus general
consumer relationship community-driven
Safety
ai safety yes
safety concerns low
transparency high
Privacy
encryption partial
data harvesting risk low
security history good
kyc required none
nsfw support full
Core chat
channels advanced
channel history full
persistent channel order Yes
threads basic
pinned posts Yes
direct messages Yes
dm groups No
pings Yes
reactions Yes
embeds Yes
markdown advanced
message editing Yes
search basic
typing indicators Yes
Voice & media
voice calls Yes
video calls Yes
screen sharing Yes
stage No
voice text chat No
streaming Yes
noise suppression Yes
file sharing full
soundboard Yes
activities games No
custom ringtones No
smart video loading hls No
Community
bots plugins limited
plural kit support full
custom emotes Yes
custom stickers No
polls basic
events basic
collaboration tools none
import from discord full
discord bridge sync unknown
application gate No
automod advanced
Platform
mobile Yes
web Yes
desktop Yes
desktop app platform unknown
cross language support unknown
Architecture
federation none
self hosting partial
discovery basic
open source No
Adoption
userbase low
performance high
market focus gaming
consumer relationship neutral
Safety
ai safety yes
safety concerns low
transparency high
Privacy
encryption none
data harvesting risk low
security history good
kyc required none
nsfw support limited
Core chat
channels advanced
channel history full
persistent channel order Yes
threads advanced
pinned posts Yes
direct messages Yes
dm groups Yes
pings Yes
reactions Yes
embeds Yes
markdown basic
message editing Yes
search advanced
typing indicators Yes
Voice & media
voice calls No
video calls No
screen sharing No
stage No
voice text chat No
streaming No
noise suppression No
file sharing full
soundboard No
activities games No
custom ringtones No
smart video loading hls No
Community
bots plugins full
plural kit support full
custom emotes Yes
custom stickers Yes
polls none
events none
collaboration tools none
import from discord unknown
discord bridge sync unknown
application gate No
automod unknown
Platform
mobile Yes
web Yes
desktop Yes
desktop app platform electron
cross language support unknown
Architecture
federation none
self hosting full
discovery full
open source Yes
Adoption
userbase low
performance unknown
market focus general
consumer relationship unknown
Safety
ai safety yes
safety concerns high
transparency medium
Privacy
encryption none
data harvesting risk low
security history good
kyc required none
nsfw support limited
Core chat
channels advanced
channel history full
persistent channel order Yes
threads basic
pinned posts Yes
direct messages Yes
dm groups Yes
pings Yes
reactions Yes
embeds Yes
markdown basic
message editing Yes
search basic
typing indicators Yes
Voice & media
voice calls Yes
video calls No
screen sharing No
stage No
voice text chat No
streaming No
noise suppression No
file sharing full
soundboard No
activities games No
custom ringtones No
smart video loading hls No
Community
bots plugins limited
plural kit support partial
custom emotes Yes
custom stickers Yes
polls basic
events basic
collaboration tools none
import from discord unknown
discord bridge sync unknown
application gate No
automod unknown
Platform
mobile Yes
web Yes
desktop Yes
desktop app platform electron
cross language support unknown
Architecture
federation none
self hosting full
discovery full
open source Yes
Adoption
userbase medium
performance medium
market focus general
consumer relationship community-driven
Safety
ai safety unknown
safety concerns medium
transparency medium
Privacy
encryption none
data harvesting risk low
security history good
kyc required none
nsfw support full
Core chat
channels advanced
channel history full
persistent channel order Yes
threads basic
pinned posts No
direct messages Yes
dm groups No
pings No
reactions Yes
embeds Yes
markdown advanced
message editing Yes
search basic
typing indicators Yes
Voice & media
voice calls Yes
video calls Yes
screen sharing Yes
stage No
voice text chat No
streaming Yes
noise suppression No
file sharing limited
soundboard No
activities games No
custom ringtones No
smart video loading hls No
Community
bots plugins full
plural kit support none
custom emotes Yes
custom stickers No
polls none
events none
collaboration tools basic
import from discord unknown
discord bridge sync unknown
application gate No
automod unknown
Platform
mobile Yes
web Yes
desktop Yes
desktop app platform unknown
cross language support unknown
Architecture
federation none
self hosting partial
discovery advanced
open source Yes
Adoption
userbase medium
performance medium
market focus mixed
consumer relationship community-driven
Safety
ai safety unknown
safety concerns low
transparency high
Privacy
encryption full
data harvesting risk low
security history good
kyc required none
nsfw support full
Core chat
channels advanced
channel history full
persistent channel order Yes
threads basic
pinned posts No
direct messages Yes
dm groups No
pings No
reactions No
embeds Yes
markdown basic
message editing No
search basic
typing indicators No
Voice & media
voice calls Yes
video calls Yes
screen sharing Yes
stage No
voice text chat No
streaming Yes
noise suppression Yes
file sharing full
soundboard No
activities games No
custom ringtones No
smart video loading hls No
Community
bots plugins limited
plural kit support none
custom emotes No
custom stickers No
polls none
events basic
collaboration tools none
import from discord unknown
discord bridge sync unknown
application gate No
automod unknown
Platform
mobile Yes
web Yes
desktop Yes
desktop app platform unknown
cross language support unknown
Architecture
federation none
self hosting full
discovery advanced
open source No
Adoption
userbase low
performance high
market focus mixed
consumer relationship open
Safety
ai safety yes
safety concerns high
transparency high