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What is Discord?

Discord is a free communication platform designed specifically for gamers, accessible on both desktop computers and mobile devices. Every day, millions of people utilize this popular gaming app to connect with friends through voice or text chats, and they can also stream their gameplay in high-definition to other members of the Discord community.

Beyond the ease of organizing voice or text meetings, the platform provides functionalities that assist users in finding new players or teammates, exploring specific groups or activities, or simply chatting about gaming during their free time. One of the most notable aspects of Discord is its adaptability; it serves all varieties of games, making it the perfect tool for facilitating communication, regardless of the gaming experience you desire. Moreover, its user-friendly interface and extensive range of features contribute to its status as a go-to choice for gamers everywhere.

Pricing

Price Starts At:
Free
Price Overview:
Free for core features
$4.99/month for Nitro Classic
$9.99/month for Nitro
Free Version:
Free Version available.
Free Trial Offered?:
Yes

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Company Facts

Company Name:
Discord
Date Founded:
2015
Company Location:
United States
Company Website:
discordapp.com

Product Details

Deployment
SaaS
Windows
Mac
Linux
iPhone
iPad
Android
Training Options
Documentation Hub
Support
Web-Based Support

Product Details

Target Company Sizes
Individual
1-10
11-50
51-200
201-500
501-1000
1001-5000
5001-10000
10001+
Target Organization Types
Mid Size Business
Small Business
Enterprise
Freelance
Nonprofit
Government
Startup
Supported Languages
English

Discord Categories and Features

eSports Management Software

Communication Tools
Customizable Branding
Event Scheduling
League Management
Promotional Tools
Revenue / Monetization Tools
Team Management
Tournament Management
Winner Rewards / Prizes

Team Communication Software

Activity / News Feed
Audio Calls
Calendar Management
Chat / Messaging
Discussion Threads
File Sharing
Mobile Access
Push Notifications
Search
Surveys & Feedback
Task Management
Video Conferencing

Team Chat Software

End-to-End Encryption (E2EE)
File Sharing
Groups / Channels
Payments
Search / Filter
Self-Destructing Messages
Stickers / GIFs
Threaded Discussion
Video Conferencing
Voice Calling

Screen Sharing Software

Annotations / Drawing Tools
Desktop / Browser Sharing
Mobile Screen Sharing
Presenter Control Management
Remote Control
Screen Capture
Screen Mirroring
Screen Recording

Messaging Software

End-to-End Encryption (E2EE)
File Sharing
Groups / Channels
Payments
Search / Filter
Self-Destructing Messages
Stickers / GIFs
Threaded Discussion
Video Conferencing
Voice Calling

Live Chat Software

Canned Responses
Customizable Branding
Geo Targeting
Offline Form
Proactive Chat
Screen Sharing
Third Party Integration
Transfers / Routing
Website Visitor Tracking

Internal Communications Software

App Integration
Blogs
Chat/Messaging
Email Management
Employee Directory
Event Calendar
Newsletter Management
Photo Gallery
Social Sharing
Survey Management
Telephony
Video Chat
Voice Chat

Collaboration Software

Brainstorming
Calendar Management
Chat / Messaging
Contact Management
Content Management
Document Management
Project Management
Real Time Editing
Task Management
Version Control
Video Conferencing

More Discord Categories

  • Reviewer Name: Kunal R.
    Position: Manager
    Has used product for: 1-2 Years
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 26 - 99
    Feature Set
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    Ease Of Use
    Cost
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    Would you Recommend to Others?
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Community Chatting tool

    Date: Jul 16 2020
    Summary

    Discord is a very handy community chatting and voice conferencing tool. It offers very easy to create discord server. It works as a platform to stay connected with the business community. Easy to add the user role and power in the group. It's a great app.

    Positive

    Discord is a great platform to create a community group. It has multi-platform support. Clear voice conferencing is also an excellent feature. It offers an intuitive tool to add bot command for an auto-reply.

    Negative

    It worked great for me. Nothing to share about cons.

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  • Reviewer Name: Linda I.
    Position: Owner
    Has used product for: 1-2 Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
    Feature Set
    Layout
    Ease Of Use
    Cost
    Customer Service
    Would you Recommend to Others?
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Great for connecting

    Date: Oct 05 2020
    Summary

    Overall this is a great software and works well when people want to take the time to use it. A must have for group projects.

    Positive

    I love that I can set up a server and have different chat rooms for different projects and so everyone is on the same page.

    Negative

    I wish more people would use it instead of fighting change.

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  • Reviewer Name: Pradeep K.
    Position: Student
    Has used product for: 1-2 Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 20,000 or More
    Feature Set
    Layout
    Ease Of Use
    Cost
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    Would you Recommend to Others?
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Best for communication

    Date: Nov 25 2020
    Summary

    Overall experience is much better.
    During this pandemic I can easily connect with my friends.
    But i face little bit problem in video calling.

    Positive

    Audio quality is very good !
    Easy to make server which helps to share memes or idea with friends!
    Smooth interface.

    Negative

    There are very few cons which I observed like:
    - Server lags
    - High pings

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  • Reviewer Name: Nishant S.
    Position: Student
    Has used product for: 6-12 Months
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
    Feature Set
    Layout
    Ease Of Use
    Cost
    Customer Service
    Would you Recommend to Others?
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Good for Communication

    Date: Nov 22 2020
    Summary

    A lot of the time people on Discord don't really care about personal info, they just like talking to others. I feel the environment he is in is very child friendly and safe for him to continue using the app. I highly recommend this if you are able to keep everything I have mentioned in mind.

    Positive

    Easy to use,
    User Friendly,
    You can comfortably communicate and connect with your friends or colleagues,
    Safe and secured to use.

    Negative

    Sometimes, it creates server problems, otherwise, there are no Cons for Discord.

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  • Reviewer Name: Anish K.
    Position: Intern
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
    Feature Set
    Layout
    Ease Of Use
    Cost
    Customer Service
    Would you Recommend to Others?
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Best app for communication

    Date: Nov 10 2020
    Summary

    The best communicating tool for gaming and non gaming users as well, some features are paid but the free to use features are more than enough for any average user.

    Positive

    Great voice and video quality for free tiers as well.
    Great UI/UX overall.
    Best servers and channels management system.

    Negative

    The servers have issues sometimes connecting or streaming.

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  • Reviewer Name: Ayush S.
    Position: Student
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
    Feature Set
    Layout
    Ease Of Use
    Cost
    Customer Service
    Would you Recommend to Others?
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Best for Communicating

    Date: Nov 10 2020
    Summary

    By far the best software for communicating via text and voice text.
    UI/UX is great.
    The Management of channels is also great.

    Positive

    Free to Use.
    Can create multiple servers each with multiple text and voice channels.
    Can share screen and web cam stream.

    Negative

    Sometimes the servers are down.
    The server needs to be boosted for extra features.

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  • Reviewer Name: Navneet Singh N.
    Position: Student
    Has used product for: 6-12 Months
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
    Feature Set
    Layout
    Ease Of Use
    Cost
    Customer Service
    Would you Recommend to Others?
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Best chatroom app

    Date: Nov 07 2020
    Summary

    Without this I don't think I could survive this lockdown. Firstly its free. You can chat, talk, video conference, stream, share files and what more do you need. This helped me in making new friend from my class to whom I had never talked in my class before. And we sit hours and hours from morning till night on Discord. This i just awesome.

    Positive

    Free of cost
    Cross platform
    720p streaming on free tier
    Can chat, chat, talk, video conference, stream, share files and what more
    Is secure
    Can add bots to help and manage the server

    Negative

    Using for around 7 to 8 hrs everyday and could not find any cons. But yes sometime crashes if quickly open as I turn on my PC.

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  • Reviewer Name: Naresh B.
    Position: Student
    Has used product for: 1-2 Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 20,000 or More
    Feature Set
    Layout
    Ease Of Use
    Cost
    Customer Service
    Would you Recommend to Others?
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Best way to communicate with my friends in a game.

    Date: Nov 25 2020
    Summary

    Over all it is a very good application for chatting and sharing while playing with friends.
    I can communicate with any of my friends without personally meeting with them as in this pandemic.
    personally I love discord and i can recommend this application to anyone who wants to play and enjoy with their friends.

    Positive

    I have been using discord for a very long time their are many pro's in this application.
    We can create our own server in this and we can chat with our friends we can share memes and posts and enjoy while playing a game as well.
    It has a very clean interface which makes it very easy top use.
    I don't have to struggle with this application.

    Negative

    There are quite few problems in discord like:
    When my network gets fluctuate my server get closed and it shows very high ping.
    Sometimes there are some audio and video quality issues.
    Issues related to sharing files are there as well.

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  • Reviewer Name: Prashant K.
    Position: Student
    Has used product for: 1-2 Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 20,000 or More
    Feature Set
    Layout
    Ease Of Use
    Cost
    Customer Service
    Would you Recommend to Others?
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Best for communicating purpose

    Date: Nov 23 2020
    Summary

    Overall my experience with this software was great and I pretty much use it daily to communicate with my friends and side by side complete my tasks.

    Positive

    The pros about discord are:
    - Video, audio, text and screen share support
    - Privacy
    - Clean and easy user interface
    - Cross platform

    Negative

    The only con that I found was that many times the server lags which creates audio and video issues.

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  • Reviewer Name: Natalia N.
    Position: Bus driver
    Has used product for: 6-12 Months
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 26 - 99
    Feature Set
    Layout
    Ease Of Use
    Cost
    Customer Service
    Would you Recommend to Others?
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Fantastic teamwork

    Date: Jan 13 2020
    Summary

    It is a fantastic tool for communication. It is not only for gamers although voice chat is not only helpful but it is working!

    Positive

    It is super easy to use and user friendly. It is a breeze to communicate with your team mates. It also looks very pretty.

    Negative

    The notification system - that small white dot - is irritating. If I disable popups I need to look carefully for indication that someone, somewhere wrote something.

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Marketer
    Has used product for: 6-12 Months
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
    Feature Set
    Layout
    Ease Of Use
    Cost
    Customer Service
    Would you Recommend to Others?
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    A completely new collaboration platform

    Date: Jul 18 2020
    Summary

    Discord is one of those platforms that you never would have thought will gain traction. But it's quite popular and helps you collaborate quite well.

    Positive

    - I like how Discord can be a suitable tool for everything from multiplayer gaming to a professional team setting.

    Negative

    - Honestly, Discord's UI can be very confusing for a complete beginner.

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  • Reviewer Name: Alexander A.
    Position: -
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
    Feature Set
    Layout
    Ease Of Use
    Cost
    Customer Service
    Would you Recommend to Others?
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Best VoIP Software

    Date: Oct 13 2019
    Summary

    Overall is amazing and i'm using it daily. About the server, sometimes you might feel like lagging but your internet connection is stable, because that is Discord server problems.

    Positive

    UI Friendly, Make a server is so damn easy, Friendly Community

    Negative

    Consume too much RAM, Unable to change installation directory

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