Discord vs lemmy
Side-by-side comparison of features, pricing, ratings, and alternatives.
Discord is a communication platform organized around servers and channels, hugely popular with gaming and online communities but increasingly used by all kinds of groups. It combines text, voice, and video with rich bots and integrations.
Lemmy is a decentralised discussion platform for communities. It allows users to create and manage their own communities, with features such as posting, commenting, and moderation. The platform is designed to be community-driven and allows users to have full control over their own data.
Free; Nitro subscription adds perks from about $9.99/month.
- Great for communities
- Excellent voice quality
- Rich bot ecosystem
- Free and generous
- Highly customisable and flexible
- Decentralised and community-driven
- Open-source and transparent
- Self-hosted and secure
- Can be overwhelming to moderate
- Not built for formal business
- Nitro upsells
- Steep learning curve for new users
- Limited support for mobile devices
- Dependent on community involvement and moderation
What reviewers say
Discord Reviews
4.0 (4)Recommend Discord
Discord has been part of our stack. Rich bot ecosystem. No real complaints. Would recommend.
Great messaging
We rolled out Discord last quarter. Rich bot ecosystem. No real complaints. Would recommend.
Good, not perfect
Tried Discord recently. Upside: free and generous. Downside: nitro upsells.
lemmy Reviews
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