# Discord vs Mattermost

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Mattermost

| Attribute | Discord | Mattermost |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 53.2 (52% (medium)) | 67 (65% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 371 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 39,264 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A developer platform that enables creators to build automated applications and integrations, create multiplayer games and social experiences, and add voice communication and social features to existing games. It is indexed under Collaboration Software.","source":"https://discord.com","question":"What is Discord?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Discord offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://discord.com","question":"Is Discord free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Discord supports the web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://discord.com","question":"What platforms does Discord support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Discord, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://discord.com","question":"Can Discord be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 31 integrations for Discord, including Wordle, Roll20, Rythm, Watch Together, Whiteboard, Chess In The Park, Codenames Online and Farm Merge Valley, plus 23 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://discord.com","question":"What does Discord integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed GDPR for Discord. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Discord not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://discord.com/privacy","question":"What security certifications does Discord have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Discord is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.","source":"https://discord.com","question":"Where is Discord available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"answer":"Mattermost is a self-hosted or cloud-based collaboration platform offering secure messaging, voice calling, screen sharing, workflow automation, and AI-assisted tools for teams and enterprises. It is indexed under Collaboration Software.","source":"https://mattermost.com","question":"What is Mattermost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Mattermost offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans are also available: Open Source, Enterprise E10 and Enterprise E20. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://mattermost.com","question":"Is Mattermost free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Mattermost supports the web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://mattermost.com","question":"What platforms does Mattermost support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Mattermost can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://mattermost.com","question":"Can Mattermost be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 14 integrations for Mattermost, including Slack, Git, Jenkins, Twitter, Bugzilla, RSS, Gerrit and Redmine, plus 6 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://mattermost.com","question":"What does Mattermost integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed GDPR for Mattermost. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Mattermost not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://mattermost.com/security","question":"What security certifications does Mattermost have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Mattermost is available worldwide. Its primary markets are the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, the EU and Japan. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.","source":"https://mattermost.com","question":"Where is Mattermost available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"air_gapped":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A set of developer tools and APIs that enable game creators to integrate voice communication, friend systems, community features, and monetization capabilities directly into their games by connecting to Discord's existing player networks and communities. | Mattermost is a self-hosted or cloud-based collaboration platform offering secure messaging, voice calling, screen sharing, workflow automation, and AI-assisted tools for teams and enterprises. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"cloud","free_tier":true,"messaging":true,"api_access":true,"screen_sharing":true,"video_meetings":true,"app_marketplace":true,"deployment_model":"cloud_saas","compliance_controls":true,"guest_external_access":true,"automated_workflow_bot_builders":true,"channel_based_topic_organization":true}` | `{"hosting":"both","sso_scim":true,"free_tier":true,"messaging":true,"api_access":true,"whiteboard":false,"pricing_model":"per_seat_subscription","screen_sharing":true,"video_meetings":false,"app_marketplace":true,"deployment_model":"self_hosted_on_premise","compliance_controls":true,"guest_external_access":true,"recording_transcription":"recording_ai_notes","cross_company_guest_channels":true,"threaded_reply_conversations":true,"automated_workflow_bot_builders":true,"channel_based_topic_organization":true,"jira_github_engineering_webhook_sync":true,"robust_message_search_and_history_indexing":true}` |
| integrations.count | 32 | 700 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Wordle"},{"name":"Roll20"},{"name":"Rythm"},{"name":"Watch Together"},{"name":"Whiteboard"},{"name":"Chess In The Park"},{"name":"Codenames Online"},{"name":"Farm Merge Valley"},{"name":"Farm Merge Valley"},{"name":"Poker Night"},{"name":"Blackjack"},{"name":"ERTH Poker"},{"name":"BattleTabs"},{"name":"Hideout"},{"name":"Lofi"},{"name":"Letter League"},{"name":"Daily Sudoku Together"},{"name":"Daily Word Wheel"},{"name":"Death by AI"},{"name":"Banana of Doom"},{"name":"The Last Show"},{"name":"MergeVille"},{"name":"Mergest Kingdom"},{"name":"Solitaire Home Story"},{"name":"Bobble League"},{"name":"Poxel.io"},{"name":"Smash Karts"},{"name":"Krunker Strike FRVR"},{"name":"Kour.io"},{"name":"Red Bull Crate Quest"},{"name":"Hex Puzzle Adventure"},{"name":"Blazing 8s"}]` | `[{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Git"},{"name":"Jenkins"},{"name":"GitLab"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"Twitter"},{"name":"Bugzilla"},{"name":"RSS"},{"name":"Gerrit"},{"name":"Redmine"},{"name":"Mercurial"},{"name":"SVN"},{"name":"Threema"},{"name":"Pexip"},{"name":"Prometheus","category":"monitoring","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Grafana","category":"monitoring","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Microsoft Teams","native":true,"category":"chat","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Matrix","native":false,"category":"chat","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"XMPP","native":false,"category":"chat","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Trello","native":true,"category":"project_management","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"ServiceNow","native":true,"category":"itsm","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"PagerDuty","native":true,"category":"incident_response","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Splunk","native":true,"category":"monitoring","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Nagios","native":true,"category":"monitoring","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Ansible","native":true,"category":"automation","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Matterbridge","native":false,"category":"chat","direction":"bidirectional"}]` |
| language.primary | - | TypeScript |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"ios":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"android":true,"windows":true}` | `{"ios":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"android":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Nitro","contactSales":false}],"summary":"Free tier available. Nitro is a paid subscription tier.","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://discord.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-05T14:07:29.395Z"}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise Edition E10","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise Edition E20","contactSales":false}],"freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://mattermost.com","retrievedAt":"2026-10-05T11:08:02.475Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.transparent | no | no |
| release.cadence_days | - | 1 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/releases/tag/v11.10.3-rc1","date":"2026-10-02T11:23:57Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v11.10.3-rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/releases/tag/v12.0.0-rc2","date":"2026-09-25T08:37:30Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v12.0.0-rc2"},{"url":"https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/releases/tag/v11.11.1","date":"2026-09-24T06:27:30Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.11.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/releases/tag/v12.0.0-rc1","date":"2026-09-18T10:58:45Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v12.0.0-rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/releases/tag/v10.11.24","date":"2026-09-16T09:55:00Z","type":"stable","version":"v10.11.24"},{"url":"https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/releases/tag/v11.10.2","date":"2026-09-15T07:48:24Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.10.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/releases/tag/v11.7.11","date":"2026-09-15T05:06:55Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.7.11"},{"url":"https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/releases/tag/v11.7.11-rc1","date":"2026-09-11T12:06:09Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v11.7.11-rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/releases/tag/v11.9.2","date":"2026-09-15T06:26:10Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.9.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/releases/tag/v11.11.0","date":"2026-09-07T11:26:50Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.11.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/releases/tag/v11.11.0-rc3","date":"2026-09-07T10:37:02Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v11.11.0-rc3"},{"url":"https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/releases/tag/v11.7.10","date":"2026-08-26T11:53:54Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.7.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/releases/tag/v11.11.0-rc2","date":"2026-08-25T09:15:51Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v11.11.0-rc2"},{"url":"https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/releases/tag/v11.10.1","date":"2026-08-24T07:07:00Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.10.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/releases/tag/v11.11.0-rc1","date":"2026-08-18T06:47:33Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v11.11.0-rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/releases/tag/v11.7.9","date":"2026-08-13T06:29:32Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.7.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/releases/tag/v11.9.1","date":"2026-08-13T06:07:31Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.9.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/releases/tag/v11.9.1-rc1","date":"2026-08-07T09:17:30Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v11.9.1-rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/releases/tag/v11.8.5","date":"2026-08-13T05:45:21Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.8.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/releases/tag/v11.8.5-rc1","date":"2026-08-07T08:38:34Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v11.8.5-rc1"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.certifications | - | `[{"name":"Section 508 Compliance","status":"active","evidenceUrl":"https://mattermost.com"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.scorecard | - | 7.3 |
| security.trust_center | - | https://mattermost.com/blog/trusted-device-authentication-101/ |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=mattermost-redux&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Collaboration Software)

| Capability | Discord | Mattermost |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Modality** |  |  |
| Messaging | ✓ | ✓ |
| Video meetings | ✓ | ✗ |
| Whiteboard | - | ✗ |
| **Meetings** |  |  |
| Screen sharing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Recording / transcription | - | Recording + AI notes |
| **Security** |  |  |
| End-to-end encryption | - | - |
| SSO / SCIM | - | ✓ |
| **Access** |  |  |
| Guest / external access | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Compliance** |  |  |
| Compliance controls | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Cloud only | Cloud + self-hosted |
| **Scale** |  |  |
| Max participants | - | - |
| **Ecosystem** |  |  |
| App marketplace | ✓ | ✓ |
| Public API / bot framework | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Commercial** |  |  |
| Free tier | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T08:16:12.446Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*