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Comparison

Discord vs Slack

On the evidence we track, Slack leads this comparison with a composite score of 82/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Discord full profile →Slack full profile →
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Discord53
★Slack82
Score
Vioscale score
Discord53 / 100medium · 54%
Slack82 / 100medium · 54%
Pricing
Free tier
Discord✓
Slack✓
Model
Discordfreemium
Slackcommercial
Price level
Discordlow
Slacklow
Transparent
Discord✗
Slack✓
Integrations
Count
Discord32
Slack2,500
Security
Disclosure policy
Discord✓
Slack✓
Gdpr
Discord✓
Slack✓
Reliability
Status page
Discord✓
Slack✓
Market
Availability

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for collaboration software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Modality
Messaging
Discord✓
Slack✓
Video meetings
Discord✓
Slack-
Whiteboard
Discord-
Slack-
Meetings
Screen sharing
Discord✓
Slack-
Recording / transcription
Discord-
Slack-
Security
End-to-end encryption
Discord-
Slack-
SSO / SCIM
Discord-
Slack-
Access
Guest / external access
Discord✓
Slack✓
Compliance
Compliance controls
Discord✓
Slack✓
Deployment
Hosting
DiscordCloud only
SlackCloud only
Scale
Max participants
Discord-
Slack-
Ecosystem
App marketplace
Discord✓
Slack✓
Public API / bot framework
Discord✓
Slack✓
Commercial
Free tier
Discord✓
Slack-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Discord

A service that enables people to create digital spaces where they can communicate via voice channels, video calls, text messages, and share media while playing games or hanging out together.

Independently observed

Slack

Leader

A workspace tool that consolidates team messaging, third-party software integrations, and automated workflows to help distributed teams coordinate work and manage customer interactions more effectively.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Discord

HybridFree tier

Free tier available. Nitro is a paid subscription tier.

  • Nitro-
as of verify ↗

Slack

Leader
from £5.75/moSubscriptionFree tier

From £0 (free tier) to £7/user/month (Pro). Free tier available.

  • FreeFree
    • 90 days of message history
    • Up to 10 apps from Slack App Directory
    • 1:1 audio and video meetings with screen sharing
    • 1:1 external messages via Slack Connect
    • SAML-based single sign-on
    • +9 more
  • Pro£7/user/month (£5.75/user/month billed annually)
    • Unlimited message history
    • Unlimited app integrations
    • 2,600+ apps in Slack App Directory
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Discord✓
Slack✓
iOS
Discord✓
Slack✓
Android
Discord✓
Slack✗
macOS
Discord✓
Slack✗
Windows
Discord✓
Slack✗
Linux
Discord✓
Slack✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Discord✓
Slack✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Discord

32 total
  • Wordle
  • Roll20
  • Rythm
  • Watch Together
  • Whiteboard
  • Chess In The Park
  • Codenames Online
  • Farm Merge Valley
  • Farm Merge Valley
  • Poker Night
  • Blackjack
  • ERTH Poker
  • BattleTabs
  • Hideout
  • Lofi
  • Letter League
  • Daily Sudoku Together
  • Daily Word Wheel
  • Death by AI
  • Banana of Doom
  • The Last Show
  • MergeVille
  • Mergest Kingdom
  • Solitaire Home Story
  • +8 more
Independently observed

Slack

Leader
8 total
  • Salesforce
  • Atlassian
  • Lucid
  • Loom
  • Miro
  • Smartsheet
  • Mural
  • Zapier
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.