# Discord vs Jitsi Meet

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Jitsi Meet

| Attribute | Discord | Jitsi Meet |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 52.8 (54% (medium)) | 69.5 (39% (low)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | A free, open-source video conferencing solution that enables peer-to-peer conversations across web and mobile platforms, deployable in the cloud or on self-managed infrastructure. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"cloud","free_tier":true,"messaging":true,"api_access":true,"screen_sharing":true,"video_meetings":true,"app_marketplace":true,"compliance_controls":true,"guest_external_access":true}` | `{"hosting":"both","free_tier":true,"api_access":true,"e2e_encryption":true,"video_meetings":true,"guest_external_access":true,"recording_transcription":"recording_ai_notes"}` |
| integrations.count | 32 | 2 |
| 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":"YouTube"},{"name":"SIP"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"ios":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"android":true,"windows":true}` | `{"ios":true,"web":true,"android":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":"free","summary":"Completely free and open source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://jitsi.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-21T13:18:41.308Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | free |
| pricing.price_level | low | free |
| pricing.transparent | no | yes |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |

## Capabilities (Collaboration Software)

| Capability | Discord | Jitsi Meet |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **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: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:47:06.832Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*