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Do you know of any comparison between use of Discord and Slack for these kind of community management use cases? Is either one used more and what are the releva

Do you know of any comparison between use of Discord and Slack for these kind of community management use cases? Is either one used more and what are the relevant feature differences?

legionof7 8y ago
I wrote this blog post a while ago for my now-defunct startup. https://medium.com/ardentunited/why-we-use-discord-and-not-slack-500ac8027824 https://medium.com/ardentunited/why-we-use-discord-and-not-s... (I think the blog post is more popular than the startup by now!)
bytematic 8y ago
They are essentially the exact same except discord has voice servers and no real premium limits
bscphil 8y ago
And perhaps, additionally, someone might have suggestions for a high quality open source alternative? Riot/Matrix don't seem to be there quite yet.
- floatboth 8y ago
  Matrix is very much there, and a very cool thing about it is that it allows bridging between e.g. IRC<->Matrix<->Telegram!
crocodiletears 8y ago
I honestly couldn't speak to differences between the two services. I used Slack for one semi-professional community in particular a few years ago, but have since used exclusively Discord, due to its ubiquity. I do recall that I immediately preferred Discord's UX, but I can't remember anything that impressed me in particular. As for anecdata, I have yet to stumble upon any active community still using Slack in the last couple years, but I am aware of several Slack groups that cater to industry-specific demographics, though since they require membership in their particular industries I cannot speak to how active they are or whether they've since changed platforms.
SolarNet 8y ago
Discord is definitely used more often for communities. Some community focused game companies come to mind: Amplitude, Coffee Stain Studios, most gaming oriented youtubers have discords. I think the relevant feature differences is that Discord comes with free voice chat and free complex permission and group management features, as well as a much simpler on-boarding procedure (slack has you fiddling with accounts for each individual group).

Do you know of any comparison between use of Discord and Slack for these kind of community management use cases? Is either one used more and what are the relevant feature differences?

legionof7 8y ago

I wrote this blog post a while ago for my now-defunct startup. https://medium.com/ardentunited/why-we-use-discord-and-not-slack-500ac8027824 https://medium.com/ardentunited/why-we-use-discord-and-not-s... (I think the blog post is more popular than the startup by now!)

bytematic 8y ago

They are essentially the exact same except discord has voice servers and no real premium limits

bscphil 8y ago

And perhaps, additionally, someone might have suggestions for a high quality open source alternative? Riot/Matrix don't seem to be there quite yet.

floatboth 8y ago
Matrix is very much there, and a very cool thing about it is that it allows bridging between e.g. IRC<->Matrix<->Telegram!

crocodiletears 8y ago

I honestly couldn't speak to differences between the two services. I used Slack for one semi-professional community in particular a few years ago, but have since used exclusively Discord, due to its ubiquity. I do recall that I immediately preferred Discord's UX, but I can't remember anything that impressed me in particular. As for anecdata, I have yet to stumble upon any active community still using Slack in the last couple years, but I am aware of several Slack groups that cater to industry-specific demographics, though since they require membership in their particular industries I cannot speak to how active they are or whether they've since changed platforms.

SolarNet 8y ago

Discord is definitely used more often for communities. Some community focused game companies come to mind: Amplitude, Coffee Stain Studios, most gaming oriented youtubers have discords. I think the relevant feature differences is that Discord comes with free voice chat and free complex permission and group management features, as well as a much simpler on-boarding procedure (slack has you fiddling with accounts for each individual group).