Discord vs Element

A side-by-side comparison of Discord and Element.

	Discord Visit website	Element Visit website
Description	Voice, video and text chat for communities and groups	Secure, decentralized messaging built on the Matrix protocol
Pricing	FreemiumProprietary	FreemiumOpen source(AGPL-3.0)
Developer	Discord Inc.	Element
Ratings	4.7(3.6M) · App Store	3.3(590) · App Store 13.6Kstars
Platforms
Web
Windows
Mac
Linux
iPhone
Android
Self-hosted
Features
API access
Channels
Group chats
Screen sharing
Threaded conversations
Voice and video calls
End-to-end encryption
No phone number required

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