Alternatives and competitors

Sites like Discord

The 20 closest group chat and VoIP alternatives to Discord, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 9 technologies behind it.

Looking for an alternative to Discord? The closest matches are Viber, telegram.org and Reddit. We match sites by what they actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Vote on each alternative and leave a short note to help the next person choose.

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01 · Entity

About Discord

Discord discord.gg

Discord - Group Chat That’s All Fun & Games

Discord is great for playing games and chilling with friends, or even building a worldwide community. Customize your own space to talk, play, and hang out.

Wikidata: instant messaging and VoIP software

Top 1K · #148 English 9 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026
Visit Discord

Summary by Claude

Discord is a voice, video and text chat service where users talk privately or in invite-based community servers with persistent channels. It also offers screen sharing, streaming and built-in activities. discord.gg is its domain for server invite links.

Who it’s for
Gamers, friend groups and online communities
Business model
Subscriptions (Nitro) and in-app purchases

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to Discord’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Lines split each axis at the median. Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.

similarity × popularity

DisqusSignal9GAGMessengerSoundCloudYouTubeGrindrSlideShareWhatsAppViber

03 · Nearest neighbours

Alternatives to Discord

Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to Discord, thumbs down if it isn’t.

Only in English
  1. 01
    Viber viber.com Top 1K English

    Home | Viber

    cross-platform instant messaging voice-over-Internet Protocol application for smartphones

  2. 02
    WhatsApp whatsapp.com Top 100 English

    WhatsApp | Secure and Reliable Free Private Messaging and Calling

    Use WhatsApp Messenger to stay in touch with friends and family. WhatsApp is free and offers simple, secure, reliable messaging and calling, available on phones all over the world.

  3. 03
    SlideShare slideshare.net Top 1K English

    Client Challenge

    American hosting service, owned by Scribd, for professional content including presentations, infographics, documents, and videos

  4. 04
    Grindr grindr.com Top 10K English

    Grindr: The World’s Largest Social Networking App for LGBTQ People.

    Grindr is the world’s largest social networking app for gay, bi, trans, and queer people. Download Grindr today to discover, connect to, and explore the queer world around you.

  5. 05
    YouTube youtube.com Top 100 English

    YouTube

    Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

  6. 06
    SoundCloud soundcloud.com Top 1K English

    Stream and listen to music online for free with SoundCloud

    Discover and play over 320 million music tracks. Join the world’s largest online community of artists, bands, DJs, and audio creators.

  7. 07
    Messenger messenger.com Top 10K English

    Messenger

    Hang out anytime, anywhere—Messenger makes it easy and fun to stay close to your favorite people

  8. 08
    9GAG 9gag.com Top 10K English

    9GAG - Best Funny Memes and Breaking News

    Your daily dose of funny memes, GIFs, videos and weird news stories. We deliver hundreds of new memes daily and much more humor anywhere you go.

  9. 09
    Signal signal.org Top 10K English

    Signal >> Home

    Say "hello" to a different messaging experience. An unexpected focus on privacy, combined with all of the features you expect.

  10. 10
    Disqus disqus.com Top 1K English

    #1 in audience engagement and community growth | Disqus

    More publishers trust us to engage, grow, and understand their audiences than any other. Build your on-site community with Disqus.

  11. 11
    Meetup meetup.com Top 10K English

    Meetup | Find Local Groups, Events, and Activities Near You

    Find Meetup events, join groups, or start your own. Make new friends and connect with like-minded people. Meet people near you who share your interests.

  12. 12
    LINE line.me Top 1K English

    LINE|always at your side.

    More than just a messenger app. LINE is new level of communication and the very infrastructure of your life.

  13. 13
    LiveChat livechat.com Top 10K English

    Live Chat Software with AI by Text | LiveChat.com

    Text is live chat software for your website with an AI Agent that answers 24/7. Qualify leads and track sales from chats. Start your free 14-day trial.

  14. 14
    tawk.to Top 10K English

    tawk.to - Free Live Chat Software for Your Website

    One free inbox for all your customer channels. Live chat, ticketing, knowledge base, AI assist, and CRM — all in one place. Trusted by 6M+ businesses.

  15. 15
    Tinder gotinder.com Top 10K English

    Tinder | Dating, Make Friends & Meet New People

    With 55 billion matches to date, Tinder® is the world’s most popular dating app, making it the place to meet new people.

  16. 16
    Zoom zoom.com Top 1K English

    One platform to connect | Zoom

    Modernize workflows with Zoom's trusted collaboration tools: including video meetings, Zoom Chat, VoIP phone, webinars, whiteboard, contact center, and events.

  17. 17
    Slack slack.com Top 1K English

    Slack | AI Work Platform & Productivity Tools

    Boost productivity and save time with Slack‌ — ‌the AI work platform for managing projects, automating workflows, and connecting teams securely. Start working smarter today.

  18. 18
    zeta-ai.io Top 10K English

    zeta

    The No.1 AI chat! Over 13 hours of weekly use — and it’s free. Not using zeta yet? Everyone else is!

  19. 19
    Chess.com chess.com Top 1K English

    Chess.com - Play Chess Online - Free Games

    Play chess online for free on Chess.com with over 250 million members from around the world. Have fun playing with friends or challenging the computer!

  20. 20
    Giphy giphy.com Top 10K English

    GIPHY - Be Animated

    GIPHY is the platform that animates your world. Find the GIFs, Clips, and Stickers that make your conversations more positive, more expressive, and more you.

Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to discord.gg’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones Discord uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

What Discord is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.

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Stack changes

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