Azure Stack HCI vs. Discord

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Azure Stack HCI
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
Microsoft offers hyperconverged infrastructure solutions via Azure Stack HCI. Azure Stack HCI provides a variety of preferred hardware solutions for building a hybrid cloud infrastructure, allowing the user to run virtual machines on hyperconverged systems and use Windows Admin Center to connect to Azure for cloud services.
$29
per month
Discord
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
Discord is an app designed to connect users with communities over voice, video, and text chat, via Discord servers, a gaming and game industry oriented app for growing communities around video games and allowing developers to communicate with their customer base; the app may yet also be used for business communications of other kinds.
$4.99
per month
Pricing
Azure Stack HCIDiscord
Editions & Modules
Developer
$29.00
per month
Standard
$100.00
per month
Professional Direct
$1000.00
per month
Discord Nitro
$0
Discord Nitro Classic
$0
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Azure Stack HCIDiscord
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Azure Stack HCIDiscord
Features
Azure Stack HCIDiscord
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Azure Stack HCI
-
Ratings
Discord
4.7
32 Ratings
49% below category average
Task Management00 Ratings2.710 Ratings
Gantt Charts00 Ratings2.43 Ratings
Scheduling00 Ratings5.39 Ratings
Workflow Automation00 Ratings4.510 Ratings
Mobile Access00 Ratings8.430 Ratings
Search00 Ratings7.827 Ratings
Visual planning tools00 Ratings2.16 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
Azure Stack HCI
-
Ratings
Discord
7.2
32 Ratings
11% below category average
Chat00 Ratings9.532 Ratings
Notifications00 Ratings7.531 Ratings
Discussions00 Ratings8.832 Ratings
Surveys00 Ratings7.522 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase00 Ratings6.017 Ratings
Integrates with GoToMeeting00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
Integrates with Outlook00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
Azure Stack HCI
-
Ratings
Discord
7.1
31 Ratings
12% below category average
Versioning00 Ratings5.313 Ratings
Video files00 Ratings6.629 Ratings
Audio files00 Ratings6.829 Ratings
Document collaboration00 Ratings6.116 Ratings
Access control00 Ratings8.019 Ratings
Advanced security features00 Ratings6.013 Ratings
Integrates with Google Drive00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Device sync00 Ratings8.021 Ratings
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Azure Stack HCIDiscord
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
Azure Stack HCIDiscord
Likelihood to Recommend
8.5
(2 ratings)
8.2
(32 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.3
(11 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.2
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
Azure Stack HCIDiscord
Likelihood to Recommend
Microsoft
It will be effective for an organization that is planning to deploy the application on the cloud and as well as on-premise. Organizations planning to work on hybrid-based can go for it blindly If looking for security it's an ultimate solution, being it is hybrid-based security is well enhanced.
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Discord
Discord works phenomenally if you want a chat platform that is free, quick to set up, and very flexible in the ways you can start using it. It doesn't require a complex set of logins for different servers and confusion about adding new members, or tough pricing right out of the gate. If you prefer to view full conversations all in one place without them "splintering" off into branches that are missed, Discord works great for this. All in all, Discord is great for startup companies or lean working companies, but it does not lend itself as well for larger, traditional "corporate" enterprises.
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Pros
Microsoft
  • Azure Stack HCI operating system
  • Windows Admin Center
  • Hyper-V-based compute resources
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Discord
  • One to many Communications to ensure that we can quickly get messages out when we have to.
  • Quick polling of questions and issues
  • The ability to gate channels so we can focus on folks that we know are stakeholders gives them an added feeling of belonging and that they have a say in the direction of projects.
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Cons
Microsoft
  • Interruptions are there when the connection is low.
  • Improvement needed on Integration feature.
  • A lot of issues were faced while implementing.
  • Documentation should be clear and straightforward.
  • Improvement needed on Documentation.
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Discord
  • Better volume balancing between members on a call.
  • More customizability of the notification sound for each server. It would be nice to set each of my important servers with a different notification sound.
  • More expansive note section when you view another user's profile. I'd like to be able to contain more information there in a more organized way.
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Usability
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Discord
It just works, and works well. Very rarely does anything go wrong, and I can't remember the last outage (sure there's been some but very rare and not something I even think about or worry about). Desktop clients, web access, mobile clients - the lot. Very happy with our easy it is to use.
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Support Rating
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Discord
There is plenty of online documentation and knowledge base articles. As well as having an open API to be able to tie it into other products makes it a really viable solution for any business. I have never had to contact support, any questions which I have need answered can be found in the documentation,
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Alternatives Considered
Microsoft
We can deploy the application into windows and Linux virtual machines in the datacentre, Azure service. It provides the latest security, performance, and hybrid capabilities, which now include Azure Arc enablement and new management scenarios through the Azure portal. GPU enablement and maximizing performance of we can go virtual desktop infrastructure.
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Discord
I like Slack for more professional settings, but Discord is excellent for casual groups, especially when a few people do not have iPhones. They're very similar, but I think there are a lot of Discord features I don't take advantage of, mainly because there seems to be so much in the sidebar that overwhelms me a bit.
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Return on Investment
Microsoft
  • The upside is the integration feature.
  • Pricing is a little higher.
  • When compared with another platform, Azure Stack HCI is performing/ functioning brilliantly.
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Discord
  • Discord has allowed us to connect to students when typical email & text would not work.
  • Discord has allowed easy creation and communication for small group leaders and their students.
  • Discord is free and so many students have access to it.
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