Discord vs. Google Chat

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Discord
Score 8.1 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
Google Chat
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
Google Chat, formerly Hangouts Chat, is a collaboration tool competing with Slack, designed to make it easy for teams to be able to get their work done in one place. From direct messages to group conversations, Chat helps teams collaborate, and with dedicated, virtual rooms to house projects over time — plus threaded conversations — Chat helps users track progress and follow up tasks. Chat currently supports 28 languages and each room can support up to 8,000 members.N/A
Pricing
DiscordGoogle Chat
Editions & Modules
Discord Nitro Classic
$4.99
per month
Discord Nitro
$9.99
per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
DiscordGoogle Chat
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details16% discount on annual pricing for Discord Nitro ($99.99 per year) and Discord Nitro Classic ($49.99 per year).
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
DiscordGoogle Chat
Considered Both Products
Discord
Chose Discord
The subdivisions through voice and text channels that can be elevated in Discord facilitate the organization of the company. Discord planned that the information not lost in the middle of the conversations, we managed to organize for the projects. Permission levels also help …
Google Chat
Chose Google Chat
Slack is actually expensive for larger teams, and their free plan has limitations on message history and file storage so that is the we moved to Google Chat.
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
DiscordGoogle Chat
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Discord
8.2
23 Ratings
5% above category average
Google Chat
8.2
23 Ratings
5% above category average
Task Management8.58 Ratings8.413 Ratings
Gantt Charts9.01 Ratings8.39 Ratings
Scheduling8.06 Ratings8.915 Ratings
Workflow Automation7.05 Ratings7.012 Ratings
Mobile Access9.221 Ratings8.822 Ratings
Search8.619 Ratings8.820 Ratings
Visual planning tools7.04 Ratings7.111 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
Discord
7.9
23 Ratings
1% below category average
Google Chat
8.6
23 Ratings
8% above category average
Chat9.523 Ratings9.723 Ratings
Notifications9.122 Ratings9.723 Ratings
Discussions9.423 Ratings8.021 Ratings
Surveys8.014 Ratings7.615 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase9.012 Ratings8.712 Ratings
Integrates with GoToMeeting10.02 Ratings8.08 Ratings
Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts4.01 Ratings8.216 Ratings
Integrates with Outlook4.01 Ratings9.07 Ratings
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
Discord
7.7
22 Ratings
3% below category average
Google Chat
8.7
23 Ratings
10% above category average
Versioning6.89 Ratings8.516 Ratings
Video files7.222 Ratings8.320 Ratings
Audio files6.721 Ratings8.319 Ratings
Document collaboration6.610 Ratings9.219 Ratings
Access control8.212 Ratings8.816 Ratings
Advanced security features7.69 Ratings9.217 Ratings
Integrates with Google Drive10.01 Ratings8.116 Ratings
Device sync8.212 Ratings9.221 Ratings
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User Ratings
DiscordGoogle Chat
Likelihood to Recommend
8.1
(23 ratings)
8.5
(23 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(2 ratings)
9.0
(5 ratings)
Support Rating
9.2
(3 ratings)
7.3
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
DiscordGoogle Chat
Likelihood to Recommend
Discord
Discord worked well for us in an academic setting, although I would probably recommend something like Slack--which has more professional connotations--for a work setting. Discord is great for more casual conversation because it has a connotation for being frequently used by gamers, Reddit users, large groups of friends, and people interested in a particular topic.
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Google
To keep communication within your organization and to organize any event where multiple team involvement is needed we recommend using google chat as it has very great features like priority notification. We can add groups and have collective communication that helps in making decisions faster. You can also connect with multiple people over the calls and also easily create a transcript that can be useful for future references. i see in certain areas this is not well suited where you are involved with client calls or customer calls I don't recommend this application as this is not that suitable for large audience or system meaning this have certain limitation in adding total number of people to calls.
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Pros
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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Google
  • When discussing about a specific project, I can quickly share google docs or sheets within the chat which helps my team to view the document in real time and they do not have to leave the conversation.
  • Scheduling a meeting with someone is very easy on Google Chat.
  • We have remote team members in different time zones and instead of waiting for emails we use Google Chat to quickly discuss anything.
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Cons
Discord
  • UI could always use improvement - may be a learning curve for new users
  • Many young to middle aged users but may be difficult for older generation to take up Discord as a means of communication
  • Sometimes the ads for their Nitro features can be obnoxious
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Google
  • Google Hangouts Chat has a room for improvement in customizing the themes background.The themes are outdated and hard to change if you don't know the right key to change it.
  • It could be more user friendly if there will be no hidden features. Formatting messages is very likely to use and fun.
  • With conversations going on about everything all the time, it's easy to get pulled into far too many discussions but sometimes its hard to mention names because it shows many result even the users are not included on the chat room.
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Likelihood to Renew
Discord
No answers on this topic
Google
The updates, support, general reviews on Google Chat are great everywhere. The development of the features is ongoing and this adds a great value to Google as a big company in the market. Other applications are limiting communication while Google Chat is allowing communication to grow. It is very easy to use it and teach others how to use Google Chat.
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Usability
Discord
I can't really say much on this. It's extremely easy to use, it's very logical and intuitive, and very easy to install and set-up. Even the settings menus make sense even to nonliterate IT people.
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Google
It's not perfect. There are occasional glitches, drop-outs, and it takes a bit to get everything loaded and working. But it is significantly better than Zoom or GoToMeeting when you're in instructional settings. I know my teacher friends here like it and the administrators and parents seem to be satisfied too.
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Support Rating
Discord
I would give it a 10 rating because it absolutely deserves it. Discord has made things like keeping in touch extremely easy for people. Anywhere from gamers, businessmen and even family calls are all a part of this fantastic application. The ease of access of being able to jump in a room with your friends and talk to them is amazing
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Google
I have not needed to contact the support folks for Google Hangouts Chat, so I can't speak to this with any accuracy. The online instructions are fairly clearly written, so it is fairly intuitive to start with. I did not feel the need to use the support people anyway.
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Alternatives Considered
Discord
Discord is better when addressing many people at once. I like how you can upload emotes, and it's just a lot more fun. I don't even use Whatsapp anymore. I'd rather text people than use Whatsapp for all intense and purposes. Discord also uses bots and I don't think Whatsapp does.
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Google
Our organization uses the entire Google Suite of products, so the integration with Google Drive and especially Gmail made this decision a "no brainer". In canvassing most of our employees, many of them had more experience using this product as opposed to Skype, and the feedback was overwhelmingly positive.
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Return on Investment
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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Google
  • In my work it allows us to report troubles that may cost loss of investment thru Google Hangouts Chat we were able to communicate on how to fix it.
  • I hope we can make it on our own choice of colors to heightened workers vibe
  • It is connected to your email
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