Discord vs. Hivebrite

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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Hivebrite is a great platform if you and your team do not want to manage a custom-built website - which can be both time-consuming and costly.

Incentivized

• 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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• Fast responding customer service with enthusiastic willingness to solve your tech problems.
• Continual upgrades to platform's UX/UI.
• Comprehensive support resources and articles.

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• 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

Incentivized

• LMS - It would be great if native learning management system functions could be added to the platform.
• 1:1 Conversations - the private messaging feature could definitely be improved upon.
• Language integration - being able to translate comments and conversations on the platform would be helpful to our global audience.

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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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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

Incentivized

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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Mighty Networks is another platform that is insanely cheap but does not have any upgrade options.

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• 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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• The Hivebrite platform has taken our community from 0 to 2000+.

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