Discord vs. Microsoft Yammer

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
Microsoft Yammer
Score 6.9 out of 10
N/A
Yammer is used for private communication within organizations or between organizational members and pre-designated groups, making it an example of enterprise social software. It originally launched as an enterprise microblogging service and now has applications on several different operating systems and devices. The company was acquired by Microsoft in 2012.N/A
Pricing
DiscordMicrosoft Yammer
Editions & Modules
Discord Nitro Classic
$4.99
per month
Discord Nitro
$9.99
per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
DiscordMicrosoft Yammer
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
Features
DiscordMicrosoft Yammer
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Discord
8.2
23 Ratings
5% above category average
Microsoft Yammer
5.6
41 Ratings
32% below category average
Task Management8.58 Ratings6.225 Ratings
Gantt Charts9.01 Ratings7.113 Ratings
Scheduling8.06 Ratings3.419 Ratings
Workflow Automation7.05 Ratings2.521 Ratings
Mobile Access9.221 Ratings7.939 Ratings
Search8.619 Ratings7.939 Ratings
Visual planning tools7.04 Ratings4.323 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
Discord
7.9
23 Ratings
1% below category average
Microsoft Yammer
7.6
44 Ratings
5% below category average
Chat9.523 Ratings8.140 Ratings
Notifications9.122 Ratings7.244 Ratings
Discussions9.423 Ratings8.243 Ratings
Surveys8.014 Ratings6.134 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase9.012 Ratings8.933 Ratings
Integrates with GoToMeeting10.02 Ratings7.314 Ratings
Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts4.01 Ratings6.713 Ratings
Integrates with Outlook4.01 Ratings8.632 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
Microsoft Yammer
5.4
37 Ratings
38% below category average
Versioning6.89 Ratings7.025 Ratings
Video files7.222 Ratings5.532 Ratings
Audio files6.721 Ratings4.730 Ratings
Document collaboration6.610 Ratings2.031 Ratings
Access control8.212 Ratings3.431 Ratings
Advanced security features7.69 Ratings5.528 Ratings
Integrates with Google Drive10.01 Ratings8.014 Ratings
Device sync8.212 Ratings7.224 Ratings
Best Alternatives
DiscordMicrosoft Yammer
Small Businesses
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Score 9.3 out of 10
Stackby
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Score 9.3 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Troop Messenger
Troop Messenger
Score 9.8 out of 10
Troop Messenger
Troop Messenger
Score 9.8 out of 10
Enterprises
HCL Connections
HCL Connections
Score 9.0 out of 10
HCL Connections
HCL Connections
Score 9.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
DiscordMicrosoft Yammer
Likelihood to Recommend
8.1
(23 ratings)
7.1
(54 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
6.9
(10 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(2 ratings)
8.0
(4 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
9.2
(3 ratings)
7.0
(12 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
DiscordMicrosoft Yammer
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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Microsoft
Yammer is great when you have a company culture that encourages friendly collaboration and communication. It can be a great supplement (but certainly not a substitute) for bonding and sharing ideas and thoughts. Certain channels can be really successful, too, like a channel where people can post dog pictures or something fun like that!
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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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Microsoft
  • Providing a platform for social news in the company where "bottom up" topics can percolate freely across department
  • Social networking across the company where folks can divide their work into topics instead of teams
  • Basic collaboration within a group including document sharing with ability to pin documents to a team
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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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Microsoft
  • Although the social enterprise network works very well, there is room for some slight improvement - such as the ability to attract users. By being part of the Microsoft Office Suite, it is offered as an "add-on" and many overlook it and see it as unnecessary at first. It would be smart for Microsoft to sell it as its own product so it could gather more popularity as a "social network".
  • Giving an option to filter results could be better as well as giving an option to turn off the "recent activity" bar on the home page.
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Likelihood to Renew
Discord
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
Microsoft is dedicated to continual improvement on Yammer. They realize the value that Yammer brings to the table with their clients. In the short time that we have had Yammer implemented, we are just now beginning to see the strong impact it has on becoming more effective and efficient around collaboration.
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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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Microsoft
Overall easy to use and intuitive, although limited in the possibility to personalize layout and look & feel of a site. Some functionalities are not easy to use, like document editing, but some others are quick and effective (posts and tagging above all). Performance and responsiveness of the Yammer site is typically acceptable, in my experience.
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Reliability and Availability
Discord
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
Very available
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Performance
Discord
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
It's a simple product but it does provide value.
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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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Microsoft
We have never had to use the support for Yammer. The tool works well and we have not come across any bugs. User Interface is simple and easy to use, similar to other forum type products, thereby removing the need for any extensive training. Team members are invited in and immediately are able to start using the tool.
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Online Training
Discord
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
The training that Microsoft provides is very generic training for Yammer. I like the fact the training is short and easy to understand
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Implementation Rating
Discord
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
We organically implemented the product
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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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Microsoft
Our team briefly used Salesforce.com's Chatter product before switching over to Yammer in 2012. While Chatter is essentially the same product as Yammer, it left much to be desired. Chatter's design was (and remains) clunky and difficult to navigate. Yammer is a simple, easy-to-use product that offers similar functionality as Salesforce's Chatter.
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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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Microsoft
  • My company is pleased with the positive impact Yammer has created departmentally and on an individual basis with work flow efficiency.
  • Adversely, most old and new employees are more familiar with SharePoint, causing the company to pay for training for all current and incoming employees.
  • As Yammer becomes more widely used, the need for training may diminish, which is where we will see our return on investment, as the product clearly provides a more effective form of file sharing and communication between employees and their department.
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