Discord vs. Signal Open Source Messenger

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Discord
Score 8.5 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
Signal Open Source Messenger
Score 9.6 out of 10
N/A
Signal is an open source cross-platform messaging app featuring end-to-end encryption to keep conversations private and secure, boasting no ads, no affiliate marketers, and no creepy tracking in Signal. Users can focus on sharing the moments that matter.N/A
Pricing
DiscordSignal Open Source Messenger
Editions & Modules
Discord Nitro Classic
$4.99
per month
Discord Nitro
$9.99
per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
DiscordSignal Open Source Messenger
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).
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DiscordSignal Open Source Messenger
Considered Both Products
Discord

No answer on this topic

Signal Open Source Messenger
Chose Signal Open Source Messenger
The closest competitor we've found for Signal is Telegram. We do use Telegram with some clients and individuals who prefer it. Unfortunately, in this climate where there is no clear winner and a lot of diversity in applications, if you work with a lot of clients you're going to …
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Features
DiscordSignal Open Source Messenger
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Discord
7.8
17 Ratings
0% below category average
Signal Open Source Messenger
-
Ratings
Task Management9.36 Ratings00 Ratings
Scheduling6.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow Automation7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Access9.715 Ratings00 Ratings
Search7.313 Ratings00 Ratings
Visual planning tools7.53 Ratings00 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
Discord
7.4
17 Ratings
8% below category average
Signal Open Source Messenger
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Ratings
Chat9.717 Ratings00 Ratings
Notifications8.116 Ratings00 Ratings
Discussions8.317 Ratings00 Ratings
Surveys7.710 Ratings00 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase7.77 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with GoToMeeting10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with Outlook4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
Discord
8.9
16 Ratings
9% above category average
Signal Open Source Messenger
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Ratings
Versioning10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Video files7.916 Ratings00 Ratings
Audio files8.615 Ratings00 Ratings
Document collaboration8.36 Ratings00 Ratings
Access control8.38 Ratings00 Ratings
Advanced security features8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with Google Drive10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Device sync10.06 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
DiscordSignal Open Source Messenger
Likelihood to Recommend
9.1
(17 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.2
(3 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
DiscordSignal Open Source Messenger
Likelihood to Recommend
Discord
Personally, Discord is a great tool to create online communities for your company or product, especially when our target audience is young. I would not consider it appropriate to use this tool for people over a certain age, nor would it be suitable for companies of considerable size.
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Open Source
Signal is great for high-security applications where privacy is a concern, perhaps because of the sensitive nature of the materials being communicated. For instance, if you are sending sensitive information about a film that hasn't been released yet, and you want to make sure that paparazzi and fans don't get access to spoiler information, Signal is a great way to communicate.
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Pros
Discord
  • Discord allows easy setup of servers for specific groups.
  • Discord allows one-on-one private messaging as well as group communication.
  • Discord is easy to install and setup for any age group.
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Open Source
  • Encryption end to end
  • Audio quality
  • Ability to permanently delete messages and history
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Cons
Discord
  • Recovery when servers are down.
  • Better Nitro Deals.
  • Better bot enabling for going live - Slow sometimes or doesn't work in certain discords.
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Open Source
  • Backup functionality on iOS devices
  • Sometimes messages can be delayed
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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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Open Source
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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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Open Source
I've never contacted support but I see that they are on the ball for bug fixes, highly communicative in release notes, and continually releasing updates to Signal that address common user complaints. Given how responsive the development team is, and how they are continually improving Signal, I think their support is top notch.
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Alternatives Considered
Discord
Discord has better features and it gets updated constantly with new features. It gets popular everyday and the number of people using Discord gets increased. Discord has a better interface that is easy to use, it doesn't make you confused. Better voice and video quality. The most important part is the communities, there are thousands of different communities.
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Open Source
Signal is far and away better and more feature-rich. Skype is no longer the app it used to be before Microsoft acquired it, and WhatsApp, while trying to be much like Signal with claims, has too many features that lead to a sense of insecurity as it's too widely used and used for too many things.
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Return on Investment
Discord
  • Discord has been such a bonus to our productivity. Instead of sending meeting links and starting lengthy email threads, we were able to quickly hop on a call with other people and get things done!
  • Some colleagues had to change their PCs as Discord was messing up their system due to the heavy system load.
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Open Source
  • Communication is crucial to accomplishing our mission
  • Cost of similar commercial apps could be very prohibitive
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