Differences between slack vs discord 
                     Differences between Slack vs Discord 
Are you torn between Slack vs Discord, and you aren't sure which one will best suit your needs? 
I've included a few differences below that must help you decide which one is the best chat 
platform. 
Let me give the introduction in which you will find some similarities. 
Slack started as an internal tool for Stewart Butterfield's company, where they were developing 
an online game called Glitch, and later it was launched in August 2013 for the public. 
Discord was Jason Citron's concept, who founded OpenFeint, the social gaming platform for 
mobile games. It was launched in May 2015 publicly with the domain name of discordapp.com.  
 
 
Price 
Slack's price was higher compared to other chat apps, but in current times, its price starts from 
2.67 $ per user per month. As the free Slack package is basic privileges, access, features will 
be limited, such as ten integrations and 10,000 searchable messages. If you don't want limited 
access, you shall have to upgrade your package. 
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Discord is a free and open platform yet with few limitations where you will be saved in terms of 
message history, unlike Slack. And for more privileges, you will have to upgrade your package 
to Nitro plans. 
Chat APIs 
Both Slack and Discord offer chat APIs which are developed to be embedded into the websites 
seamlessly, but most of the companies chose to use Slack's chat APIs. 
Video Calls 
Slack comes with a basic video calling feature while the world is adapting to High-Definition, and 
it doesn't have echo cancellation and noise suspension. 
Most gamers love the feature of discord video call as it helps them to connect with their fellow 
gamers during their gaming sessions, in addition, it allows them to speak with 5,000 members 
while allowing only n members on the screen. 
Conversations 
Slack allows its users to communicate with other users in different ways as in private channels, 
public conversations, and direct messages. 
Discord allows its users to communicate via private channels using text and voice only. 
 
I hope after learning the differences, you will be in a position to choose the best tool. You may 
have an opinion that Discord for business may not be a suitable tool. For your information, some 
startups, SMEs are using it as their official chat app. 
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