Team chat · Community & forum
Discord
Voice and text communities.
proprietary Discord · USBuilt for gaming, used by many communities; a US company with no encryption.
Website ↗ Plan “Team chat” with itPlan “Community & forum” with it
How you can run it
| Way | Where the data lives | Price basis | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hosted outside Europe | servers outside Europe | free | red — Hosted outside Europe: your data sits under non-European jurisdiction. |
Facts
| Company / project | Discord (US) |
|---|---|
| Licence | proprietary |
| Alternatives to it here | Discourse, Flarum, Matrix (Synapse + Element), NodeBB |
| Provenance | curated, verified 2026-09-04 |
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