Discord serves gamers and developer communities alike, but data privacy and community governance concerns exist. devpick lists 2 privacy-focused alternatives.
- Federation via Element using the decentralized Matrix protocol for cross-server communication
- End-to-end encryption enabled by default in Element
- Customization in Revolt with Discord-like server structures, roles, and custom emoji
- Self-hosting for managing entire communities on your own infrastructure
- Bridge support in Element for connecting Discord, Slack, Telegram, and other services
2 tools
element-web
12,951TypeScriptAGPL-3.0
A glossy Matrix collaboration client for the web.
Free
discussions
2,344
Repository for miscellaneous repository management and discussions: https://github.com/revoltchat/revolt/discussions
Free
How to Choose
For privacy and federation choose Element, and for a Discord-like experience with open governance choose Revolt.