Discord vs Mumble

Discord is a communications platform for voice, video, and text, with communities organized into servers and channels. People can create servers for groups to talk and spend time together, and use calls in direct messages, group direct messages, or voice channels. The service supports streaming games to friends, and supported consoles can stream gameplay directly. On desktop and in a browser, the App Directory lets users find apps to add to a server or account. Account Connections can link services such as Spotify, Xbox, and PlayStation to a profile; developers can use the Embedded App SDK to build interactive experiences inside Discord. It runs on the web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android. The free plan includes voice, video, and text chat, community servers, and browser, desktop, and mobile access. Nitro Basic is $2.99 a month and includes 50 MB file uploads; Nitro is $9.99 a month and includes custom emoji and stickers, HD video streaming, and two Server Boosts. Discord says calls use end-to-end encryption, but messages are not encrypted and remain subject to its content moderation approach.

Mumble is free, open-source voice chat software for low-latency conversation and gaming. Communication is always encrypted, with public/private-key authentication enabled by default. In supported games, positional audio places voices within the game environment, while an overlay can show who is speaking, FPS, and the current time. Administrators manage users through an extensive access-control-list permission system. Ice protocols let server functions grow with web interfaces, authenticators, custom chat commands, and context-menu entries. The project supplies server software and supports self-hosting, describing low resource costs for hosting. Mumble lists gamers, podcast recorders, hobby radio users, and workplaces among its audiences. The core project uses a BSD-style free and open-source license. Official downloads cover Windows and macOS clients and servers; Linux users use distribution packages. iOS is marked unmaintained, last updated in 2017, while Android clients are third-party.