Discord vs Sloga

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.

Sloga is a free chat app for gaming communities, with servers, channels, roles, voice, video, and screen sharing. Communities can also use events, threads, forums, announcement channels, and Discover listings, while automatic real-time translation is available in every channel. Messages and attachments support end-to-end encryption; calls are encrypted in the Windows, Linux, and Android apps, but not yet in the Mac app. Call transcription runs on the user's device on Windows, Android, and the web, with Linux support forthcoming. Discord server templates can be imported to recreate categories, channels, roles, and permissions without linking a Discord account. Attachments can reach 5GB, though files over 20MB are deleted 24 hours after sending. Voice servers are listed in the United States, São Paulo, and Singapore; the app selects the fastest region unless a server owner pins one. Watch parties work with YouTube and Jellyfin, synchronizing playback while each participant uses their own copy. Sloga has browser, Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android apps; iOS is listed as coming soon. Its web and mobile clients, server, and shared client libraries are AGPL-3.0, while desktop encryption components remain private. The service is hosted and costs nothing, with no subscription required.