Discord vs Twist

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.

Twist is a team messaging service built around channels, guest access, and work-tool integrations. It runs on web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android. The Free plan costs nothing and includes 500 internal member accounts, 500 external guest accounts, five integrations, 5 GB of file storage, and one month of comments and message history. Unlimited costs $6 a month with annual billing. That plan includes full history, unlimited integrations and file storage, priority support, and unlimited internal and external member accounts. Listed integrations include Todoist, Asana, CircleCI, GitHub, GitLab, Jira Software, Make, n8n, Pipedream, Zapier, Google Calendar, Calendly, Jitsi Meet, Dropbox, Google Drive, Google Sheets, OneDrive, Box, and Trello. Twist therefore offers a capped free workspace and a paid plan removing listed limits.