🆚 Discord vs. Matrix

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

Instant messaging app
Instant messaging app

About

Discord is an instant messaging and VoIP social platform that allows users to communicate via text chat, voice, and video.

It organizes users into persistent communities called servers containing categorized text and voice channels, supports role-based permissions for access control, includes bots through a public API, allows direct and group messaging, and offers features such as threads and screen sharing.

Matrix is a set of open APIs for open-federated Instant Messaging (IM), Voice over IP (VoIP) and Internet of Things (IoT) communication.

Headquarters

San Francisco, California, United States
London, United Kingdom

Website

Pricing

Free version ✔️
Nitro Basic$2.99
Nitro$9.99
Free ✔️

Categories

Instant Messaging › Rank #5
Instant Messaging › Rank #16
Social Media › Rank #13

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Discord instant messaging app is 34 times more popular than Matrix.
Total websites

Market share

Instant Messaging

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Discord is more popular than Matrix in all countries.
United States
Germany
France
United Kingdom
Canada
Netherlands
Russia
Poland
Japan
Spain

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Discord is more popular than Matrix in all market segments.
Games
Business
Software/Hardware
Blogs/Wiki
Entertainment
Internet Services
Online Shopping
Marketing/Merchandising
Forum/Bulletin Boards
Sports

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

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