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24 alternatives to Discord

All-in-one voice and text chat for gamers

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Discord launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Discord▲70

   All-in-one voice and text chat for gamers

   2018 · its alternatives →

2. 2LS
   Let's Chat, a self-hosted chat app for small teams▲350

   2015 · sdelements.github.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Talk.gg▲60

   Simple team voice chat for gamers

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4CA
   Cordless, a Discord terminal client written in Go▲105

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5TG
   Talk.gg – Simple team chat for gamers▲11

   2015 · talk.gg · its alternatives →

6. 6MA
   Miaou, an OS chat for developers and gamers▲58

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

7. 7SC
   Simplest chat for platforms and marketplaces▲47

   2012 · gaglers.com · its alternatives →

8. 8GI
   Gamechat.im – Cross platform chat for gamers▲6

   2015 · gamechat.im · its alternatives →

9. 9IM
   I made a command-line Slack chat client▲90

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    S V Y F T▲68

    Free Team Collaboration Built Around Group Chat

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11AN
    a new team chat web/irc tool▲33

    2012 · teamchat.net · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Chat Wars▲11

    Telegram-based MMORPG

    2017 · its alternatives →

13. 13CO
    ChatStep - Online Group Chat▲19

    2012 · chatstep.com · its alternatives →

14. 14OS
    Open source Live Chat Engine for your own systems▲17

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15LT
    Lechat – team chat for developers▲34

    2013 · lechat.im · its alternatives →

16. 16CI
    Chat in a virtual world - Node Knockout entry▲36

    2011 · minilife.me · its alternatives →

17. 17FI
    Fluo – Immersive Chats▲8

    2024 · fluo.chat · its alternatives →

18. 18IY
    If you need discord/Reddit alternative I have created unique web chat▲8

    2021 · heahy.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Discord▲9

    Chat for Gamers

    2018 · its alternatives →

20. 20DF
    Discord for businesses – Vocal▲7

    2022 · getvocal.app · its alternatives →

21. 21ST
    SVYFT – Team collaboration built around group chat▲23

    2014 · svyft.com · its alternatives →

22. 22HA
    Hello – A 100% peer-to-peer video chat using WebRTC▲21

    2018 · vasanthv.github.io · its alternatives →

23. 23HY
    Host your own open source Slack-like chat platform▲9

    2015 · rocket.chat · its alternatives →

24. 24TA
    Together, a no-signup chat and universal comment/discussion tool (beta)▲6

    Hi HN, For years I’ve missed the feeling of an always-on chatroom without the silos and social overhead of Discord. So I built Together: a single-room, no-signup group chat that you join with one click. No channels, no rules (yet), no onboarding flow. Everyone lands in the same place and can start talking in under a second. Why I made it - Forums and blog comments are great but slow; Discord/Slack feel heavy for casual drop-ins if you aren’t already a member of a community. - I wanted the simplest possible space where ~100 people could idle, share shower thoughts, and keep the…

    Oct 2025 · together.lol · its alternatives →

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