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= Discord Alternatives Comparison
[IMPORTANT]
ACTIVELY BEING UPDATED
This repository is currently under active development.
Unless the service you wish to PR is not listed below, please hold off on submitting pull requests.
I have already tested and collected criteria status for the following services:
- Fluxer
- GameVox
- Matrix (Element)
- Nerimity
- Root
- Sharkord
- Spacebar (Fermi)
- Stoat
- Tailchat
- TeamSpeak 6
====
[NOTE]
✔️ supported · ❌ not supported · ⚠️ partial/conditional · ❔ unclear
== Core Communication
[cols="3*", options="header"]
|===
| Criteria | Fluxer | GameVox
| Text channels | ✔️ | ✔️
| Voice channels | ✔️ | ✔️
| Video calls | ✔️ | ❌
| Screen sharing | ✔️ | ✔️
| Threaded conversations |
| Direct messages (1:1) | ✔️ | ✔️
| Group DMs | ✔️ | ❌
| Message editing | ✔️ | ✔️
| Message deletion | ✔️ | ✔️
| Message reactions (emoji) | ✔️ | ✔️
| Custom emoji support | ✔️ |
| Custom stickers | ✔️ | ❌
| Message pinning | ✔️ | ✔️
| File uploads | ✔️ | ✔️
| Max file size >25MB |
| Inline image previews | ✔️ | ✔️
| Markdown support | ✔️ |
| Code block formatting | ✔️ | ✔️
| Spoiler tags | ✔️ | ❌
| Polls (native) | ❌ | ✔️
| Scheduled events (native) | ❌ | ❌
|===
== Moderation & Admin Controls
[cols="3*", options="header"]
|===
| Criteria | Fluxer | GameVox
| Role-based permissions | ✔️ | ✔️
| Granular channel permissions | ✔️ | ✔️
| Moderation logs / audit logs | ✔️ | ❌
| User timeout / mute | ✔️ | ✔️
| IP bans | ❔ | ✔️
| Word / phrase filters | ❌ | ❌
| Auto-moderation (AI or rule-based) | ✔️ |
| Slow mode | ✔️ | ❌
| Invite link expiration controls | ✔️ | ❌
| Two-factor authentication (2FA) for admins | ✔️ | ❌
| Verified servers / communities | ❌ | ❌
| Anonymous reporting system | ❔ | ❌
| User blocking | ✔️ | ✔️
| Shadow banning capability | ❔ | ❌
| Content reporting to platform | ✔️ | ❌
|===
== Privacy & Security
[cols="3*", options="header"]
|===
| Criteria | Fluxer | GameVox
| End-to-end encryption (E2EE) |
| Transport encryption (TLS) | ✔️ | ✔️
| Self-destructing messages | ❌ | ❌
| Account 2FA | ✔️ | ❌
| Hardware key support (WebAuthn) | ✔️ | ❌
| Open source client | ✔️ | ❌
| Open source server | ✔️ | ❌
| Third-party security audits | ❌ | ❌
| Data export (user data download) | ✔️ | ❌
| GDPR compliance tools | ✔️ | ❌
| Minimal telemetry option | ❌ | ❌
| No ads |
| No phone number required | ✔️ | ✔️
| Pseudonymous accounts allowed | ✔️ | ✔️
| Private communities (invite-only) | ✔️ | ✔️
| Hidden member lists option | ❌ | ❌
|===
== Federation / Hosting Model
[cols="3*", options="header"]
|===
| Criteria | Fluxer | GameVox
| Self-hostable server | ✔️ |
| Federated (ActivityPub, Matrix, etc.) |
| Peer-to-peer option | ❌ | ❌
| Official hosted SaaS option | ✔️ | ✔️
| Multiple community support in one client | ✔️ | ✔️
| Cross-server messaging |
| Bridge support (Matrix, IRC, Slack, etc.) | ✔️footnote:n84971322c3[Discord (UNTESTED): https://github.com/rillabel/fluxer-discord-bridge] | ❌
| Custom domain support |
| White-label branding | ❌ | ❌
|===
== Bots & Integrations
[cols="3*", options="header"]
|===
| Criteria | Fluxer | GameVox
| Bot API | ✔️ | ❌
| Webhooks | ✔️ | ❌
| Slash commands | ✔️ | ❌
| OAuth support | ❌ | ❌
| App marketplace | ✔️footnote:na17a9cc9eb[https://fluxerservers.com/bots] | ❌
| Custom bots allowed | ✔️ | ❌
| Music bots allowed | ✔️ | ❌
| Moderation bots supported | ✔️ | ❌
| SSO support (SAML/OIDC) | ❌ | ❌
| LDAP/AD integration | ❌ | ❌
| Zapier/IFTTT support | ❌ | ❌
|===
== Platform Support
[cols="3*", options="header"]
|===
| Criteria | Fluxer | GameVox
| Web client | ✔️ | ✔️
| Windows client | ✔️ | ✔️
| macOS client | ✔️ | ✔️
| Linux client | ✔️ | ❌
| Android app |
| iOS app |
| Offline message caching | ❌ | ❌
| Progressive Web App (PWA) | ✔️ | ❌
| Accessibility features (screen reader support) | ✔️ | ❌
| Low-bandwidth mode | ❌ | ❌
|===
== Community Features
[cols="3*", options="header"]
|===
| Criteria | Fluxer | GameVox
| Public server discovery | ✔️ | ❌
| Categories for servers | ✔️ | ✔️
| Announcement channels | ❌footnote:n9be9e1d317[Can be created using basic text channel and role restrictions.] |
| Forum-style channels |
| Community analytics | ❌ | ❌
| Server insights dashboard | ❌ | ❌
| Membership screening | ❌ | ❌
| Paid subscriptions / memberships |
| Boosting system | ❌ |
| Stage / broadcast channels | ❌ | ❌
|===
== Voice / Video Specific
[cols="3*", options="header"]
|===
| Criteria | Fluxer | GameVox
| Push-to-talk | ✔️ | ✔️
| Noise suppression (built-in) | ✔️ | ❌
| Background blur | ❌ | ❌
| Voice activity detection | ✔️ | ✔️
| Screen share with audio |
| Recording capability | ❌ | ❌
| Live streaming to external platforms | ❌ | ❌
| Spatial audio | ❌ |
| Max call size >25 users | ✔️ | ✔️
| Persistent voice rooms | ✔️ | ✔️
|===
== Customization & UX
[cols="3*", options="header"]
|===
| Criteria | Fluxer | GameVox
| Custom themes | ✔️ |
| Dark mode | ✔️ | ✔️
| Custom CSS support | ✔️ | ❌
| Plugin support | ❌ |
| Keyboard shortcut customization | ✔️ | ✔️
| Custom notification rules | ✔️ |
| Per-channel notification control | ✔️ |
| Custom status messages | ✔️ | ❌
| Rich presence API |
| Custom avatars per community |
|===
== Monetization & Creator Tools
[cols="3*", options="header"]
|===
| Criteria | Fluxer | GameVox
| Partner program |
| Native paid memberships / subscriptions |
| Revenue sharing model |
| Paywalled channels |
| Tipping / donations built-in | ❔ | ❌
| Digital goods sales (stickers, roles, perks) |
|===
== Business / Governance
[cols="3*", options="header"]
|===
| Criteria | Fluxer | GameVox
| Non-profit governance | ❌ | ❌
| Corporate-owned | ❌ | ✔️
| Clear monetization model | ✔️ | ✔️
| Enterprise SLA | ❌ | ❌
| Priority support tier | ❌ | ❌
| Dedicated hosting option | ❌ | ❌
| Community moderation model | ❌ | ❌
| Transparent roadmap | ✔️ | ❌
| Public issue tracker | ✔️ | ❌
| Venture capital funded | ❌ | ❌
|===