What’s of interest? Discord Alternatives, Ranked: Taggart Tech
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But Discord, like all freemium services, is a risk. At any moment their advertising model could become intolerable, or their policy about using my data to train AI could change, or their pricing could get out of control, or some other rent-seeking nonsense common to internet services trying to stretch their profit margin.
I need an exit strategy. Anyone using Discord needs an exit strategy. The trick is to find a landing spot that users will tolerate, and that allows the community to continue in some fashion. Change is loss, and that is excruciatingly true for community platforms. Any switch comes with an attrition rate, meaning the destination better be worth the cost in headcount.
For this reason, and for another project, I’ve been deeply researching Discord alternatives for the better part of a year. Some of my colleagues may think me a bit obsessed about the importance of a “chat app,” but I’m convinced that the communication mechanism for online communities is critical to their success. Choosing a new one could be the a matter of life and death for the community. This is a decision we have to get right the first time.
So here, humbly submitted, are my rankings of many of the Discord-like alternatives for maintaining online communities.
Where is it?: Discord Alternatives, Ranked: Taggart Tech
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