Discord vs Element

A side-by-side comparison built from catalogue data. Both offer 3 of the same listed features, including File sharing, Threads, Video calls.

Comparison of Discord vs Element

App	Discord Voice, video and text chat for communities and friends.	Element Secure messaging and collaboration built on the open Matrix protocol.
Developer	Discord Inc.	Element
Pricing	Freemium, Subscription	Free, Freemium
License	Proprietary	GNU AGPL v3
Open source	Open source: No	Open source: Yes
Self-hostable	Self-hostable: No	Self-hostable: Yes
Works offline	Works offline: No	Works offline: No
Privacy-focused	Privacy-focused: No	Yes

Feature rows list only features recorded in the catalogue. A missing check means the feature is not recorded for that app, not necessarily that it is unavailable.