Comparison

Microsoft Teams vs Discord

Overview

Meet, chat, and collaborate all in one place

Microsoft Teams is a collaboration platform for chat, video meetings, file sharing, and app integrations, serving as the hub for teamwork in the Microsoft 365 ecosystem.

Discord

Your place to talk

discord.com →

Discord is a community messaging platform with voice, video, and text channels used by developer communities, gaming groups, and remote teams for real-time communication.

Which should you choose?

Microsoft Teams is bundled into Microsoft 365 (from $4/month) with video conferencing and file co-editing, aimed at SMB/enterprise. Discord is a freemium, community/voice-first platform aimed at startups/SMBs with a bot ecosystem and cheap Nitro tiers. Choose Teams if you're on Microsoft 365 and need structured meetings and file collaboration; choose Discord for casual, voice-driven team or community chat.

TLDR

—If you're on Microsoft 365 and need structured meetings and file collaboration, choose Microsoft Teams.
—If you want casual, voice-driven team or community chat, choose Discord.

Features

—Chat messaging
—Video conferencing
—File sharing and co-editing
—Channels and teams
—Meeting recording
—Apps and bots
—Copilot in Teams
—Live captions and translation

—Text channels
—Voice channels
—Video calls
—Thread discussions
—Server organization
—Bot ecosystem
—Stage channels
—Forum channels

Pricing

Microsoft Teams

freemiumFree plan availableTeams Essentials, Microsoft 365 Business Basic, and Business Standard have free trial paths.

Plan	Price	Notes
Free	Free	Free Teams offering for basic chat and meetings.
Teams Essentials	$4/mo	Per user per month paid yearly.
Microsoft 365 Business Basic	$6/mo	Per user per month paid yearly.
Microsoft 365 Business Standard	$12.5/mo	Per user per month paid yearly.
Enterprise	Contact sales	Enterprise Teams access is sold through Microsoft enterprise licensing.

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Discord

freemiumFree plan available

Plan	Price	Notes
Free	Free	Core Discord experience is free.
Nitro Basic	$2.99/mo	Entry-level premium subscription.
Nitro	$9.99/mo	Full premium subscription with boosts and higher media limits.

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