I have seen a few small teams try Discord for internal chat. It works fine for quick conversations, but over time the lack of structured threads and searchable history can make work discussions harder to track. It tends to feel more like a community space than a workplace tool.
Hello Poomba, our development team actually made this switch some time ago, and to be honest, we now prefer it to Slack. The pricing problem is entirely resolved by the free unlimited message history, and it's much easier to start a persistent voice channel than to set up Slack Huddles.
You will undoubtedly miss the strict threading because you are coming from Zulip. My main recommendation is to make the most of Discord's "Forum" channels. They are ideal for organizing feature discussions and bug reports without packing the main chat.
The only significant drawback we discovered is that Discord doesn't come with organized work tools because it was designed for communities. You can use paid cross-platform tools like DailyBot for standups and agile work, but they can sometimes feel a little heavy and Slack-first. We just wanted something simple that used Discord's built-in UI, so I made a custom bot for us called AsyncFlow (https://www.asyncflow.space) to handle our async standups and team polls for free.
Happy to answer any questions if you end up making the switch!
Can I ask what's wrong with Zulip? I have pretty minimal experience with it, but I've mostly heard positive things. I'm curious what your team has found limiting.
If you like the communication flow of Discord, Fluxer is also worth keeping on your radar. I would never trust my essential comms with Discord personally, and Fluxer is looking to be a great option.
The web UI has become extremely slow. I am not sure if its that way for everyone or its because there are more people in our team using it. Many people dont like the UI too although that isnt my main concern
I have seen a few small teams try Discord for internal chat. It works fine for quick conversations, but over time the lack of structured threads and searchable history can make work discussions harder to track. It tends to feel more like a community space than a workplace tool.
Hello Poomba, our development team actually made this switch some time ago, and to be honest, we now prefer it to Slack. The pricing problem is entirely resolved by the free unlimited message history, and it's much easier to start a persistent voice channel than to set up Slack Huddles.
You will undoubtedly miss the strict threading because you are coming from Zulip. My main recommendation is to make the most of Discord's "Forum" channels. They are ideal for organizing feature discussions and bug reports without packing the main chat.
The only significant drawback we discovered is that Discord doesn't come with organized work tools because it was designed for communities. You can use paid cross-platform tools like DailyBot for standups and agile work, but they can sometimes feel a little heavy and Slack-first. We just wanted something simple that used Discord's built-in UI, so I made a custom bot for us called AsyncFlow (https://www.asyncflow.space) to handle our async standups and team polls for free.
Happy to answer any questions if you end up making the switch!
Can I ask what's wrong with Zulip? I have pretty minimal experience with it, but I've mostly heard positive things. I'm curious what your team has found limiting.
If you like the communication flow of Discord, Fluxer is also worth keeping on your radar. I would never trust my essential comms with Discord personally, and Fluxer is looking to be a great option.
The web UI has become extremely slow. I am not sure if its that way for everyone or its because there are more people in our team using it. Many people dont like the UI too although that isnt my main concern
Why are you guys anti-microsoft? Honest question.
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