Need a Discord alternative for your community?
Group messaging that runs on the Internet Computer — no ads, no tracking, no kill-switch.
OpenChat is a free, fully independent messaging app on the Internet Computer. Community-owned and community-governed, censorship-resistant, and designed for groups of any size. No servers to be shut down, no ads in your feed, no algorithmic rabbit-holes.
Why switch from Discord?
- No ads, no tracking, no data-harvesting
- Community-governed, so no single company can close your account
- Full groups, channels, reactions, threads
- Works in browser; installable as a PWA
Our pick
OpenChat by OpenChat DAO — Group messaging that runs on infrastructure, not someone's server. Launch
Frequently asked questions
- Can OpenChat really replace my Discord server?
- For community messaging, yes. OpenChat has groups, channels, threads, reactions, mentions and bots, and voice and video calling shipped in 2024. Discord's remaining edges are maturity rather than absence: its calling handles far bigger rooms, its screen sharing and stage channels have no equivalent yet, and the people in your community are already there.
- Is OpenChat free for large communities?
- Yes. No per-user pricing or feature paywall regardless of community size.
- Will OpenChat get acquired and shut down?
- It's community-governed — owned by its users and steered by token vote, not by a company. Nobody can sell or shut it down unilaterally.
- How are messages stored?
- In Internet Computer canisters — distributed, replicated, and tamper-evident. There's no AWS instance or company database holding everyone's messages.
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