Tribe, a leading alternative to Flarum
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Why Tribe is the top alternative to Flarum
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| Tribe | Flarum | |
| Tribe | Flarum | |
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| Tribe | Flarum | |
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Pricing
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| Free plan (hosted solution) |
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Pricing
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| Free plan (hosted solution) |
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Pricing
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| Free plan (hosted solution) |
100 total members
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Features
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| Community platform |
Select, organize, and showcase the social components exactly the
way you need
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| Embeddable widgets |
Plug in valuable social components of the community inside the
product or website
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| Activity feed |
Activity feed that delivers personalized and contextual content
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| Discussions/forums | ||
| Content organization |
Keep content organized with distinct topics
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| SEO |
Acquire new members organically via search engines
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| Groups or subcommunities |
Build public, private, and secret groups in your community
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| Native video player |
Allow members to upload videos directly to the community
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| Blog | ||
| Multiple content types with rich media |
From Q&A, short updates to long-form content and polls
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| Reputation |
Keep members engaged with reputation scores, badges, and leaderboards
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| Rewards |
Use virtual currency to reward the members and allow them to redeem the same
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| Reporting and analytics |
Get complete understanding of member behavior and track key metrics
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| Data import and export | ||
| API |
Build custom integrations and automate processes
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| Apps |
Valuable apps such as SEO Boost, Social Login, Virtual Currency
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| Third-party integrations |
Tight integration with 20+ popular third-party tools (includes Zapier)
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| DIY option | ||
| SSO (Single Sign-On) |
Allow your users to log in with the existing credentials
of your website or app
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| Moderation tools |
Automate moderation with minimum reputation requirements and
keyword blacklisting
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| Newsletter and notification | ||
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Branding
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| UI customization option |
Fully customize the look and feel with CSS. Integrate with product
or site navigation
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Mobile
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| Responsive interface |
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Pricing
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| Free plan (hosted solution) |
100 total members
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|
Features
| ||
| Community platform |
Select, organize, and showcase the social components exactly the
way you need
| |
| Embeddable widgets |
Plug in valuable social components of the community inside the
product or website
| |
| Activity feed |
Activity feed that delivers personalized and contextual content
| |
| Discussions/forums | ||
| Content organization |
Keep content organized with distinct topics
| |
| SEO |
Acquire new members organically via search engines
| |
| Groups or subcommunities |
Build public, private, and secret groups in your community
| |
| Native video player |
Allow members to upload videos directly to the community
| |
| Blog | ||
| Multiple content types with rich media |
From Q&A, short updates to long-form content and polls
| |
| Reputation |
Keep members engaged with reputation scores, badges, and leaderboards
| |
| Rewards |
Use virtual currency to reward the members and allow them to redeem the same
| |
| Reporting and analytics |
Get complete understanding of member behavior and track key metrics
| |
| Data import and export | ||
| API |
Build custom integrations and automate processes
| |
| Apps |
Valuable apps such as SEO Boost, Social Login, Virtual Currency
| |
| Third-party integrations |
Tight integration with 20+ popular third-party tools (includes Zapier)
| |
| DIY option | ||
| SSO (Single Sign-On) |
Allow your users to log in with the existing credentials
of your website or app
| |
| Moderation tools |
Automate moderation with minimum reputation requirements and
keyword blacklisting
| |
| Newsletter and notification | ||
|
Branding
| ||
| UI customization option |
Fully customize the look and feel with CSS. Integrate with product
or site navigation
| |
|
Mobile
| ||
| Responsive interface |
| |
|
Pricing
| ||
| Free plan (hosted solution) |
100 total members
| |
|
Features
| ||
| Community platform |
Select, organize, and showcase the social components exactly the
way you need
| |
| Embeddable widgets |
Plug in valuable social components of the community inside the
product or website
| |
| Activity feed |
Activity feed that delivers personalized and contextual content
| |
| Discussions/forums | ||
| Content organization |
Keep content organized with distinct topics
| |
| SEO |
Acquire new members organically via search engines
| |
| Groups or subcommunities |
Build public, private, and secret groups in your community
| |
| Native video player |
Allow members to upload videos directly to the community
| |
| Blog | ||
| Multiple content types with rich media |
From Q&A, short updates to long-form content and polls
| |
| Reputation |
Keep members engaged with reputation scores, badges, and leaderboards
| |
| Rewards |
Use virtual currency to reward the members and allow them to redeem the same
| |
| Reporting and analytics |
Get complete understanding of member behavior and track key metrics
| |
| Data import and export | ||
| API |
Build custom integrations and automate processes
| |
| Apps |
Valuable apps such as SEO Boost, Social Login, Virtual Currency
| |
| Third-party integrations |
Tight integration with 20+ popular third-party tools (includes Zapier)
| |
| DIY option | ||
| SSO (Single Sign-On) |
Allow your users to log in with the existing credentials
of your website or app
| |
| Moderation tools |
Automate moderation with minimum reputation requirements and
keyword blacklisting
| |
| Newsletter and notification | ||
|
Branding
| ||
| UI customization option |
Fully customize the look and feel with CSS. Integrate with product
or site navigation
| |
|
Mobile
| ||
| Responsive interface | ||
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Comparison
Slack vs. Discord — Summary
Slack is primarily a business messaging app designed to centralize all the internal communication of an organization. This is currently the ubiquitous app that a vast majority of the companies use for employee collaboration. It allows real-time messaging, offers channels to categorize discussions, and integrates with popular third-party tools. The free plan allows you to search the recent 10k messages.
Discord, on the other hand, started as a platform to host gaming communities and communications tool for gamers. However, recently the positioning has changed to showcase that it can be used to host any kind of discussion for a group of people with a shared interest. The key difference is the superior voice messaging capability and a free plan with unlimited message history.
Since you are looking at potential solutions for building an online community, why not look into a full-fledged community platform? Introducing Tribe Platform — a fully customizable and white-label platform for brands and creators to launch communities with social media best practices. You can get started free (up to 500 members), host the community under your domain name, and customize it based on your branding.
Read on to compare Slack, Discord, and Tribe with greater details.
When you should select Slack
- ✔ Real-time communication is important
- ✔ You are looking for threaded-discussion
- ✔ The free plan’s restriction that only 10,000 latest messages can be searched doesn’t impact your community
- ✔ The majority of your potential members already have Slack account
- ✔ You are looking for a free solution to get started and run a pilot project
When you should select Discord
- ✔ Budget is a key constraint
- ✔ You are looking to test the community project
- ✔ You need real-time communication powered by voice
- ✔ You are looking to avoid restrictions on the number of messages or total file upload limit
- ✔ Your community needs unlimited storage
- ✔ You’re looking for a robust system to assign permissions
- ✔ Easily integrating the community with third-party tools is not a major factor
Select Tribe when you need Discord
- ✔ A customizable and white-label online community
- ✔ An online community that will be fully integrated across business processes
- ✔ Complete ownership of the data
- ✔ Threaded-discussion with support for rich media
- ✔ Brand discoverability and organic growth via SEO
- ✔ Community experience across the user journey using widgets
- ✔ Modern design and social media-like experience for your community
- ✔ Robust moderation and gamification tools along with various built-in apps
- ✔ A comprehensive knowledge base that promotes self-service
- ✔ Content longevity and asynchronous communication
Comparison
Tribe, Slack, or Discord — Which platform should you choose?
If you are creating a brand-led community or creator community, consider factors such as customizability, data ownership, organic growth via SEO, analytics, and customer support. However, the most important point is to consider a solution that has been purpose-built to support online communities.
Check out the summary of key elements that you should consider when selecting your community platform.