DISCORD VS PROBED
They differ on 4 of the things we checked: android, custom emoji, export your data, no ads.
| Fact | DISCORD | PROBED |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Stable | Stable |
| Founded | 2015 | 2026 |
| Hosting | Cloud only | Cloud only |
| Encryption | TLS in transit; voice and video calls are end-to-end encrypted, text is not. | TLS in transit only. The host can read messages. |
| Pricing | Free; Nitro Basic $2.99/mo and Nitro $9.99/mo; server Boosts sold separately | Free plan with no card; Premium $19/mo; Business $99/mo. Members never pay. |
| Open source | No | No |
| Official cloud service | Yes | Yes |
| You can host it yourself | No | No |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iPhone | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | No |
| In a browser | Yes | Yes |
| Text channels | Yes | Yes |
| Voice channels | Yes | Yes |
| Video calls | Yes | Yes |
| Screen share | Yes | Yes |
| Threads | Yes | Yes |
| Roles and permissions | Yes | Yes |
| Bots or an API | Yes | Yes |
| Custom emoji | Yes | No |
| One account, many communities | Yes | Yes |
| Export your data | Yes | No |
| No ads | No | Yes |
| Members pay nothing | Yes | Yes |
| Imports a Discord server | No | No |
| Bridges with Discord | Not confirmed | Yes |
In short
Discord. The row everything else is measured against. Discord runs sponsored Quests, Orbs and, since Sep 2026, rewarded Video Quests plus a self-serve Ads Manager. Since Sep 22 2026 every account is sorted into Adult, Teen or Unconfirmed from account signals, with the rest confirming via credit card, app-store age range, on-device selfie or ID scan. Voice and video calls are end-to-end encrypted; text is not. Users can request a Data Package of their own messages, but there is no server-level export for admins without bots. It does everything; the argument for leaving is who holds your community.
Probed. Closed source and hosted only: you cannot read the server code or run your own copy. Messages are readable through the public API on paid plans but there is no one-click export yet, and no custom emoji. It can mirror channels with a live Discord server, so a community can run both during a move. Android is in development, not released.
Something wrong here? Tell r/LeavingDiscord.
I build Probed, one of the destinations here. It is on the board with the same facts as the rest, including the ones that count against it. If anything here is wrong, say so on r/LeavingDiscord and it gets fixed.