Freehold / Alternatives / Discord

The Discord alternative you own.

Discord is rented: they set the price, the rules and what you can change. Freehold builds community, broadcast feed and the rest of your business as your own platform, with your own app, for one flat price from $1,900.

Discord compared with owning

DiscordFreehold
PriceA monthly subscription (see their own pricing page)One price, from $1,900. No monthly platform fee.
Cut of your salesDepends on the planNone. Only Stripe's card fee.
Whose accountsTheirsYours: your Stripe, your Cloudflare, your domain
Your own appTheir app or their websiteYour name and icon on members' phones, with push alerts
Who can change the rulesDiscordYou

What replaces Discord here

  • CommunityCreator and upSpaces, posts with photos, replies, likes, levels and a leaderboard, with host tools to pin, close and moderate. Discord, Facebook and Telegram are free, but your members live on their app, under their rules. Here they live on yours.
  • Broadcast feedEvery planAnnouncements on every member's screen, with a push to their phone. No channel to join, no app to install.
Is Freehold a good Discord alternative?

If you want to own your platform instead of renting it, yes. Freehold builds community, broadcast feed and more as one platform on your own accounts, for one price. Discord is a subscription you keep paying for as long as you use it.

Can I move my members from Discord?

The Pro plan includes moving you over; on other plans it's an add-on. What can be moved depends on what Discord lets you export.

Will I lose features I use on Discord?

Compare the list below with what you use. If something you rely on isn't there, ask for a quote from the builder or check the upgrade roadmap.

Plans

Launch

$1,900once

Sell your course and run your members from your own site.

  • Website, members app, console app, payments, push alerts and backups, plus
  • Courses
  • Downloads library
  • Announcements with push
  • Website up to 5 pages, any of 37 styles
Start with Launch

The same as about 5 months of renting the stack below.

Creator

Recommended

$3,900once

Your course, your community and live sessions, all in one place you own.

  • Everything in Launch, plus
  • Support desk
  • Referral program
  • Live sessions
  • Community
  • Website up to 10 pages, any of 37 styles
Start with Creator

The same as about 11 months of renting the stack below.

Pro

$5,900once

Everything, including 1:1 calls, booking, the live studio and moving you off your old platform.

  • Everything in Creator, plus
  • Product delivery
  • Live studio
  • 1:1 video calls
  • Call booking
  • Website up to 15 pages, any of 37 styles
Start with Pro

The same as about 16 months of renting the stack below.