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.
A monthly subscription (see their own pricing page)
One price, from $1,900. No monthly platform fee.
Cut of your sales
Depends on the plan
None. Only Stripe's card fee.
Whose accounts
Theirs
Yours: your Stripe, your Cloudflare, your domain
Your own app
Their app or their website
Your name and icon on members' phones, with push alerts
Who can change the rules
Discord
You
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