LaunchPass integrates with Discord, Telegram, and Slack. If you already have an established community on one of these platforms, we recommend sticking with it.
If you’re starting from scratch, selecting the right chat platform is crucial. This guide will help you decide.
Discord
Discord is a powerful chat platform — originally designed for gaming — that specializes in text, image, video and audio communication between users. In recent years it’s become a popular way of creating profitable, subscription-based chat communities.
It’s been used to launch paid communities for everything from funding non-profits, premium reselling groups, expert communities, stock and financial trade alerts groups, to supporting podcasts and YouTube creators.
Key Features:
Size: Supports all community sizes, up to 1 million members.
Cost: Free to start, with optional paid features.
Pros: Multiple channels for different topics, a wide variety of bots for moderation, custom emojis, Roles to help manage what members can see and do.
Cons: Steeper learning curve, some paid options needed for advanced features.
Our Support for Discord:
Deep integration with new or existing servers.
Robust Roles and permissions.
Automated member management.
Additional resources and information are available on Discord’s help center
Telegram
Telegram is a popular chat platform known for its security and ease of use. It is widely used on a global scale and is known for its encryption features.
Key Features:
Size: Supports up to 200,000 members.
Pros: Secure, easy to set up, unlimited multimedia upload, robust bot ecosystem, and suitable for large groups.
Cons: Can become noisy due to high engagement in a single chat thread. While you can create Topics to help organize Groups, they are not quite as customizable as channels in Discord.
Our Support for Telegram:
Deep integration with both Groups and Channels in Telegram
Community analytics.
Automated member management, including adding and removing members
Additional resources and information are available on Telegram’s help center
Slack
Slack is a well-known platform in the business and startup communities, offering a robust environment for team collaboration.
Key Features:
Size: Best for smaller to medium-sized communities (up to several thousand members).
Ideal for: Professional and business communities, remote teams.
Cost: Free tier with limited features, premium plans for more advanced options.
Pros: Intuitive user interface, strong integration with other business tools, powerful search functionality.
Cons: Limited scalability compared to Discord, generally less customization than Discord as Slack works on email-based access vs. Role-based access, some key features require a paid plan.
Our Support for Slack:
Assistance with setting up workspaces and channels.
Integration with other business tools.
Engagement analytics.
Automated member management.
Support up to 50 paid channels
Additional resources and information are available on Slack’s help center
Choosing the right platform depends on your community’s specific needs and goals. If you need further assistance, our team is here to help with integration and management across all three platforms.