Bolste vs. Discord

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Bolste
Score 9.1 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
Bolste™ is a complete business operating system, designed to simplify work-life and help businesses grow by streamlining communication and collaboration. The system brings together separate applications – email, chat, tasks, file-sharing, calendars, and more – into a single, simple platform. Available on the web and via iOS and Android apps, Bolste enables remote users to stay connected and productive from anywhere. The admin console shows employee activity, making it easy to…
$0
per user
Discord
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
Discord is an app designed to connect users with communities over voice, video, and text chat, via Discord servers, a gaming and game industry oriented app for growing communities around video games and allowing developers to communicate with their customer base; the app may yet also be used for business communications of other kinds.N/A
Pricing
BolsteDiscord
Editions & Modules
Basic
$0
per user
Pro
$9.99
per month
Discord Nitro
$0
Discord Nitro Classic
$0
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BolsteDiscord
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsBolste offers three (3) packages that meet the exact needs of any user. BASIC is a free version perfect for an army of one or for small group to try out the solution. PRO is a more robust version perfect for larger teams and SMB organizations. CORPORATE is a full-scale version perfect for enterprise solutions.
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Community Pulse
BolsteDiscord
Features
BolsteDiscord
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Bolste
8.8
Ratings
13% above category average
Discord
8.2
Ratings
6% above category average
Task Management9.10 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Gantt Charts8.20 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Scheduling8.20 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Workflow Automation9.10 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Mobile Access9.10 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Search9.10 Ratings8.70 Ratings
Visual planning tools00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
Bolste
8.7
Ratings
9% above category average
Discord
7.9
Ratings
0% below category average
Chat9.10 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Notifications8.20 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Discussions8.20 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase8.20 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Integrates with GoToMeeting9.10 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts9.10 Ratings4.00 Ratings
Integrates with Outlook9.10 Ratings4.00 Ratings
Surveys00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
Bolste
8.9
Ratings
13% above category average
Discord
7.7
Ratings
2% below category average
Versioning8.20 Ratings6.80 Ratings
Video files9.10 Ratings7.20 Ratings
Audio files9.10 Ratings6.70 Ratings
Document collaboration9.10 Ratings6.50 Ratings
Access control9.10 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Advanced security features8.20 Ratings7.60 Ratings
Integrates with Google Drive9.10 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Device sync9.10 Ratings8.30 Ratings
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User Ratings
BolsteDiscord
Likelihood to Recommend
9.1
(0 ratings)
8.1
(0 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.2
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
BolsteDiscord
Likelihood to Recommend
Bolste is best suited for companies that rely on team work and e-mail communication within/between departments
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Discord is completely suited for any tech server needs - and a million times better than Facebook. It's still lLess suited for non-tech but for sure it's getting better and with some support from Discord that could be fixed easily (just don't dumb-it down or take away features please). I have it open all day, on a separate monitor if I'm not using that one for something else. It'd be great - and maybe I've missed this - if there was a way to have an overview of messages posted in various channels. Despite using it for years now, I've never dug deeply into notifications, so maybe it's possible already. But it should be highly customisable - ie, put all messages from chosen slow servers in the feed, but only highlights from busy ones, and no messages from certain servers etc , so it remains manageable.
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Pros
  • Keeps everybody on the same page.
  • Easy to access/use.
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  • One to many Communications to ensure that we can quickly get messages out when we have to.
  • Quick polling of questions and issues
  • The ability to gate channels so we can focus on folks that we know are stakeholders gives them an added feeling of belonging and that they have a say in the direction of projects.
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Cons
  • There is only 7GB of storage in the Plus Pack.
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  • Adding friends for DMing is a little confusing.
  • Joining new servers can have some roadblocks.
  • Notification setup can be difficult, some individuals were only notified if tagged.
  • Archiving a channel without losing everything.
  • Having to upload images before sharing instead of accessing everything in my own library.
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Usability
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Because it is easy to use, its fun, it has everything you need to comunicate, voice, text, screen sharing, images, emojis, gifs, stickers, and even personalized ones. It also has comunication through integrations like games and music, that i think that brings people together. It is also great for keeping records of the conversations at work
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Support Rating
No answers on this topic
There is plenty of online documentation and knowledge base articles. As well as having an open API to be able to tie it into other products makes it a really viable solution for any business. I have never had to contact support, any questions which I have need answered can be found in the documentation,
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Alternatives Considered
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The vast array of free features on Discord right out of the box makes it a stand-out in pricing from other chat platform options. Discord works phenomenally if you want a chat platform that is free, quick to set up, and very flexible in the ways you can start using it. It doesn't require a complex set of logins for different servers (such as Slack) or logins that are inconveniently tied to other products (like Microsoft). If you prefer to view full conversations all in one place without them "splintering" off into branches that are missed, such as is the case with Slack, Discord works great for this. If you feel seeing everything is too overwhelming or "busy", Discord may not be right for you. Discord is great for lean organizations or startup companies, but will likely not feel "professional enough" for larger, traditional "corporate" enterprises.
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Return on Investment
No answers on this topic
  • Very feature dense on a free-level.
  • Easy to build a good sense of discourse and community.
  • Generally a more casual vibe than similar platforms.
  • Channels with a large number of users can be overly hectic to the point of diminishing returns.
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ScreenShots

Bolste Screenshots

Screenshot of Activity Feed – displaying all activity across a your account, making it easy to see the latestScreenshot of Calendar – for scheduling meetings / events and tracking task due datesScreenshot of Tasks – for creating, assigning and managing tasks or "to-dos"Screenshot of Contacts – enabling you to easily connect with contacts from inside and out of your organizationScreenshot of Shared Files – allowing you to easily share and find filesScreenshot of Bolster Navigation – where you find your personal tools and files (under My Bolster), as well as your shared Bolsters for collaboration