Mumble vs Discord: which is better for gaming?

Both let your group talk while you play. They are built for different things.

At a glance

Choose Mumble if

• You want a private voice server with no outside company in the middle.
• Your group cares about low delay and clean audio, for example competitive games.
• You want exact control over who can enter which channel.
• You do not need video or a text community alongside it.

Choose Discord if

• You want one place for text, voice, video, screen sharing and bots.
• Your friends are already on it and do not want another app.
• You run a large public community.

Use both

Many groups keep their community on Discord and use Mumble for the game night itself. A Mumble server on PlayNHost costs a few dollars a month. See TeamSpeak, Mumble or Discord: which voice chat for your group and How to set up your Mumble server.