Discord
An all-in-one Discord alternative for hosting your community and beyond.
Discord works for your gaming sessions, but your online business deserves more. Podia is an all-in-one platform for hosting your community with unlimited products, personal support, and more features to help you sell.
Sell everything under one roof.
Run your community in the same place you sell your digital products. No separate logins or distractions, just your audience and your content. With Podia, you can run your entire business on a single platform where you can sell courses, downloads, webinars, coaching, and community.
Create a thriving online community
Build brand loyalty, make connections, and provide value to your audience through an online community. With Podia, free and paid communities are included on all plans. No need for extra integrations.
A support team there's here for you.
The number one reason people switch to Podia? Our customer service. We’re responsive, receptive to feedback, and always here to help with real people offering chat support 7 days a week.
Podia in action
Wondering if Podia is a better platform for you? Go behind the scenes in this video walkthrough, where Ben will introduce you to Podia’s community feature and how it can help your business.
Comparing Podia vs. Discord
Podia
Discord
Free plan
Podia is yes
Discord is yes
Price
Podia isFree, or $39/month - $199/month
Discord isFree, or $4.99/month - $9.99/month
Free migrations
Podia is yes
Discord is no
Community
Podia is yes
Discord is yes
Online courses
Podia is yes
Discord is no
Digital downloads
Podia is yes
Discord is no
Webinars
Podia is yes
Discord is no
Coaching sessions
Podia is yes
Discord is no
Unlimited products
Podia is yes
Discord is no
Unlimited plans
Podia is yes
Discord is no
Custom website
Podia is yes
Discord is no
Embeddable buy buttons
Podia is yes
Discord is no
Affiliate program
Podia is yes
Discord is no
Chat support
Podia is yes
Discord is no
Creator friendliness score
Podia is90.91
Discord is58.06
Why creators are making the switch from Discord to Podia.
Here are some more of the reasons creators have shared for why they’ve chosen Podia to power their business.
A custom site you can be proud of.
Build an entire website for your business, complete with unlimited sales pages, with our easier-than-drag-and-drop page builder. From hosting to content delivery, we’ve got you covered.
Make more sales with friction-free checkout.
Forget complicated checkout experiences that cause frustration and drop off. Our 2-step checkout is the simplest one on the market, and it’s optimized to make you sales.
Free migrations.
Sit back, relax, and let us do the heavy lifting. Our migration service makes switching to Podia easy, and is completely free on all annual plans.
Build your community for free.
Podia’s free plan includes a website, online community, one digital download, and one coaching product. Launch your online business and share your knowledge with no upfront costs. (Free plan users simply pay an 8% transaction fee on sales.)

Podia solves all of my selling needs by letting me house courses, memberships, and downloads all in one place. Plus, the customer service is second to none.
— Becky Mollenkamp, content marketer & creative entrepreneur
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Absolutely! You can check out our Podia demo site, which we’ve built to show you what the Podia experience will look like for both you and your customers.
There are also dozens of creator example sites on our Examples page, so you can see what other creators just like you have built using Podia.
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Yes! We offer free (and hassle-free) migrations on any annual plan. Get started here.
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Yes! Podia has a free forever plan that includes your full website, one digital download, one coaching product, customer chat messaging, and your online community. Sign up for free today to see for yourself!
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Absolutely! You can see how Podia stacks up to many of our competitors right here.
We also have some head-to-head comparisons of other leading platforms in case you’re choosing between those, including:
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We’d love to. Podia’s customer support is here for you, seven days a week. Just reach out to us on chat and a real, friendly person will be delighted to help you out.