Coursera vs Discord vs Mattermost vs Slack
| Attribute | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Education & Learning | Communication | Communication | Communication |
| Pricing | Free tier | Free tier | Free tier | Free tier |
| Starting price | $59/month | $2.99/month | $10/month | $7.25/month |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes (7d) | No | Yes | Yes |
| Deployment | Cloud | Cloud | Cloud | — |
| API available | Yes | Unknown | Unknown | Yes |
| Platforms | android | ios, android, windows, macos | ios, android, windows, macos, linux | — |
| Certifications | 2 | — | — | 8 |
| Integrations | — | 3 | — | 2 |
| Company | Founded 2012 | Founded 2015 | Founded 2015 | Founded 2009 |
| Feature attributes | ||||
| Sso Saml | — Unknown | — Unknown | — Unknown | ✓ Yes |
| Rbac | — Unknown | — Unknown | — Unknown | ✓ Yes |
| Mobile App | Android Only | — Unknown | — Unknown | — Unknown |
| Webhooks | — Unknown | — Unknown | — Unknown | — Unknown |
| Data Export | — Unknown | — Unknown | — Unknown | ✓ Yes |
| Content Type | — Unknown | — Unknown | — Unknown | — Unknown |
| Certificates | ✓ Yes | — Unknown | — Unknown | — Unknown |
| Accredited | ✓ Yes | — Unknown | — Unknown | — Unknown |
| Course Count | — Unknown | — Unknown | — Unknown | — Unknown |
| For Business | ✓ Yes | — Unknown | — Unknown | — Unknown |
| Video Conferencing | — Unknown | — Unknown | — Unknown | ✓ Yes |
| Team Messaging | — Unknown | — Unknown | — Unknown | ✓ Yes |
| Max Participants | — Unknown | — Unknown | — Unknown | — Unknown |
| Screen Sharing | — Unknown | — Unknown | — Unknown | ✓ Yes |
| Guest Access | — Unknown | — Unknown | — Unknown | — Unknown |
Also consider
Unknown values show as “Unknown”/“—”. Nothing is inferred — see each tool page for sources.