Micup vs Discord
Micup (micup.gg) and Discord both give you free servers, voice channels, video and screen sharing; Micup adds 3D rooms and six table games, and its paid tier costs $1.99 a month against $2.99 for Nitro Basic or $9.99 for Nitro at US prices. Taxes and local prices may vary. Discord is ahead on iOS, consoles, encrypted calls, forums and the size of its community, so the right choice depends on what your group does most.
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How do Micup and Discord compare?
Every row was checked on both sides on 31 October 2026. Discord prices are US prices, and Discord has local prices in some countries. Micup prices are base prices; taxes and local prices may vary. Discord's upload rows come from its File Attachments FAQ, because its Caps page still shows the older 10 MB and 500 MB limits. A row we could not verify on both sides is left out.
| Topic | Micup | Discord |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ||
| Free account | Yes Servers, voice, video, screen sharing, 3D rooms | Yes Servers, text, voice, video, screen sharing1 |
| Paid tier, monthly | Plus: $1.99 | Nitro Basic: $2.99; Nitro: $9.99 (US)2 |
| Paid tier, yearly | Plus: $19.13 for 12 months | Nitro Basic: $29.99; Nitro: $99.99 (US, from Discord's Nitro guide)3 |
| How you pay | Once for 1, 3 or 12 months, or a subscription | Monthly or annual subscription; Nitro can also be bought as a gift4 |
| Automatic renewal | Only if you choose the subscription | Recurring purchases renew until cancelled5 |
| Refunds | Any payment within 14 days, no reason needed; Google Play has its own route | Nonrefundable by default; a Nitro or Boost refund can be requested within 5 days, once per category, decided case by case6 |
| Messages and files | ||
| File upload, free | 25 MB | 20 MB7 |
| File upload, paid | 500 MB with Plus | 50 MB with Nitro Basic, 1 GB with Nitro7 |
| File upload, boosted server | Level 2: 50 MB; Level 3: 100 MB | Level 2: 50 MB; Level 3: 100 MB8 |
| Message length | 2,000 characters; 4,000 with Plus | 2,000 characters; 4,000 with Nitro9 |
| Servers per account | 100; 200 with Plus | 100; 200 with Nitro9 |
| Custom emoji per server | 500 without boosts | 50 slots without boosts9 |
| Custom emoji, boosted | 1,000 / 1,250 / 1,500 at Levels 1, 2, 3 | 100 / 150 / 250 at Levels 1, 2, 38 |
| Stickers per server | 500; Level 2: 1,000; Level 3: 1,250 | 5; Levels 1, 2, 3: 15 / 30 / 608 |
| Members per server | No tested figure published | 25 million9 |
| Polls | Partly In the Feed, not in chat | Yes In chat, up to 10 answers10 |
| Voice | ||
| Voice bitrate | 64 kbps by default, up to 96 kbps | 96 kbps9 |
| Voice bitrate, boosted | 128 / 256 / 384 kbps | 128 / 256 / 384 kbps9 |
| Noise suppression | Yes Neural filter based on DeepFilterNet, free on web and desktop, runs on your device | Yes Krisp, free; Windows, Linux, Mac, Android, iOS, and Chrome or Firefox on desktop11 |
| Cameras in a server channel | New cameras stop past 25 people or 25 cameras | 25 people with a camera on in the channel12 |
| Soundboard slots | 8; boosted 24 / 36 / 48 | 8; boosted 24 / 36 / 488 |
| Stage channels | No | Yes 10,000 people without video9 |
| Screen sharing | ||
| Free | 720p at 30 fps | 720p at 30 fps1 |
| Paid tier | Plus: option up to 4K at 60 fps; actual quality depends on your connection and device | Nitro: up to 4K at 60 fps; 1080p at 60 fps on iOS1 |
| Level 1 boosted server | 720p at 60 fps for any member | 720p at 60 fps8 |
| Level 2 boosted server | 1080p at 60 fps for any member | 1080p at 60 fps8 |
| 3D and games | ||
| Walkable 3D rooms | Yes 5 rooms, free, on computers | Partly No walkable 3D rooms; the Living Room view is an experiment in very few servers13 |
| Table games | Yes Okey, 101 Okey, backgammon, chess, draughts, Turkish draughts, at a table in the room | Yes Official Activities include Chess in the Park, Checkers In The Park, Poker Night14 |
| Okey and backgammon | Yes Built in, with ranked play | Partly Not in the official Activities list; a third-party backgammon Activity exists15 |
| Other in-app games | No | Yes Activities such as Putt Party, Letter League, Sketch Heads, Wordle14 |
| Watching a stream as a group | A shared screen plays on a room TV or the Cinema screen | Yes Watch Together Activity14 |
| Server tools | ||
| Moderation rules | Yes MicupBOT automod, if a server turns it on: spam, invites, links, blocked words, mass mentions, caps | Yes Built-in AutoMod rules16 |
| Boost levels | 2, 7 and 14 boosts | 2, 7 and 14 boosts8 |
| Boosts with the paid tier | 2 with Plus | 2 with Nitro4 |
| Forum channels | No Not open to users yet | Yes In Community servers17 |
| Threads | No Not open to users yet | Yes18 |
| Announcement channels | No | Yes Other servers can follow them18 |
| Scheduled events | No The Micup Roster bot can post event cards | Yes19 |
| Bots and apps | Partly Short catalog: 7 official and 2 community bots | Yes Official Activities14 |
| Platforms | ||
| Browser | Yes | Yes20 |
| Desktop apps | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux21 |
| Android | Yes Google Play; no 3D rooms or table games | Yes21 |
| iOS | No In development; use the iPhone browser for now | Yes21 |
| Consoles | No | Yes PlayStation and Xbox, through a console connection21 |
| VR headsets | No | Yes Meta Quest app22 |
| Privacy and account | ||
| Minimum age | 15, or higher where local law requires | 13, up to 16 in some countries23 |
| Phone number | Not asked | Not a general sign-up rule; can be asked for security checks or by a server24 |
| Age check | You enter your date of birth; it is not checked with a document | Automatic age group from account signals; Discord says more than 90% of users are not asked to confirm25 |
| ID or face scan | No | Partly Among the options for age-restricted content; options vary by region26 |
| End-to-end encrypted messages | No | No27 |
| End-to-end encrypted calls | Not claimed; an optional media protection mode exists | Yes Required on non-Stage voice and video calls28 |
| Advertising | No advertising cookies or ad networks | Quests, an optional rewarded ad format29 |
| Developers | ||
| Source code | Yes AGPLv3: web app, server, desktop app; 3D models are licensed separately and are not in the source archives | No Proprietary30 |
| Public API and bots | Yes Slash commands, buttons, menus, modals, OAuth2, gateway | Yes18 |
| Discord bot libraries | Partly Listed for discord.js 14, discord.py 2, JDA 6, discordeno 21; some features differ | Yes Its native platform18 |
Where is Micup ahead?
At US prices Micup is cheaper if you pay at all, though taxes and local prices may vary. It gives a server far more emoji and sticker room without boosts, and adds a way to hang out that Discord does not offer: a voice channel you can walk around in. The rest of Micup's free tier is close to Discord's, so these are the differences worth moving for.
- Price: Micup Plus costs $1.99 a month or $19.13 for 12 months. Taxes and local prices may vary. Discord lists Nitro Basic at $2.99 and Nitro at $9.99 a month in the US.
- Buying once: Plus can be a one-time package that never renews. Discord sells monthly or annual subscriptions, and Nitro can also be bought as a gift for someone else.
- Refunds: every Plus or cosmetic payment made on micup.gg can be fully refunded within 14 days, no reason needed. Google Play purchases go through Google Play. Discord takes Nitro and Boost refund requests within 5 days, once per category, and decides them case by case.
- 3D rooms: a voice channel can open as one of 5 3D rooms where people hang out as avatars, in a desktop browser or the desktop app, for free. No VR headset needed.
- Table games at the table: Okey, 101 Okey, backgammon, chess, draughts and Turkish draughts are built into 3D rooms, so you play with 3D pieces while you talk. Ranked play and leaderboards are on.
- Emoji and stickers: every server gets 500 custom emoji and 500 sticker slots without boosts, against 50 emoji slots and 5 stickers on Discord.
- Source: Micup's web app, server and desktop app are open source under AGPLv3, and the source of each release can be downloaded without an account.
- Other things that come free: a built-in Feed with posts, follows and polls outside any server; group DMs for up to 50 people; custom CSS for your own app; an interface in 34 locales.
Where is Discord ahead?
- iOS: Discord has an iOS app. Micup does not yet; iPhone users open micup.gg in the browser and do not get 3D rooms.
- Consoles and VR: Discord works with PlayStation, Xbox and Meta Quest. Micup has none of these.
- Call encryption: Discord requires end-to-end encryption on non-Stage voice and video calls. Micup does not claim end-to-end encryption for calls, and its text messages are not end-to-end encrypted. Discord messages are not end-to-end encrypted either.
- Screen sharing at the top end: Nitro streams at up to 4K and 60 fps. Micup's Plus option has the same ceiling, but it sends a single stream today, so a viewer on a slow connection can end up with no picture.
- Noise suppression on phones: Krisp is free and also runs on Android and iOS. We have not separately tested Micup's neural filter on Android.
- Paid uploads: Nitro goes up to 1 GB; Plus stops at 500 MB.
- Server features: Discord has forum channels, threads, announcement channels, Stage channels, scheduled events and polls in chat. Micup has no Stage, announcement or scheduled event feature, polls live only in the Feed, and forums and threads are not open to users yet.
- Size and ecosystem: Discord lists 25 million members per server, and most of the communities, bots and apps people want are already there. Micup has a short bot catalog, and its capacity has not been published as a tested number.
- Younger users: Discord starts at 13 in most countries; Micup starts at 15, or higher where local law requires (16 in Germany and Poland).
How do you move from Discord to Micup?
- Verify your Micup account email, then press the plus button in the sidebar and choose “Import Discord template”.
- Paste your Discord server template link, open “Open template JSON”, copy all of its text into the box, then pick a name and icon.
- Micup creates a new server with the same channels, categories, roles and channel permissions. Stage channels become voice channels; forum and media channels are skipped.
- Messages and members do not move. Create a link with “Invite friends” and share it with your members.
- Point bots at Micup by changing three addresses and the token. The list of differences is in the developer docs at micup.gg/docs/bots/discord-uyum/.
Which one should you choose?
| Your group mostly... | Better fit | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Wants a paid tier without spending much | Micup | Plus is $1.99 a month and can be bought once |
| Plays table games while talking | Micup | Okey, backgammon and chess sit inside the voice room |
| Hangs out on computers and likes avatars | Micup | Five free 3D rooms, no VR headset |
| Runs a server with lots of custom emoji | Micup | 500 emoji and 500 stickers before any boost |
| Uses iPhones or consoles | Discord | Micup has no iOS or console app today |
| Needs encrypted calls | Discord | Non-Stage calls are end-to-end encrypted |
| Runs a large public community | Discord | Forums, Stage, events and a far larger audience |
| Depends on many third-party bots | Discord | Micup lists a short catalog; some bot features differ |
What does a year of the paid tier cost?
Twelve months of Micup Plus costs $19.13, against $29.99 for Nitro Basic and $99.99 for Nitro at the US yearly prices in Discord's Nitro guide. The tiers are not identical: Nitro uploads go to 1 GB, Nitro Basic uploads to 50 MB and Plus uploads to 500 MB.
| Plan | Monthly | 12 months |
|---|---|---|
| Micup Plus | $1.99 | $19.13 |
| Nitro Basic (US) | $2.99 | $29.99 |
| Nitro (US) | $9.99 | $99.99 |
Sources: Discord Nitro, Discord's Nitro guide
Why are people comparing Discord with other apps right now?
Two Discord changes are in the news. On 22 September 2026 Discord announced a global age assurance rollout: most users get an age group estimated from account signals such as account age and activity, though not in the UK and Australia, and Discord says it does not look at messages or calls for this. Discord says more than 90% of users will not be asked to confirm their age. Confirmation is needed for age-restricted content and settings and for speaking in a Stage channel, not for normal use; the options include a credit card, an app store age range, a video selfie or an ID scan, and they vary by region.
On 27 October 2026 Discord said that Discoverable Servers will get public web pages from 16 November 2026, with selected messages appearing in search engines from mid-December. Usernames and avatars are not shown, DMs and private servers are excluded, admins can close channels, and users can opt out. The member setting for messages is off by default in the EU, the UK, Canada, Brazil, Australia and South Korea, and teens are excluded.
Whether these changes matter to you depends on what you use Discord for. If neither touches your server, price and features are a better reason to compare.
Sources: Discord: Safer for teens, same Discord for adults, Discord: How to confirm your age group, Discord: Making content from Discoverable Servers easier to discover, TechCrunch, 27 October 2026
How does Micup handle your data?
Micup's privacy policy says it does not sell personal data and does not use advertising cookies. Google Analytics is on by default and you can turn it off. Connections use TLS, text messages are stored on Micup's servers and are not end-to-end encrypted, and voice and video are not recorded. The app, database and voice servers are in Germany today, files are stored with Cloudflare, and some personal data also goes to the US and the UK. The privacy policy lists each provider.
Will my Discord bot work on Micup?
Bots written with discord.js 14, discord.py 2, JDA 6 or discordeno 21 can connect to Micup by changing three addresses and the token, because Micup serves the Discord API versions 9 and 10 and the matching gateway. Some features differ: Components V2 is off, there is no AutoMod API, no bulk ban endpoint, no application emoji or SKU endpoints, and Discord voice libraries and Lavalink do not work because Micup uses LiveKit for voice.
Frequently asked questions
Is Micup free like Discord?
Yes. Both have a free account with servers, voice channels, video and screen sharing. Micup also includes its five 3D rooms and six table games for free. Plus and cosmetics are optional, and most extra 3D outfit parts are paid.
Is Micup cheaper than Discord Nitro?
At base prices, yes: Micup Plus is $1.99 a month or $19.13 for 12 months. Discord lists Nitro Basic at $2.99 and Nitro at $9.99 a month in the US. Taxes and local prices can change both sides, and Nitro includes 1 GB uploads against 500 MB on Plus.
Does Micup Plus renew like Nitro?
Only if you choose the subscription. A one-time package for 1, 3 or 12 months does not renew. In the Android app, Plus is sold only as a Google Play subscription.
Does Discord have 3D rooms?
Discord has no walkable 3D rooms. Its Living Room view is described as an experiment available to a very limited number of servers. That can change, so check Discord's Voice Channels FAQ linked in the sources.
Does Discord have table games?
Yes. Its official Activities include Chess in the Park, Checkers In The Park and Poker Night. The difference on Micup is that you sit at a table in a 3D room as an avatar, and Okey and backgammon are built in.
Can I use Micup on iPhone?
There is no iOS app yet. You can open micup.gg in the iPhone browser for chat, but 3D rooms open only on a computer.
Is Micup end-to-end encrypted?
No claim is made for that. Text messages are not end-to-end encrypted, and Micup does not claim end-to-end encryption for calls. Discord does encrypt non-Stage calls end to end, so if that matters most, Discord is ahead here.
Will my messages move from Discord to Micup?
No. Template import brings channels, categories, roles and channel permissions. Messages and members stay on Discord, and you invite people with a link.
Is Micup owned by or connected to Discord?
No. Micup is operated by O Group MMC, registered in Azerbaijan, and has no connection to Discord Inc.
Micup vs Discord: which should I pick?
Discord has a far larger community and more features such as stage channels and events; Micup adds free 3D rooms and table games.
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