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Alternatives to Discord Nitro
24 entertainment tools sit alongside Discord Nitro in this directory. Below is what separates each from Discord Nitro on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 24
- With a free tier
- 12
- Cheaper to start
- 2
- Discord Nitro starts at
- $2.99/month
Why people look past Discord Nitro
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Discord Nitro entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for Discord Nitro carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 12 of the 24 alternatives below can be used without paying.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Your place to talk and hang out
- Can be used without paying; Discord Nitro cannot.
- Starts $2 a month dearer, at $4.99/month.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than subscription.
- 3 tiers to Discord Nitro's 2.
Online play, classic games and more
- Starts $17 a year dearer, at $19.99/year.
- 4 tiers to Discord Nitro's 2.
Monthly games, online multiplayer and more
- Starts $8 a month dearer, at $10.99/month.
- 3 tiers to Discord Nitro's 2.
The ultimate destination for playing, discussing, and creating games
Priced and rated the same as Discord Nitro on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Ticket resale marketplace charging both buyers and sellers, with combined fees often a large share of face value
- Can be used without paying; Discord Nitro cannot.
- Sold on a Free to browse, two sided transaction fees on buyers and sellers model rather than subscription.
Free ad-supported streaming from Roku, with an optional paid live TV add-on layer
- Can be used without paying; Discord Nitro cannot.
- Sold on a Free, ad-supported; individual paid channel add-ons model rather than subscription.
Every Discord Nitro alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discord Nitro (this page) | $2.99/month | Subscription | 2 | |
| DiscordYour place to talk and hang out | Free, then $4.99/month | Freemium | 3 | vs Discord Nitro |
| Nintendo Switch OnlineOnline play, classic games and more | $19.99/year | Subscription | 4 | vs Discord Nitro |
| PlayStation PlusMonthly games, online multiplayer and more | $10.99/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Discord Nitro |
| SteamThe ultimate destination for playing, discussing, and creating games | On request | Subscription | - | vs Discord Nitro |
| StubHub | Free | Free to browse, two sided transaction fees on buyers and sellers | 2 | vs Discord Nitro |
| The Roku Channel | Free | Free, ad-supported; individual paid channel add-ons | 2 | vs Discord Nitro |
| mpv | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Discord Nitro |
| Infuse | Free, then $1.99/month | Per user per month | 3 | vs Discord Nitro |
| IINA | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Discord Nitro |
| Castro | Free, then $24.99/year | - | 2 | vs Discord Nitro |
| Castbox | Free | - | 2 | vs Discord Nitro |
| Emby | Free, then $4.99/month | Freemium | 2 | vs Discord Nitro |
| Apple TV+ | Free, then $12.99/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Discord Nitro |
| Crunchyroll | Free, then $7.99/month | Freemium | 3 | vs Discord Nitro |
| Dailymotion | Free | Free | 1 | vs Discord Nitro |
| Philo | $33/month | Per household per month, single plan | 1 | vs Discord Nitro |
| fuboTV | $73.99/month | Per household per month, tiered plans | 3 | vs Discord Nitro |
| DirecTV Stream | $89.99/month | Per household per month, tiered plans | 3 | vs Discord Nitro |
| Disney+ | $7.99/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Discord Nitro |
| ESPN+ | $10.99/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Discord Nitro |
| Discovery+ | $4.99/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Discord Nitro |
| Final Cut Pro | $12.99/month | - | 3 | vs Discord Nitro |
| Adobe Premiere Pro | $22.99/month | - | 4 | vs Discord Nitro |
| Apple Music | $10.99/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Discord Nitro |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Discord Nitro badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Cheaper than Discord Nitro (2)
Entry price under Discord Nitro's $2.99/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- Infuse , Free, then $1.99/month
- Dailymotion , Free
What you would be giving up
Discord Nitro is most often brought in for removing upload-size limits for sharing large files in servers, custom and animated emoji, profile banners and avatar decorations, boosting servers to unlock server-wide perks, hd video streaming and higher-quality screen share, bundled perks such as xbox game pass access on the full nitro tier. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Discord Nitro is broadly right and the question is cost, the Discord Nitro pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Entertainment category lists everything the directory holds, and best entertainment tools ranks them.
Discord Nitro runs on web, windows, macos, linux, ios, android. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Discord Nitro alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Discord Nitro?
- 24 other entertainment tools are listed in this directory, led by Discord, Nintendo Switch Online, PlayStation Plus, Steam. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Discord Nitro?
- 12 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Discord, StubHub, The Roku Channel, mpv, Infuse.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Discord Nitro?
- Yes. 2 of the alternatives below start under Discord Nitro's $2.99/month: Infuse at Free, then $1.99/month, Dailymotion at Free.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Discord Nitro?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: there is no free tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Discord Nitro?
- Discord Nitro is most often brought in for removing upload-size limits for sharing large files in servers, custom and animated emoji, profile banners and avatar decorations, boosting servers to unlock server-wide perks, hd video streaming and higher-quality screen share, bundled perks such as xbox game pass access on the full nitro tier. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Discord Nitro?
- None of the entertainment tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Discord Nitro alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Entertainment, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Discord Nitro against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Discord Nitro covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every entertainment tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Entertainment category, 24 tools beside Discord Nitro. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.