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Slack vs Discord

Side-by-side technology stack comparison.

Slack
SLACK TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C.
Discord
Discord

Quick Facts

Slack
Discord
PlatformmacOSmacOS
Runtimeelectronelectron
Versionv4.50.143v0.0.399
Size492 MB773 MB
ArchitectureApple SiliconUniversal (Apple Silicon + Intel)
Dependencies12685
Last UpdatedJun 24, 2026Jul 7, 2026
Slack
Platform
macOS
Runtime
electron
Version
v4.50.143
Size
492 MB
Architecture
Apple Silicon
Dependencies
126
Last Updated
Jun 24, 2026
Discord
Platform
macOS
Runtime
electron
Version
v0.0.399
Size
773 MB
Architecture
Universal (Apple Silicon + Intel)
Dependencies
85
Last Updated
Jul 7, 2026

Technology Stack Comparison

2 shared technologies. 122 unique to Slack. 68 unique to Discord.

TechnologySlackDiscord
Async Runtime
execa—
Rayon—
Tokio—
parking_lot—
futures-rs—
crossbeam—
Build Tool
nan—
Babel—
prebuild-install—
CLI
minimist—
chalk—
strip-ansi—
Cloud
Google Cloud—
Firebase—
Compression
tar (Rust)
yauzl—
flate2—
Brotli—
Cryptography
rand—
Ring—
crc32fast—
native-tls—
security-framework—
Data Structure
slab—
tinyvec—
indexmap—
smallvec—
hashbrown—
Database
rusqlite—
SQLite—
Date & Time
ms—
chrono—
Encoding
base64-js—
idna—
base64—
percent-encoding—
Error Tracking
Sentry—
File System
which—
tar-fs—
make-dir—
image-size—
file-uri-to-path—
glob—
walkdir—
same-file—
I/O
pump—
buffer—
end-of-stream—
readable-stream—
want—
bytes—
ipnet—
socket2—
httparse—
Logging
debug—
electron-log—
tracing—
Machine Learning
LangChain—
Networking
node-fetch—
https-proxy-agent—
h2—
url (Rust)—
hyper—
request—
reqwest—
Observability
OpenTelemetry—
Parser
ini—
jsonpointer—
strip-json-comments—
regex (Rust)—
memchr—
aho-corasick—
form_urlencoded—
Platform Binding
bindings—
node-abi—
node-addon-api—
macos-notification-state—
objc2—
os_info—
core-foundation—
signal-hook-registry—
Runtime
Electron
Serialization
serde—
Utility
semver—
ieee754—
inherits—
cross-spawn—
emoji-regex—
safe-buffer—
object-assign—
uuid—
once_cell—
lazy_static—
Web Server
Fastify—
Other
bl—
rc—
fmix—
imul—
nopt—
once—
tr46—
gauge—
isexe—
unorm—
xtend—
abbrev—
appdmg—
aproba—
chownr—
npmlog—
tn1150—
wrappy—
fs-temp—
isarray—
yallist—
cf-prefs—
minipass—
minizlib—
path-key—
delegates—
is-stream—
murmur-32—
p-finally—
strip-eof—
agent-base—
get-stream—
simple-get—
tar-stream—
whatwg-url—
wide-align—
deep-extend—
detect-libc—
encode-utf8—
has-unicode—
is-property—
noop-logger—
parse-color—
path-exists—
random-path—
registry-js—
signal-exit—
core-util-is—
fs-constants—
npm-run-path—
set-blocking—
string-width—
to-data-view—
tunnel-agent—
base32-encode—
code-point-at—
color-convert—
color-support—
number-is-nan—
repeat-string—
shebang-regex—
simple-concat—
which-pm-runs—
bplist-creator—
is-my-ip-valid—
mimic-response—
mkdirp-classic—
stream-buffers—
expand-template—
shebang-command—
are-we-there-yet—
is-my-json-valid—
napi-build-utils—
file-handler-info—
generate-function—
webidl-conversions—
@isaacs/fs-minipass—
decompress-response—
github-from-package—
process-nextick-args—
windows-focus-assist—
@tinyspeck/node-pre-gyp—
console-control-strings—
is-fullwidth-code-point—
@tinyspeck/native-keymap—
generate-object-property—
@tinyspeck/slack-desktop-utils—
arch—
http—
brotli2—
rand_hc—
rand_core—
rand_jitter—
flexi_logger—
unicode-bidi—
async-compression—
unicode-normalization—
@vercel/request-context—

Async Runtime

execa
SlackDiscord
Rayon
SlackDiscord
Tokio
SlackDiscord
parking_lot
SlackDiscord
futures-rs
SlackDiscord
crossbeam
SlackDiscord

Build Tool

nan
SlackDiscord
Babel
SlackDiscord
prebuild-install
SlackDiscord

CLI

minimist
SlackDiscord
chalk
SlackDiscord
strip-ansi
SlackDiscord

Cloud

Google Cloud
SlackDiscord
Firebase
SlackDiscord

Compression

tar (Rust)
SlackDiscord
yauzl
SlackDiscord
flate2
SlackDiscord
Brotli
SlackDiscord

Cryptography

rand
SlackDiscord
Ring
SlackDiscord
crc32fast
SlackDiscord
native-tls
SlackDiscord
security-framework
SlackDiscord

Data Structure

slab
SlackDiscord
tinyvec
SlackDiscord
indexmap
SlackDiscord
smallvec
SlackDiscord
hashbrown
SlackDiscord

Database

rusqlite
SlackDiscord
SQLite
SlackDiscord

Date & Time

ms
SlackDiscord
chrono
SlackDiscord

Encoding

base64-js
SlackDiscord
idna
SlackDiscord
base64
SlackDiscord
percent-encoding
SlackDiscord

Error Tracking

Sentry
SlackDiscord

File System

which
SlackDiscord
tar-fs
SlackDiscord
make-dir
SlackDiscord
image-size
SlackDiscord
file-uri-to-path
SlackDiscord
glob
SlackDiscord
walkdir
SlackDiscord
same-file
SlackDiscord

I/O

pump
SlackDiscord
buffer
SlackDiscord
end-of-stream
SlackDiscord
readable-stream
SlackDiscord
want
SlackDiscord
bytes
SlackDiscord
ipnet
SlackDiscord
socket2
SlackDiscord
httparse
SlackDiscord

Logging

debug
SlackDiscord
electron-log
SlackDiscord
tracing
SlackDiscord

Machine Learning

LangChain
SlackDiscord

Networking

node-fetch
SlackDiscord
https-proxy-agent
SlackDiscord
h2
SlackDiscord
url (Rust)
SlackDiscord
hyper
SlackDiscord
request
SlackDiscord
reqwest
SlackDiscord

Observability

OpenTelemetry
SlackDiscord

Parser

ini
SlackDiscord
jsonpointer
SlackDiscord
strip-json-comments
SlackDiscord
regex (Rust)
SlackDiscord
memchr
SlackDiscord
aho-corasick
SlackDiscord
form_urlencoded
SlackDiscord

Platform Binding

bindings
SlackDiscord
node-abi
SlackDiscord
node-addon-api
SlackDiscord
macos-notification-state
SlackDiscord
objc2
SlackDiscord
os_info
SlackDiscord
core-foundation
SlackDiscord
signal-hook-registry
SlackDiscord

Runtime

Electron
SlackDiscord

Serialization

serde
SlackDiscord

Utility

semver
SlackDiscord
ieee754
SlackDiscord
inherits
SlackDiscord
cross-spawn
SlackDiscord
emoji-regex
SlackDiscord
safe-buffer
SlackDiscord
object-assign
SlackDiscord
uuid
SlackDiscord
once_cell
SlackDiscord
lazy_static
SlackDiscord

Web Server

Fastify
SlackDiscord

Other

bl
SlackDiscord
rc
SlackDiscord
fmix
SlackDiscord
imul
SlackDiscord
nopt
SlackDiscord
once
SlackDiscord
tr46
SlackDiscord
gauge
SlackDiscord
isexe
SlackDiscord
unorm
SlackDiscord
xtend
SlackDiscord
abbrev
SlackDiscord
appdmg
SlackDiscord
aproba
SlackDiscord
chownr
SlackDiscord
npmlog
SlackDiscord
tn1150
SlackDiscord
wrappy
SlackDiscord
fs-temp
SlackDiscord
isarray
SlackDiscord
yallist
SlackDiscord
cf-prefs
SlackDiscord
minipass
SlackDiscord
minizlib
SlackDiscord
path-key
SlackDiscord
delegates
SlackDiscord
is-stream
SlackDiscord
murmur-32
SlackDiscord
p-finally
SlackDiscord
strip-eof
SlackDiscord
agent-base
SlackDiscord
get-stream
SlackDiscord
simple-get
SlackDiscord
tar-stream
SlackDiscord
whatwg-url
SlackDiscord
wide-align
SlackDiscord
deep-extend
SlackDiscord
detect-libc
SlackDiscord
encode-utf8
SlackDiscord
has-unicode
SlackDiscord
is-property
SlackDiscord
noop-logger
SlackDiscord
parse-color
SlackDiscord
path-exists
SlackDiscord
random-path
SlackDiscord
registry-js
SlackDiscord
signal-exit
SlackDiscord
core-util-is
SlackDiscord
fs-constants
SlackDiscord
npm-run-path
SlackDiscord
set-blocking
SlackDiscord
string-width
SlackDiscord
to-data-view
SlackDiscord
tunnel-agent
SlackDiscord
base32-encode
SlackDiscord
code-point-at
SlackDiscord
color-convert
SlackDiscord
color-support
SlackDiscord
number-is-nan
SlackDiscord
repeat-string
SlackDiscord
shebang-regex
SlackDiscord
simple-concat
SlackDiscord
which-pm-runs
SlackDiscord
bplist-creator
SlackDiscord
is-my-ip-valid
SlackDiscord
mimic-response
SlackDiscord
mkdirp-classic
SlackDiscord
stream-buffers
SlackDiscord
expand-template
SlackDiscord
shebang-command
SlackDiscord
are-we-there-yet
SlackDiscord
is-my-json-valid
SlackDiscord
napi-build-utils
SlackDiscord
file-handler-info
SlackDiscord
generate-function
SlackDiscord
webidl-conversions
SlackDiscord
@isaacs/fs-minipass
SlackDiscord
decompress-response
SlackDiscord
github-from-package
SlackDiscord
process-nextick-args
SlackDiscord
windows-focus-assist
SlackDiscord
@tinyspeck/node-pre-gyp
SlackDiscord
console-control-strings
SlackDiscord
is-fullwidth-code-point
SlackDiscord
@tinyspeck/native-keymap
SlackDiscord
generate-object-property
SlackDiscord
@tinyspeck/slack-desktop-utils
SlackDiscord
arch
SlackDiscord
http
SlackDiscord
brotli2
SlackDiscord
rand_hc
SlackDiscord
rand_core
SlackDiscord
rand_jitter
SlackDiscord
flexi_logger
SlackDiscord
unicode-bidi
SlackDiscord
async-compression
SlackDiscord
unicode-normalization
SlackDiscord
@vercel/request-context
SlackDiscord

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Security Posture

SlackDiscord
Code Signed
Notarized
Hardened Runtime
Security ScoreExcellentExcellent
Entitlements88
SlackExcellent
Code Signed
Notarized
Hardened Runtime
DiscordExcellent
Code Signed
Notarized
Hardened Runtime
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