Slack vs Discord
Side-by-side technology stack comparison.
Quick Facts
 Slack |  Discord | |
|---|---|---|
| Platform | macOS | macOS |
| Runtime | electron | electron |
| Version | v4.51.191 | v0.0.409 |
| Size | 497 MB | 832 MB |
| Architecture | Apple Silicon | Universal (Apple Silicon + Intel) |
| Dependencies | 126 | 85 |
| Last Updated | Aug 18, 2026 | Aug 14, 2026 |
SlackPlatform
macOS
Runtime
electron
Version
v4.51.191
Size
497 MB
Architecture
Apple Silicon
Dependencies
126
Last Updated
Aug 18, 2026
DiscordPlatform
macOS
Runtime
electron
Version
v0.0.409
Size
832 MB
Architecture
Universal (Apple Silicon + Intel)
Dependencies
85
Last Updated
Aug 14, 2026
Technology Stack Comparison
2 shared technologies. 84 unique to Slack. 63 unique to Discord.
| Technology | Slack | Discord |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||
| tar-stream | — | |
| 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 | ||
| fmix | — | |
| imul | — | |
| nopt | — | |
| gauge | — | |
| unorm | — | |
| abbrev | — | |
| appdmg | — | |
| aproba | — | |
| npmlog | — | |
| tn1150 | — | |
| fs-temp | — | |
| cf-prefs | — | |
| delegates | — | |
| is-stream | — | |
| murmur-32 | — | |
| p-finally | — | |
| strip-eof | — | |
| agent-base | — | |
| whatwg-url | — | |
| wide-align | — | |
| encode-utf8 | — | |
| has-unicode | — | |
| is-property | — | |
| noop-logger | — | |
| parse-color | — | |
| random-path | — | |
| npm-run-path | — | |
| to-data-view | — | |
| base32-encode | — | |
| code-point-at | — | |
| color-support | — | |
| number-is-nan | — | |
| which-pm-runs | — | |
| bplist-creator | — | |
| is-my-ip-valid | — | |
| stream-buffers | — | |
| are-we-there-yet | — | |
| is-my-json-valid | — | |
| file-handler-info | — | |
| generate-function | — | |
| @isaacs/fs-minipass | — | |
| windows-focus-assist | — | |
| @tinyspeck/node-pre-gyp | — | |
| console-control-strings | — | |
| is-fullwidth-code-point | — | |
| @tinyspeck/native-keymap | — | |
| generate-object-property | — | |
| @tinyspeck/slack-desktop-utils | — | |
| brotli2 | — | |
| rand_hc | — | |
| rand_jitter | — | |
| unicode-bidi | — | |
| async-compression | — | |
| @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
tar-stream
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
fmix
SlackDiscord
imul
SlackDiscord
nopt
SlackDiscord
gauge
SlackDiscord
unorm
SlackDiscord
abbrev
SlackDiscord
appdmg
SlackDiscord
aproba
SlackDiscord
npmlog
SlackDiscord
tn1150
SlackDiscord
fs-temp
SlackDiscord
cf-prefs
SlackDiscord
delegates
SlackDiscord
is-stream
SlackDiscord
murmur-32
SlackDiscord
p-finally
SlackDiscord
strip-eof
SlackDiscord
agent-base
SlackDiscord
whatwg-url
SlackDiscord
wide-align
SlackDiscord
encode-utf8
SlackDiscord
has-unicode
SlackDiscord
is-property
SlackDiscord
noop-logger
SlackDiscord
parse-color
SlackDiscord
random-path
SlackDiscord
npm-run-path
SlackDiscord
to-data-view
SlackDiscord
base32-encode
SlackDiscord
code-point-at
SlackDiscord
color-support
SlackDiscord
number-is-nan
SlackDiscord
which-pm-runs
SlackDiscord
bplist-creator
SlackDiscord
is-my-ip-valid
SlackDiscord
stream-buffers
SlackDiscord
are-we-there-yet
SlackDiscord
is-my-json-valid
SlackDiscord
file-handler-info
SlackDiscord
generate-function
SlackDiscord
@isaacs/fs-minipass
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
brotli2
SlackDiscord
rand_hc
SlackDiscord
rand_jitter
SlackDiscord
unicode-bidi
SlackDiscord
async-compression
SlackDiscord
@vercel/request-context
SlackDiscord
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| Slack | Discord | |
|---|---|---|
| Code Signed | ||
| Notarized | ||
| Hardened Runtime | ||
| Security Score | Excellent | Excellent |
| Entitlements | 8 | 8 |
SlackExcellent
Code Signed
Notarized
Hardened Runtime
DiscordExcellent
Code Signed
Notarized
Hardened Runtime