The campus meeting app when the university already paid for 365.
The unofficial seminar: channels, files, and voice that email never was.
Best for course group chats that outlive the lms
Reviewed 16 September 2026 · Prices checked the same day
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Discord is where the real group chat lives after the LMS thread dies. Free is enough for a class server. Nitro is $9.99 a month if you care about bigger uploads and extra emoji.
It is a distraction machine. Mute everything except the course server during term.
Pricing
freemium
Nitro $9.99/mo
Free version
Servers, voice, and text are free; upload size is limited
Platforms
Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
Create one server per course, mute the rest. Do not study with friends-of-friends servers unmuted.
Checked 2026-09-16
| Model | Freemium |
|---|---|
| What free actually includes | Servers, voice, and text are free; upload size is limited |
| Cheapest paid tier | Nitro $9.99/mo |
| Student pricing | None published |
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Servers, voice, and text are free; upload size is limited Checked 16 September 2026.
Cheapest paid plan: Nitro $9.99/mo. Prices checked 16 September 2026.
Course group chats that outlive the LMS
Notifications will eat a study block
The campus meeting app when the university already paid for 365.
The lecture link you already know, with a 40-minute free ceiling on personal accounts.
The other lecture link, with a one-hour cap on a free personal account.