ARMADA VS PROBED
They differ on 6 of the things we checked: open source, you can host it yourself, iphone, android, custom emoji, imports a discord server.
| Fact | ARMADA | PROBED |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Beta | Stable |
| Founded | 2026 | 2026 |
| Hosting | Cloud or self-host, Decentralized | Cloud only |
| Encryption | Every message and call is end-to-end encrypted. | TLS in transit only. The host can read messages. |
| Pricing | Free; no paid tier or ads; Soapbox is funded by grants and donations | Free plan with no card; Premium $19/mo; Business $99/mo. Members never pay. |
| Open source | Yes | No |
| Official cloud service | Yes | Yes |
| You can host it yourself | Yes | No |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Not confirmed | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iPhone | No | Yes |
| Android | Yes | No |
| In a browser | Yes | Yes |
| Text channels | Yes | Yes |
| Voice channels | Yes | Yes |
| Video calls | Yes | Yes |
| Screen share | Yes | Yes |
| Threads | Yes | Yes |
| Roles and permissions | Yes | Yes |
| Bots or an API | Yes | Yes |
| Custom emoji | Yes | No |
| One account, many communities | Yes | Yes |
| Export your data | Not confirmed | No |
| No ads | Yes | Yes |
| Members pay nothing | Yes | Yes |
| Imports a Discord server | Yes | No |
| Bridges with Discord | Yes | Yes |
In short
Armada. Open beta ahead of v1.0 with near-daily 0.x releases; the repo was created in June 2026. Discord import uses a bridge bot and brings channels, up to 99 roles, custom emoji and up to 10,000 messages per channel (servers of 100 members or fewer), with live bridging; members must re-join via invite and bridged channels are not E2EE. Community messages and DMs are E2EE (relays see ciphertext); voice runs over self-hostable LiveKit with client-side encryption. Release assets cover Windows, Linux and Android; macOS is claimed in the README but no macOS build was found in releases, and iOS is web-only with a native app in progress.
Probed. Closed source and hosted only: you cannot read the server code or run your own copy. Messages are readable through the public API on paid plans but there is no one-click export yet, and no custom emoji. It can mirror channels with a live Discord server, so a community can run both during a move. Android is in development, not released.
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