Comparison of Disgo

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How does Disgo compare to other API Wrappers?

This thread aims to answer this frequently asked question.

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Disgo vs. DiscordGo vs. Arikawa

Library	Creation Date	Contributors
Disgo	March 2022	3
Arikawa	January 2020	36
DiscordGo	November 2015	182

Features

Library	Requests	Events	Voice	Sharding	Caching	Tests (API Endpoint %)	Real Issues*
Disgo	181/181	70/70	WIP	Yes	WIP (Optional)	43%	0
DiscordGo	< 180	63/70	Yes	Never	Mandatory	11%	60+
Arikawa	< 180	70/70	Yes	Yes	Mandatory	3%	7

*Real Issues are issues that represent actual issues with the library.

API

Both DiscordGo and Arikawa are function-based. Disgo is struct-based.

Rate Limits

Disgo is the only library to allow custom rate limits. Arikawa's rate limit implementation isn't tested correctly.

Gateway

Disgo is the only library to provide Automatic Gateway Intent Calculation.

Performance

Disgo is the most performant library due to the following features.

• Synchronized Memory Pools
• No Reflection
• Selective Event Processing
• fasthttp
• Fieldalignment Bundle