No. You can sign in with Google, create leaderboards on the web, and share them with a link — no Discord server required. If you do use Discord, Scoreboards also runs as a full leaderboard bot inside your server.

Type a name in the create box on scoreboards.dev, pick how you want to keep score — points, best scores, fastest times, wins and losses, or photo ratings — and hit Create. No signup needed to start; sign up free afterwards to keep the leaderboard and manage it from anywhere. Then share the link and everyone can add their scores from any browser.

Click the 'Add to Discord' button at the top of the page or in the CTA section below. You'll need administrator permissions to add the bot to your server. Once added, you can start creating leaderboards right away!

Yes! You can fully customize your leaderboards with custom headers, sort order, visible ranks, medals, and more through the dashboard. You can also set custom text and choose between compact or normal display modes to match your server's style.

You can set a validator role in your server settings. Users with this role can approve or reject score submissions. Alternatively, you can enable auto-approval with a delay (instant, 1 hour, 3 hours, 24 hours, 3 days, or 7 days) or turn it off completely for manual verification.

Scoreboards supports six types of Discord leaderboards: Classic (standard points/scores), Highscore (for single best scores), Time (for speedruns and time-based competitions), ELO (for ranked competitive play with matchmaking, 1v1 or 2v2–8v8 teams), Rating (for community image voting with 1–10 star ratings), and League (match-based points ranking for football, basketball, and any sports league — 3 for a win, 1 for a draw, solo or in teams). Each type is optimized for different gaming and competition formats.

Yes! Each leaderboard has website visibility settings: Disabled (not shown on website), Private (only guild members can view), Hidden (accessible only via direct link), or Public (visible to everyone). This gives you full control over your leaderboard's privacy.

Tier roles automatically assign Discord roles to players based on their rank on your leaderboard. You can set minimum and maximum rank ranges for each role, and the bot will update roles automatically as rankings change. This is perfect for rewarding top players with special roles and permissions.

Each server can have up to 100 leaderboards. You can use them to track different games, seasons, or competition types.

We're actively working on advanced analytics features! While basic leaderboard tracking is fully functional, comprehensive player statistics, performance trends, and detailed analytics dashboards are currently in development. Stay tuned for updates as we roll out these features.

Scoreboards is currently completely free to use! However, as we continue to grow, pricing and usage limits may be introduced for certain features in the future.