Audience

Organizations that want to create a robust online community forum

About Discourse

Discourse is a secure and customizable platform for building online communities. Designed for organizations that care about control and flexibility, it supports a wide range of use cases including customer support, product feedback, internal collaboration, and member engagement.

Built on open source technology, Discourse gives teams full visibility and ownership of their data. The platform supports real time conversation, long form discussion, advanced moderation, and automation. Features like trust levels, user roles, and granular permissions make it easy to scale with confidence.

Discourse is used by leading companies, public institutions, and open communities. Whether hosted by your team or through our managed offering, it is built to integrate into your stack and evolve with your needs.

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Pricing

Starting Price:
$100 per month
Free Version:
Free Version available.
Free Trial:
Free Trial available.

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Ratings/Reviews - 1 User Review

Overall 5.0 / 5
ease 5.0 / 5
features 5.0 / 5
design 5.0 / 5
support 5.0 / 5
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Company Information

Discourse
Founded: 2013
USA
www.discourse.org

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Product Details

Platforms Supported
Cloud
Training
Documentation
Support
Online

Discourse Frequently Asked Questions

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Discourse Product Features

Community

Content Moderation
Discussions / Forums
Member Directory
Content Management
Event Management
Group Management
Ideation / Crowdsourcing
Membership Management
Social Media Management
Website Management
White Label

Discourse Additional Categories

Discourse Verified User Reviews

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  • A Discourse User
    Software Developer
    Used the software for: Free Trial
    Frequency of Use: Daily
    User Role: User
    Company Size: 100 - 499
    Design
    Ease
    Features
    Pricing
    Support
    Probability You Would Recommend?
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    "Comprehensive Discussion Board Solution"

    Posted 2020-06-25

    Pros: Simple and clean user interface
    Open Source
    Excellent notification feature
    Security features - Single Sign On, Spam filter, 2FA
    Plugin support
    Trust level & badge system
    Mobile-support ready

    Cons: Full feature set plans are costly, there should be more tiers for small scale usage.

    Overall: Discourse is an open source forum or discussion board solution. It offers a plethora of features & services and is a highly robust and versatile platform , although at a premium price.

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