What is Discourse?
Discourse is the place to build civilized communities. Where tech companies build communities. Modern forum software for meaningful discussions, support, and teamwork. Enterprise-grade infrastructure for mission-critical communities. Building blocks for a complete community platform. You own your community and your data. See Discourse in action across the internet's best communities. Support that understands your stack. Launch your community in minutes.
Key Features
- ✓Modern forum
- ✓Real-time discussions
- ✓Trust levels
- ✓Moderation tools
- ✓Categories/tags
- ✓Email integration
- ✓SSO support
- ✓API access
- ✓Plugins
- ✓Themes
- ✓Self-hosted option
- ✓Open source
🔒 Privacy & Data Protection
Discourse is open-source and can be self-hosted for complete control. You own your data. For communities wanting modern forum software with data ownership, Discourse delivers.
Best For
💰 Pricing
Discourse has hosted plans from $50/month. Self-hosted is free and open-source.
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