Discourse is a modern, open-source community platform designed to facilitate thoughtful discussions and meaningful connections among users.
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Discourse now powers over 22,000 online communities of all shapes and sizes, including:
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Discourse is a world-class, modern, community platform that has been my choice for many of my clients. What’s more, they are a great team, and continuously innovate in making Discourse even better year-after-year. Highly recommended!
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Features for every use case Discourse enables thoughtful discussion and meaningful connections with features for every use case, from tracking product feedback to sharing your latest creations, now with the added support of AI. Endless ways to customize Keep your forum on brand, integrate with your tech stack, and optimize forum features for engagement. Quick chats and thoughtful discussions An integrated experience for chat and long form discussions enables members to build relationships while your community builds knowledge. Powerful moderation tools Keep the discussion healthy, on-track, and free from any inappropriate content with our best-in-class moderation tools and AI.
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I use Discourse every single day. It’s a wonder!
A community you own
- The entire Discourse codebase is open and freely available to the public—forever.
- No matter where your forum lives, you retain full ownership of your data. No lock-in, no hidden fees, no data sent to advertisers.
- Always have full access to your community’s conversation history—no questions asked.
Fully open source
Truly portable data
Unlimited conversation history
Managed forum hosting from $20/month
Discourse is 100% free, open source forum software. Forever.
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You get the infrastructure and support needed to ensure the success of your unique community
Discourse is the most amazing thing we have ever used. We have never experienced software so reliable. Ever.
World-class hosted customer support
With our responsive and helpful technical advocates by your side,
no problem goes unconquered.
I wanna shout out the team at @discourse. Often we see Twitter used as a resource to commiserate on bad experiences with services but it’s wonderful to amplify the extraordinary. Every time I’ve needed help, the team at Discourse has been super responsive and helpful. Y’all rock.
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