Audience
Organizations that want to create a robust online community forum
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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.
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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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$100 per month
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Discourse
Founded: 2013
USA
www.discourse.org
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Cloud
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Documentation
Support
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Discourse Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What kinds of users and organization types does Discourse work with?
Discourse works with these users and organization types: Mid Size Business, Small Business, Enterprise, Freelance, Nonprofit, Government, and Startup.
Q: What languages does Discourse support in their product?
Discourse supports these languages: English.
Q: What kind of support options does Discourse offer?
Discourse offers support via online.
Q: What other applications or services does Discourse integrate with?
Discourse integrates with: Activepieces, Adobe Analytics, AppWise, Aritic Desk, Aritic Mail, Aritic Sales, Aritic Swarm, Axis LMS, Azure Marketplace, Bitbucket, Bitergia Analytics, Brightcove, Common Room, Commsor, crowd.dev, Dataddo, Discord, EasySendy Pro, Enterpret, Facebook, Flarum, Flockport, GitHub, Google Ads, and Google Analytics and more.
Q: What type of training does Discourse provide?
Discourse provides training in the form of documentation.
Q: Does Discourse offer a free trial?
Yes, Discourse offers a free trial.
Q: How much does Discourse cost?
Pricing for Discourse starts at $100 per month.
Discourse Product Features
Community
Content Moderation
Supported
Discussions / Forums
Supported
Member Directory
Supported
Content Management
Not Supported
Event Management
Not Supported
Group Management
Not Supported
Ideation / Crowdsourcing
Not Supported
Membership Management
Not Supported
Social Media Management
Not Supported
Website Management
Not Supported
White Label
Not Supported
Discourse Additional Categories
Discourse Verified User Reviews
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Probability You Would Recommend? 9 out of 10
"Comprehensive Discussion Board Solution" 5 out of 5 stars 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 readyCons: 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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