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Best Discourse Alternatives in 2026

12 platforms from community platforms ranked against Discourse on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    NodeBB Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $20/mo8.8
    Discourse vs NodeBB
  2. 2
    HumHub Free plan AndroidapiiOSself-hostedWeb 8.6
    Discourse vs HumHub
  3. 3
    Circle Free trial AndroidapiiOSMacWeb $89/mo8.1
    Discourse vs Circle
  4. 5
    Octo Free plan AndroidiOSself-hostedWeb $29/mo7.4
    Discourse vs Octo
  5. 6
    Reddit WebiOSAndroid 7.3
    Discourse vs Reddit
  6. 7
    Whaller Free plan WebWinMaciOSAndroid €3/mo7.3
    Discourse vs Whaller
  7. 8
    UNA WebiOSAndroid 7.1
    Discourse vs UNA
  8. 9
    Meetup WebiOSAndroid 7.1
    Discourse vs Meetup
  9. 10
    Zapnito Web 7.0
    Discourse vs Zapnito
  10. 11
    HuddleSpot Free plan Web $39/mo6.9
    Discourse vs HuddleSpot
  11. 12
    Thigmo Free plan Web $70/mo6.9
    Discourse vs Thigmo
  12. 13
    Raklet Free plan AndroidiOS $59/mo6.9
    Discourse vs Raklet
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