--- title: Discourse Reviews meta\_title: 'Discourse Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 68 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Discourse works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.0 review\_count: 68 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-09' parent\_category: name: Marketing url: https://www.g2.com/categories/marketing --- # Discourse Reviews & Product Details Claimed ###### Profile Status This profile is currently managed by Discourse but has limited features. Are you part of the Discourse team? [Upgrade your plan](https://sell.g2.com) to enhance your branding and engage with visitors to your profile! Discourse helps businesses build trusted online communities where engagement drives retention, support, and knowledge sharing. Designed to scale and easy to adapt, it offers full data control and powerful moderation. * * * Seller [Discourse](https://www.g2.com/sellers/discourse) Discussions [Discourse Community](https://www.g2.com/products/discourse/discuss) Solution Type All-in-One Overview by Joshua Rosenfeld Show More ## Pricing Pricing provided by Discourse. ### Pro $100.00 Per Month ### Business $500.00 Per Month [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/discourse/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Bettermode](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Bettermode") Bettermode 4.7/5(117) ](https://www.g2.com/products/bettermode/reviews) [ ![Mighty Networks](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Mighty Networks") Mighty Networks 4.5/5(768) ](https://www.g2.com/products/mighty-networks/reviews) [ ![Higher Logic Thrive](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Higher Logic Thrive") Higher Logic Thrive 4.4/5(435) ](https://www.g2.com/products/higher-logic-thrive/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/discourse/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 68 real user reviews. Implementation Time 1 month Perceived Cost $$$$$ Typical contract price $0k - $0k [Sign in to view](/login) Per Month [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ![Leonardo C.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Leonardo C.") LC Leonardo C. Ceo Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 12/9/2025 "Open Source and Customizable, Challenge the Installation" 4/5 What do you like best about Discourse? I mainly use Discourse for forums to interact with my Discord server community, and I also find it useful for more official and informal announcements. I like that Discourse is open source and extremely customizable. I also appreciate the SAML SSO, which is very useful for authenticating users with Discord and synchronizing everything. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Discourse? Perhaps the fact that it is difficult to install on a server without help. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Discourse solving and how is that benefiting you? I use Discourse mainly for forums and announcements. It solves the collection of feedback from players and offers excellent SAML SSO to authenticate users with Discord and synchronize everything. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 inviteAI Translated ![Vishal J.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Vishal J.") VJ Vishal J. Software Project Manager Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 6/10/2025 "Discourse makes it easy to collaborate on projects" 3.5/5 What do you like best about Discourse? The best thing about Discourse is the Channels feature, where members of the project team can collaborate. On channels, users can create new posts, reply to others' posts, and upload attachments. It also has a feature of sending direct messages similar to email messages. The user interface is easy to use and quick to learn for beginners. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Discourse? Some functionality is duplicated and confusing. Like, when you click on "DMS" and select a group channel, it is the same as selecting the Group Channel directly. Hence, the feature of using DMS for group chats could be removed and retain DMS only for sending direct messages to individual users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Discourse solving and how is that benefiting you? Discourse is integral to daily project management activities. I can directly interact with each team member, send announcements to all at once, create a dedicated channel for sharing project resources, and send meeting, webinar invitations. Overall, Discourse increases productivity by solving communication needs of the project. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Marcella D.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Marcella D.") MD Marcella D. Senior Process Executive Telecommunications Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 12/10/2025 "Comprehensive Platform with a Steep Learning Curve" 3.5/5 What do you like best about Discourse? I like that Discourse is complete and does not need additional features. I enjoy how I can locate data easily by searching in the main bar and finding topics regarding the information I am looking for. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Discourse? It is sometimes too chaotic, it takes some time before I find what I need. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Discourse solving and how is that benefiting you? I use Discourse for work chat and project updates. It acts like a general book where shared information is easy to find. I enjoy how I can locate data using the search bar. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic AA Aboelhassan A. Doctor Medical Practice Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 11/27/2024 "my experience in using Discourse." 4/5 What do you like best about Discourse? It is an extensive database filled with valuable information. Discourse is user-friendly and facilitates open discussions in a forum-style format. It offers significant customization options, allowing the creation of various topics and categories, while also monitoring user engagement. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Discourse? Although tagging and searching typically lead me to the information I need, there often appears to be duplicate content, making it difficult to identify the 'newest' or 'validated' answers. Additionally, the notifications occasionally do not function correctly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Discourse solving and how is that benefiting you? respond to customer inquiries and maintain a record of responses similar to Stack Overflow. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic PH Prithvi H. Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 3/8/2024 "One of the best community and forum building app" 4/5 What do you like best about Discourse? Discourse is very easy to use and very user friendly. One think I like the most about it is the batches and awards that can be assigned to top contributors. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Discourse? Nothing much to dislike here as I really love the product. Their enterprise plans can be a little pricey. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Discourse solving and how is that benefiting you? Usually at our organisation we have one as internal users only and one open to the public. People can post their questions and queries and it will be answered by the experts in the market. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Nanotechnology](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Nanotechnology") UN Verified User in Nanotechnology Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 5/17/2022 "Discourse" 4/5 What do you like best about Discourse? everything is very good. I have no suggestions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Discourse? Sometimes the notifications do not work properly Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Discourse solving and how is that benefiting you? answer customer questions and have history of answers kind of like stack overflow Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from André Sousa of Discourse [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/discourse-review-6622768/official_response/edit) Thank you for your positive feedback about Discourse! We're delighted to hear that you're satisfied with the platform and that you don't have any suggestions for improvement. Regarding your comment about notifications, we apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. We understand how important notifications are to keep you informed and up-to-date. We encourage you to check out our Discourse Meta forum, where you can find various posts discussing notification issues and how to resolve them. Our team is continually working to improve the notification system, and we appreciate your feedback, which helps us identify areas for improvement. If you have any further suggestions or concerns, please don't hesitate to let us know. Thank you for choosing Discourse as your preferred communication platform, and we hope to continue providing you with a positive experience. [See how Discourse improved](https://meta.discourse.org/) Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Chris B.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Chris B.") CB Chris B. Songwriter and Recording Artist Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 1/28/2019 "Great for sharing news, ideas, and updates" 4/5 What do you like best about Discourse? The Discourse UI is clean and intuitive and very easy to get the hang of. Having had no prior experience with it, I was able to pick it up in a relatively short timeframe. Makes communication a breeze , and the customization options are wonderful for adding brand specific content. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Discourse? Honestly not much, some of our computers are a bit older so it definitely took some browser updates to bring them up to speed, but after that, it was smooth sailing. I guess I would say I'm not as in love with the mobile version as I am with the desktop version, but that's more personal preference. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Discourse: Try the trial first to see if it's a good fit for your group! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Discourse solving and how is that benefiting you? Discourse keeps us connected as an organization and makes it easy to update everyone on recent successes / useful tips for initiatives or programs we're all apart of. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from André Sousa of Discourse [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/discourse-review-1665011/official_response/edit) Thank you for sharing your positive experience with Discourse, Chris! It's great to hear that you find the UI clean and intuitive, making communication easy and customization options wonderful for adding brand-specific content. While you encountered some issues with older computers, it's good to know that once updated, Discourse was smooth sailing. It's also understandable that personal preferences may differ, such as with the mobile version. I agree that trying the trial first is a good way to determine if Discourse is a good fit for your group. It's great to hear that Discourse keeps your organization connected and makes it easy to update everyone on recent successes and useful tips. Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts and experiences with Discourse! Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Hospital & Health Care](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Hospital & Health Care") UH Verified User in Hospital & Health Care Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 1/28/2019 "Simply futuristic! A revolutionary way to manage your own virtual community!" 4/5 What do you like best about Discourse? It simply breaks with the way of carrying the virtual community traditionally, It is not just about asking questions and writing answers like StackOverFlow, StackExchange, but it is about getting social interaction, maintaining a coexistence and establishing links with the community. I like this a lot because it is about empowering the community to lead itself, being the only way to keep at bay those who, instead of contributing, start publishing spam or behave like a troll. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Discourse? Being free software, the company must be able to customize the software according to their needs. Obviously, each company is different, it does not make sense to apply a single solution. This power of personalization is only given by free software. Just as there are for WordPress, it is expected that for Discourse there will also soon be a wide variety of accessories, so that each organization can customize their installation to their liking. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Discourse: The categories created by the administrators help, on the one hand, to channel the conversations around the topics that interest from the point of view of the objectives of the company. On the other hand, they facilitate the search in the social network of both conversations and people. What is relevant ceases to be buried by the recent, as is the case with social software with timeline logic. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Discourse solving and how is that benefiting you? A partner of our company requests a crisis management document in social media and obtains several examples of different real cases from our clients, it was very useful in that case. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Hospital & Health Care](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Hospital & Health Care") UH Verified User in Hospital & Health Care Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 1/28/2019 "Open Source for Forums - Discourse" 4/5 What do you like best about Discourse? Frankly that it's open source and easy to use. Plus I don't know of any other software or cloud-base program to handle communications and data in large group settings or forums. This was very helpful with a previous job. There are also a lot of threads you can add to keep information organized. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Discourse? I never really understood the private message function. Not sure why I need it to contact administrators when I was handling a group meeting. Setting up mailing lists seemed to be too manual - not easy to upload IMO. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Discourse: It seems to have uses beyond group discussions and forums, which it is marketed as. I could see organizations using it as a communications tool much like Basecamp, Trello and others. But it does seem to be best use for communications and notes from events. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Discourse solving and how is that benefiting you? We used it for client and group meetings to record data in an effective and efficient way. We did use in it in that way although then uploaded it over to Basecamp which was used on a more corporate level. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from André Sousa of Discourse [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/discourse-review-1665206/official_response/edit) Hello, Thank you for taking the time to write a review of Discourse. We're glad to hear that you find our platform easy to use and appreciate the benefits of an open-source forum software. Regarding your concern with the private message function and the mailing lists, we would like to thank you for bringing this to our attention. We are always looking for ways to improve our platform and your feedback is valuable to us. We will take your feedback into consideration as we continue to make updates and improvements to Discourse. We are thrilled to hear that you see the potential for Discourse as a communications tool beyond group discussions and forums. Indeed, many organizations have found our platform useful for organizing and sharing information. Thank you for choosing Discourse for your client and group meetings. We hope to continue to serve your communication and data recording needs in the future. Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![lsommer S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "lsommer S.") LS lsommer S. B.A. Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 1/28/2019 "Discourse is an excellent communication toolset for team projects." 4/5 What do you like best about Discourse? A choice of seamless communication in the forms of a great messenger-type chat room, with conversation records, a mailing list platform, or discussion forum. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Discourse? Managed forum hosting is not free, it actually costs around $100 per month for a standard subscription. And for business scale traffic, it costs upwards of $300 a month. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Discourse solving and how is that benefiting you? An easy solution to connect my ecommerce network of sales associates. With the mobile application's discussion chat room feature the whole team can stay connected, as long as there's internet access. At least, it would be great if it wasn't so expensive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ## Questions about Discourse? Ask real users or explore answers from the community Get practical answers, real workflows, and honest pros and cons from the G2 community or share your insights. 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