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About

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. Built on open source technology, Discourse gives teams full visibility and ownership of their data. The platform supports real time conversation, long form discussion, advanced moderation, and automation. Features like trust levels, user roles, and granular permissions make it easy to scale with confidence. 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.

About

Instance is an all-in-one community and membership platform for creators, coaches, agencies, and online businesses. Build a fully branded community app on your own domain with real-time chat, voice channels, member accounts, paid memberships, Stripe payments, storefronts, roles, courses, push notifications, email, moderation, and a programmable Bot API. Members can discover products, purchase access, and receive the correct roles automatically. Businesses retain control of their branding, audience, customer relationships, and platform instead of relying on a third-party social network. Instance also includes AI assistants and custom bots for automating community management and operations. It combines community management, membership software, payments, content, and communication in one customizable platform and can serve as an alternative to tools such as Discord, Whop, Skool, and Circle.

Platforms Supported

Windows Not Supported
Mac Not Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Platforms Supported

Windows Not Supported
Mac Not Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Audience

Organizations that want to create a robust online community forum

Audience

Creators, coaches, agencies, community owners, membership businesses, course creators, and online businesses that want to run a branded community, sell memberships or digital products, and manage their audience on their own platform.

Support

Phone Support Not Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported

Support

Phone Support Not Supported
24/7 Live Support Supported
Online Supported

API

Offers API Not Supported

API

Offers API Not Supported

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

No images available

Pricing

$100 per month
Free Version Supported
Free Trial Supported

Pricing

$9/month
Free Version Supported
Free Trial Not Supported

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 5.0 / 5
ease 5.0 / 5
features 5.0 / 5
design 5.0 / 5
support 5.0 / 5

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 0.0 / 5
ease 0.0 / 5
features 0.0 / 5
design 0.0 / 5
support 0.0 / 5

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Pros & Cons from Real Users

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 ready

Cons

  • Full feature set plans are costly, there should be more tiers for small scale usage.

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Not Supported

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Not Supported

Company Information

Discourse
Founded: 2013
USA
www.discourse.org

Company Information

Instance
Founded: 2024
United States
tryinstance.com

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Categories

Community Supported

Categories

AI App Generators Supported
Community Supported

Community Features

Content Management Not Supported
Content Moderation Supported
Discussions / Forums Supported
Event Management Not Supported
Group Management Not Supported
Ideation / Crowdsourcing Not Supported
Member Directory Supported
Membership Management Not Supported
Social Media Management Not Supported
Website Management Not Supported
White Label Not Supported

Integrations

Aritic Desk Supported
Aritic Sales Supported
Aritic Swarm Supported
Bitbucket Supported
Commsor Supported
Discord Supported
Enterpret Supported
Facebook Supported
Google Analytics Supported
IFTTT Supported
Matrix Pointe Software Supported
Mattermost Supported
Memberful Supported
Motileo Supported
Nango Supported
Neyox Supported
Pipedream Supported
SheepCRM Supported
Sprinklr Supported
Threado Supported

Integrations

Aritic Desk Not Supported
Aritic Sales Not Supported
Aritic Swarm Not Supported
Bitbucket Not Supported
Commsor Not Supported
Discord Not Supported
Enterpret Not Supported
Facebook Not Supported
Google Analytics Not Supported
IFTTT Not Supported
Matrix Pointe Software Not Supported
Mattermost Not Supported
Memberful Not Supported
Motileo Not Supported
Nango Not Supported
Neyox Not Supported
Pipedream Not Supported
SheepCRM Not Supported
Sprinklr Not Supported
Threado Not Supported
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