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4chan vs Discourse

4chan

4chan.org

Discourse

discourse.org

Side by side

Figure4chanDiscourse
Price from$2.50/mo$100/mo
Free plan—Yes
Free trial——
Open source——
WebYes—
APIYes—
Self-hosted—Yes
Plans published25
Spec score · Online Community Platforms7.9 (#24)8.8 (#5)
Founded20032013

Plans

4chan

  • 4chan Pass — 1 year$30 a year
  • 4chan Pass — 3 years$60 a year

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Discourse

  • FreeFree
  • Pro$100 a month
  • Business$500 a month
  • EnterprisePriced on request
  • Free planFree

Discourse pricing →

In their own words

4chan

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Discourse

Discourse is community software for hosting discussions, with options to self-host or use managed hosting. It supports private spaces, event hosting, custom domains and moderation tools, and its codebase is freely available on GitHub. The free plan costs nothing and includes unlimited members, 2 staff seats, 500k monthly page views, 20k monthly emails, 10 categories and 5GB storage. Pro costs $100 a month and includes 5 staff seats, 500k monthly page views, 100k monthly emails, unlimited categories and 20GB storage. Business costs $500 a month, with 15 staff seats, priority support, standard migration services and 100GB storage. Enterprise pricing is custom; it includes unlimited staff seats, 1M+ monthly page views, 1.5M+ monthly emails and 200GB+ storage. Enterprise also includes SSO, SAML, enterprise authentication and a 99.9% uptime guarantee. Paid plans have a 14-day trial, and hosting plans require no credit card up front. Integrations include GitHub, chat providers, Zendesk and authentication providers. Support options range from community help to email support and professional services.

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