Daisie vs Discourse

Daisie is a creative learning and collaboration platform for people looking to develop skills and creative careers. It offers live interactive workshops every day alongside pre-recorded video lessons that learners can watch on their own schedule. Listed subjects include film, fashion, art, photography, and design, with learning from industry creators. Learners can seek feedback from experts and peers, and the site also invites them to join its Discord community. Courses are online and can be taken from anywhere. Requirements depend on the course: one animation course calls for art equipment, Procreate on iPad, and Photoshop with the Animator’s Toolbar installed on an iPad, Macbook, or PC. That course does not guarantee direct instructor comments on student work. Daisie is available on web and iOS. It offers a free plan and a 7-day trial with full access; the listed Standard subscription is free, billed annually. Subscription refund requests can be sent to [email protected].

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.