Discourse vs Gather Commons
Discourse
discourse.org
Gather Commons
gathercommons.comSide by side
| Figure | Discourse | Gather Commons |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $100/mo | $124/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 5 | 4 |
| Spec score · Community Platforms | 9.0 (#8) | 8.0 (#68) |
| Custom domain | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Discourse says users own their community and data and can export everything anytime. | The privacy policy says communities control Community Data and Gather Commons processes it on their instructions; it also says data is processed and stored in the United States. |
| Event hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Available integrations | Integrations include GitHub, chat providers, Zendesk, and authentication providers. | The privacy policy names Stripe and Square for payments, Brevo for transactional email, and cloud hosting and database providers. |
| Mobile apps | both | none |
| Private spaces | Yes | Yes |
| Starting price | Paid hosting starts at $100 per month for Pro. | 124 |
Plans
Discourse
- FreeFree
- Pro$100 a month
- Business$500 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
- Free planFree
Gather Commons
- Core$124 a month
- Premium$208 a month
- Core$1,490 a year
- Premium$2,490 a year
In their own words
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.
Gather Commons
Gather Commons has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.