Discourse vs Hivebrite

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.

Hivebrite is a paid community platform for web, iOS, and Android, with event hosting, private spaces, custom domains, moderation tools, and mobile apps for both listed mobile systems. The maker, founded in 2012 and headquartered in Paris, France, describes four plans: Core, Flex, Prime, and Custom Fit. Each plan includes unlimited users, while capacities differ for global administrators, group administrators, and groups. Core includes two global administrator seats and five groups. Flex includes five global administrator seats, five group administrator seats, and ten groups. Prime includes ten global administrator seats, ten group administrator seats, and 25 groups. Custom Fit provides custom administrator-seat and group capacities. The platform therefore emphasizes community structure and administration, with the plan choice determining how many administrators and groups an organization can configure.