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Make the move to Discourse
For over 10 years we’ve led successful migrations for enterprise communities. Our team moves data, members, and discussions with minimal disruption.
Migration support
Our expert team will help migrate your members, content, and discussion history to your new home on Discourse
Design services
From theme tweaks to full visual branding, we’ll help make your Discourse community unmistakably yours
Development services
Work with our development team to create custom solutions for your community
Discourse is built for scale
We’ve migrated some of the largest communities on the web—with complex legacy systems and millions of records
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Running high-traffic communities? You’re in good hands.
What makes Discourse the next step for Khoros customers
Discourse is designed for communities that plan to grow, evolve, and last
Organized, searchable knowledge forever
Every discussion becomes part of a permanent, searchable knowledge base. Don’t lose valuable conversations with corporate restructuring or platform changes
Support every kind of conversation
Switch seamlessly between asynchronous discussions and live chat—all in one place
Flexible customization
Discourse gives you full control over how your community looks, feels, and functions, with support from our professional services team to make it happen
True SEO visibility
Your public community content is automatically indexed by Google and other search engines, boosting your discoverability and SEO value organically
Smart, scalable moderation
We make it easy to moderate your community with built-in tools like trust levels and AI-powered spam detection
Data ownership and portability
Discourse gives you complete ownership of your data and is completely open source. You are never locked in
Competitive pricing
Get advanced moderation, custom themes, extensive integrations, world-class support, and unlimited scalability at a fraction of the cost of Khoros
Expert customer support
Get a dedicated professional support member to help you succeed every step of the way
You’re in good company
Discourse now powers over 22.000 online communities of all shapes and sizes, including:
Compare Khoros and Discourse
Find the right platform for a scalable, secure, and long-lasting community
| Features | Discourse | Khoros |
|---|---|---|
| Platform stability |
10+ years of powering enterprise-scale communities
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Acquisition uncertainty, major layoffs
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| Pricing model |
Flexible with your needs
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$100,000+ Strict enterprise pricing
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| SEO & discoverability |
Full search engine optimization
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Limited public indexing
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| Data ownership and portability |
Open source and export-friendly, with no vendor lock-in
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Vendor lock-in with restricted access to raw data and backups
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| Customization |
Our team supports flexible customization via open APIs, plugins, and themes, and we’re happy to collaborate with your team or partners.
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Customization options depend on vendor support and can be constrained by platform limitations
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| Moderation |
Trust-based + AI moderation
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Requires enterprise support
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| Release cycle |
Regular updates + on-demand fixes
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Once a year
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