Choose your own community adventure

Whether you’re just starting out or want to take your community to the next level, there’s a plan for you on Discourse

Change plans anytime. All prices in USD.

Starter

$20 per month
A great place to start a community
  • Unlimited members
  • 2 staff
  • 20k monthly pageviews
  • discourse.group domain

Standard

$100 per month
Connect with your community and grow together
  • Unlimited members
  • 5 staff
  • 100k monthly pageviews
  • Custom domain
  • 15+ plugins
  • Custom themes
  • API and Webhook access

Business

$300 per month
Scale your business and help your customers and users connect with each other
  • Unlimited members
  • 15 staff
  • 500k monthly pageviews
  • Custom domain
  • 30+ plugins
  • Custom themes
  • API and Webhook access
  • Priority support
  • Migration services

Enterprise

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Our most customizable and scalable plan, tailored to your needs and brand
  • Unlimited members
  • Unlimited staff
  • 1M+ monthly pageviews
  • Custom domain
  • 50+ plugins
  • Custom themes
  • API and Webhook access
  • Priority support
  • Migration services
  • Design services
  • Custom development

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Community
Community Starter Standard Business Enterprise
  Members
Members Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited
 
Staff

These are members of the Discourse site with admin and/or moderator permissions

Staff

These are members of the Discourse site with admin and/or moderator permissions

2 5 15 Unlimited
 
Monthly page views

All page views made by visitors and members using a web browser. Other non-browser traffic sources like bots and crawlers are not counted as page views.

Monthly page views

All page views made by visitors and members using a web browser. Other non-browser traffic sources like bots and crawlers are not counted as page views.

20k 100k 500k 1M+
  Monthly emails
Monthly emails 20k 100k 300k 1.5M+
 
Storage

Storage for uploads including images, videos, and files

Storage

Storage for uploads including images, videos, and files

5GB 20GB 100GB 200GB+
  Public access
Public access Included Included Included Included
  Secure web access
Secure web access Included Included Included Included
 
Mobile app

Download the free Discourse iOS app and the Discourse Android app, with full push notification support for our hosted communities

Mobile app

Download the free Discourse iOS app and the Discourse Android app, with full push notification support for our hosted communities

Included Included Included Included
 
Chat

Adds chat functionality so it can natively support both long-form and short-form communication. Learn more

Chat

Adds chat functionality so it can natively support both long-form and short-form communication. Learn more

Included Included Included Included
 
Akismet anti-spam

Fight spam with Akismet, an algorithm used by millions of sites to combat spam automatically. Learn more

Akismet anti-spam

Fight spam with Akismet, an algorithm used by millions of sites to combat spam automatically. Learn more

Included Included Included Included
  Global CDN
Global CDN Included Included Included Included
  Custom themes and components
Custom themes and components Included Included Included
  Custom domain
Custom domain Included Included Included
  API and Webhook access
API and Webhook access Included Included Included
Support
Support Starter Standard Business Enterprise
  Community support
Community support Included Included Included Included
  Dedicated email support
Dedicated email support Included Included Included Included
 
Priority email support

Priority email support from a team spanning 15 timezones

Priority email support

Priority email support from a team spanning 15 timezones

Included Included
Professional Services
Professional Services Starter Standard Business Enterprise
  Migration
Migration Included Included
  Custom design work
Custom design work Included
Authentication
Authentication Starter Standard Business Enterprise
 
Local login

Let your users log in with a password, via a link sent to them by email, or a passkey.

Local login

Let your users log in with a password, via a link sent to them by email, or a passkey.

Included Included Included Included
  Discord
Discord Included Included Included
  Facebook
Facebook Included Included Included
  GitHub
GitHub Included Included Included
  Twitter
Twitter Included Included Included
  Google
Google Included Included Included
 
Apple

Support user authentication via Sign in with Apple. Learn more

Apple

Support user authentication via Sign in with Apple. Learn more

Included Included Included
 
DiscourseConnect (SSO)

Integrate your community with Single Sign On (SSO). Learn more

DiscourseConnect (SSO)

Integrate your community with Single Sign On (SSO). Learn more

Included Included Included
 
Amazon

Support user authentication via Amazon, LinkedIn, or Microsoft. Learn more

Amazon

Support user authentication via Amazon, LinkedIn, or Microsoft. Learn more

Included Included
 
Learning Management Systems Integration

Support the LTI 1.3 standard for authentication, allowing integration with a number of learning management systems. Learn more

Learning Management Systems Integration

Support the LTI 1.3 standard for authentication, allowing integration with a number of learning management systems. Learn more

Included Included
 
LinkedIn

Support user authentication via Amazon, LinkedIn, or Microsoft. Learn more

LinkedIn

Support user authentication via Amazon, LinkedIn, or Microsoft. Learn more

Included Included
 
Microsoft

Support user authentication via Amazon, LinkedIn, or Microsoft. Learn more

Microsoft

Support user authentication via Amazon, LinkedIn, or Microsoft. Learn more

Included Included
 
OAuth2 and OpenID Connect

Support authentication with a custom external provider via OAuth 2.0 or OpenID Connect. Learn more

OAuth2 and OpenID Connect

Support authentication with a custom external provider via OAuth 2.0 or OpenID Connect. Learn more

Included Included
 
SAML

Integrate your community with SAML authentication. Learn more

SAML

Integrate your community with SAML authentication. Learn more

Included
  * Installed upon request
Plugins
Plugins Starter Standard Business Enterprise
 
AI

Full suite of AI features designed to enhance community engagement and management. Learn more

AI

Full suite of AI features designed to enhance community engagement and management. Learn more

Included Included Included
 
Cakeday

Show a birthday cake emoji beside the names of members on their join anniversary or birthday. Learn more

Cakeday

Show a birthday cake emoji beside the names of members on their join anniversary or birthday. Learn more

Included Included Included Included
 
Chat integration

Send notifications about new topics and posts to your favorite chat provider. Learn more

Chat integration

Send notifications about new topics and posts to your favorite chat provider. Learn more

Included Included Included
 
Checklist

Add interactive checklists to your posts. Learn more

Checklist

Add interactive checklists to your posts. Learn more

Included Included Included Included
 
Footnote

Insert expandable footnotes into your posts. Learn more

Footnote

Insert expandable footnotes into your posts. Learn more

Included Included Included Included
 
GitHub

Assign badges to contributors, create permalinks, and create linkbacks for commits on GitHub. Learn more

GitHub

Assign badges to contributors, create permalinks, and create linkbacks for commits on GitHub. Learn more

Included Included Included
 
Graphviz

Build your own custom graphs within posts. Learn more

Graphviz

Build your own custom graphs within posts. Learn more

Included Included Included
 
hCaptcha

Integrate hCaptcha into the sign-up form. Learn more

hCaptcha

Integrate hCaptcha into the sign-up form. Learn more

Included Included Included Included
 
Math

Display mathematical notation in posts using LaTeX. Learn more

Math

Display mathematical notation in posts using LaTeX. Learn more

Included Included Included Included
 
Patreon

Reward your patrons with Discourse access including group synchronization and Patreon Social Login. Learn more

Patreon

Reward your patrons with Discourse access including group synchronization and Patreon Social Login. Learn more

Included Included Included
 
Reactions

Enable multiple reactions that can be selected in addition to likes. Learn more

Reactions

Enable multiple reactions that can be selected in addition to likes. Learn more

Included Included Included Included
 
Solved

Great answer? Solved allows users to accept solutions to their topics. Learn more

Solved

Great answer? Solved allows users to accept solutions to their topics. Learn more

Included Included Included
 
Spoiler alert

Hide content in posts behind a spoiler tag. Learn more

Spoiler alert

Hide content in posts behind a spoiler tag. Learn more

Included Included Included Included
 
Subscriptions

Sell recurring and one-time subscriptions that grant access to Discourse groups. Learn more

Subscriptions

Sell recurring and one-time subscriptions that grant access to Discourse groups. Learn more

Included Included Included
 
Yearly review

Create a topic summarizing the previous year’s community activity. Learn more

Yearly review

Create a topic summarizing the previous year’s community activity. Learn more

Included Included Included
 
Advertising

Display ads on your site using Google Adsense, Google Ad Manager, Amazon Affiliates, and more. Learn more

Advertising

Display ads on your site using Google Adsense, Google Ad Manager, Amazon Affiliates, and more. Learn more

Included Included Included
 
Assign

Ensure topics are handled by assigning them to your staff. Learn more

Assign

Ensure topics are handled by assigning them to your staff. Learn more

Included Included
 
Automation

Automate complex workflows with predefined scripts and triggers. Learn more

Automation

Automate complex workflows with predefined scripts and triggers. Learn more

Included Included
 
Calendar

Create and update a dynamic event calendar within a topic. Learn more

Calendar

Create and update a dynamic event calendar within a topic. Learn more

Included Included
 
Data explorer

Run SQL queries against your database, allowing for instant stats reporting. Learn more

Data explorer

Run SQL queries against your database, allowing for instant stats reporting. Learn more

Included Included
 
Gamification

Add points and leaderboards to your community. Learn more

Gamification

Add points and leaderboards to your community. Learn more

Included Included
 
Policy

Create policies and require members to accept them. Learn more

Policy

Create policies and require members to accept them. Learn more

Included Included
 
Templates

Create and save common replies for repeated use. Learn more

Templates

Create and save common replies for repeated use. Learn more

Included Included
 
Topic voting

Let your community vote on their favorite topics. Learn more

Topic voting

Let your community vote on their favorite topics. Learn more

Included Included
 
User notes

Attach notes to users for all staff to see. Learn more

User notes

Attach notes to users for all staff to see. Learn more

Included Included
 
Zendesk

Integrate your community with Zendesk. Learn more

Zendesk

Integrate your community with Zendesk. Learn more

Included Included
 
Code review

Review GitHub commits on Discourse. Learn more

Code review

Review GitHub commits on Discourse. Learn more

Included
 
Google Perspective

Use machine learning to automatically detect and flag toxic posts. Learn more

Google Perspective

Use machine learning to automatically detect and flag toxic posts. Learn more

Included
 
Saved search

Save search queries and get notifications for new matches. Learn more

Saved search

Save search queries and get notifications for new matches. Learn more

Included
 
Translator

Automatically translate community content. Learn more

Translator

Automatically translate community content. Learn more

Included
 
Topic tooltips

Preview the content of a topic by hovering. Learn more

Topic tooltips

Preview the content of a topic by hovering. Learn more

Included
  * Installed upon request and any other official plugin
Add-ons
Add-ons Standard $50/m Enterprise Talk to us
  Extra page views
Extra page views 100k
  Extra storage
Extra storage 20GB
  Extra emails
Extra emails 50k
  Extra staff users
Extra staff users 5
  Security & legal agreements
Security & legal agreements Included
  Dedicated cloud hosting on AWS
Dedicated cloud hosting on AWS Included
  Staging sites
Staging sites Included
  Custom styling and configuration support
Custom styling and configuration support Included
  Custom outgoing email address
Custom outgoing email address

On Enterprise plans, a custom outgoing email address can be configured at an added cost. On other plans, emails are sent from notifications@sitename.discoursemail.com where "sitename" can be changed on request.

Included
  Unofficial & custom plugins
Unofficial & custom plugins Included
  Subfolder support
Subfolder support Included

Frequently asked questions

Can’t find the answer you’re looking for? Get in touch with us.

Are there educational or non-profit discounts?

Yes! If you are legally recognized as an educational institution we offer an 85% discount. If you are legally recognized as a non-profit organization that is exempt from federal taxes, we offer a 50% discount. These discounts apply only to our Standard and Business plans, cannot be combined with other discounts, and must be paid through a debit/credit card monthly or annually. Please contact us after starting your trial and we’ll add the discount to your account.

What if none of these plans fit my budget?

Good news! Discourse is, and will always be, 100% free and open source software. You may also want to self-host for reasons other than budget, including privacy or full control over the free software that you’ve installed. Here’s how you can install it yourself on your own server.

Alternatively, the community can install or host Discourse in the cloud for you. Check out our list of trusted partners you can work with.

Can I switch plans?

Change plans any time for any reason. To upgrade instantly, visit your admin dashboard. To downgrade your plan, please contact us and we’ll make it happen.

Can I transition from self-install to hosted, or vice-versa?

Yes. Migrating from Discourse to Discourse using a backup is easy, and we’ll take care of everything if you are moving to our hosting.

What happens if I go over the plan limits?

Your site will never stop working! If limits are exceeded for an extended period of time, we will get in touch with you to discuss flexible upgrade options.

And, by the way, you can upgrade your plan at any time with a few clicks on your admin dashboard.

Can I switch to a different host?

Your data always belongs to you. Back up all your Discourse data right from your web browser, any time. Migrate to or from any cloud provider with ease.

Who are your customers?

We might be a little biased, but we think they’re some of the finest companies and organizations in the world. Browse our customer list.