Discourse® vs NodeBB

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Discourse® compared with NodeBB
Detail	Discourse®	NodeBB
What it does	One platform. Any community.	Modern Forum Software
Stage	Established	Not given
Founded	2013	Not given
Based in	US	CA
Pricing model	freemium	freemium
Pricing	Not given	Free self-hosted open source version, or hosted plans starting at $20/month (Starter), $100/month (Hamlet), $250/month (Village), and $750/month (City). Enterprise solutions available upon contact.
Key features	Real-time chat AI translations Single sign-on Community moderation Trust system Topic voting Email integration API access Mobile apps Plugin ecosystem	Real-time chat and instant messaging User-created groups with activity feeds Topic tagging and categorization Advanced search with filters Real-time notifications Role-based permissions and moderation Real-time analytics dashboard Single Sign-On (SSO) ActivityPub and fediverse support
What makes it different	100% open source with full code on GitHub Complete data ownership and control Enterprise-grade infrastructure with SLA guarantees Powering 22,000+ communities globally Professional services and white-glove support	Mobile-first design for all devices Built-in multilingual support GDPR compliant from the start Over 500 plugins and themes RESTful API for integrations
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	84 no change since last check	75 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	70	38
Citation Flow (Majestic)	75	56
Referring domains (Majestic)	20392	2640

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