Discourse® vs Stoat

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Discourse® compared with Stoat
Detail	Discourse®	Stoat
What it does	One platform. Any community.	The open-source group chat app for friends and communities
Stage	Established	Established
Founded	2013	2021
Based in	US	DE
Pricing model	freemium	free
Pricing	Not given	Not given
Key features	Real-time chat AI translations Single sign-on Community moderation Trust system Topic voting Email integration API access Mobile apps Plugin ecosystem	Servers and channels Voice chat File sharing Role-based permissions Moderation tools and bots Custom themes Group DMs with up to 50 members Public API Cross-platform sync Custom emojis and animated avatars
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	Completely open source with public code auditable by anyone No ads, no data mining, and privacy by default Free and open source with no investors or board to please Self-hosting option available for full control Scales from small groups to thousands of users
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	73 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	70	28
Citation Flow (Majestic)	75	50
Referring domains (Majestic)	20392	1555

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