Comparison

Discourse vs Flarum

No leader: the top candidate Flarum has only 0.20 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Discourse full profile →Flarum full profile →

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Discourse59

Flarum67

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Discourse	Flarum
Vioscale score	59 / 100low · 42%	67 / 100low · 20%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	high	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	24	-
Security
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	-	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fflarum%2Fframework&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	99.9	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	1
Github starsadoption.github_stars	-	6,747
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	-	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	13
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	-	PHP
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · HQ US	Available worldwide · HQ NL

Score

Vioscale score

Discourse59 / 100low · 42%

Flarum67 / 100low · 20%

Pricing

Free tier

Discourse✓

Flarum✓

Model

Discoursefreemium

Flarumfreemium

Price level

Discoursehigh

Flarumfree

Transparent

Discourse✓

Flarum✓

Integrations

Count

Discourse24

Flarum–

Security

Gdpr

Discourse✓

Flarum–

Vulnerabilities

Discourse–

FlarumCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fflarum%2Fframework&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Sla pct

Discourse99.9

Flarum–

Adoption

Dependent repos

Discourse–

Flarum1

Github stars

Discourse–

Flarum6,747

Activity

Commits last 30d

Discourse–

Flarum100

Release

Cadence days

Discourse–

Flarum13

History

Discourse–

Flarum20 items

License

Spdx

Discourse–

FlarumMIT

Language

Primary

Discourse–

FlarumPHP

Market

Availability

DiscourseAvailable worldwide · HQ US

FlarumAvailable worldwide · HQ NL

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for community platforms. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for Community Platforms
Capability	Discourse	Flarum
Capabilities
Gamification badges and leaderboards	-	-
Native live video streaming	-	-
Native paywalls and paid subscriptions	-	-
Event calendar and rsvp management	-	-
Member directory and direct messaging dm	-	-
Custom domain cname and white labeling	-	-
Custom css and html theme editing	-	-
Salesforce hubspot CRM contact sync	-	-
Mobile app ios android deployment	-	-
SOC2 type ii	-	-
ISO 27001	-	-
Pricing model	-	-

Capabilities

Gamification badges and leaderboards

Discourse-

Flarum-

Native live video streaming

Discourse-

Flarum-

Native paywalls and paid subscriptions

Discourse-

Flarum-

Event calendar and rsvp management

Discourse-

Flarum-

Member directory and direct messaging dm

Discourse-

Flarum-

Custom domain cname and white labeling

Discourse-

Flarum-

Custom css and html theme editing

Discourse-

Flarum-

Salesforce hubspot CRM contact sync

Discourse-

Flarum-

Mobile app ios android deployment

Discourse-

Flarum-

SOC2 type ii

Discourse-

Flarum-

ISO 27001

Discourse-

Flarum-

Pricing model

Discourse-

Flarum-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Discourse

An open-source, customizable community discussion platform combining forums, real-time chat, and AI-assisted moderation. Available as managed hosting or self-hosted, designed for organizations from startups to enterprises to build engaged communities.

Independently observed

Flarum

A free, open-source discussion platform for building and managing online communities. Scales from small hobby groups to large enterprises, with extensive customization through extensions.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Discourse

from $100/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $100/month. Free tier available.

FreeFree
- Unlimited members and chat
- 2 staff seats
- Public and private categories
- Community support
Pro$100/month, 5 staff seats
- Unlimited members and chat
- Unlimited public and private categories
- Unlimited tags
- Custom groups
- 5 staff seats
- +5 more
Business$500/month, 15 staff seats
- All Pro features plus:
- Advanced reporting and analytics
- Automation
- Events
- Gamification
- +5 more
EnterpriseContact sales
- All Business features plus:
- Unlimited staff seats
- Expert design and development services
- 99.9% uptime SLA
- 50+ plugins
- +5 more

as of 2026-08-18verify ↗

Flarum

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open-source

as of 2026-08-18verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Discourse	Flarum
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
iOSPlatforms	✓	✗
AndroidPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✗
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

Discourse✓

Flarum✓

iOS

Discourse✓

Flarum✗

Android

Discourse✓

Flarum✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Discourse✓

Flarum✗

Self-hosted

Discourse✓

Flarum✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Discourse

24 total

Slack
Telegram
Discord
Mattermost
Matrix
Zulip
Rocket.Chat
Gitter
Stride
Microsoft Teams
Basecamp
IRC Cloud
Flock
Webex
GitHub
Google Adsense
Google Ad Manager
Amazon Affiliates
Patreon
Google
Facebook
X
Apple
Mastodon

Independently observed

Flarum

Not documented yet.

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.