Misago

An open source forum platform for building scalable online communities

Also known as: misago

What is Misago?

An open-source forum application with user accounts, content moderation, customizable permissions, and multiple authentication options for building and managing online communities.

Independently observed

Misago pricing

We don't have Misago's full plan breakdown yet (its pricing page resisted automated reading). Here's what we could confirm. Always check live pricing for exact numbers.

Pricing as of 2026-10-15verify at live pricing ↗Independently observed

Open source

Free and open source software

What Misago does

The capabilities that matter for forum software, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.

Capabilities

Deployment model: Self hosted oss
Linear chronological vs nested replies: -
Markdown editor parsing support: ✓
Bbcode legacy parsing support: ✓
Reply by email ingestion engine: -
Akismet automated spam detection: -
Gamification reputation scoring: -
OAUTH SAML SSO authentication: ✓
Seo optimized URL routing: -
User direct messaging pm: -
SOC2 type ii: -
ISO 27001: -
Pricing model: Free open source

Independently observed

Platform & deployment

Independently observed

Platforms

Deployment

Self-hosted

Integrations (9)

Independently observed

GitHub
OAuth 2.0
SSO
Facebook•
Google•
Steam•
Blizzard.net•
ReCAPTCHA•
Stop Forum Spam•

Security & compliance

Known vulnerabilities: 0 (0 in the last 12 months) sourcea count reflects scale & disclosure, not quality

Misago FAQ

Common questions about Misago, answered from independent, dated evidence.

What is Misago?

Misago is forum software designed for community engagement that can be deployed on your own infrastructure, with built-in authentication options including OAuth and SSO. It is indexed under Forum Software.

Source: https://misago-project.org

What platforms does Misago support?

We have confirmed browser-based access to Misago. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.

Source: https://misago-project.org

Can Misago be self-hosted?

Yes. Misago can be deployed on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.

Source: https://misago-project.org

What does Misago integrate with?

We have confirmed 3 integrations for Misago, including GitHub, OAuth 2.0 and SSO. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.

Source: https://misago-project.org

What security certifications does Misago have?

We have independently confirmed GDPR for Misago. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Misago not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.

Source: https://misago-project.org/privacy-policy/

Is Misago open source?

Yes. Misago is published under the GPL-2.0 licence, a copyleft licence, so check its terms before embedding it in a closed-source product. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.

Source: https://github.com/rafalp/Misago

Misago alternatives

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XenForoForum software for building online communitieslow · 4%

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Side by side against other forum software, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.

MisagovsXenForo47/46

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The vioscaleAI score: one lens on the evidence

Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Misago, not the verdict.

Balanced composite 47 / 100

low · 38%

Signal contributions to the composite score
Signal	Score	Weight	Contribution	Evidence
Release cadence	89	0.05	4.6	✓
Capabilities	58	0.07	4.1	✓
Development activity	39	0.09	3.6	✓
Security score	52	0.04	2.2	✓
Integrations	26	0.08	2.0	✓
Stars	65	0.03	1.7	✓
Dependent projects	10	0.06	0.6	✓
Security posture	5	0.06	0.0	-
Package downloads	0	0.14	0.0	-
Developer Q&A activity	0	0.06	0.0	-

Computed 2026-10-15. Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.

All data & sourcesshow ↓

Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.

Activity

Attribute	Value	Evidence
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	16	mediumsource · 2026-08-26 · 65%

Adoption

Attribute	Value	Evidence
Github starsadoption.github_stars	2,779	highsource · 2026-10-15 · 90%
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	3	highsource · 2026-10-15 · 85%

Content

Attribute	Value	Evidence
Faqcontent.faq	6 items	mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 68%

Features

Attribute	Value	Evidence
Capabilitiesfeatures.capabilities	Pricing model: free_open_source · Deployment model: self_hosted_oss · Bbcode legacy parsing support: Yes · Oauth saml sso authentication: Yes · Markdown editor parsing support: Yes	mediumsource · 2026-10-15 · 60%

Integrations

Attribute	Value	Evidence
Countintegrations.count	7	mediumsource · 2026-10-15 · 60%

Language

Attribute	Value	Evidence
Primarylanguage.primary	Python	highsource · 2026-10-15 · 90%

License

Attribute	Value	Evidence
Spdxlicense.spdx	GPL-2.0	highsource · 2026-10-15 · 95%

Pricing

Attribute	Value	Evidence
Free tierpricing.free_tier	Yes	mediumsource · 2026-09-14 · 60%
Modelpricing.model	open_source	mediumsource · 2026-10-15 · 60%
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	mediumsource · 2026-10-15 · 60%

Release

Attribute	Value	Evidence
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	20	mediumsource · 2026-10-15 · 70%
Historyrelease.history	20 items	mediumsource · 2026-10-15 · 70%

Security

Attribute	Value	Evidence
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	Yes	highsource · 2026-10-15 · 75%
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	5.2	highsource · 2026-10-15 · 90%
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=misago&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	highsource · 2026-10-15 · 90%

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