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Discourse vs Mighty Networks

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Discourse

by Discourse

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Pricing: Free hosted plan; Pro $100/mo, Business $500/mo, Enterprise custom (Sep 2026)

Discourse is an open source discussion forum and community platform, run as managed hosting on Free, Pro, Business and Enterprise plans or self-hosted for free.

17 /20 features Full profile

Mighty Networks

by Mighty Networks

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Pricing: Explore $35, Launch $95, Scale $215, Growth $425 a month billed monthly; Mighty Pro quoted. 14-day trial, no card. Transaction fee 2% down to 0.5% by plan.

Mighty Networks is a hosted community platform for creators selling memberships, courses and events on their own domain, with branded apps on the top tier.

17 /20 features Full profile

Feature Comparison

Online Community Platforms features side-by-side

Feature	Discourse 17/20 features	Mighty Networks 17/20 features
Threaded discussions Forum-style topics with threaded replies, categories and tags.	Yes	Yes
Real-time chat channels Live chat rooms alongside the forum.	Yes	Yes
Private and gated spaces Spaces visible only to chosen members or paid tiers.	Yes	Yes
Paid memberships and subscriptions Charges members for access, with recurring billing built in.	Yes	Yes
Courses and lessons Hosts structured courses with lessons and progress tracking.	No	Yes
Events and RSVPs An event calendar with RSVPs, reminders and recordings.	Yes	Yes
Live streaming and live rooms Live video sessions hosted in the community.	No	Yes
Member directory A searchable directory with rich profiles and custom fields.	Yes	Yes
Points, badges and leaderboards Rewards participation with points, badges and rankings.	Yes	Yes
Moderation queue and content flagging Reported content lands in a queue with tools to hide, edit or ban.	Yes	Yes
Custom domain for the community Runs the community on your own domain.	Yes	Yes
Branded mobile apps Your own iOS and Android apps built from the community.	No	Yes
Embedded member authentication Members sign in with your existing app or identity provider.	Yes	Yes
Community automation workflows Automates actions such as welcome messages, tagging and access changes.	Yes	Yes
Weekly email digests Automatic digests of new activity sent to members.	Yes	Yes
Member engagement analytics Active members, posts, retention and top contributors over time.	Yes	Yes
Community API An API and webhooks for members, content and events.	Yes	Yes
Idea voting boards Members submit and vote on ideas.	Yes	No
Headless and embeddable components Embeds community components in your own site or app.	Yes	No
Self-hosted option Can be run on your own servers, not only as the vendor's hosted service.	Yes	No
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Discourse 17/20 features

Threaded discussions: Yes
Real-time chat channels: Yes
Private and gated spaces: Yes
Paid memberships and subscriptions: Yes
Courses and lessons: No
Events and RSVPs: Yes
Live streaming and live rooms: No
Member directory: Yes
Points, badges and leaderboards: Yes
Moderation queue and content flagging: Yes
Custom domain for the community: Yes
Branded mobile apps: No
Embedded member authentication: Yes
Community automation workflows: Yes
Weekly email digests: Yes
Member engagement analytics: Yes
Community API: Yes
Idea voting boards: Yes
Headless and embeddable components: Yes
Self-hosted option: Yes

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Mighty Networks 17/20 features

Threaded discussions: Yes
Real-time chat channels: Yes
Private and gated spaces: Yes
Paid memberships and subscriptions: Yes
Courses and lessons: Yes
Events and RSVPs: Yes
Live streaming and live rooms: Yes
Member directory: Yes
Points, badges and leaderboards: Yes
Moderation queue and content flagging: Yes
Custom domain for the community: Yes
Branded mobile apps: Yes
Embedded member authentication: Yes
Community automation workflows: Yes
Weekly email digests: Yes
Member engagement analytics: Yes
Community API: Yes
Idea voting boards: No
Headless and embeddable components: No
Self-hosted option: No

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Pricing

Discourse

Free hosted plan; Pro $100/mo, Business $500/mo, Enterprise custom (Sep 2026)

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Mighty Networks

Explore $35, Launch $95, Scale $215, Growth $425 a month billed monthly; Mighty Pro quoted. 14-day trial, no card. Transaction fee 2% down to 0.5% by plan.

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