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Community platforms · November 2026 Edition

Discourse vs Mighty Networks

Zero of fourteen models named Discourse first on the direct prompt; zero named Mighty Networks. Discourse was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Mighty Networks by ten and Discourse carries 45 labels and Mighty Networks 22, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Discourse

accepted challenger

founded 2013. Named in one category this edition.

Mighty Networks

criticized challenger

Named in two categories this edition.

First-choice share18%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate9%27%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#7A position in a field of 12; printed, not drawn.
Labels4522A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Discourse reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Bettermode was named alongside these two in eleven of the fourteen direct answers. Bettermode vs Discourse · Bettermode vs Mighty Networks · Discourse vs Higher Logic Vanilla

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the community platforms page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
DiscourseFirst choices, of fourteen modelsMighty Networks
Direct00
Paraphrase112 against Discourse · 1 against Mighty Networks
Comparative00
Budget-constrained802 against Mighty Networks
Scale-constrained001 against Discourse
Negative101 against Discourse · 3 against Mighty Networks
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Discourse and Mighty Networks were named in the same answer fifty-six times, of the 143 answers naming Discourse and the 78 naming Mighty Networks. In those answers Mighty Networks took the first choice five times and Discourse ten.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Discourse and Mighty Networks stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 mini
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Perplexity Sonar
Grok 4.20
Mistral Small
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Llama 4 Maverick
Qwen 3.7 Flash
Kimi K2
GLM 4.7 FlashX
MiniMax M2.5
GPT-6 Luna
Muse Glimmer 30B
Discourse Mighty Networks first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Discourse on the left and Mighty Networks on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Discourse and Mighty Networks stood in it.

Neither was the first choice, one was named

2 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Gemini 3.5 FlashGainsight Customer Communities, Higher Logic Vanilla alternatives: Bettermode, Discourse
Grok 4.20Bettermode alternatives: Circle, Discourse, Gainsight Customer Communities

Neither was named

12 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5Bettermode alternatives: Gainsight Customer Communities, Higher Logic Vanilla
GPT-5.4 miniGainsight Customer Communities alternatives: Higher Logic Vanilla, Salesforce Experience Cloud
Perplexity SonarBettermode alternatives: Gainsight Customer Communities
Mistral SmallBettermode alternatives: Higher Logic Vanilla, Influitive
DeepSeek V4 FlashHigher Logic Vanilla alternatives: Gainsight Customer Communities, Khoros Communities
Llama 4 MaverickCircle
Qwen 3.7 FlashBettermode, Circle alternatives: Salesforce Experience Cloud, Zendesk Community
Kimi K2Bettermode alternatives: Gainsight Customer Communities, Influitive
GLM 4.7 FlashXBettermode alternatives: Circle, Higher Logic Vanilla, Influitive
MiniMax M2.5Bettermode alternatives: Circle, Influitive, Salesforce Experience Cloud
GPT-6 LunaHigher Logic Vanilla alternatives: Bettermode, Gainsight Customer Communities
Muse Glimmer 30BHigher Logic Vanilla alternatives: Bettermode, Circle, Gainsight Customer Communities, Salesforce Experience Cloud

Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.

By buyer segment

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Discourse leads by twenty-nine points.
Discourse31%#2 of 12
Mighty Networks2%#4 of 12
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Discourse leads by sixteen points.
Discourse18%#2 of 12
Mighty Networks2%#7 of 12
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Discourse leads by four points.
Discourse4%#5 of 10
Mighty Networks0%#10 of 10
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Discourse

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.

“basic forums like Discourse (lacks B2B-specific features)” Grok 4.20 · paraphrase prompt · hard negative
“Excellent search and moderation; less "modern visual portal" aesthetic out of the box.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · soft negative
“the hosted version starts at ~$100/mo and can get pricey with scaling” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · soft negative
“open-source, self-hostable, transparent pricing (from $100/mo), full data ownership, no lock-in” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · first choice
“Absolute minimum budget: Start with Discourse (free) or Thinkific ($5/month)” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“Discourse if you want the best mix of capability, control, and cost-effectiveness.” GPT-5.4 mini · paraphrase prompt · first choice

What the models said about Mighty Networks

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.

“it has a concerning track record regarding customer support, billing, and accessibility that makes it risky for business-critical customer communities” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · hard negative
“Mighty Networks/Circle (more consumer/SaaS-focused or membership sites)” Grok 4.20 · paraphrase prompt · hard negative
“Avoid Per-Seat Pricing: Platforms like Circle.so or Mighty Networks are popular but often start at $99/mo.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“I'd start with Circle or Mighty Networks. Both are highly rated” GLM 4.7 FlashX · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“differentiates itself through its highly customizable community spaces and native mobile app capabilities” MiniMax M2.5 · comparative prompt · alternative
“places a stronger emphasis on native mobile app experiences and structured community cohorts” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · alternative
Also compared
Bettermode vs DiscourseBettermode vs Mighty NetworksDiscourse vs Higher Logic VanillaDiscourse vs CircleDiscourse vs Gainsight Customer CommunitiesDiscourse vs DiscordDiscourse vs Facebook GroupsHigher Logic Vanilla vs Mighty NetworksCircle vs Mighty NetworksGainsight Customer Communities vs Mighty NetworksDiscord vs Mighty NetworksMighty Networks vs Facebook GroupsAll twenty-eight head-to-head pages and the full community standing

Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.