# Discourse self-hosted: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 1 judge label across 1 category by 1 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/discourse-self-hosted

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Community platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/customer/community-platforms/index.md) | 2% | 10 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "If you have technical resources and want zero software cost: self-hosted Discourse." (Muse Glimmer 30B, Community)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Discourse self-hosted, from 2 of the 2 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- g2.com: 2
- questionpro.com: 2
- thinkific.com: 2
- bbb.org: 1
- bettermode.com: 1
- business-software.com: 1
- capterra.com: 1
- codeforgeek.com: 1
- costbench.com: 1
- discourse.org: 1

### Pages cited

- https://g2.com/categories/online-community-management/small-business: 2
- https://g2.com/discussions/what-are-the-most-affordable-community-management-platforms-for-small-businesses: 2
- https://questionpro.com/blog/best-online-community-platforms: 2
- https://thinkific.com/blog/best-online-community-platforms: 2
- https://bbb.org/us/ca/san-francisco/profile/internet-service/yelp-inc-1116-193927/complaints: 1
- https://bettermode.com/blog/discourse-alternatives: 1
- https://business-software.com/blog/top-community-forum-software: 1
- https://capterra.com/p/141384/Vanilla/reviews: 1

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/gtm.