# NodeBB: 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/nodebb

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Community platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/customer/community-platforms/index.md) | 0% | 54 | 0% | 1 |

## 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named NodeBB, from 2 of the 4 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- higherlogic.com: 2
- affonso.io: 1
- bettermode.com: 1
- bpcustomdev.com: 1
- cioafrica.co: 1
- cmxhub.com: 1
- cx.tools: 1
- discourse.org: 1
- forbes.com: 1
- gane.ai/index: 1

### Pages cited

- https://higherlogic.com/blog/online-community-platform-types: 2
- https://affonso.io/blog/best-community-platforms: 1
- https://bettermode.com/blog/all-in-one-community-platform: 1
- https://bpcustomdev.com/small-business-online-community: 1
- https://cioafrica.co/the-policy-gap-why-companies-are-vulnerable-on-social-media: 1
- https://cmxhub.com/blog/community-security: 1
- https://cx.tools/compare/discourse/khoros-communities: 1
- https://discourse.org/compare/circle: 1

## In its own words

What NodeBB's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Modern Forum Software (https://nodebb.org/)
- For: Growing businesses and groups (https://nodebb.org/)
- Price stated: monthly hosting plans (https://nodebb.org/)
- Starting price: 20/month (https://nodebb.org/pricing)
- Free plan or trial: Start Free Trial (https://nodebb.org/)
- Certifications: GDPR
- Customers named: QT Forums, Vivaldi Forums, Opera Forums, MAXON DEVELOPERS, What the Daily WTF?, Windy Community Forums, Netgate Forums, Notepad++ Forums

## What it publishes

Every page nodebb.org exposes, read 2026-09-29: 10036 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 34 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- podcast or video: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated

## 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.