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Discourse

Discourse

Open source community forum platform combining long-form discussion, real-time chat, and strong moderation. Self-host it or use managed hosting.

Open source alternative to:

DiscordDiscordSlackSlack
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1 release· tracked since May 12, 2026

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    First tracked version

    Detected on May 12, 2026

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OpenAltFinder Score
86/100
Project Health (50%)
88/100
License (20%)
60/100
Self-hostable (20%)
100/100
Recency (10%)
100/100
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Project Details
License
GPL-2.0
Self hostable
Yes
Repository details
Created
1/12/2013
Stars
47,993
Forks
9,037
Open issues
268
Last commit
10/19/2026

Updated 10/19/2026, 4:00:30 AM

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