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Online Community Forum Platforms in AI answers

Data as of Oct 18, 2026Based on 567 AI responsesReviewed by Dimitry Apollonsky

AI summary

Discourse holds a wide lead across community forum searches, frequently recommended for searchable technical discussions and developer platforms. For integrated customer hubs or product communities, Circle is the usual answer.

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Rank and Mentioned in · since Jul 5

#	Brand	Recommended for	Mentioned in
1	Discourse 79% searchable developer forums and structured open-source community discussions	searchable developer forums and structured open-source community discussions	79%
2	Circle 65% hosted customer communities, creator memberships, and integrated product spaces	hosted customer communities, creator memberships, and integrated product spaces	65%
3	Bettermode 57% customizable, no-code community portals embedded directly into SaaS products	customizable, no-code community portals embedded directly into SaaS products	57%
4	Flarum 53% lightweight, extensible open-source forums with minimalist interfaces	lightweight, extensible open-source forums with minimalist interfaces	53%
5	NodeBB 33% real-time, Node.js-based forums with category-based threaded discussions	real-time, Node.js-based forums with category-based threaded discussions	33%
6	Vanilla ForumsHigher Logic product line 28% enterprise customer support hubs and structured technical Q&A portals	enterprise customer support hubs and structured technical Q&A portals	28%
7	phpBB 21% traditional, budget-conscious self-hosted bulletin boards with classic forum structures	traditional, budget-conscious self-hosted bulletin boards with classic forum structures	21%
8	GitHub DiscussionsGitHub product line 21% collaborative developer conversations tied directly to open-source code repositories	collaborative developer conversations tied directly to open-source code repositories	21%
9	Mighty Networks 17% interactive community platforms combining discussion spaces, courses, and memberships	interactive community platforms combining discussion spaces, courses, and memberships	17%
10	Discord 17% fast-paced, real-time chat communities and interactive developer support spaces	fast-paced, real-time chat communities and interactive developer support spaces	17%
11	Higher Logic 14%		14%
12	Khoros 12%		12%
13	Discourse Meta 12%		12%
14	XenForo 12%		12%
15	Skool 11%		11%
16	MyBB 11%		11%
17	Zendesk 9%		9%
18	Forem 8%		8%
19	Invision Community 8%		8%
20	Slack · salesforce.comSalesforce product line 5%		5%
21	Zendesk CommunityZendesk product line 4%		4%
22	bbPress 4%		4%
23	Stack Overflow · stackoverflow.com 4%		4%
24	Gainsight 4%		4%
25	Hivebrite 4%		4%
26	Slack · slack.comOwned by Salesforce 4%		4%
27	Gainsight Customer CommunitiesGainsight product line 4%		4%
28	Salesforce Experience CloudSalesforce product line 4%		4%
29	GitHub 4%		4%
30	Apache AnswerApache Software Foundation product line 3%		3%
31	Gitlab · gitlab.io 3%		3%
32	HubSpot 3%		3%
33	Heartbeat 3%		3%
34	WordPress 3%		3%
35	Matrix 3%		3%
36	Simple Machines Forum 2%		2%
37	BuddyBoss 2%		2%
38	GitLab · gitlab.com 2%		2%
39	GitHub Github 2%		2%
40	Salesforce CRMSalesforce product line 2%		2%
41	Khoros CommunitiesKhoros product line 2%		2%
42	Shopify 1%		1%
43	DEV Community 1%		1%
44	Salesforce 1%		1%
45	Vanilla 1%		1%
46	Discoursify 1%		1%
47	WoocommerceOwned by Automattic 1%		1%
48	Lemmy 1%		1%
49	Wix 1%		1%
50	Stripe 1%		1%
51	Element 1%		1%
52	Turf (useTurf)1%		1%
53	GitHub IssuesGitHub product line 1%		1%
54	Xenforum 1%		1%
55	Answerbase 1%		1%
56	Docusaurus 1%		1%
57	Zapier 1%		1%
58	Salesforce Sales CloudSalesforce product line 1%		1%
59	Softr 1%		1%
60	Kajabi 1%		1%
61	Intercom 1%		1%
62	MkDocs 1%		1%
63	InSided 1%		1%
64	Talkyard 1%		1%
65	vBulletin 1%		1%
66	Higher Logic ThriveHigher Logic product line 1%		1%
67	Stack ExchangeOwned by Stack Overflow 1%		1%
68	Misago 1%		1%
69	Help Scout 1%		1%
70	Stack Overflow · stackoverflow.co 1%		1%
71	Facebook Groups 1%		1%
72	Microsoft Dynamics 365Microsoft product line 1%		1%
73	Notion 1%		1%
74	Stack Overflow TeamsStack Overflow product line <1%		<1%
75	Buddy Next <1%		<1%
76	OpenSourceCommunity <1%		<1%
77	Google AnalyticsAlphabet product line <1%		<1%
78	Discourse ProDiscourse product line <1%		<1%
79	BuddyPress <1%		<1%
80	GitLab Community ForumsGitLab product line <1%		<1%
81	Question2Answer <1%		<1%
82	Forums.net <1%		<1%
83	Gainsight Digital HubGainsight product line <1%		<1%
84	RedditOwned by Reddit Inc.<1%		<1%
85	Auth0Owned by Okta <1%		<1%
86	Webflow <1%		<1%
87	Kit <1%		<1%
88	Asana <1%		<1%
89	Freshworks <1%		<1%
90	Orbit <1%		<1%
91	Microsoft AzureMicrosoft product line <1%		<1%
92	CommonRoom <1%		<1%
93	OpenAI <1%		<1%
94	Shopify App StoreShopify product line <1%		<1%
95	Discourse HostingDiscourse product line <1%		<1%
96	Gerrit Code Review <1%		<1%
97	Zulip <1%		<1%
98	FoF SEO <1%		<1%
99	Forum Innovate <1%		<1%
100	BetMode <1%		<1%

Recommendations by AI engine

ChatGPT SearchGoogle AI Mode

Widest split: NodeBB, 42% on ChatGPT Search and 24% on Google AI Mode.

Mentioned in on each AI engine, by brand
Brand	ChatGPT Search	Google AI Mode
Discourse	87%	81%
Circle	67%	59%
Bettermode	53%	57%
Flarum	48%	56%
NodeBB	42%	24%
Vanilla Forums	21%	33%
phpBB	13%	24%
GitHub Discussions	22%	23%
Mighty Networks	11%	23%
Discord	11%	19%

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