# Discourse pricing (2026): plans, cost, and compliance

**Entry price:** $0 (free)/mo (Free). Among the 7 community platforms we track it is the cheapest; median entry $79/mo.
**Domain:** discourse.org
**Free tier:** Yes
**Compliance:** HIPAA Not published · SOC 2 Yes · GDPR Yes
**Integrations:** GitHub, Discord, Google SSO, Facebook SSO, Apple SSO, LinkedIn SSO, Microsoft SSO, Amazon SSO, Zendesk, Patreon, OAuth2, OpenID Connect, LTI 1.3
**Best for:** Developer communities and open-source projects needing a public, SEO-indexed forum; SaaS companies building product support and feedback hubs; Organizations that want self-hosted, open-source community infrastructure; Educational institutions and non-profits (significant discounts available)
**Price tracked since:** June 2026

## Plans

| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Billing | Notes | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Free | $0 | — | flat | Hosted community exploration tier. No credit card required. | discourse.org |
| Pro | $100 | — | flat | Unlimited members & chat, unlimited categories/tags, custom groups, email support, custom themes, API/webhook access, 15+ plugins, 5 staff seats. 85% off for education (with docs), 50% off for non-profits. | discourse.org |
| Business | $500 | — | flat | Everything in Pro plus advanced analytics, automation, events, gamification, SSO (OpenID & OAuth2), 20+ additional plugins, 15 staff seats, priority support, migration services. | discourse.org |
| Enterprise | Quote-only | — | custom | Quote-only. Everything in Business plus expert design/development, 99.9% uptime SLA, GDPR & CCPA compliant hosting, 50+ plugins, unlimited staff seats. | discourse.org |

**Key features:** 100% open-source codebase (self-host for free); SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001:2013 certified (managed hosting); Real-time chat channels alongside long-form discussion forums; AI-powered topic summarization and translations (49 languages); Trust/reputation system where members earn moderation rights; Full data ownership with export capability and no vendor lock-in; SSO/SAML enterprise authentication; Comprehensive plugin and theme ecosystem (50+ plugins on Enterprise); SEO-optimized public forums; Email integration (reply-by-email, mailing list mode).

**Plan limits:** Free: 2 staff seats, 500k monthly page views, 5GB storage, 10 categories max; Pro: 5 staff seats, 500k monthly page views, 20GB storage, unlimited categories; Business: 15 staff seats, 500k monthly page views, 100GB storage; Enterprise: unlimited staff seats, 1M+ monthly page views, 200GB+ storage; Education discount: 85% off (with documentation); Non-profit discount: 50% off.

Sources: 1 · Last verified 2026-06-14
Provenance: https://www.discourse.org/pricing (official pricing page, accessed 2026-06-14). No annual billing discount stated on page. GDPR & CCPA compliant hosting on Enterprise. No annual discount advertised.
Canonical: https://frontdeskreview.com/software/community-platforms/discourse/
Cite: Per The Front Desk Review, Discourse's entry plan was $0 (free)/mo as of 2026-06-14 — https://frontdeskreview.com/software/community-platforms/discourse/
License: CC BY 4.0. Price history: https://frontdeskreview.com/data/price-history.jsonl