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Community platforms · October 2026 Edition

Discourse vs Mighty Networks

Zero of fourteen models named Discourse first on the direct prompt; zero named Mighty Networks. Discourse was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Mighty Networks by eleven and Discourse carries 49 labels and Mighty Networks 31, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Discourse

accepted challenger

founded 2013. Named in two categories this edition.

Mighty Networks

accepted challenger

Named in two categories this edition.

First-choice share18%3%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate6%23%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#6A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels4931A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Discourse reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Bettermode was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. Bettermode vs Discourse · Bettermode vs Mighty Networks · Discourse vs Higher Logic Vanilla

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the community platforms page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
DiscourseFirst choices, of fourteen modelsMighty Networks
Direct001 against Discourse
Paraphrase001 against Mighty Networks
Comparative001 against Mighty Networks
Budget-constrained1021 against Mighty Networks
Scale-constrained102 against Discourse · 1 against Mighty Networks
Negative303 against Mighty Networks
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Discourse and Mighty Networks were named in the same answer fifty-eight times, of the 131 answers naming Discourse and the 80 naming Mighty Networks. In those answers Mighty Networks took the first choice five times and Discourse seventeen.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Discourse and Mighty Networks stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 mini
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Perplexity Sonar
Grok 4.1 Fast
Mistral Small
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Llama 4 Maverick
Qwen 3.7 Flash
Kimi K2
GLM 4.7 FlashX
MiniMax M2.5
GPT-6 Luna
Muse Glimmer 30B
Discourse Mighty Networks first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Discourse on the left and Mighty Networks on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Discourse and Mighty Networks stood in it.

Neither was the first choice, one was named

9 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Gemini 3.5 FlashBettermode alternatives: Circle, Discourse, Gainsight Customer Communities, Higher Logic Vanilla
Perplexity SonarBettermode alternatives: Circle, Discourse, Gainsight Customer Communities
Grok 4.1 FastHigher Logic Vanilla alternatives: Bettermode, Circle, Discourse, Gainsight Customer Communities
Mistral SmallCircle alternatives: Bettermode, Discourse
Qwen 3.7 FlashCircle alternatives: Discourse, HubSpot Community
Kimi K2Bettermode, Circle alternatives: Discourse, Gainsight Customer Communities, Higher Logic Vanilla
MiniMax M2.5Bettermode, Higher Logic Vanilla alternatives: Circle, Discourse
GPT-6 LunaHigher Logic Vanilla alternatives: Bettermode, Discourse
Muse Glimmer 30BBettermode, Higher Logic Vanilla alternatives: Circle, Discourse

Neither was named

5 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5Bettermode alternatives: Gainsight Customer Communities, Higher Logic Vanilla, Influitive, Zendesk Community
GPT-5.4 miniHigher Logic Vanilla alternatives: Khoros Communities
DeepSeek V4 FlashBettermode alternatives: Circle, Higher Logic Vanilla
Llama 4 MaverickBettermode
GLM 4.7 FlashXBettermode, Circle alternatives: Gainsight Customer Communities

Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.

By buyer segment

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Discourse leads by fourteen points.
Discourse16%#3 of 14
Mighty Networks2%#6 of 14
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Discourse leads by fifteen points.
Discourse18%#2 of 11
Mighty Networks3%#6 of 11
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Discourse leads by eleven points.
Discourse11%#5 of 10
Mighty Networks0%#10 of 10
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Discourse

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.

“Highly extensible, lower cost ... but requires more technical resources” DeepSeek V4 Flash · scale prompt · soft negative
“Discourse (open source, requires technical maintenance)” Qwen 3.7 Flash · scale prompt · soft negative
“Self-hosted option is free but requires DevOps expertise” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · soft negative
“Discourse (especially if self-hosted) and Bettermode (depending on the plan) are highly recommended for budget-conscious organizations” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice
“the best choice is usually Discourse... If your budget is very tight, the best value answer is Discourse” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · first choice
“If you need a truly free, owned community today, self-hosted Discourse is the most mature open-source option.” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · first choice

What the models said about Mighty Networks

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.

““Platforms to Avoid (Unsuitable for most large enterprises): Circle, Mighty Networks, Bettermode (formerly Tribe)”” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · hard negative
“explicitly listed as unsuitable for most large enterprises due to their limitations in scalability” Mistral Small · negative prompt · hard negative
“Avoid pricier ones like Circle ($89/mo) or Mighty Networks ($33+/mo) unless scaling fast” Grok 4.1 Fast · budget prompt · hard negative
“starting with Discord (free) or Mighty Networks (affordable freemium tier)” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“For best value/features, I'd recommend Mighty Networks or Circle” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“Best for creators, coaches, and educators, offering integrated courses, monetization tools, and a mobile-friendly design.” Mistral Small · comparative prompt · alternative
Also compared
Bettermode vs DiscourseBettermode vs Mighty NetworksDiscourse vs Higher Logic VanillaDiscourse vs CircleDiscourse vs Gainsight Customer CommunitiesDiscourse vs DiscordDiscourse vs Higher LogicHigher Logic Vanilla vs Mighty NetworksCircle vs Mighty NetworksGainsight Customer Communities vs Mighty NetworksMighty Networks vs DiscordMighty Networks vs Higher LogicAll twenty-eight head-to-head pages and the full community standing

Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.