# Discord alternatives: what AI models name instead, September 2026

GTM AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 192 of the 216 answers in the 1 category where Discord holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://gtm-ai-index.com/vendors/discord/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Higher Logic Vanilla: 39
- Bettermode: 33
- Circle: 27
- Discourse: 19
- Gainsight Customer Communities: 16
- Khoros Communities: 8

## Community platforms

**Small business**: 59 of 72 answers did not name Discord (Discord is #4 of 13 at 9%).

- Circle: first choice in 22 of those 59
- Bettermode: first choice in 19 of those 59
- Discourse: first choice in 12 of those 59
- Disciple: first choice in 1 of those 59
- Gainsight Customer Communities: first choice in 1 of those 59
- Higher Logic Vanilla: first choice in 1 of those 59
- Zendesk Community: first choice in 1 of those 59

**Mid-market**: 61 of 72 answers did not name Discord (Discord is #5 of 14 at 11%).

- Bettermode: first choice in 12 of those 61
- Higher Logic Vanilla: first choice in 11 of those 61
- Gainsight Customer Communities: first choice in 8 of those 61
- Circle: first choice in 5 of those 61
- Discourse: first choice in 4 of those 61
- Hivebrite: first choice in 1 of those 61

**Enterprise**: 72 of 72 answers did not name Discord.

- Higher Logic Vanilla: first choice in 27 of those 72
- Khoros Communities: first choice in 8 of those 72
- Gainsight Customer Communities: first choice in 7 of those 72
- Salesforce Experience Cloud: first choice in 6 of those 72
- Khoros: first choice in 4 of those 72
- Discourse: first choice in 3 of those 72
- Bettermode: first choice in 2 of those 72
- Elcom: first choice in 2 of those 72

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