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

GTM AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 136 of the 216 answers in the 1 category where Discourse 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/discourse/alternatives/

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

- Higher Logic Vanilla: 32
- Bettermode: 19
- Gainsight Customer Communities: 8
- Circle: 7
- Khoros Communities: 6
- Discord: 5

## Community platforms

**Small business**: 34 of 72 answers did not name Discourse (Discourse is #3 of 13 at 18%).

- Bettermode: first choice in 11 of those 34
- Circle: first choice in 5 of those 34
- Discord: first choice in 3 of those 34
- Disciple: first choice in 1 of those 34
- Facebook Groups: first choice in 1 of those 34
- Gainsight Customer Communities: first choice in 1 of those 34
- Higher Logic Vanilla: first choice in 1 of those 34
- Skool: first choice in 1 of those 34

**Mid-market**: 48 of 72 answers did not name Discourse (Discourse is #4 of 14 at 13%).

- Higher Logic Vanilla: first choice in 11 of those 48
- Bettermode: first choice in 6 of those 48
- Gainsight Customer Communities: first choice in 3 of those 48
- Circle: first choice in 2 of those 48
- Discord: first choice in 2 of those 48
- GroupApp: first choice in 1 of those 48
- Mighty Networks: first choice in 1 of those 48
- Skool: first choice in 1 of those 48

**Enterprise**: 54 of 72 answers did not name Discourse (Discourse is #5 of 9 at 6%).

- Higher Logic Vanilla: first choice in 20 of those 54
- Khoros Communities: first choice in 6 of those 54
- Gainsight Customer Communities: first choice in 4 of those 54
- Salesforce Experience Cloud: first choice in 4 of those 54
- Khoros: first choice in 3 of those 54
- Bettermode: first choice in 2 of those 54
- Elcom: first choice in 2 of those 54
- Salesforce Community Cloud: first choice in 2 of those 54

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