# Khoros Communities alternatives: what AI models name instead, September 2026

GTM AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 181 of the 216 answers in the 1 category where Khoros Communities 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/khoros-communities/alternatives/

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

- Bettermode: 36
- Circle: 34
- Discourse: 25
- Higher Logic Vanilla: 22
- Discord: 12
- Gainsight Customer Communities: 8

## Community platforms

**Small business**: 72 of 72 answers did not name Khoros Communities.

- Circle: first choice in 25 of those 72
- Bettermode: first choice in 22 of those 72
- Discourse: first choice in 14 of those 72
- Discord: first choice in 7 of those 72
- Facebook Groups: first choice in 2 of those 72
- Disciple: first choice in 1 of those 72
- Gainsight Customer Communities: first choice in 1 of those 72
- Higher Logic Vanilla: first choice in 1 of those 72

**Mid-market**: 63 of 72 answers did not name Khoros Communities (Khoros Communities is #12 of 14 at 0%).

- Bettermode: first choice in 12 of those 63
- Higher Logic Vanilla: first choice in 9 of those 63
- Circle: first choice in 8 of those 63
- Discourse: first choice in 8 of those 63
- Discord: first choice in 5 of those 63
- Gainsight Customer Communities: first choice in 3 of those 63
- Facebook Groups: first choice in 1 of those 63
- GroupApp: first choice in 1 of those 63

**Enterprise**: 46 of 72 answers did not name Khoros Communities (Khoros Communities is #4 of 9 at 8%).

- Higher Logic Vanilla: first choice in 12 of those 46
- Salesforce Experience Cloud: first choice in 5 of those 46
- Gainsight Customer Communities: first choice in 4 of those 46
- Khoros: first choice in 4 of those 46
- Discourse: first choice in 3 of those 46
- Bettermode: first choice in 2 of those 46
- Salesforce Community Cloud: first choice in 2 of those 46
- Circle: first choice in 1 of those 46

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