Products
AI Benchmark
Desktop
Mobile
Monthly visits
300.7K
Down6.0%MoMSep 2026
MRR
$480KClaimed
Disclosed 2026-09-29Indie Hackers
Entry price
$100/mo
Higher than 91% of peersNiche median $16/mo
Creators
Jeff Atwood
@codinghorror· 262.3K followersCo-created with Robin Ward
Launched
12y ago
2014-01-30 · Est.

Traffic & revenue

Monthly visitsData through Sep 2026 · Oct 2026 pending
MRRSelf-reported, unverified · Indie Hackers
  • Sep 2026$480KSelf-reported MRR · unverified
Events1 revenue disclosure · 11 changes

Revenue evidence

Publicly disclosed & verified revenue figures, sorted by date

Marketing moves

Launches, search & content, referrals, promotions
  • Discourse launched on Product HuntLaunch

    A platform for community discussion. Free, open and simple.

    Jun 4, 2015 · 11y agoSource

  • Discourse launched on Product HuntLaunch

    New open source discussion platform from Jeff Atwood.

    Jan 30, 2014 · 12y agoSource

Third-party reviews & case dossiers

Acquisition breakdowns, engineer reviews & open-source metrics
selfh.st★ 48.1K Stars · 9,063 ForksGPL-2.0Ruby
2013-01-12Source

Online home for communities

Open Source & Self-Hosting

GitHub · MCP / Skill
Last commit 2026-11-12
GitHub Stars
★ 48.1K
Forks
9,063
License
GPL-2.0
Primary language
Ruby
COSS Monetization Path:Community Self-Hosted (GPL-2.0 · Docker) → Managed Cloud (from $100/mo)
View cloud pricing →

Store data

App Store · Google Play
App Store App Store
Update date not synced
Rating
Rating not syncedRating count not synced
New ratings last mo
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Price & IAP
FreeIAP data not synced
Current version
—Store metadata
Google Play Google Play
Update date not synced
Rating
Rating not syncedRating count not synced
New ratings last mo
—
Price & IAP
FreeIAP data not synced
Current version
—Store metadata

Store assets, rating histograms, install tiers, and screenshots are synced from Apple App Store, Google Play, and Chrome Web Store.

Traffic sources

Sep 2026

Traffic breakdown

Channels

  • Organic Search35%
  • Direct30%
  • Referrals28%
  • AI Assistants4%
  • Other3%

Countries

  • United States21%
  • Kazakhstan10%
  • China9%
  • Germany4%
  • India3%

Search

Domain authority —Domain registered 2001-12-10

KeywordMonthly volume
google translate37.3M
google tradutor4.2M
scribd995.8K
discourse70.4K
ios27 不具合19K

Traffic data: Vaneform

Pricing

Free
Unknown
Pro
$100/mo
5 staff seats
Business
$500/mo
15 staff seats
Enterprise
Contact sales
Unlimited staff seats

Trial: try any paid plan free for 14 days · 2 paid tiers ($100–$500) · Enterprise custom tier · Observed 2026-11-03 · Pricing page

Entry price $100/mo, Higher than 91% of peers; “Community Management Tools” median is $16/mo.View pricing benchmark

Pages & changes

Tracked since 2014-01-30

Key pages

Weekly snapshots

Changes

  1. Nov 1 · 13d ago

    Homepage headline (H1) changed to “One Platform. Any Community.”Positioning

    The online home for your community→One Platform. Any Community.

  2. Nov 1 · 13d ago

    Adopted technology: CloudflareFeatures

    —→Cloudflare

  3. Nov 1 · 13d ago

    Adopted technology: Cloudflare Bot ManagementFeatures

    —→Cloudflare Bot Management

  4. Nov 1 · 13d ago

    Adopted technology: GSAPFeatures

    —→GSAP

  5. Nov 1 · 13d ago

    Adopted technology: Google AnalyticsFeatures

    —→Google Analytics

  6. Nov 1 · 13d ago

    Adopted technology: Google Tag ManagerFeatures

    —→Google Tag Manager

Design

First-screen visual analysis & :root CSS

Gradient Glow (Dark canvas, airy density) featuring centered headline + cta layout and pure typography & geometry visuals.

First-screen preview · click to zoom

First-screen pitch & conversion flow

“One Platform. Any Community.”

Centered Headline + CTA hero structure paired with start free / sign up CTA and customer / press logo strip.

Conversion path: Centered Headline + CTA + Pure Typography & Geometry → Start Free / Sign Up · Trust bar: Customer / Press Logo Strip

Palette · click to copy

5-D design score7.5 / 10
Typography
8.0
Color & Contrast
8.0
Layout & Spacing
8.0
Craft & Polish
7.0
Distinctiveness
6.0

Structure

Fonts
Inter
Primary visual
Pure Typography & Geometry
Conversion CTA
Start Free / Sign Up
Social proof
Customer / Press Logo Strip
Navigation
Full-Width Top Bar
Theme & density
Dark · Airy
Corners & depth
Pill · With shadow
Preview full AI design brief (includes :root CSS variables & layout rules)Style tokens only; never copy brand names, logos, copy, or images
# Design Brief: Gradient Glow (with Enterprise Clean)

Luminous radial glows and translucent glass panels, widely used across modern AI products.

## Design Tokens

```css
:root {
  --background: #3e2478;
  --surface: #5a3ca8;
  --foreground: #ffffff;
  --muted-foreground: #c4b6e4;
  --accent: #7b68ee;
  --radius: 9999px;
  --font-heading: "Inter", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-body: "Inter", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
}
```

Color area ratio: Background #3E2478 (~62%) · Surface #5A3CA8 (~8%) · Text #FFFFFF (~12%) · Muted Text #C4B6E4 (~10%) · Accent #7B68EE (~8%). Background and surface dominate the canvas; reserve the accent color for primary buttons and active states.

## Layout & Conversion Structure

- Hero layout: Centered Headline + CTA
- Navigation: Full-Width Top Bar
- Theme & density: Dark · Airy
- Border radius & elevation: Pill; use elevation shadows to separate layers
- Primary visual medium: Pure Typography & Geometry
- Conversion CTA: Start Free / Sign Up · Trust bar uses Customer / Press Logo Strip
- Headline hook: Category Positioning Anchor
- Hero components: Floating Multi-Cards, Customer Logo Wall
- Spatial layout notes: Centered Headline + CTA hero structure paired with start free / sign up CTA and customer / press logo strip.
- Visual summary: Gradient Glow (Dark canvas, airy density) featuring centered headline + cta layout and pure typography & geometry visuals.

## Avoid

- Muddy low-contrast text over gradients
- Overuse of full-screen rainbow backgrounds
- Cluttered dense tables in the hero

Implement the UI following the design tokens and layout specifications above: use only these color variables, and reserve the accent color strictly for primary actions and active states. Adopt only this visual style—never copy any reference product’s brand name, logo, copy, or imagery.

Questions & evidence

How much does Discourse cost?
Free: Unknown; Pro: $100/mo; Business: $500/mo; Enterprise: Contact sales. Observed 2026-11-03. Check the source for current billing terms, usage limits and taxes.Source
How much website traffic does Discourse get?
Vaneform estimates 300.7K website visits in 2026-09. Visits can include repeat visits; this estimate measures web traffic separately from paying customers or revenue.Source
What is Discourse and what platforms does it support?
Discourse is catalogued under Community Management Tools: One platform. Any community.. Supported platforms: Mobile App, API.
Is Discourse open source?
Discourse has a public repository (https://github.com/discourse/discourse) under the GPL-2.0 license, recording 48.1K GitHub stars, and supporting self-hosted deployment.Source
What is Discourse's publicly disclosed revenue?
Indie Hackers records a founder-reported figure of $480K /mo stated on 2026-09-29.Source

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