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Should I use Discourse Meta?

Official community and support hub for Discourse, the open-source forum platform - meta.discourse.org

Depends. You pasted Discourse's own community forum, not a product page — the product behind it is Discourse, open-source forum software, and evidence is thin because most returned sources cover Facebook's parent Meta instead. Reasonable if you want a permanent, self-hostable discussion community; skip it if you just need team chat.

Confidence

Low. Based on 3 usable public sources for Discourse; most returned sources cover Meta Platforms (Facebook), MetaReviewer, or unrelated products.

Ratings

  • Value for moneyNo Discourse pricing evidence in sources
  • Ease of useNo user-review evidence in sources
  • Feature depthNo feature evidence in sources
  • Support quality
  • Security posture

Pricing

Not disclosed

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed

Best for

  • Open-source communities wanting permanent, searchable discussion
  • Self-hosters comfortable with upgrades and patching
  • Companies replacing mailing lists with real forums

Not for

  • Small teams needing quick chat — use Discord or Slack
  • Anyone who confused this with Facebook's Meta — different company entirely
  • Non-technical teams that won't patch a self-hosted forum

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Self-hosting means you own patching; Discourse ships CVEs via its public RSS feed

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Runs its own public community and support forum
  • Transparent security: publishes CVE feed and product security page

Cons

  • Third-party reviews in sources cover Meta Platforms (Facebook), not Discourse

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/29/2026 - 4 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x2review x1security x1

Key stats

  • Support quality: 4/5

    Rating

  • Not disclosed

    Starting price

  • 4

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money. No Discourse pricing evidence in sources
  • Ease of use. No user-review evidence in sources
  • Feature depth. No feature evidence in sources
  • Support quality: 4/5. Official public community forum serves as primary support
  • Security posture: 4/5. Publishes own CVE feed and security page

Pricing

Not disclosed

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Sources contain no user reviews of Discourse; review results returned cover Meta Platforms (Facebook) and unrelated products instead.

Alternatives

Compare Discourse Meta with each alternative.

  • Flarum

    Lighter open-source forum; fewer features, easier to run.

  • Discord

    Real-time community chat; far simpler, less permanent structure.

  • Slack

    Team chat and threads; better internal fit than public forums.

    Discourse Meta vs Slack
Full analysis

Based on 3 usable public sources for Discourse; most returned sources cover Meta Platforms (Facebook), MetaReviewer, or unrelated products.

This is Discourse's community forum, not a store. Discourse: open-source forum, free to self-host; skip if you just need group chat.

Methodology

Based on 3 usable public sources for Discourse; most returned sources cover Meta Platforms (Facebook), MetaReviewer, or unrelated products.

Sources

  1. Discourse Meta community forummeta.discourse.org
    official
  2. Discourse product security pagemeta.discourse.org
    official
  3. Discourse CVE RSS Feed - Supportmeta.discourse.org
    security
  4. Trustpilot reviews of meta.com (wrong company — Meta Platforms)trustpilot.com
    review

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