I’m exploring various self-hosted community platforms to test my AI-developer community. It's wish to start with a self-hosted community. Two options stood out: XenForo and Discourse. I wish to know what is the difference between these community platforms.
If anyone has used either or both these platforms; I’d like to learn from your experience. Thank you in advance.
@kaustubh-katdare • 3mos
The main difference between XenForo and Discourse is that XenForo follows a traditional forum structure while Discourse focuses on chat-like experience. There are other notable differences between these leading platforms:
Overall, XenForo would be a better choice to host your community; before moving to a more robust, dedicated community platform.
@aTfJ1zb • 3mos
I'd stay away from Discourse for a new community. Nothing against them; but their UI/UX is pretty bad. I fail to understand why people call it 'modern UI'.
XenForo is pretty solid solution in the community world, especially if you are just testing your community.
PS: @Kaustubh - when are you releasing an importer to allow one-click migration from XenForo or Discourse to Jatra?
@kaustubh-katdare • 3mos
@Emma - it's in the works; but requires us to build a few core features first. Currently, we migrate communities manually because the volume is low. Just 1-2 migration requests per month. I request that you raise a feature request in our Feedback Section.
@richard • 2mos
I came here looking for Discourse alternative. I've installed Discourse and found it too cluttered and difficult to use. Jatra on the other hand looks very intuitive. I am still learning about the community platforms and there seems to be a wide array of options to choose from.
@butterfly-sara • 3w
XenForo is the best forum software for self-hosted communities. I've used Discourse for a private community; but the overall experience of managing the community is subpar. XenForo has a better UI, an intuitive admin panel and great customization features.
It's easier to find a web-host to run XenForo. They are PHP based and there are plenty of great hosts that offer web-servers that support latest PHP.
The only thing I did not like about XenForo is their Article CMS. It's boxy and has very limited customization options. I really like Jatra's take on community content - they've nailed the 'Article' and News system and you can customize the SEO title, meta description etc. Jatra however is a fully-managed community platform.
If you must choose between XenForo and Discourse, I recommend XenForo. But if you want an overall better community platform, I strongly recommend Jatra.
@norman • 2w
@butterfly-sara, Thank you for that insight. It's on point. We recently subscribed to Jatra, and I highly recommend
