coraclevsDiscourse
Two self-hosted Social Networks & Forums projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| coracle | Discourse | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 50/100 | 83/100 |
| Rank in category | #45 of 69 in Social Networks & Forums | #1 of 69 in Social Networks & Forums |
| GitHub stars | 368 | 48 025 |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +136 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 8 | 1 |
| Latest release | 0.6.35 · 16 Jun 2026 | _gh-attach-assets · 15 Jul 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | MIT | GPL-2.0 |
| Main language | Svelte | Ruby |
Which one should you pick?
Discourse scores 83/100 against 50/100 for coracle, so it is the safer default.
coracle ships more often: 8 stable releases in the past year, against 1 for Discourse.
Discourse is growing faster right now (+136 stars in 30 days).
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