# Discourse vs multica

> Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | Discourse | multica |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 83/100 | 84/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #1 of 69 in Social Networks & Forums | #10 of 125 in AI |
| GitHub stars | 48 027 | 54 174 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +131 | +2 866 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 1 | 87 ✓ |
| Latest release | _gh-attach-assets · 15 Jul 2026 | v0.7.1 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | GPL-2.0 | Other |
| Main language | Ruby | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

multica scores 84/100 against 83/100 for Discourse, so it is the safer default.

multica ships more often: 87 stable releases in the past year, against 1 for Discourse.

multica is growing faster right now (+2 866 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Discourse](https://selfhost.directory/project/discourse) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/discourse.md)
- [multica](https://selfhost.directory/project/multica) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/multica.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/discourse-vs-multica