Transparency alternatives to Discourse
Other Customer communities vendors we measure, sorted by how much we found at them and not at Discourse. This is a comparison of disclosure, not of features or fitness.
12 shown of 29 that differ from Discourse on at least one criterion we measured for both. Public transparency score, not a product or security rating.
Discourse has 5 gaps in what we could measure: Data processing agreement, Uptime SLA with a figure, No third-party tracking before consent, security.txt (RFC 9116), Notice before subprocessors change. The column “Found there, not found at Discourse” is the one that closes them.
| Vendor | Score | Found there, not found at Discourse | Found at Discourse, not found there | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hivebritehivebrite.comSee also Transparency alternatives to Hivebrite | 52/100 | 3 Data processing agreement, security.txt (RFC 9116), Notice before subprocessors change | 4 Data location stated, Public pricing, Certifications named, +1 | Compare |
| Bettermodebettermode.comSee also Transparency alternatives to Bettermode | 83/100 | 2 Data processing agreement, Notice before subprocessors change | nothing | Compare |
| Higher Logichigherlogic.comSee also Transparency alternatives to Higher Logic | 65/100 | 2 Data processing agreement, Notice before subprocessors change | 3 Public pricing, Certifications named, Named privacy contact | Compare |
| Circlecircle.soSee also Transparency alternatives to Circle | 61/100 | 2 Data processing agreement, Notice before subprocessors change | 3 Subprocessor list, Certifications named, Named privacy contact | Compare |
| Heartbeatheartbeat.chatSee also Transparency alternatives to Heartbeat | 52/100 | 2 Data processing agreement, Notice before subprocessors change | 3 Subprocessor list, Data location stated, Certifications named | Compare |
| Mattermostmattermost.comSee also Transparency alternatives to Mattermost | 52/100 | 1 Notice before subprocessors change | 2 Public pricing, HTTPS enforced with HSTS | Compare |
| Twisttwist.comSee also Transparency alternatives to Twist | 26/100 | 1 security.txt (RFC 9116) | 4 Subprocessor list, Data location stated, Status page with history, +1 | Compare |
| Matrixmatrix.orgSee also Transparency alternatives to Matrix | 22/100 | 1 security.txt (RFC 9116) | 5 Subprocessor list, Data location stated, Public pricing, +2 | Compare |
| Mastodonjoinmastodon.orgSee also Transparency alternatives to Mastodon | 17/100 | 1 No third-party tracking before consent | 6 Subprocessor list, Data location stated, Status page with history, +3 | Compare |
| Lemmyjoin-lemmy.orgSee also Transparency alternatives to Lemmy | 9/100 | 1 No third-party tracking before consent | 7 Subprocessor list, Data location stated, Status page with history, +4 | Compare |
| Zapnitozapnito.comSee also Transparency alternatives to Zapnito | 43/100 | nothing we found there and not here | 2 Data location stated, Certifications named | Compare |
| Zulipzulip.comSee also Transparency alternatives to Zulip | 43/100 | nothing we found there and not here | 2 Subprocessor list, Certifications named | Compare |
Only criteria we could measure for both are counted. Where we could measure one and not the other, the row is silent: that would be a statement about our measurement, not about either vendor. Every single result with its source is on the two profiles.