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==== $1,000 - $9,999 ==== **[[http://www.discourse.org/|Discourse]]** Free to download. SaaS starts at $200 / Mo Discourse is a modern, open-source platform that is rapidly growing in popularity. Co-created by Jeff Atwood (of Stack Overflow fame), Discourse has a large active plugin and modification marketplace, and robust SSO functionality. Easily integrated with WordPress, Discourse is a good solution for small to medium sized communities. **[[https://nodebb.org/pricing|NodeBB]]** Free to download. SaaS starts at $100 / Mo A new generation platform similar to Discourse, which is open-source and supported by a developer community. Not quite as advanced as Discourse yet, but Node has a vastly superior Analytics dashboard. Can be self hosted, but SaaS plans offer full technical support and upgrades. Another good option for small to medium sized communities. **[[https://vanillaforums.org/|Vanilla]]** Free to download. SaaS starts at $199 / Mo Vanilla is a well established open-source platform which is free to download. Vanilla offer a SaaS solution with a mid-range price point. Lightweight and extensible via plugins, Vanilla is PHP-based and is supported by an active developer community.