Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
| ForumWP – Forum & Discussion Board | WP Discourse | |
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| Metric | ForumWP – Forum & Discussion Board | WP Discourse |
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| Rating | 3.6 ★ | ★ 4.5 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 12 | 8 |
| Active installs | 800+ | 1,000+ |
| Free plan | — | — |
Based on the data on this page, WP Discourse is the stronger choice for most WordPress Plugin Directory site owners — 4.5★ vs ForumWP – Forum & Discussion Board's 3.6★ is a meaningful gap that usually reflects real product or support quality differences across the user base.
Recommended by size: small/early-stage site owners who need fast install and low risk should default to WP Discourse; mid-market and enterprise site owners with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — ForumWP – Forum & Discussion Board's 12-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than WP Discourse's broader-but-shallower coverage.
This verdict is generated from the live marketplace data on this page — rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position all refresh from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing every 24 hours. AppRanks does not accept payment to influence comparison outcomes; the methodology is documented on the About page and applies identically to every pair on the site.
Read each app's audit: ForumWP – Forum & Discussion Board audit • WP Discourse audit
| Keyword | ForumWP – Forum & Discussion Board | WP Discourse |
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| online form | #683 | Not ranked |
| online forms | #687 | Not ranked |
| live support | Not ranked | #787 |
| contact | Not ranked | #993 |
No tracked changes.
WP Discourse has the higher average rating (4.5★ from 8 reviews) compared to ForumWP – Forum & Discussion Board (3.6★ from 12 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
WP Discourse holds the higher average rating (4.5★ vs 3.6★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the WordPress Plugin Directory. ForumWP – Forum & Discussion Board has the deeper published review base (12 vs 8), which often — though not always — accompanies better-tested setup docs. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly: read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.
ForumWP – Forum & Discussion Board typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (12 reviews). WP Discourse typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (8 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.
Migration support varies by app and category. ForumWP – Forum & Discussion Board and WP Discourse both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from WP Discourse" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
