Discourse vs Khatru Pyramid
A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted social networks options
— licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one
replaces.
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Feature Discourse Khatru Pyramid Category Social Networks Social Networks License GPL-2.0 Unlicense Language Ruby Go Setup difficulty Medium Medium Min. RAM 2,048 MB 50 MB Deployment docker, source bare-metal GitHub stars ★ 47,619 ★ 33 First released 2013 2024 Replaces phpBB, Reddit Mastodon, Twitter
Why pick each one
Choose Khatru Pyramid if… Released under the Unlicense license Written in Go Tiny footprint — runs in 50 MB RAM Khatru Pyramid details
Frequently asked questions Is Discourse or Khatru Pyramid better? Neither is universally better. Discourse has the larger community; both share a medium setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.
Are Discourse and Khatru Pyramid free and open-source? Yes. Discourse is licensed under GPL-2.0 and Khatru Pyramid under Unlicense. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run Discourse and Khatru Pyramid with Docker? Discourse: yes. Khatru Pyramid: check the project docs for container support.