--- title: "Community management platforms: Which brands are most popular in search?" description: "Compare the platforms used to run an online community. Share of Search among Discord, Mighty Networks, Bettermode and Discourse, the community management platforms Brandwave compares worldwide, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/community-management-platforms" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Community management platforms: Which brands are most popular in search? Compare the platforms used to run an online community. Share of Search among Discord, Mighty Networks, Bettermode and Discourse, the community management platforms Brandwave compares worldwide, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Competitive set**: Community management platforms - **Market**: Global - **Brands compared**: 4 - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Highest Share of Search**: Discord, 99.9% ## Which brand is most popular in search among community management platforms worldwide? - In August 2026, Discord was the most searched among community management platforms worldwide, with an estimated 37.2M branded searches and 99.9% estimated Share of Search within this set. - Mighty Networks is in 2nd place, 99.9 percentage points behind at 0.05% Share of Search. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Discord, Mighty Networks, Bettermode and Discourse held steady: their estimated Share of Search among community management platforms worldwide each moved less than 0.5 percentage points. ## How did search popularity change for community management platforms worldwide in August 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Discourse worldwide rose 20.8% over 11 measured months, from 2.4K to 2.9K in August 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Mighty Networks worldwide fell 45.3% over 11 measured months, from 33.2K to 18.2K in August 2026. ## Share of Search ranking | Rank | Brand | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | Change vs prior month | Owned by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Discord | 99.9% | 37.2M | +22.4% | Discord | | 2 | Mighty Networks | 0.05% | 18.2K | -18.5% | Mighty Networks | | 3 | Bettermode | 0.01% | 5.4K | +22.1% | Bettermode | | 4 | Discourse | <0.01% | 2.9K | +20.8% | Discourse | ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Brand | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | Discord | 37.2M | 99.9% | 1 | | Oct 2025 | Mighty Networks | 33.2K | 0.09% | 2 | | Oct 2025 | Bettermode | 5.4K | 0.01% | 3 | | Oct 2025 | Discourse | 2.4K | <0.01% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | Discord | 37.2M | 99.9% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | Mighty Networks | 27.2K | 0.07% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | Bettermode | 4.4K | 0.01% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | Discourse | 2.4K | <0.01% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | Discord | 37.2M | 99.9% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | Mighty Networks | 27.2K | 0.07% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | Bettermode | 4.5K | 0.01% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | Discourse | 2.4K | <0.01% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | Discord | 37.2M | 99.9% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | Mighty Networks | 33.2K | 0.09% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | Bettermode | 5.5K | 0.01% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | Discourse | 2.9K | <0.01% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | Discord | 30.4M | 99.9% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | Mighty Networks | 27.2K | 0.09% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | Bettermode | 4.5K | 0.01% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | Discourse | 3.6K | 0.01% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | Discord | 37.2M | 99.9% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | Mighty Networks | 27.2K | 0.07% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | Bettermode | 4.4K | 0.01% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | Discourse | 2.9K | <0.01% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | Discord | 30.4M | 99.9% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | Mighty Networks | 27.2K | 0.09% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | Bettermode | 3.6K | 0.01% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | Discourse | 2.9K | <0.01% | 4 | | May 2026 | Discord | 37.2M | 99.9% | 1 | | May 2026 | Mighty Networks | 22.3K | 0.06% | 2 | | May 2026 | Bettermode | 3.6K | <0.01% | 3 | | May 2026 | Discourse | 2.9K | <0.01% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | Discord | 30.4M | 99.9% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | Mighty Networks | 22.3K | 0.07% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | Bettermode | 3.6K | 0.01% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | Discourse | 2.4K | <0.01% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | Discord | 30.4M | 99.9% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | Mighty Networks | 22.3K | 0.07% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | Bettermode | 4.4K | 0.01% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | Discourse | 2.4K | <0.01% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | Discord | 37.2M | 99.9% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | Mighty Networks | 18.2K | 0.05% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | Bettermode | 5.4K | 0.01% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | Discourse | 2.9K | <0.01% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | Bettermode | — | — | — | | Sep 2026 | Discord | — | — | — | | Sep 2026 | Discourse | — | — | — | | Sep 2026 | Mighty Networks | — | — | — | ## What is being compared - **Bettermode**: Measured on the search terms “bettermode” and “bettermode community platform”, summed into one figure. - **Discord**: Measured on the search term “discord”. - **Discourse**: Measured on the search term “discourse forum”. - **Mighty Networks**: Measured on the search terms “mighty networks” and “mighty networks community”, summed into one figure. - [Bettermode](/demand/global-en/brands/bettermode) - [Discord](/demand/global-en/brands/discord) - [Discourse](/demand/global-en/brands/discourse) - [Mighty Networks](/demand/global-en/brands/mighty-networks) ## Methodology - [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Which brand is most popular in search among community management platforms worldwide? In August 2026, Discord was the most searched among community management platforms worldwide, with an estimated 37.2M branded searches and 99.9% estimated Share of Search within this set. These are worldwide searches for English-language branded terms. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Community management platforms: Which brands are most popular in search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/community-management-platforms This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/community-management-platforms. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.