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title: "Discourse vs Heartbeat: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Discourse or Heartbeat? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Online community platforms set worldwide. 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."
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# Discourse vs Heartbeat: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Discourse or Heartbeat? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Online community platforms set worldwide. 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

- **Compared**: Discourse and Heartbeat
- **Competitive set**: Online community platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Discourse Share of Search**: 0.04%
- **Heartbeat Share of Search**: <0.01%

## Which is more popular in search, Discourse or Heartbeat?

- In September 2026, Discourse had more branded searches than Heartbeat among online community platforms worldwide. Discourse was estimated to have 10.8K branded searches compared to Heartbeat’s 210, and held a 0.04% Share of Search versus Heartbeat’s <0.01%.
- Discourse was ahead of Heartbeat in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Discourse’s estimated Share of Search among online community platforms worldwide moved from 0.03% to 0.04%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 9.3K to 10.8K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Heartbeat’s estimated Share of Search among online community platforms worldwide held steady at <0.01%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 210.

## How did search popularity change for online community platforms worldwide in September 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Discourse worldwide rose 15.1% over 12 measured months, from 9.3K to 10.8K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Discourse estimated searches | Discourse Share of Search | Discourse rank | Heartbeat estimated searches | Heartbeat Share of Search | Heartbeat rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 9.3K | 0.03% | 5 | 210 | <0.01% | 7 |
| Nov 2025 | 7.2K | 0.02% | 5 | 170 | <0.01% | 7 |
| Dec 2025 | 5.1K | 0.01% | 5 | 210 | <0.01% | 7 |
| Jan 2026 | 8.5K | 0.02% | 5 | 260 | <0.01% | 7 |
| Feb 2026 | 9.2K | 0.03% | 5 | 260 | <0.01% | 7 |
| Mar 2026 | 6.8K | 0.02% | 5 | 260 | <0.01% | 7 |
| Apr 2026 | 6.1K | 0.02% | 5 | 210 | <0.01% | 7 |
| May 2026 | 5.1K | 0.01% | 5 | 210 | <0.01% | 7 |
| Jun 2026 | 4.3K | 0.01% | 5 | 210 | <0.01% | 7 |
| Jul 2026 | 3.9K | 0.01% | 6 | 260 | <0.01% | 7 |
| Aug 2026 | 6K | 0.02% | 5 | 210 | <0.01% | 7 |
| Sep 2026 | 10.8K | 0.04% | 5 | 210 | <0.01% | 7 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Discourse’s and Heartbeat’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **Discourse**: Measured on the search terms “discourse community”, “discourse forum”, “discourse management”, “discourse online” and “discourse online community”, summed into one figure.
- **Heartbeat**: Measured on the search term “heartbeat community platform”.

- [Discourse profile](/demand/global-en/brands/discourse)
- [Heartbeat profile](/demand/global-en/brands/heartbeat)
- [All online community platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/online-community-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 brands.

## 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 is more popular in search, Discourse or Heartbeat?

In September 2026, Discourse had more branded searches than Heartbeat among online community platforms worldwide. Discourse was estimated to have 10.8K branded searches compared to Heartbeat’s 210, and held a 0.04% Share of Search versus Heartbeat’s <0.01%.

## Cite this page

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