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Discourse vs Mbin
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | Discourse | Mbin |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Ruby | PHP |
| Licence | GPL-2.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Stars | 48k | 431 |
| Latest | v2026.9.0 | v1.10.1 |
| Last push | 2026-10-06 | 2026-10-05 |
| Release cadence | too few releases | about 44 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 38+ commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 6 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace Reddit. Alternatives to Reddit →
PartialDiscourseOne community per site, with categories and topic voting, not a network of communities.
Full replacementMbinMagazines of links, threads and microblog posts with votes, federated with Lemmy and Mastodon over ActivityPub.
Discourse
- _gh-attach-assets2026-07-15gh-attach attachmentspre-release
Mbin
- v1.10.12026-08-04This is the full release of version 1.10.1
- v1.10.02026-06-15This is the full release of version 1.10. \
- v1.10.0-rc22026-05-07This is the second release candidate for the upcoming 1.10 release.
- v1.10.0-rc12026-04-16This is the first release candidate for the upcoming 1.10 release.
- v1.9.12026-02-09This is our v1.9.1 stable release of Mbin. This release includes bug fixes, performance improvements, ActivityPub compa…
Discourse
unsigned The latest release, v2026.9.0, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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Mbin
✓ signed The latest release, v1.10.1, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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