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Discourse vs Sphinx: who uses which
Sphinx is on more sites: 9,969 against 7,264 for Discourse, about 1.4 times as many. Here's how they compare across the websites we've indexed, and where each one does best.
Where each one is used
| Domain | Discourse | Sphinx |
|---|---|---|
| .io on .io | 354 | 5,642 |
| .com on .com | 2,861 | 1,233 |
| .org on .org | 1,109 | 1,379 |
| .net on .net | 352 | 200 |
| .de in Germany | 164 | 147 |
| .group on .group | 287 | 1 |
| .dev on .dev | 52 | 149 |
| .ai on .ai | 90 | 101 |
0 sites run both at once.
Questions
Which is more popular, Discourse or Sphinx?
Sphinx is on more sites: 9,969 against 7,264 for Discourse, about 1.4 times as many, across the sites StackGrep has indexed.
Do sites use Discourse and Sphinx together?
0 sites load both. That's often a switch in progress, or two teams picking different tools.
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