UNA vs Khoros Aurora AI

UNA9.0Visit Khoros Aurora AI8.6Visit

Higher score UNA #3 in Community Platforms 9.0/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 4 features Visit UNA

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Khoros Aurora AI #8 in Community Platforms 8.6/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 4 features Visit Khoros

• UNA fits best

  Highly customizable self-hosted communities

• Khoros Aurora AI fits best

  Enterprise communities needing workflow automation

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Side by side

Feature	UNA 9.0/10 Visit ↗	Khoros Aurora AI 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.6
Ranking	#3 in Community Platforms	#8 in Community Platforms
Best for	Highly customizable self-hosted communities	Enterprise communities needing workflow automation
Pricing model	Free	Paid
Starting price	Free plan	Pricing on request
Free plan	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted, Mobile	Cloud
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web
Support	Community, Docs	Docs
Integrations	6 integrations	11 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Enterprise
Features UNA 3/4 · Khoros Aurora AI 3/4
Event hosting	✓	✓
Private spaces	✓	✓
Custom domain	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Moderation tools	✓	✓
Specs
Member limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Mobile apps	Both	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	MIT-licensed self-hosting with no member or content limit Configurable apps, permissions, spaces, events, and moderation Web, native mobile, REST API, messaging, video calls, and AI agents	Forums, knowledge bases, ideas, events, and groups in one platform Answer Assist provides grounded answers with citations Orchestrator automates routing, escalation, and publishing workflows
Cons	Pro Apps require a paid plan Self-hosted deployment requires your own infrastructure The broad feature set may demand more configuration than focused tools	Pricing is handled through contact sales The platform is web-only Advanced customization and APIs may require technical resources
Our verdict	UNA is an open-source, self-hosted platform for building online communities, social networks, collaboration hubs, educational portals, and organizational platforms. It combines web and native mobile clients with configurable apps for… Read the review →	Khoros Aurora AI is an enterprise community platform for organizations running customer, support, education, engagement, or feedback communities. Its feature set covers forums, knowledge bases, ideas, events, groups, member management,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• UNA — where it wins

  • MIT-licensed self-hosting with no member or content limit
  • Configurable apps, permissions, spaces, events, and moderation
  • Web, native mobile, REST API, messaging, video calls, and AI agents

  Where it doesn't

  • Pro Apps require a paid plan
  • Self-hosted deployment requires your own infrastructure
  • The broad feature set may demand more configuration than focused tools

• Khoros Aurora AI — where it wins

  • Forums, knowledge bases, ideas, events, and groups in one platform
  • Answer Assist provides grounded answers with citations
  • Orchestrator automates routing, escalation, and publishing workflows

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is handled through contact sales
  • The platform is web-only
  • Advanced customization and APIs may require technical resources

• UNA9.0/10 · Free plan

  A flexible community stack for organizations that want control over hosting, features, and mobile apps.

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• Khoros Aurora AI8.6/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad, automation-focused community platform for complex enterprise programs.

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