Khoros Communities
Khoros Communities is a paid platform for brands building customer communities for self-service, peer support, engagement, and collaboration.
What Khoros Communities is
Khoros Communities is a paid platform for brands building customer communities for self-service, peer support, engagement, and collaboration. Community formats include forums, blogs, knowledge bases, events, ideas, private messaging, and contests. Templates provide a starting point, while no-code drag-and-drop tools let teams change page design, layouts, and navigation. Operators can use private spaces and a custom domain, with workflow automation and AI-driven content filters for moderation. A rank and reputation system scores activity across more than 80 triggers. Customizable analytics dashboards, widgets, and a bulk-data API support reporting. Khoros describes its architecture as API-first, with a GraphQL layer. Aurora early access includes AI moderation, appeals, generated answers for unanswered posts, and event-driven workflow automation; these features require enablement. An Aurora Salesforce connector can escalate threads to Salesforce cases, provide a private case portal, and support federated search, but requires a full Salesforce license. Khoros lists role-based permissions, CSRF protections, activity logging, and annual third-party application penetration tests in its security overview. Pricing is available on request. Khoros is based in Austin, Texas, USA.
Good
- Supports forums, events, messaging, and other formats.
- Offers private spaces and custom domains.
- Includes no-code page design tools.
- Provides customizable analytics dashboards and a bulk-data API.
- Security overview lists role-based permissions and activity logging.
Watch out
- Pricing is available only on request.
- Aurora early-access features require enablement.
- Salesforce connector requires a full Salesforce license.
- Support resources require signing in or signing up.
Who it suits
Khoros Communities suits brands that need customer self-service, peer support, and collaboration in a branded space. Teams considering the Salesforce connector should have a full Salesforce license.
Verdict
Khoros Communities combines multiple community formats with design, moderation, analytics, and governance features. Buyers should confirm pricing and whether optional Aurora capabilities and the Salesforce license requirement fit their needs.
Plans and prices
From Khoros Communities's own pricing page, checked 8 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Khoros Communities | Priced on request | Pricing not stated; request a demo |
The facts
Each one read from Khoros Communities's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Analytics
- It includes customizable analytics dashboards, widgets, and a bulk-data API.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Architecture
- Khoros describes Communities as API-first, with a GraphQL layer for building community experiences.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Aurora AI
- Aurora early access includes AI moderation, appeals, AI-generated answers for unanswered posts, and event-driven workflow automation; features require enablement.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Community formats
- Supports forums, blogs, knowledge bases, events, ideas, private messaging, contests, and other interaction styles.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Custom domain
- Yeschecked 19 Sep 2026
- Design
- Provides templates and no-code drag-and-drop tools to change page layouts and navigation.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Developer access
- Aurora developer documentation lists an SDK, API authentication, themes, pages, and a GraphQL API; access to the documentation requires Atlas sign-in.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Event hosting
- Yeschecked 19 Sep 2026
- Gamification
- Its rank and reputation engine includes gamification scoring across more than 80 triggers.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Hosting
- Khoros lists AWS hosting in the US, Ireland, and Australia for Communities, with region depending on customer location and account circumstances.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The Aurora Salesforce integration can escalate community threads to cases, provide a private support case portal, and enable federated search; it requires a full Salesforce license.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Intended customers
- Khoros describes Communities as an enterprise platform for brands building and scaling customer communities.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- Khoros positions Communities for brands seeking customer self-service, peer support, engagement, and collaboration at enterprise scale.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Interaction formats
- Supported formats include forums, blogs, knowledge bases, events, ideas, private messaging, and contests.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Moderation
- The platform offers workflow automation and AI-driven content filters for moderation.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Moderation tools
- Yeschecked 19 Sep 2026
- Private spaces
- Yeschecked 19 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- Khoros Communities provides a brand-owned space where customers can engage, self-serve, collaborate, and educate one another.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Salesforce integration
- The Aurora Salesforce connector can escalate threads to Salesforce cases, provide a private case portal, and support federated search; it requires a full Salesforce license.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Security
- Khoros's security overview says its applications use role-based permissions, CSRF protections, and activity logging, and that it conducts annual third-party application penetration tests.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Setup and design
- It offers templates for out-of-the-box setup and no-code drag-and-drop tools for changing page design.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- Khoros provides separate support knowledge bases for Community Classic and Community Aurora, with support resources accessed by signing in or signing up.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Support and training
- Khoros Atlas provides product guides, training resources, and a help and support area.checked 8 Oct 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Austin, Texas, USAchecked 28 Sep 2026
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