Community Tools Index by Orbit - 300+ tools ranked by usage among community builders

The software landscape to organize, communicate with, and understand community members is changing quickly. A typical community team is already using 13 apps, and they’re looking to try 3 more in the next year, but how do you know which is the best tool for the job? Keeping on top of the latest and greatest tools to help you manage your community is challenging. To help you navigate this complex space, late last year, we surveyed community builders about the tools they use daily. We then took our findings and mapped out the tools landscape, creating the Community Tools Index—a list of over 300 tools organized across 18 different categories. The Community Tools Index can help you discover new software and make confident choices about your community tech stack. It covers both the platforms where communities gather and the software used to help organize, communicate with, and understand community members. Since many new tools don’t make it to market, we only included generally available apps. We also ranked the tools by usage among community builders, so you know the tools are ready for production use. We hope you find it useful!

Congrats on your launch, guys!

I've been fortunate enough to see this come to life behind the scenes and excited for whats to come. In the world of community tools — we're just getting started. Kudos @_gw + @jarodocton !

I'm looking forward to see how this will change the dynamics of software usage by small teams. It now should be easier to identify alternatives to big "names" and allow an accelerated growth! Good luck with the launch!

I use Orbit daily for my technical community. Such a great robust tool. Great company and team. Thanks Orbit!

Fantastic resource. Thank you!