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Gareth Wilson

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

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We surveyed community builders about the tools they use daily and mapped the results into the Community Tools Index.

With 300+ tools across 18 categories, you can discover new, useful software that helps you make community happen.

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Gareth Wilson
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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!
Gareth Wilson
Maker
@livia_burbulea Thanks Livia, that's very kind of you to say!
Savian Boroanca
@_gw this is a great product! Here @ Sessions we will look forward to integrate Orbit in our community management ecosystem. Thanks to @rosiesherry we are eager to try it out. Kudos to the team! ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Gareth Wilson
Maker
@rosiesherry @savian_boroanca Thanks Savian, let us know if we can help!
Levi Gleb Raskin
@_gw congrats with you launch! Very helpful!
Gareth Wilson
Maker
@_1_ras Pleased to hear you found it useful, Gleb
Mirel Bițoi
Congrats on your launch, guys!
Gareth Wilson
Maker
@ochanissi Thanks Mirel!
Iscu Andrei
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!
Gareth Wilson
Maker
@iscu_andrei Thanks Iscu!
Erin Mikail Staples
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 !
Jarod Octon
Maker
@_gw @erinmikail Thanks Erin!
Drew Kreiger
I use Orbit daily for my technical community. Such a great robust tool. Great company and team. Thanks Orbit!
Gareth Wilson
Maker
@dkreig Thanks Drew, that's great you're finding Orbit useful. I appreciate the support.
Dawn Veltri
Fantastic resource. Thank you!
Gareth Wilson
Maker
@dawn_veltri1 Thanks Dawn!
Katina Cash
Looks cool! Great work ?makers
Gareth Wilson
Maker
@katina_cash Thank you, Katina
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Gloria Jean
You just made the platform more lively! Awesome!!