Bring people together. Discussion forums, events, content, and moderation - the stack to grow and nurture your tribe.
Notion
Zoom
Canva
ZapierHost, engage, create, automate, and grow - everything you need.
Purpose-built for online communities. Organise conversations into spaces, host live events and livestreams, and give members a native mobile app. Clean, modern, and focused.
Free and feature-rich
Voice channels, bots, roles, and unlimited members for free. The go-to for tech, gaming, and creator communities. Less polished for paid communities but hard to beat on features per dollar.
Community + courses bundled
Combines community forums with a course platform in one simple interface. Gamification with leaderboards keeps members engaged. $99/mo but includes everything in one place.
Run webinars, AMAs, and community calls. Breakout rooms let small groups connect during larger events. Record everything so members who miss it can catch up later.
Multi-platform streaming
Stream to YouTube, LinkedIn, and Facebook simultaneously. Bring guests on screen, share comments, and brand your stream. Great for growing your community across platforms.
Beautiful event pages
Gorgeous event landing pages with RSVP, calendar integration, and attendee management. Perfect for community meetups and workshops. Free tier available for smaller events.
Freemium — AI meeting notes that actually capture what was said. Real-time transcription, s...
AI meeting notes that actually capture what was said. Real-time transcription, summaries, action items. Never take notes again. Try Otter.ai →
Freemium — AI meeting assistant. Records, transcribes, summarises, and integrates with your...
AI meeting assistant. Records, transcribes, summarises, and integrates with your CRM. Like Otter but more enterprise-focused. Try Fireflies.ai →
Paid — Async-first team communication. Posts, threads, calls — but designed for deep wo...
Async-first team communication. Posts, threads, calls — but designed for deep work, not constant interruption. Slack antidote. Try Campsite →
Build a resource library, member directory, and community wiki that everyone can access. Organise guides, templates, and FAQs so members find answers before asking questions.
Interactive docs
Documents that work like apps. Build interactive directories, voting systems, and resource libraries with built-in buttons and automations. More dynamic than Notion for community use.
Team knowledge base
Clean, focused knowledge base with great search. Less flexible than Notion but simpler to set up and maintain. Good if you want members to find information quickly without clutter.
Create welcome graphics, event promo images, and social cards that keep your community looking polished. Templates make it fast to produce consistent branded content every week.
Custom designs with more control
More design flexibility than Canva for creating unique community branding, custom templates, and polished graphics. Free tier works well for solo community builders.
Quick branded content
AI-powered design with access to Adobe stock photos and fonts. Good templates for social media and event graphics. Free tier available with premium features at $10/mo.
Automate the repetitive work of running a community. Welcome new members, send event reminders, sync data between platforms, and trigger actions based on member activity.
Complex workflows, cheaper
More powerful workflow builder with branching logic and data transformation. 1,000 operations/mo on free tier vs Zapier's 100. Better value for communities with complex automation needs.
Self-hosted automation
Open-source automation you can self-host for free. Unlimited workflows and executions. Technical setup required but no per-task pricing. Great for developer-led communities.
Freemium The original automation platform. If this, then that. Simple recipes for connect...
The original automation platform. If this, then that. Simple recipes for connecting apps. Less powerful than Make, but simpler. Try IFTTT →
Free Open-source Zapier alternative. Self-host your automations, no per-task pricing....
Open-source Zapier alternative. Self-host your automations, no per-task pricing. Growing fast and genuinely good. Try Activepieces →
Free Open-source workflow engine. Write scripts in Python/TypeScript, orchestrate the...
Open-source workflow engine. Write scripts in Python/TypeScript, orchestrate them visually. Retool for background jobs. Try Windmill →
Free Durable workflow execution. When your automations absolutely cannot fail. Overki...
Durable workflow execution. When your automations absolutely cannot fail. Overkill for most, essential for some. Try Temporal →
Freemium Microsoft's automation tool. Deep Office 365 integration. If your company runs o...
Microsoft's automation tool. Deep Office 365 integration. If your company runs on Microsoft, this is the obvious choice. Try Power Automate →
Create a thriving community with structured spaces, onboarding, and automations
Notion
ConvertKit
Canva
Zapier
Slack
Design community spaces and onboarding
Set up ConvertKit for member emails
Create content templates in Canva
Connect Zapier automations for member workflows
Every tool pre-configured, setup order mapped out, integrations documented. Skip weeks of research.
Your people are out there. Give them a home.
