Best Community tools
Instagram is the most-adopted Community tool among creators we track, used by 89 creators (100% of its mentions organic over the past 90 days). This ranking counts real, receipt-backed creator usage — no editorial opinion, no paid placement.
Methodology: ranked by active tracked creators, ties broken by trending score · details
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- 1Instagram
Meta's platform for photos, short video and direct messages.
89 active creators · 736 mentions · 100% organic (past 90 days)
“You Can Also Follow Me On” — Tech Fracksource ↗
- 2LinkedIn
Professional network for contacts, jobs and industry posts.
40 active creators · 118 mentions · 100% organic (past 90 days)
“LinkedIn - Vaibhav Sisinty” — Vaibhav Sisintysource ↗
- 3Discord
Voice and text chat organised in servers and channels, originally for gaming, now widely used for communities and support.
39 active creators · 258 mentions · 100% organic (past 90 days)
“Check out my Twitch, Twitter, Discord more at” — Theo Brownesource ↗
- 4WhatsApp
End-to-end encrypted messenger for chats, calls and groups, with a separate track for businesses.
36 active creators · 303 mentions · 100% organic (past 90 days)
“Follow the Abhi Rathore channel on WhatsApp” — Abhi Rathoresource ↗
- 5Facebook
Meta's social network, with profiles, pages, groups and advertising.
35 active creators · 401 mentions · 100% organic (past 90 days)
- 6Slack
Team chat organised in channels, with searchable history and connections into most other work tools.
32 active creators · 71 mentions · 93% organic (past 90 days)
“a big chunk of my week is replying to students on Slack” — Ali Abdaalsource ↗
- 7Twitter
Short-post network, formerly Twitter, for public conversation in real time.
27 active creators · 418 mentions · 100% organic (past 90 days)
“Check out my Twitch, Twitter, Discord more at” — Theo Brownesource ↗
- 8Telegram
Messenger with cloud history across devices, very large groups, broadcast channels and an open bot API.
25 active creators · 114 mentions · 99% organic (past 90 days)
“►Telegram Channel” — Arvind zonesource ↗
- 9Skool
Community platform combining discussion feed, courses ('classroom'), calendar and gamified leaderboards in a deliberately simple package at one flat price. Popular with course sellers and cohort programs; co-owned by Sam Ovens and Alex Hormozi.
17 active creators · 283 mentions · 99% organic (past 90 days) · ~$99/month flat per community
“join my free Skool community” — Tech With Timsource ↗
- 10Zoom
Video meetings with recording, transcripts, webinars and phone.
10 active creators · 14 mentions · 100% organic (past 90 days)
“We use Gmail, Google Docs, Zoom, Stripe, Calendly, and a basic CRM.” — The AI Advantagesource ↗
- 11Teams
Microsoft's chat and meeting tool, tied into Office and Microsoft 365 file storage.
7 active creators · 5 mentions · 100% organic (past 90 days)
- 12Skillshare
Subscription platform for online classes in design, illustration, video and other creative skills.
6 active creators · 6 mentions · 33% organic (past 90 days) · ~$14/month or ~$99/year
“The first 500 people to use my link in the description or scan the QR code will receive a one month free trial of Skills” — Sajjaad Khadersource ↗
- 13Brilliant
Interactive learning platform with hands-on courses in math, science, programming and data.
3 active creators · 4 mentions · 25% organic (past 90 days) · ~$13/month or ~$150/year
“Upgrade your brain with Brilliant for free” — Satori Graphicssource ↗
- 14Circle
All-in-one community platform: spaces, discussions, events, live streams, courses and paid memberships under a creator's own brand. Used by course businesses and membership communities that want to leave Facebook Groups.
2 active creators · 1 mentions · 100% organic (past 90 days) · From ~$89/month after trial
- 15Nebula
Creator-owned streaming platform where independent educational YouTubers publish ad-free and experimental content.
2 active creators · 2 mentions · 100% organic (past 90 days) · ~$6/month or bundled annually
Questions, answered with receipts
What are the best Community tools that creators actually use?
By receipt-backed creator usage: Instagram, LinkedIn, Discord, WhatsApp, Facebook. Instagram leads with 89 active creators, 100% of its mentions organic over the past 90 days.
Are these Community rankings affected by affiliate payments or sponsorships?
No. The ranking counts how many tracked creators genuinely use each tool, from dated mentions with receipts — editorial opinion and paid placement never move it.