Growth · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Guide to Community Building

The Mighty Networks Guide to Building Communities Online

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Guide to Community Building launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Startup Communities▲241

   How to build communities of entrepreneurs

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Community Building on the Web▲86

   Secret strategies for successful online communities

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Tribally Community Guide▲178

   How to build a community: guide for startups

   2022 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Community▲87

   How to cultivate authentic, effective communities

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Mighty Networks for Slack▲164

   Launch an online community you monitor and manage from Slack

   2016 · new.mn.co · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Starting + Sustaining▲92

   A guide to plan, launch and run a web app

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Mighty Networks▲171

   The fastest way to create a community-powered brand

   2017 · mightynetworks.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Community Masters▲553

   The ultimate 377-page community building guide

   2022 · varunmayya.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Social Media Management▲106

   Mega-guide on the tools and tactics on how to win

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Startup Communities▲76

    Guide to building entrepreneurial communities by Brad Feld

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    The Art of Community▲70

    Awesome open source book to manage communities in general

    2016 · artofcommunityonline.org · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Community Building Guidebook▲21

    Everything you need to build your community.

    2025 · communityhub.wylo.space · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Getting Real▲234

    The smarter way to build web apps. A free book by 37signals.

    2015 · basecamp.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    How to Build a Billion Dollar App▲92

    Guide to building an app-based business

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    How to Build a Community Around Your App▲6

    A step-by-step guide for building community around your app

    2016 · appsamurai.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    The Art of Community: Building the New Age of Participation▲5

    Everything you need to know about forming online communities

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Mighty Networks 2.0▲113

    Livestream from a community you own

    2021 · mightynetworks.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Mightybell▲263

    Build a community and a business on mobile

    2016 · mightynetworks.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Community Atlas▲219

    10,000 hrs of community building learnings in one resource

    2023 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Ultimate Community Marketing Guide▲49

    Learn how to build & successfully manage online communities

    2021 · growthchannel.io · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Norby▲130

    Everything you need to build your brand and community

    2021 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Buzzing Communities▲7

    Build bigger, better and more active online communities.

    2017 · amazon.de · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Socially▲212

    The community builder platform for creators

    2024 · socially.so · its alternatives →

24. 24
    The Ultimate Community Playbook▲63

    A free guide to managing and growing your community

    2015 · higherlogic.com · its alternatives →

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