Growth · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to The Art of Community

Awesome open source book to manage communities in general

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

1. 1
   Community Building on the Web▲86

   Secret strategies for successful online communities

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Startup Communities▲241

   How to build communities of entrepreneurs

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Community▲87

   How to cultivate authentic, effective communities

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Ultimate Community Playbook▲63

   A free guide to managing and growing your community

   2015 · higherlogic.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Community OS by Threado▲686

   800+ community resources and Notion workbook for free

   2021 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Community Masters▲553

   The ultimate 377-page community building guide

   2022 · varunmayya.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   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 →

8. 8
   The Art of Data Science▲85

   A guide for anyone who works with data

   2017 · leanpub.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Art Of Selling Online▲104

   Persuade the toughest clients and win new prospects

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Guide to Community Building▲93

    The Mighty Networks Guide to Building Communities Online

    2016 · mightynetworks.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Startup Communities▲76

    Guide to building entrepreneurial communities by Brad Feld

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Buzzing Communities▲7

    Build bigger, better and more active online communities.

    2017 · amazon.de · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Badass: Making Users Awesome▲104

    Insight into what makes certain offerings shine (book)

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Growth Hacking ▲75

    A how to guide on becoming a growth hacker

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Spark▲196

    Community for indie hackers to learn, network & grow

    2023 · discord.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Collective Genius: The Art and Practice of Leading Innovation▲61

    How to harness the collective genius of the people

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Tribally Community Guide▲178

    How to build a community: guide for startups

    2022 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Introduction to Growth Hacking▲83

    Resource For Those Seeking to Learn About Growth Hacking

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Hacking Growth [Kindle Edition]▲79

    Untraditional marketing using the hacker mindset.

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Growth Hacker's Guide to the Galaxy▲161

    100 proven growth hacks for the digital marketer

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Comcord▲100

    Supercharge your Discord community management and growth

    2023 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    ofBook▲61

    Free book about openFrameworks, written by the community

    2017 · openframeworks.cc · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Viralnomics▲68

    How to Get People to Want to Talk About You

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    The Ultimate Guide to Remote Work▲133

    How to grow, manage and work with remote teams

    2016 · zapier.com · its alternatives →

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