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24 alternatives to The Village

Community for solo founders

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Village launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Indie Hackers Community▲1,095

   Work together to build profitable businesses & side projects

   2018 · indiehackers.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   MakeHub 2.0▲600

   65 solo founders making $370,000/mo

   2020 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   daily.dev Squads▲837

   Build a developer community where devs already hang out

   2024 · daily.dev · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Tinkerer Club▲501

   The private club for ppl who automate, self-host, and use AI

   Feb 2026 · tinkerer.club · its alternatives →

5. 5
   I built a community for women entrepreneurs and makers▲345

   2020 · womenmake.com · its alternatives →

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   Villagers – A group travel app▲64

   I've built Villagers, a group travel app, in an attempt to overcome my own social isolation while working remotely, especially as someone who's friends are now largely parents and much less available for group travel. I find small group travel magical from an interpersonal and experience standpoint but organizing trips is absolutely brutal. With Villagers, I wanted to see if software could overcome some of those planning challenges with financial incentives, social features, and automation -- especially around messaging. I love climbing, so I've built a trip to co-work and climb in Red Rocks…

   2022 · villagersapp.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   solo.im▲71

   a single founder peer group

   2014 · forsale.dynadot.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Founders' Club▲268

   Meet top indie founders around the world.

   2020 · ramenclub.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   launching.today▲528

   A place to launch and share your project

   2024 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Founder's Club▲188

    Global community of entrepreneurs

    2022 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Commune▲262

    Community platform built for customer success teams

    2022 · commune.us · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Solo▲82

    An all-in-one toolkit for Solopreneurs

    2023 · zoho.com · its alternatives →

13. 13BI
    Bootstrappers.io – A community for business bootstrappers▲161

    2014 · bootstrappers.io · its alternatives →

14. 14SA
    Solo – App for sharing loneliness and aloneness▲215

    2017 · sharesolo.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Collectives™ on Stack Overflow▲95

    Unlock the power of your community

    2021 · stackoverflow.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Lonely Together▲89

    A call-first community for remote workers to connect

    2020 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Solofounder Club▲1

    A call first community for founders

    2020 · solofounder.club · its alternatives →

18. 18IM
    I'm a single founder. Please review my bootstrapped startup▲158

    2013 · distelli.com · its alternatives →

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    Village▲3

    Group sign-ups made simple and fun

    Mar 2026 · usevillage.app · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Founders Club by Atium▲89

    Does your team have what it takes to build a unicorn 🦄

    2021 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Lonely Dev▲132

    A video community for indie hackers, built for real relation

    2020 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Founder-Anonymous▲61

    Being a founder is hard. You are not alone.

    2022 · discord.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Membercord▲99

    Monetize your Discord server

    2021 · its alternatives →

24. 24AC
    A community for Swedish Startups▲47

    2013 · swedishstartupspace.com · its alternatives →

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