Which platform is best for community?

Asked "Which platform is best for community?", ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, Google AI Mode and Perplexity named 17 distinct tools across 15 answers on September 7, 2026, and 15 of them in two or more answers, and all 5 engines agreed on Discord, the only tool every engine named.

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15 of 17 names confirmed · named in 2 or more of 15 answers · asked September 7, 2026 · 5 engines

The best platform for community depends on the goals, size, and monetization needs of the community. Circle and Mighty Networks are popular choices for creators and brands, while Discord and Facebook Groups are options for free or low-cost setups with broad reach. For hybrid needs, GroupApp or Kajabi Communities can be good fits.

1Discordnamed in 15 of 15 answers
2Circlenamed in 13 of 15 answers
3Mighty Networksnamed in 13 of 15 answers
4Skoolnamed in 9 of 15 answers
5Facebook Groupsnamed in 6 of 15 answers
6Discoursenamed in 5 of 15 answers
7GroupAppnamed in 3 of 15 answers
8Heartbeatnamed in 3 of 15 answers
9Slacknamed in 3 of 15 answers
10Redditnamed in 2 of 15 answers
11Kajabi Communitiesnamed in 2 of 15 answers
12Genevanamed in 2 of 15 answers
13Higher Logic Vanillanamed in 2 of 15 answers
14Bettermodenamed in 2 of 15 answers
15Microsoft Teamsnamed in 2 of 15 answers
16Circle.sonamed in 1 of 15 answersone answer
17LinkedInnamed in 1 of 15 answersone answer

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The position each of the 5 engines gave all 17 names.
How many of the 15 answers named each of them.
78 sampled observations behind this ranking, and where the engines disagree.
Fan-out — the query each engine actually searched.
Every citation, and the sources nobody cited.

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