# Facebook Groups alternatives: what AI models name instead, September 2026

GTM AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 200 of the 216 answers in the 1 category where Facebook Groups holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://gtm-ai-index.com/vendors/facebook-groups/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Higher Logic Vanilla: 39
- Bettermode: 32
- Circle: 29
- Discourse: 22
- Gainsight Customer Communities: 16
- Khoros Communities: 8

## Community platforms

**Small business**: 64 of 72 answers did not name Facebook Groups (Facebook Groups is #5 of 13 at 4%).

- Circle: first choice in 24 of those 64
- Bettermode: first choice in 18 of those 64
- Discourse: first choice in 13 of those 64
- Discord: first choice in 4 of those 64
- Disciple: first choice in 1 of those 64
- Gainsight Customer Communities: first choice in 1 of those 64
- Higher Logic Vanilla: first choice in 1 of those 64
- Mighty Networks: first choice in 1 of those 64

**Mid-market**: 64 of 72 answers did not name Facebook Groups (Facebook Groups is #7 of 14 at 2%).

- Bettermode: first choice in 12 of those 64
- Higher Logic Vanilla: first choice in 11 of those 64
- Gainsight Customer Communities: first choice in 8 of those 64
- Discourse: first choice in 6 of those 64
- Circle: first choice in 5 of those 64
- Discord: first choice in 1 of those 64
- GroupApp: first choice in 1 of those 64
- Hivebrite: first choice in 1 of those 64

**Enterprise**: 72 of 72 answers did not name Facebook Groups.

- Higher Logic Vanilla: first choice in 27 of those 72
- Khoros Communities: first choice in 8 of those 72
- Gainsight Customer Communities: first choice in 7 of those 72
- Salesforce Experience Cloud: first choice in 6 of those 72
- Khoros: first choice in 4 of those 72
- Discourse: first choice in 3 of those 72
- Bettermode: first choice in 2 of those 72
- Elcom: first choice in 2 of those 72

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