11 Best Data Science Independent Communities (Updated...

11 Data Science communities on Independent Platforms

Updated 6/8/2026

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#1
Data Leaders
Data Leaders is professional community for Chief Data Officers and their teams. We accelerate performance, reduce complexity and provide a stage for teams to shine. Our peer-advisory community is a trusted, vendor-free environment for people leading change at the world’s biggest organisations.
Forum
Chat
Pairing
Events
Newsletter
Paid
6 views / month
#2
Humyn.ai
We connect you to meaningful data science projects so that you can hone your skills, do what you love, and make a real impact.
1K members
Forum
Perks
Events
Paid
3 views / month
#3
Latinx in AI
LatinX in AI (LXAI) bridges communities, academics, industry, and politicians working to further AI innovation and resources for LatinX individuals globally. We drive and support research, development, infrastructure, and mentoring programs to boost innovation and capabilities of LatinX professionals working in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Data Science.
Pairing
Events
Newsletter
4 views / month
#4
IBM Data Science Community
IBM Community offers a constant stream of freshly updated content including featured blogs and forums for discussion and collaboration; access to the latest white papers, webcasts, presentations, and research uniquely for members, by members.
Forum
Events
#5
Kaggle
Kaggle offers a no-setup, customizable, Jupyter Notebooks environment. Access free GPUs and a huge repository of community published data & code.
7.8M members
Forum
Courses
6 views / month
#6
DataQuest
Learn data science and programming with Dataquest's forum community of students, teachers, and pros in Python, R, and statistics.
29K members
Forum
3 views / month
#7
OpenML
Open science platform for sharing datasets, machine learning algorithms, and experimental results. Enables reproducible ML research with APIs for Python, R, and Java integration.
Forum
#8
Kaggle Discussions
Kaggle's community forum for data scientists and ML engineers to discuss competitions, datasets, code, and machine learning techniques.
Forum
#9
SAS Support Communities
SAS Support Communities are where SAS users can find answers, share knowledge, and connect with other analytics professionals to solve problems and share best practices.
Forum
7 views / month
#10
Tableau Community
The Tableau Community, part of the Salesforce Trailblazer network, is a neighborhood for data professionals to connect, share insights, and learn Tableau.
Forum
8 views / month
Qlik Community
The Qlik Community is a global network of users, experts, and partners sharing knowledge and best practices for data analytics and Qlik product offerings.
Forum
6 views / month

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FAQ

: Communities for data scientists and analysts covering machine learning, statistics, Python, and real-world data projects. Slack, Discord, and Reddit all have active communities, ranging from beginner-friendly spaces for breaking into the field to more technical groups discussing research papers and production ML systems.
: Hive Index lists 11 Data Science independent communities on Independent Platforms. Most listings with size data are large (9%) or huge (9%). We only have a handful of listings so far, so treat these numbers as directional. The main Data Science topic page covers every platform we track for this topic.
: Forum is the most common (91%). Others that show up often include online/offline events and newsletter. Use the feature filters above the list to narrow results.
: 9 of 11 (82%) are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.
: On Hive Index, the default Popular sort surfaces Data Leaders, Humyn.ai, Latinx in AI, and IBM Data Science Community first. Popularity reflects visitor interest in communities on the site, not a universal quality score. Use the sort menu for Ratings, Largest, or Newest.
: Listings are submitted by community builders and researchers, reviewed for topic relevance, and updated with platform, feature, member, review, and traffic data where available. Member counts are approximate. Popular reflects visitor interest in communities on the site, with richer profiles breaking ties. Ratings, Largest, and Newest use review scores, reported member counts, and listing age instead.
: This page was last updated 6/8/2026, based on the most recent change to the topic or its listings. We refresh entries when communities are submitted, claimed, or reviewed, and we update member counts, features, and traffic data on an ongoing basis.