What are operations & logistics communities?

This list of communities is dedicated to professionals in the operations, logistics, and supply chain management space.

Where do most operations & logistics communities live?

Slack is the most common platform in this report (40% of 10 listings).

Are most of these communities free?

90% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.

How big is a typical operations & logistics community?

Among listings with public size data, the average is 4K members and the median is 3K.

What do these communities usually include?

Live Chat is the most common (60%). Others that show up often include forum and online/offline events.

How does Hive Index collect this data?

Listings are submitted by community builders and researchers, reviewed for relevance, and updated with platform, feature, member, review, and traffic data where available.

Where can I see the full list?

The full directory is on Hive Index's Operations & Logistics topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.

Operations & Logistics Communities Report: Stats,...

Executive Summary

We analyzed 10 operations & logistics communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.

The big picture: In this smaller sample, most operations & logistics communities are free to join, so the space is easy to explore.

Source: Hive Index community database · Updated periodically

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Communities: 10
Platforms: 5
Avg members: 4K
Median members: 3K

Where Operations & Logistics Communities Are Hosted

Slack
4(40%)
Discourse
3(30%)
Circle
1(10%)
Reddit
1(10%)
Independent Platforms
1(10%)

Format mix

Forum / feed-based
5(50%)
Chat communities
4(40%)
Private membership
1(10%)

Forum / feed-based is most common (50%), but chat communities is also well represented (40%).

Slack leads (40% of listings).

Audience Size & Access

Community size

Tiny
<20 members
0(0%)
Small
20-100 members
1(10%)
Medium
100-1,000 members
1(10%)
Large
1,000-10,000 members
2(20%)
Huge
10,000-100,000 members
0(0%)
Massive
100,000-1M members
0(0%)
Gigantic
1M+ members
0(0%)

6 communities have unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

Most communities are free to join.

How Operations & Logistics Differs From Other Categories

Operations & Logistics is smaller, and more chat-heavy, compared with typical Hive Index topics.

Metric	Operations & Logistics	Hive Index average
Free to join	90%	84%
Median members	3K	25K
Average members	4K	673K
Paid or apply-to-join	10%	16%
Live chat	60%	41%
Topic pageviews / mo	208	883

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

Live Chat
60%
Forum
50%
Online/Offline Events
50%

Niche Features

Courses
10%
Job Board
10%
Member Perks
10%
Newsletter
10%
Pairing
10%
Requires Application
10%

Live Chat appears on 60% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo: 40

Platform supply vs. clicks

Platform	Communities	Share of communities	Outbound clicks	Share of clicks
Slack	4	40%	31	82%
Discourse	3	30%	2	5%
Circle	1	10%	3	8%
Independent Platforms	1	10%	2	5%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Slack hosts 40% of listings and 82% of clicks, so supply and interest line up.

Most-clicked formats

Chat communities
31(82%)
Forum / feed-based
4(11%)
Private membership
3(8%)

Most-clicked features

Live Chat
36(95%)
Online/Offline Events
24(63%)
Forum
5(13%)
Pairing
3(8%)
Requires Application
3(8%)
Courses
2(5%)

Most-clicked size ranges

Large
8(21%)
Small
3(8%)

Top-clicked listings

Logistics Network
12(32%)
Last-Mile Delivery Community
8(21%)
WizOps
6(16%)

Most clicks go to chat communities and forum / feed-based communities.

Trends

Founded year

2019

2021

2022

7 communities have no founding year on file.

Most listed groups were founded around 2019.

Methodology & FAQ

Methodology

This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Operations & Logistics. We exclude removed or suppressed listings. Member counts, traffic, features, reviews, and ratings may vary by source and are updated periodically.

•We only have a handful of listings so far, so treat these numbers as directional.

FAQ

: This list of communities is dedicated to professionals in the operations, logistics, and supply chain management space.
: Slack is the most common platform in this report (40% of 10 listings).
: 90% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.
: Among listings with public size data, the average is 4K members and the median is 3K.
: Live Chat is the most common (60%). Others that show up often include forum and online/offline events.
: Listings are submitted by community builders and researchers, reviewed for relevance, and updated with platform, feature, member, review, and traffic data where available.
: The full directory is on Hive Index's Operations & Logistics topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.