Executive Summary
We analyzed 23 vibe coding communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.
The big picture: vibe coding communities are broad and fragmented, with many small groups and a few very large outliers.
Source: Hive Index community database · Updated 2026-04-12
- Communities
- 23
- Platforms
- 6
- Avg members
- 126K
- Median members
- 58K
Where Vibe Coding Communities Are Hosted
- Discord: 10 communities (43%)
- Reddit: 4 communities (17%)
- Discourse: 3 communities (13%)
- Skool: 3 communities (13%)
- Github: 2 communities (9%)
- Independent Platforms: 1 communities (4%)
- 10(43%)
Discord - 4(17%)
Reddit - 3(13%)
Discourse - 3(13%)
Skool - 2(9%)
Github - 1(4%)
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Independent Platforms
Format mix
- 10(43%)Chat communities
- 8(35%)Forum / feed-based
- 3(13%)Private membership
- 2(9%)Other platforms
Chat communities is most common (43%), but forum / feed-based is also well represented (35%).
Discord leads, but Reddit and Discourse also represent meaningful shares.
Audience Size & Access
Community size
- Tiny: 0 communities (0%)
- Small: 1 communities (4%)
- Medium: 0 communities (0%)
- Large: 4 communities (17%)
- Huge: 7 communities (30%)
- Massive: 6 communities (26%)
- Gigantic: 0 communities (0%)
- 0(0%)Tiny<20 members
- 1(4%)Small20-100 members
- 0(0%)Medium100-1,000 members
- 4(17%)Large1,000-10,000 members
- 7(30%)Huge10,000-100,000 members
- 6(26%)Massive100,000-1M members
- 0(0%)Gigantic1M+ members
5 communities have unknown member counts.
Free vs paid
- Free to join: 23 communities (100%)
- Paid or apply-to-join: 0 communities (0%)
The average is much higher than the median (126K vs 58K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.
How Vibe Coding Differs From Other Categories
Vibe Coding is more free-to-join, larger, and more chat-heavy, compared with typical Hive Index topics.
| Metric | Vibe Coding | Hive Index average |
|---|---|---|
| Free to join | 100% | 85% |
| Median members | 58K | 25K |
| Average members | 126K | 669K |
| Paid or apply-to-join | 0% | 15% |
| Live chat | 57% | 38% |
| Discord share | 43% | 16% |
Feature Mix
Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.
Common Features
- Forum: 13 communities (57%)
- Live Chat: 13 communities (57%)
- 57%Forum
- 57%Live Chat
Niche Features
- Online/Offline Events: 1 communities (4%)
- 4%Online/Offline Events
Live Chat appears on 57% of listings.
What Visitors Click
- Outbound clicks / mo
- 66
Platform supply vs. clicks
| Platform | Communities | Share of communities | Outbound clicks | Share of clicks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discord | 10 | 43% | 47 | 72% |
| 4 | 17% | 7 | 11% | |
| Discourse | 3 | 13% | 5 | 8% |
| Skool | 3 | 13% | 5 | 8% |
| Independent Platforms | 1 | 4% | 1 | 2% |
Share is calculated within this topic.
Discord hosts 43% of listings and 72% of clicks, so supply and interest line up.
Most-clicked formats
- 47(72%)Chat communities
- 13(20%)Forum / feed-based
- 5(8%)Private membership
Most-clicked features
- 52(80%)Live Chat
- 18(28%)Forum
- 1(2%)Online/Offline Events
Most-clicked size ranges
- 27(42%)Huge
- 20(31%)Large
- 14(22%)Massive
- 1(2%)Small
Top-clicked listings
- 10(15%)vibecoding Discord
- 7(11%)Cline Discord
- 7(11%)Warp Discord
Most clicks go to chat communities and forum / feed-based communities.
Methodology & FAQ
Methodology
This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Vibe Coding. We exclude removed or suppressed listings. Member counts, traffic, features, reviews, and ratings may vary by source and are updated periodically.
- •This is a smaller slice of Hive Index's database, so read trends as directional.
- •Last updated 2026-04-12
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