More than a group chat for your customers.

Create a branded community that promotes self-service support, surfaces product insights, and helps customers adopt your product.

The communities you know and love are powered by Gainsight


How it works

Not just a generic community tool.

Unified Experience

Use Community and Skilljar to create a single entry point for learning and engagement.

AI Localization

AI tools to make your community globally accessible and easier to use.

Analytics

See how your community and members are doing in real time.

Spaces

Give customers and account teams a shared collaboration space for product usage and learning content.

Give customers answers—without opening a ticket

Create a space where customers find what they need and learn from each other.

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Turn everyday conversations into product adoption

Build meaningful connections and encourage adoption using groups built around interests, regions, or goals.

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Co-create your product with customers

Share product updates, gather feedback, and vote on new ideas all in one place.

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Plug community into the tools you already use

Connect your data to critical tools like CRM, Gainsight CS, Skilljar, Zendesk and Jira so Support and CS see what’s happening in their main tools.

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AI that helps customers help themselves

Surface answers faster with AI Answers and keep conversations moving using AI Translations. Save community managers time moderating with Moderation AI Agent.

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Create a custom community without code

Launch a branded community using an intuitive WYSIWYG editor. Offer a dynamic experience based on a users geography, persona or purchased products.

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Screenshot of the Adobe Community webpage displaying a search bar, a welcome message, and featured Customer Communities for Adobe Express, Premiere, and Illustrator, each with colorful icons and post counts. Screenshot of the Airtable Community homepage featuring a welcome message, search bar, avatar images, navigation tabs, and colorful icons for sections like Get Started, Ask the Community, Builders Board, User Groups, Events—a hub for Customer Communities. Screenshot of the Freshworks Community homepage, featuring a search bar, welcome message, colorful Freshworks logo, navigation menu, online member icons, site stats—and a vibrant Customer Community Showcase highlighting posts, replies, and members. Screenshot of a Customer Community platform with a search bar inviting users to ask questions, get answers, and connect with peers. Navigation tabs include Learn, Influence, Get help, Connect, Integrate, and Community Showcase. A colorful website homepage features a floating city illustration labeled Screenshot of a website for Apple Admins featuring Customer Communities, with a search bar, navigation menu, and a banner reading A webpage from the Klaviyo Customer Community features a search bar, community stats, member avatars, and highlighted articles about text marketing and AI-driven revenue. The navigation bar appears at the top with various categories in this Community Showcase.
Screenshot of the Adobe Community webpage displaying a search bar, a welcome message, and featured Customer Communities for Adobe Express, Premiere, and Illustrator, each with colorful icons and post counts. Screenshot of the Airtable Community homepage featuring a welcome message, search bar, avatar images, navigation tabs, and colorful icons for sections like Get Started, Ask the Community, Builders Board, User Groups, Events—a hub for Customer Communities. Screenshot of the Freshworks Community homepage, featuring a search bar, welcome message, colorful Freshworks logo, navigation menu, online member icons, site stats—and a vibrant Customer Community Showcase highlighting posts, replies, and members. Screenshot of a Customer Community platform with a search bar inviting users to ask questions, get answers, and connect with peers. Navigation tabs include Learn, Influence, Get help, Connect, Integrate, and Community Showcase. A colorful website homepage features a floating city illustration labeled Screenshot of a website for Apple Admins featuring Customer Communities, with a search bar, navigation menu, and a banner reading A webpage from the Klaviyo Customer Community features a search bar, community stats, member avatars, and highlighted articles about text marketing and AI-driven revenue. The navigation bar appears at the top with various categories in this Community Showcase.
A website page for the Personio Voyager Community, featuring a signup area, HR community benefits, a search bar, and images of diverse people interacting. A banner invites users to join the Customer Community and participate in HR-related discussions. Screenshot of the ShipStation Community website homepage showing a banner with stacked books, navigation buttons, and sections for Customer Communities, Knowledge base, Ideas, and a list of idea pipeline categories. Screenshot of the Sonos Community webpage—a prime example of Customer Communities—featuring a search bar, navigation links, and main buttons for Screenshot of the Unqork Customer Community homepage, featuring navigation links, a welcome message, and four main forum sections: Platform Q&A, Troubleshooting, Advice & Strategy, and Use Case Showcase. Screenshot of the Zapier Customer Community homepage, featuring a search bar, navigation links, and four main options: Ask the Community, Learn automation, Help others, and Developer Zone. Member stats are displayed at the top. Screenshot of the Zoom Community homepage, showcasing a search bar, navigation menus, four main sections (Getting Started, Ask the Community, Knowledge Base, Product Forums), and community stats—an engaging example of Customer Communities in action. Screenshot of the Figma Forum homepage featuring a search bar, colorful abstract shapes, and icons linking to News and Updates, Customer Communities, Ask the Community, Showcase Your Work, Suggest a Feature, Help Center, and Report a Problem.
A website page for the Personio Voyager Community, featuring a signup area, HR community benefits, a search bar, and images of diverse people interacting. A banner invites users to join the Customer Community and participate in HR-related discussions. Screenshot of the ShipStation Community website homepage showing a banner with stacked books, navigation buttons, and sections for Customer Communities, Knowledge base, Ideas, and a list of idea pipeline categories. Screenshot of the Sonos Community webpage—a prime example of Customer Communities—featuring a search bar, navigation links, and main buttons for Screenshot of the Unqork Customer Community homepage, featuring navigation links, a welcome message, and four main forum sections: Platform Q&A, Troubleshooting, Advice & Strategy, and Use Case Showcase. Screenshot of the Zapier Customer Community homepage, featuring a search bar, navigation links, and four main options: Ask the Community, Learn automation, Help others, and Developer Zone. Member stats are displayed at the top. Screenshot of the Zoom Community homepage, showcasing a search bar, navigation menus, four main sections (Getting Started, Ask the Community, Knowledge Base, Product Forums), and community stats—an engaging example of Customer Communities in action. Screenshot of the Figma Forum homepage featuring a search bar, colorful abstract shapes, and icons linking to News and Updates, Customer Communities, Ask the Community, Showcase Your Work, Suggest a Feature, Help Center, and Report a Problem.
A website page for the Personio Voyager Community, featuring a signup area, HR community benefits, a search bar, and images of diverse people interacting. A banner invites users to join the Customer Community and participate in HR-related discussions. Screenshot of the ShipStation Community website homepage showing a banner with stacked books, navigation buttons, and sections for Customer Communities, Knowledge base, Ideas, and a list of idea pipeline categories. Screenshot of the Sonos Community webpage—a prime example of Customer Communities—featuring a search bar, navigation links, and main buttons for Screenshot of the Unqork Customer Community homepage, featuring navigation links, a welcome message, and four main forum sections: Platform Q&A, Troubleshooting, Advice & Strategy, and Use Case Showcase. Screenshot of the Zapier Customer Community homepage, featuring a search bar, navigation links, and four main options: Ask the Community, Learn automation, Help others, and Developer Zone. Member stats are displayed at the top. Screenshot of the Zoom Community homepage, showcasing a search bar, navigation menus, four main sections (Getting Started, Ask the Community, Knowledge Base, Product Forums), and community stats—an engaging example of Customer Communities in action. Screenshot of the Figma Forum homepage featuring a search bar, colorful abstract shapes, and icons linking to News and Updates, Customer Communities, Ask the Community, Showcase Your Work, Suggest a Feature, Help Center, and Report a Problem.

FAQs About Customer Community Software

Gainsight Customer Communities software enables businesses to create online spaces where customers connect, exchange ideas, and access resources. It includes knowledge bases, discussion boards, messaging, and event management tools.

Brands gather customer insights, highlight product features, identify accounts needing assistance, and strengthen relationships while determining customer needs and behavior patterns. When reviewing a community software list, look for solutions that offer these comprehensive features.

Gainsight Customer Communities establishes multiple touchpoints throughout the customer journey. Businesses invite participation in discussions with peer and expert responses. Gamification elements like leaderboards and badges incentivize active engagement.

Online community platforms transform passive users into brand advocates who mentor newcomers, contribute content, and represent your business positively—generating greater credibility than conventional marketing.

Help desks provide one-on-one resolutions through tickets, while customer community software creates environments where customers help each other with team guidance. In online customer communities, knowledge sharing happens organically, and answered queries become permanent resources.

Community platform examples show they build inter-customer connections and belonging that help desks can’t provide. A combined approach creates a complete support system.

Measure Customer Communities software success through value realization, revenue impact, and engagement metrics. Track participation rates, content creation, activity levels, and response times.

Gainsight Customer Communities offers tools to track these metrics for accurate ROI calculation. Create dashboards detailing community activities and their effects to determine which are most critical.

Reliable customer community platforms employ robust security with role-based access controls. Gainsight Customer Communities uses encryption for data in transit and at rest, complying with SOC 2, HIPAA, and GDPR standards.

Our online customer community provides administrator controls to address issues and flexible data retention policies matching your company guidelines.

Effective customer communities software should be user-friendly, feature a responsive search, and integrate with support systems and CRMs. The ideal community platform needs spaces for different customer segments, content management tools, and robust security controls.

Gainsight Customer Communities offers all this, plus comprehensive analytics, multilingual support, and scalability to foster valuable connections—making it stand out among the best community software options available.