How Much Does Skool Cost? Pricing Explained (2026)

Skool's flagship plan is $99/month per community — one flat price, everything included, unlimited members. There's also a lower $9/month hobby tier for people just starting out. There are no per-member fees and no tiered feature paywalls on the main plan. Updated June 2026; always confirm current pricing on skool.com/pricing.

That simplicity is deliberate. Most community platforms charge by member count or lock features behind escalating tiers. Skool's pitch is the opposite: pay once per community, get all of it.

What do you get for $99/month?

The $99/month plan includes the entire platform, not a starter slice of it:

• Community feed — the discussion space, like a private forum
• Classroom — host unlimited courses, videos, PDFs, and resources
• Calendar — schedule live calls, events, and coaching sessions
• Gamification — points, levels, and leaderboards built in
• Unlimited members — the price doesn't change as you grow
• Payment processing — charge for membership directly inside Skool

There's no "pro" tier that unlocks the real features. The $99 plan is the real features.

Is there a cheaper Skool plan?

Yes. Skool introduced a $9/month hobby tier aimed at people testing the waters before committing. It comes with a long trial window, which lowered the barrier to entry dramatically — and is part of why the platform crossed 170,000+ communities.

The trade-off is scope. The $99 plan is the one serious community owners run on, because the math works the moment you have a handful of paying members. If you charge members even $20/month, five members cover the platform cost.

How does Skool's price compare to the alternatives?

The honest answer: Skool is mid-priced but radically simpler. Circle, Kajabi, and Mighty Networks all use tiered pricing that climbs with features and contacts. Skool's flat $99 means your cost is predictable from day one to 10,000 members.

What you give up is customization. Skool is opinionated and minimal by design. If you want a heavily branded, configurable platform, you'll feel the constraints. If you want to launch fast and not think about software, that constraint is the feature.

For a deeper fit check, see is Skool worth it for coaches.

Does Skool take a cut of your revenue?

Skool processes payments for paid communities and applies standard transaction fees, but it does not take a percentage override of your membership revenue the way some course platforms do. Your $99/month is the platform cost; what your members pay you is yours, minus payment processing.

This is a meaningful difference at scale. A community doing $10,000/month on a percentage-based platform can lose hundreds monthly to revenue share. On Skool, the platform cost stays flat at $99 regardless of how much you earn.

Is Skool worth $99/month?

For anyone monetizing a community, yes — the cost is trivial against even modest membership revenue. For someone with no members yet and no audience, the $9 hobby tier is the smarter place to start while you get your first members.

The platform cost is almost never the thing that decides whether a Skool community succeeds. Activity and retention decide that.

FAQ

How much does Skool cost per month? Skool's main plan is $99/month per community, flat, with all features and unlimited members included. A $9/month hobby tier exists for beginners. Always verify current pricing at skool.com/pricing.

Does Skool charge per member? No. The $99/month plan includes unlimited members at no additional per-member cost. Your price is the same with 10 members or 10,000.

Is there a free version of Skool? Skool doesn't offer a permanently free plan to run your own community, but the $9/month hobby tier with an extended trial makes testing nearly free. Many free Skool communities exist — like Goosify — that you can join at no cost, separate from the cost of running your own.

Does Skool take a percentage of my revenue? No revenue-share override on the main plan — only standard payment processing fees. Your membership income is yours, unlike percentage-based course platforms.

Is Skool cheaper than Kajabi or Circle? It depends on scale, but Skool's flat $99 is more predictable. Kajabi, Circle, and Mighty Networks use tiered pricing that rises with features and contact counts; Skool's price stays constant as you grow.

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Updated June 2026. Pricing reflects Skool's publicly listed plans; confirm current figures at skool.com/pricing before deciding.