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.