Skool Webinar vs Skool Call: Which Should You Run?

Skool has two native live formats and the difference is the direction of the conversation. Skool Webinar is a one-to-many presentation where you present and the room watches. Skool Call is a collaborative group call where members can talk, share screen and be seen. Webinar is a Pro plan feature; Skool Call is available to go live instantly. Neither needs Zoom, StreamYard or any third-party tool. Here is how to create each and which one fits the job.

What is a Skool Webinar?

A Skool Webinar is a scheduled one-to-many event hosted inside your community, where you present to an audience rather than run an open discussion. Skool describes it directly as a presentation format, in contrast to Skool Call which is collaborative. Skool's help centre lists it as a Pro plan feature that is not available on Hobby. Note that Skool's public pricing page does not mention Webinar on either plan, so confirm it in your own calendar before building a launch around it.

The distinction is not cosmetic. In a webinar, attention is pointed at the host by design, which is what you want for a pitch, a launch, a masterclass or anything with a slide deck. In a call, attention is distributed, which is what you want for coaching, office hours and Q and A.

How do you create a webinar on Skool?

Four steps, all inside the Calendar tab.

1. Navigate to Calendar in your community.
2. Click Create new event.
3. Select the Skool Webinar option.
4. At the scheduled time, click JOIN WEBINAR to start.

Because it is created as a calendar event, it inherits the calendar's own behaviour: members see it in the community calendar, it can carry event permissions, and it exists as a scheduled item rather than something you spring on the room. That last part matters more than it sounds, since attendance on any live format is mostly a function of how much notice people got.

How is that different from going live on Skool?

Going live creates a Skool Call, and there are two ways to do it. As an admin you can hit Go Live, which creates an instant event for members called a Random Hangout, or you can schedule a call as a calendar event in advance.

Inside a Skool Call you can chat with participants, share your screen, allow members to share their screen, change your background and mute people. You can also Copy call link and paste it into the group so members get notified. All of it runs natively in the app or the browser with no third-party streaming platform.

Which format should you use?

Pick by what you need the audience to do. If the goal is for them to watch and then act, run a webinar. If the goal is for them to talk and be seen, run a call.

A useful test: would it be a problem if forty people unmuted? For a launch presentation, yes, and that is a webinar. For a weekly coaching session, no, and that is a call. The pattern worth copying is a monthly webinar for acquisition and a weekly call for retention, which are different jobs entirely and rarely served well by the same event.

Is Skool Webinar a real replacement for Zoom or WebinarJam?

For running a live session to your own community, yes, and the friction argument is the strongest one: members are already logged in, the event is already on their calendar, and nobody leaves the platform. Dedicated webinar software still wins on things Skool does not attempt, such as evergreen or automated webinars, registration pages with custom fields, and deep attendee analytics.

The honest framing is that Skool Webinar competes with Zoom Webinar for community events, not with the full webinar-funnel stack. If your webinar is the top of a paid-traffic funnel aimed at strangers, you probably still need a dedicated tool plus a landing page. If your webinar is aimed at people already inside your community, the native option removes a step that costs you attendance every time. The cost comparison against Zoom specifically is worked through in Skool Call vs Zoom.

What you need before it is worth running

Two things, in this order. First, the Pro plan, since Webinar is gated there; the plan comparison is in Hobby vs Pro. Second, enough members to make a live room feel alive, because an empty webinar is worse for a community than no webinar. If you are still building the room, getting your first members comes before scheduling anything live.

Frequently asked questions

Does Skool have a webinar feature?

Yes. Skool Webinar is a native one-to-many presentation format created from the Calendar tab. It is available on the Pro plan and not on the Hobby plan.

What is the difference between a Skool Webinar and a Skool Call?

A webinar is a one-to-many presentation where you present and the audience watches. A Skool Call is a collaborative group call where members can chat, be seen and share their screen if you allow it.

How do I create a webinar on Skool?

Go to Calendar, click Create new event, select the Skool Webinar option, and click JOIN WEBINAR at the scheduled time to start it.

Can I go live on Skool without scheduling anything?

Yes. Admins can click Go Live to create an instant event called a Random Hangout, then use Copy call link to share it in the group so members are notified.

Do I need Zoom to run live calls in a Skool community?

No. Skool Call and Skool Webinar both run natively in the app or browser with no third-party streaming software. Zoom remains useful for features Skool does not offer, such as automated evergreen webinars.

Can members share their screen in a Skool Call?

Yes, if the admin allows it. Inside the call the host can chat, share screen, permit member screen sharing, change background and mute participants.

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Updated September 2026. Feature behaviour taken from Skool's help centre articles on creating a webinar and going live on Skool. Plan gating and features change; confirm on skool.com/pricing before building a launch around a paid feature.