Skool Pricing: How Much Does Skool Cost in 2026?

Skool has two plans: Hobby at $9/month and Pro at $99/month. Both have every feature, and both start with a 14-day free trial you can cancel any time. The only real difference is the transaction fee Skool keeps from your members’ payments: 10% on Hobby, 2.9% on Pro. (We checked both prices and both fees on skool.com/pricing in October 2026.)

The short answer: start on Hobby, and move to Pro once your community takes about $1,250 a month in member payments. Below that line Hobby costs you less. Above it, Pro does.

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Skool’s Two Plans at a Glance

Skool charges a flat monthly fee per community, not per member. Every plan includes unlimited members, unlimited courses, unlimited videos, unlimited live calls, a custom URL and the affiliate programme. That is Skool’s own plan list, and it is the same on both plans.

The Maths: When Does Pro Beat Hobby?

Each plan costs a fixed monthly fee plus a percentage of what members pay you. So the total cost is a straight line, and the two lines cross once.

The crossover is the extra $90 a month that Pro costs, divided by the 7.1 percentage points of fee it saves: $90 / 0.071 = $1,268 a month. Here is what that looks like at different revenue levels:

Two things the table makes obvious. First, at $500 a month Pro would cost you nearly double what Hobby does, so paying for Pro early is the expensive mistake. Second, once you are past $2,000 a month, staying on Hobby quietly costs you hundreds of dollars a year for no extra features. Check the plan every time your revenue steps up.

A reframe worth having: on Hobby, the fee scales with your success. If Skool takes $50 of a $500 month, you are paying 10% for payment handling, discovery and the platform itself. That is usually a better deal than a $99 fixed bill while you have no revenue yet.

Skool Hobby Plan ($9/month)

Hobby gives you the full platform: unlimited members, courses, videos and live calls, a custom URL and the affiliate programme. The trade-off is the 10% transaction fee on payments you collect through Skool.

If your community is free, or you are still finding your first members, that fee costs almost nothing. That is why Hobby is the right place to begin for nearly everyone.

Skool Pro Plan ($99/month)

Pro has the same features as Hobby. What changes is the fee: 2.9% instead of 10%. Upgrading is a revenue decision, not a feature decision.

For a deeper look, see our full Skool Hobby vs Pro comparison and Skool Pro Plan review.

Does Annual Billing Change the Maths?

Yes, a little. Skool’s pricing page shows “2 months free” when you pick yearly billing. Taking that at face value, you pay for 10 months and get 12:

• Hobby: $90 a year, about $7.50 a month
• Pro: $990 a year, about $82.50 a month

The gap between the plans shrinks from $90 to $75 a month, so the crossover moves down to about $1,056 a month ($75 / 0.071). If you are confident you will stay, annual is cheaper. If you are still testing the idea, monthly keeps your risk small.

Skool Pricing: Full Feature Comparison

Because both plans share the same features, the transaction fee is the only line that differs:

What the Price Does Not Include (The Honest Part)

• Payment processor fees and a small per-payment charge sit on top of the percentages above. They are the same on both plans, so they never change which plan is cheaper, but they do shave your take-home.
• Skool charges per community. Two communities means two plans.
• There is no free plan. You get a trial, then you pay at least $9 a month.
• The platform does not bring you members for free. Skool’s Discovery and its Growth Boost ads can help, but the first members are on you. Our first 100 members guide shows how.

Which Plan Should You Start On?

Use your own number, not ours. Take the price you plan to charge, and the number of members you honestly expect in the first three months:

• 40 members at $29 is $1,160 a month. Hobby wins narrowly.
• 40 members at $49 is $1,960 a month. Pro already wins by about $49.
• 20 members at $19 is $380 a month. Hobby wins by a wide margin.

Not sure of your numbers? The free Skool Earnings Calculator does this sum for your price and member count and tells you which plan wins.

14-Day Free Trial: What to Expect

Both plans start with a 14-day free trial. Use it to do the work that matters most before you ever pay:

• Build your community structure and branding
• Add your first Classroom module
• Set your membership price
• Invite a handful of people you trust and ask what they would pay

Start your 14-day Skool trial here. Cancel any time before it ends and you pay nothing.

How Does Skool Pricing Compare to Competitors?

At $9 a month, Skool is one of the cheapest community platforms to start on. Most competitors begin closer to $99 a month. The model is different too: a low flat fee plus a percentage of what you earn, rather than the higher flat fees charged by Circle, Mighty Networks and Kajabi.

For side-by-side breakdowns, see our Skool vs Kajabi, Skool vs Circle and Skool vs Patreon comparisons.

Is Skool Worth the Price?

If you are serious about a paid community, yes. See what real users say in Skool reviews, and if you are wondering about credibility, we answered is Skool legit? in full. For real examples of what communities earn, read our Skool community examples.

At $9 a month the barrier to starting is almost nothing, and the 14-day trial means you can find out before you pay.

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