Skool Pricing 2026: The $99/mo Flat Fee Explained

Skool costs $99/mo flat — one price, one plan, unlimited members. There are no tiers, no per-member fees, and no upsells to higher plan levels. The only additional cost is a 2.9% transaction fee on paid membership revenue (not on course sales). A 14-day free trial is available with no credit card required.

Skool does not have a permanent free plan. It offers a 14-day free trial that gives you full access to all features — including creating a community, building courses, setting up gamification, and inviting members. After 14 days, a $99/mo subscription is required to keep your community live and accessible.

Skool charges a 2.9% transaction fee on paid membership revenue — money collected when members pay to join your community. This is in addition to standard Stripe payment processing fees. Course content within a community is free for members who have joined. There is no transaction fee on the $99/mo subscription itself or on content sales outside of membership access.

Yes. Skool's $99/mo plan includes unlimited members across your community. There are no per-seat or per-member fees that scale with audience size. Whether you have 50 members or 50,000, your monthly cost remains $99 plus any paid membership transaction fees. This predictable cost structure is one of Skool's primary advantages over per-member pricing models.

Yes. Skool includes a full course builder with modules, lessons, and progress tracking. Courses live inside your community and are available to all members — there's no separate course enrollment or additional fee. The course experience is tightly integrated with the community feed and gamification system, encouraging members to engage with content and each other simultaneously.

Yes — gamification is one of Skool's defining features. The platform uses a points and levels system where members earn points for posting, commenting, completing courses, and engaging with the community. A public leaderboard shows the most active members. This gamification layer drives engagement and reduces member churn, which is why Skool is particularly popular with creators building high-engagement membership communities.

Skool is $99/mo flat for unlimited features. Circle starts at $89/mo (Basic, 1 space, no custom domain) and rises to $199/mo for a custom domain and 3 spaces. For comparable functionality — courses, community, and custom domain — Circle costs $199/mo versus Skool's $99/mo. Circle offers more design customization; Skool offers more features per dollar at the $99 price point.

No. Skool allows only 1 community per account at $99/mo. If you want to run two separate communities — for example, a free community and a paid mastermind — you need a second account and a second $99/mo subscription. This is one of Skool's most cited limitations for creators who manage multiple audience segments or business lines.