# Skool pricing (2026): plans, cost, and compliance

**Entry price:** $9/mo (Hobby). Among the 7 community platforms we track it is #2 cheapest of 7; median entry $79/mo.
**Domain:** skool.com
**Free tier:** No
**Compliance:** HIPAA Not published · SOC 2 Not published · GDPR Not published
**Best for:** Creators, coaches, and hobbyists wanting a dead-simple community + course platform; Operators who prefer a closed, self-contained ecosystem with no integration overhead; Early-stage community builders on a minimal budget (Hobby at $9/month)
**Price tracked since:** June 2026

## Plans

| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Billing | Notes | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hobby | $9 | −17% | flat | Annual billing: '2 months free' (~17% discount; implied ~$90/year). Unlimited members, courses, videos, live calls, custom URL, affiliates program. 10% transaction fee on paid memberships. | skool.com |
| Pro | $99 | −17% | flat | Annual billing: '2 months free' (~17% discount; implied ~$990/year). Unlimited members, courses, videos, live calls, custom URL, affiliates program. 2.9% transaction fee on paid memberships. | skool.com |

**Key features:** Unlimited members, courses, and videos on all plans; Unlimited live calls; Custom community URL; Affiliate program included on all plans; Gamification (points, leaderboards); Classroom and community in one space; Designed for fast setup (no integrations required); Annual billing available ('2 months free').

**Plan limits:** Hobby: 10% transaction fee on paid memberships; Pro: 2.9% transaction fee on paid memberships; No native third-party integrations listed; platform is intentionally self-contained; No storage or member caps stated on pricing page.

## Cheaper community platforms alternatives

- [Discourse](https://frontdeskreview.com/software/community-platforms/discourse/) — from $0/mo

Sources: 1 · Last verified 2026-06-14
Provenance: https://www.skool.com/pricing (official pricing page, accessed 2026-06-14). Annual billing promoted as '2 months free' but exact annual dollar amounts are not published on the page; annualDiscountPct set to 17 based on the stated '2 months free' (10/12 months paid). Free trial available.
Canonical: https://frontdeskreview.com/software/community-platforms/skool/
Cite: Per The Front Desk Review, Skool's entry plan was $9/mo as of 2026-06-14 — https://frontdeskreview.com/software/community-platforms/skool/
License: CC BY 4.0. Price history: https://frontdeskreview.com/data/price-history.jsonl