Course Platform Transaction Fees Compared: What You Keep
Transaction and card fees on Systeme.io, Skool, Teachable, Thinkific, Kajabi, Circle and LearnWorlds, with what you keep at $1k, $5k and $20k a month.
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Guides
Longer explainers on how creator platforms charge you: plan tiers, transaction and card fees, payouts and the surcharges that are easy to miss. Every figure links to its official source and shows when it was checked, and each guide links to a calculator so you can run your own numbers.
Skool Pricing and Fees: Hobby vs Pro, Growth Boost and Payouts
Skool's $9 Hobby and $99 Pro plans explained: 10% vs 2.9% fees, the 3.9% tier above $900, the 30% Growth Boost cut, payouts, and when Pro pays off.
Systeme.io Pricing Explained: Plans, Limits and Real Costs
Systeme.io's free, $17, $47 and $97 plans explained: contact limits, annual savings, 0% transaction fees, and what Stripe or PayPal still cost you.
How we evaluate
We compare platforms on what you keep after plan, platform and processing fees, from official pricing pages, dated on every page. Opinions and rankings only appear after hands-on testing.
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