Skool Fees and Pricing: Hobby vs Pro, Transaction Fees, Payouts
Short answer
Skool charges a monthly plan fee plus a per-payment fee. Hobby costs $9 a month plus 10% + 30¢ per payment. Pro costs $99 a month plus 2.9% + 30¢, or 3.9% + 30¢ on payments above $900. Card processing is included. Growth Boost takes 30% when Skool brings you a paying member. At a $30 price, Pro costs less from 43 paying members.
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Key facts
| Plan | Monthly | Annual (per month) | Platform fee | Card processing | Limits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobby | $9 | $7.50 | 10.0% | Included | — |
| Pro | $99 | $82 | 2.9% + $0.30 / 3.9% + $0.30 ($900+ sales) | Included | — |
| Sources: skool.com/pricing (opens in new tab) · help.skool.com/article/86-subscriptions-faq (opens in new tab) · help.skool.com/article/227-payment-terms-and-policy (opens in new tab) | |||||
Last checked 21 Oct 2026 · Prices from skool.com/pricing and Skool’s payments FAQ (FAQ last updated 29 Sep 2026)
Skool Hobby
$9/mo
$7.50/mo billed annually
10.0% + $0.30 platform fee
Card processing included in the fee above.
Skool Pro
$99/mo
$82/mo billed annually
2.9% + $0.30 under $900; 3.9% + $0.30 on transactions ≥ $900
Card processing included in the fee above.
Skool fees at a glance
- Hobby plan: $9 a month. Source
- Pro plan: $99 a month. Source
- Transaction fee on Hobby: 10% + 30¢ per payment. Source
- Transaction fee on Pro: 2.9% + 30¢ per payment up to $899, and 3.9% + 30¢ on payments above $900. Source
- Processing: handled on Skool’s merchant account; no separate Stripe bill. Source
- Growth Boost: 30% commission when Skool gets you a paying customer through its search results or off-site ads. On by default; switch off under Settings > Discovery. Source
- Payouts: every Wednesday, in your local currency, via a Stripe Express connection. The first payout can take up to 14 days. Source
- Tax: Skool says it is the merchant of record, adds EU VAT on top of your price and handles sales tax. Source
- Yearly billing: marked “2 months free”. Hobby shows $7.50 a month and Pro $82 a month. Source
- Free trial: Skool’s features page offers a 14-day free trial. Source
Hobby or Pro? Find your break-even
Skool Hobby vs Pro
Cheaper plan
Hobby saves $4.80/mo
- Hobby ($9/mo + 10% + $0.30)
- $141.00/mo
- Pro ($99/mo + 2.9% + $0.30)
- $145.80/mo
Pro becomes cheaper above 43 paying members at $30.00/mo.
| Members | Hobby | Pro | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $42.00 | $110.70 | Hobby |
| 25 | $91.50 | $128.25 | Hobby |
| 50 | $174.00 | $157.50 | Pro |
| 100 | $339.00 | $216.00 | Pro |
| 250 | $834.00 | $391.50 | Pro |
Fees only; feature differences between plans aren't compared here yet.
Estimates only. Excludes taxes/VAT, refunds, chargebacks and payout fees unless stated. Not financial advice.
Pro costs $90 more a month, and its fee is 7.1 percentage points lower. So Pro costs less once 7.1% of your monthly sales is more than $90, which is roughly $1,268 a month in sales. At $30 a month per member, that is 43 paying members. At $50, it is 26. The 30¢ fixed fee is the same on both plans, so it doesn’t change the break-even.
What Skool’s fees cost at real revenue
Example: 100 members paying $30 a month ($3,000 in sales).
- Hobby: $9 + 100 × ($3.00 + $0.30) = $339 in costs, you keep $2,661.
- Pro: $99 + 100 × ($0.87 + $0.30) = $216 in costs, you keep $2,784.
These figures leave out Growth Boost, refunds and any tax you owe. If Skool’s search or ads bring in some of those members, 30% of their payments goes to Skool on top.
What Hobby and Pro include
Skool’s pricing page lists unlimited members, unlimited courses, unlimited videos and unlimited live calls on both plans. Pro adds a custom URL and the affiliates feature, and has the lower transaction fee (Skool pricing, checked 21 Oct 2026).
Skool’s features page describes the rest of the product: a community feed, a classroom for courses, a calendar for events with reminder emails, gamification with points and levels, one-click email broadcasts of a post to all members (no segmenting or tags), chat and metrics (Skool features).
Costs that are easy to miss
- Growth Boost. If 20% of your revenue comes from members Skool brought in, 30% of that adds 6 percentage points to your total cost.
- The 3.9% tier is set per payment. A single payment above $900 pays 3.9% + 30¢. Skool’s own example: $999 on Pro pays out $959.74.
- No choice of processor. All payments run through Skool’s merchant account. If you want your own Stripe, PayPal or Razorpay checkout, see Skool vs Systeme.io.
Which plan fits, based on the published pricing
This is arithmetic on Skool’s published prices, not a tested recommendation.
- Hobby fits communities under about $1,268 a month in sales, and free communities that only need the $9 plan.
- Pro fits communities above that line, and anyone who needs a custom URL or the affiliates feature, which Skool lists on Pro only.
Price history
Material change
annualPerMonth: not recorded → Yearly toggle ('2 months free') shows Hobby $7.50/mo and Pro $82/mo; yearly totals not printed · source (opens in new tab)
Material change
growthBoost (new): not recorded → 30% commission when Skool gets you a paying customer via its search results or off-site ads; on by default; recurring while the member stays · source (opens in new tab)
annual prices + plan features: partially verified (third-party) → Hobby $7.50/mo, Pro $82/mo shown on yearly billing; Hobby lacks Custom URL + Affiliates · source (opens in new tab)
Related
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Frequently asked questions
What are Skool's fees?
Hobby: $9 a month plus 10% + 30¢ per payment. Pro: $99 a month plus 2.9% + 30¢ per payment up to $899, or 3.9% + 30¢ on payments above $900. Source: Skool's payments FAQ, checked 21 Oct 2026.
Does Skool charge Stripe fees on top of its transaction fee?
No. Payments are processed on Skool's own merchant account and its fee covers processing. Skool's own example: a $999 payment on Pro pays out $959.74. Payouts reach your bank through a Stripe Express connection that Skool creates; you can't use an existing Stripe account.
What is Skool Growth Boost and can I turn it off?
Growth Boost shows your group at the top of Skool's search results and lets Skool run off-site ads for it. Skool takes a 30% commission only when it brings you a paying customer, and the cut recurs while that member's subscription is active. It is on by default and can be switched off under Settings > Discovery.
What do you get on Pro that Hobby doesn't have?
Both plans list unlimited members, courses, videos and live calls. Skool's pricing page shows a custom URL and the affiliates feature on Pro only, plus the lower 2.9% transaction fee.
Is there a yearly Skool plan?
Yes. Skool's pricing page has a yearly toggle marked '2 months free'. With it on, Hobby shows $7.50 a month and Pro shows $82 a month. Skool doesn't print the yearly totals on the page.
Can creators in India get paid by Skool?
Skool's payments FAQ lists India among supported payout countries. Payouts go out every Wednesday in your local currency.