Skool

Skool is a simple, focused community platform that combines a discussion community, courses, and gamification in one clean interface, popular with creators and coaches for building engaged paid communities. It deliberately keeps things minimal, betting that simplicity and built-in engagement mechanics drive more active communities than feature-heavy tools.

The platform provides a community feed, integrated courses (classroom), a calendar for events, and gamification - points, levels, and leaderboards - that reward participation and keep members engaged. Its straightforward design and engagement focus make it easy for members to use and for creators to run, with monetization through paid group access.

Skool offers two plans: Hobby at 9 dollars per month (7.50 dollars billed annually) with a 10 percent plus 30 cents per-transaction fee, and Pro at 99 dollars per month (82 dollars annually) with a lower native processing fee - priced per group, so running multiple communities means paying per community, with roughly 17 percent savings on annual billing. Aimed at creators and coaches building paid communities, it competes with Circle, Mighty Networks, Kajabi, Discord, and Teachable.