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Skool Pricing UK: Hobby or Pro? The Sales Level Where Pro Starts Saving You Money

By Ellis Grant, EdTechKit Editorial

Documentation checked 4 October 2026. Based on Skool's published pricing and help pages, not on running a Skool community.

Skool pricing in the UK comes down to a simple trade. Hobby is cheap each month but takes a big slice of every member payment. Pro costs more each month but takes a much smaller slice.

So the real question isn't "which plan is better?" It's "how much do my members pay me each month?"

If both plans meet your requirements and every payment is USD 899 or less, below roughly £960 a month in member sales, Hobby is cheaper on monthly billing. Above it, Pro is.

But there are two things that can override that number completely. One is a short list of tools that only exist on Pro. The other is something hardly anyone talks about: how your own membership price changes the maths. A £5 community and a £50 community pay very different effective fees, even on the same plan.

Let's go through all of it.

A quick note on where this comes from: it's built from Skool's own published pages and our arithmetic on them. We haven't run a Skool community ourselves and have no figures from Skool customers.

Skool Hobby vs Pro at a Glance

Skool plans, as published on 4 October 2026
ItemHobbyPro
Monthly billingUSD 9 a month (about £6.82)USD 99 a month (about £75.00)
Annual billing, shown per monthUSD 7.50USD 82
Annual cash (12 × monthly equivalent)USD 90 (about £68.18)USD 984 (about £745.41)
Members, courses, videos, live callsUnlimitedUnlimited
Fee on member payments10% + USD 0.302.9% + USD 0.30 up to USD 899; 3.9% + USD 0.30 above USD 900
Custom URL and affiliatesNot listedListed
Zapier, developer webhook, other pluginsNot includedIncluded
Free trial14 days14 days

On annual billing, USD 7.50 and USD 82 are monthly equivalents. What you actually commit is USD 90 or USD 984 for the year. That assumes Skool bills the year as one payment matching the displayed figures, so confirm the exact amount at checkout.

Why Your Community Will Never "Outgrow" Hobby (and What Forces the Upgrade Instead)

With most platforms, growth pushes you up the plans. More students, more courses, more videos, more cost.

Skool doesn't work like that. Both plans list unlimited members, courses, videos and live calls. You could have 5,000 members on Hobby and Skool wouldn't force you to move.

What separates the plans is tools. Skool's plugins help article lists these as Pro features:

  • AutoDM (automatic direct messages)
  • an onboarding video
  • a cancellation video
  • Google Ads
  • links
  • instant approval
  • Zapier
  • a developer webhook

The pricing page adds a custom URL and affiliates to the Pro list.

So before you do any fee maths, ask yourself one question: is there anything on that list I genuinely can't run my community without?

If the answer is yes, you're on Pro. The fee comparison below can't change that.

Skool Hobby and Pro plan map Both plans share unlimited members, courses, videos and live calls. Pro alone adds custom URL, affiliates, Zapier, the developer webhook and other plugins such as AutoDM and instant approval. Both plans: same capacity Unlimited members Unlimited courses Unlimited videos Unlimited live calls Hobby adds Lower subscription USD 9 a month Higher fee 10% + USD 0.30 Pro only Zapier (API key) Developer webhook Custom URL, affiliates AutoDM, instant approval Fee 2.9% + USD 0.30 up to USD 899 per transaction
Figure 1. Capacity is identical on both plans, so the minimum plan is set by whether you need a Pro-only tool. Source: Skool pricing page and plugins help article, checked 4 October 2026.

The Skool Break-Even: Exactly When Pro's Lower Fee Pays for Itself

If Hobby covers your needs, the choice becomes pure maths. And it's simpler than it looks.

The 30 cents you can ignore

Both plans charge USD 0.30 per transaction. Because it's the same either way, it cancels out of the comparison. You'll pay it whichever plan you pick.

What's left is the percentage: 10% on Hobby, 2.9% on Pro. That's a gap of 7.1 percentage points.

On monthly billing: about £960 a month

Pro costs USD 90 more a month than Hobby (USD 99 minus USD 9).

Pro becomes cheaper once its lower percentage saves you more than USD 90. So:

USD 90 divided by 0.071 = USD 1,267.61 a month in member sales (about £960).

Two quick checks, leaving out the shared 30 cents:

  • At USD 1,000 a month: Hobby is USD 9 + USD 100 = USD 109. Pro is USD 99 + USD 29 = USD 128. Hobby saves you USD 19.
  • At USD 1,500 a month: Hobby is USD 9 + USD 150 = USD 159. Pro is USD 99 + USD 43.50 = USD 142.50. Pro saves you USD 16.50.

And at USD 2,000 a month? Hobby is USD 209, Pro is USD 157. Pro saves USD 52 a month, which is USD 624 a year. The gap widens fast once you're past the line.

Monthly plan cost against member sales, monthly billing Line chart from 0 to 2,000 US dollars of monthly sales. Hobby starts at 9 dollars and rises 10 cents per dollar of sales to 209 dollars. Pro starts at 99 dollars and rises 2.9 cents per dollar to 157 dollars. The lines cross at 1,267.61 dollars of sales, where both total about 135.76 dollars. Assumes transactions up to 899 dollars and excludes the shared 30 cent fixed fee. Subscription + percentage fee (USD a month) Hobby, from $9 Pro, from $99 $0$50$100$150$200 $0$1,000$2,000 Fee-bearing member sales per month (USD) Crossover $1,267.61 ≈ £960 Assumes monthly billing, transactions ≤ $899, shared $0.30 fixed fee excluded.
Figure 2. Below about USD 1,267.61 a month in fee-bearing sales, Hobby’s total is lower; above it, Pro’s is. GBP value approximate at the ECB rate of 2 October 2026. Calculated from Skool’s published plan prices and fee schedule, checked 4 October 2026.

On annual billing: about £795 a month

Annual billing shrinks the gap between plans to USD 74.50 a month (USD 82 minus USD 7.50).

USD 74.50 divided by 0.071 = USD 1,049.30 a month (about £795).

So on annual billing, Pro becomes worthwhile at a lower sales level.

The Membership Price Trap: Why a USD 5 Community Pays a Much Bigger Fee

Here's the bit that most Skool reviews skip entirely.

That USD 0.30 fixed fee is the same whether a member pays you USD 5 or USD 500. On a big payment, it's nothing. On a small one, it's a serious chunk.

Look at a USD 5 monthly membership:

  • On Hobby: 10% is 50 cents, plus 30 cents. That's 80 cents, or 16% of the payment.
  • On Pro: 2.9% is about 15 cents, plus 30 cents. That's about 45 cents, or roughly 9% of the payment.

Now a USD 50 membership:

  • On Hobby: USD 5 plus 30 cents = USD 5.30, or 10.6%.
  • On Pro: USD 1.45 plus 30 cents = USD 1.75, or 3.5%.

So the cheaper your membership, the more the fixed fee eats into it, on both plans. If you're thinking of pricing your community very low to attract volume, run this sum first. You might find that a slightly higher price, or quarterly billing, keeps a lot more in your pocket.

Three Example Communities: Which Skool Plan Would Each One Pick?

Formulas are useful, but examples stick. Here are three made-up communities. They aren't real businesses, and each one assumes Hobby covers everything they need. The shared 30 cents per payment is left out, because it's the same on both plans.

The new coaching circle: 40 members at USD 19 a month

That's USD 760 a month in member sales.

  • Hobby: USD 9 + 10% of USD 760 (USD 76) = USD 85 a month.
  • Pro: USD 99 + 2.9% of USD 760 (USD 22.04) = USD 121.04 a month.

Hobby wins by about USD 36 a month. For a community at this stage, Hobby makes sense, unless a Pro-only tool like Zapier or a custom URL is essential.

The growing membership: 80 members at USD 29 a month

That's USD 2,320 a month.

  • Hobby: USD 9 + USD 232 = USD 241 a month.
  • Pro: USD 99 + USD 67.28 = USD 166.28 a month.

Pro wins by about USD 75 a month, or roughly USD 900 a year. If this community is still on Hobby, it's quietly overpaying.

The premium programme: 3 sales a month at USD 1,200

That's USD 3,600 a month, but every payment is above USD 900, so Pro charges 3.9% instead of 2.9%.

  • Hobby: USD 9 + USD 360 = USD 369 a month.
  • Pro: USD 99 + 3.9% of USD 3,600 (USD 140.40) = USD 239.40 a month.

Pro still wins comfortably, even at its higher rate. But notice the difference the tier makes: at 2.9% Pro would have cost USD 203.40. If you sell high-ticket, always run the numbers at 3.9%.

Three Things the Simple Skool Calculation Leaves Out

High-ticket payments on Pro cost more

Skool's payments FAQ says Pro payments above USD 900 are charged 3.9% + USD 0.30 instead of 2.9%. Our break-even assumes every payment is USD 899 or less.

If you sell a USD 1,500 programme, calculate those payments separately at 3.9%. The schedule doesn't clearly say which rate applies at exactly USD 900, so ask Skool if that's your price point.

Currency and refunds

Member prices are in US dollars, and UK payouts arrive in pounds. The conversion rate and any cost applied at that point aren't in our calculation.

Skool also says transaction fees are non-refundable. If you refund a member, you don't get the fee back.

Your own costs

Tax, accountancy, other software and your time sit outside this comparison.

Our guide to course platform costs in the UK walks through those wider costs.

Annual Skool Billing: Lower Cost, Bigger Commitment

12 months of Skool subscription
PlanBilled monthlyBilled annually
HobbyUSD 108USD 90 (about £68)
ProUSD 1,188USD 984 (about £745)

Annual billing saves money and lowers the point where Pro wins. But Skool's payment terms say paid subscriptions are non-refundable. So the saving only arrives if you keep the community running for the full year.

If you're testing a new idea, monthly billing keeps you flexible. If your community is established and growing, annual is usually the better deal.

Twelve-month subscription cash and crossover by billing choice Bars compare twelve months of subscription cost. Hobby: 108 dollars billed monthly, 90 dollars billed annually. Pro: 1,188 dollars billed monthly, 984 dollars billed annually. The fee crossover is 1,267.61 dollars of monthly sales on monthly billing and 1,049.30 dollars on annual billing. 12 months of subscription (USD) Hobby, monthly $108 Hobby, annual $90 (≈ £68) Pro, monthly $1,188 Pro, annual $984 (≈ £745) Monthly sales where Pro becomes cheaper Monthly billing $1,267.61 ≈ £960 Annual billing $1,049.30 ≈ £795
Figure 3. Annual billing cuts a year of subscription cost and lowers the sales level at which Pro wins, but asks for the full year’s cash at once. Annual totals are 12 × the displayed monthly equivalents. GBP values approximate at the ECB rate of 2 October 2026.

What Happens When You Cancel a Skool Group

Both plans start with a 14-day free trial, then renew automatically. Paid subscription fees are non-refundable.

When you cancel:

  1. You keep access until the end of the period you've paid for.
  2. After that, the group is archived and becomes read-only.
  3. Skool says cancelling keeps the group, so you can reactivate it later.

Deleting is a separate step. Skool's help centre says a group can only be deleted once it's archived and you're the only member left.

Skool cancellation and exit path Flow in four steps. Active subscription renews automatically. After cancelling, the owner keeps access to the end of the paid period. The group is then archived as read-only and can be reactivated. Optional deletion requires the group to be archived and the owner to be the only member. Subscription fees are non-refundable; only membership-question answers are documented as exportable. 1. Active subscription Auto-renews; paid fees non-refundable 2. You cancel Access continues to end of paid period 3. Group archived, read-only Kept, and can be reactivated later 4. Optional: delete the group Only if archived and you are the only member Documented export: membership-question answers only
Figure 4. Cancelling does not delete anything: the group moves to a read-only archive at the end of the paid period, and deletion has its own conditions. Source: Skool payment terms, cancellation, deletion and membership-answers help articles, checked 4 October 2026.

The export question to ask before you build

This is worth thinking about on day one, not on the day you leave.

The only export we found documented in Skool's help is downloading members' answers to membership questions. We didn't find documentation for exporting posts, course content, course progress or transaction history.

That doesn't mean those exports are impossible. It means we couldn't confirm them. If you ever want the option to move, ask Skool directly what you can take with you before you build years of content there. And keep your own master copies of course videos somewhere you control.

Who Handles Tax on Skool Payments? Four Money Flows to Keep Apart

Tax gets confusing fast with Skool, so it helps to separate four flows:

  • Your Skool subscription. The USD 9 or USD 99 (or annual equivalent) you pay Skool.
  • Fees on member payments. The percentage plus 30 cents Skool takes from each payment.
  • Sales tax on member payments. Skool's payments FAQ describes Skool as the merchant of record for member transactions, collecting and remitting sales tax on them. The FAQ separately says Skool does not collect UK VAT because it treats virtual training as UK VAT exempt. That is Skool's stated treatment of member payments, not a general exemption for your UK business.
  • Your own tax position. Skool being merchant of record doesn't settle your duties as a UK business. You still need to keep records, report your income correctly and get advice from a UK accountant on income tax and VAT.

Skool's help centre has guidance on viewing payout invoices and reporting Skool income, which helps with record-keeping.

Planning to Connect Skool to Other Tools? Check This First

If you want new members to flow into your email tool, CRM or spreadsheet, check how before choosing a plan.

Skool's documented options are:

  • a Zapier integration, Pro-only, connected with an API key
  • a developer webhook, listed among the Pro plugins

Skool notes that resetting your API key breaks existing Zaps, so treat that key carefully.

We didn't find documentation of a broad public API. If your workflow depends on a specific automation, confirm the Zapier triggers or webhook actually cover it. Your 14-day trial is the perfect time to test it.

Your Skool Plan Checklist (Work Through It in Order)

  1. List the tools you can't do without. If any are Pro-only, start with Pro.
  2. Estimate your realistic average monthly member sales in dollars, not your best month.
  3. Compare that with USD 1,267.61 (monthly billing) or USD 1,049.30 (annual).
  4. Check your membership price. If it's low, work out how much the 30-cent fee takes.
  5. If any single payment will be over USD 900, use Pro's 3.9% for those.
  6. Only choose annual if you're confident you'll run the community all year.
  7. Use the trial to test every feature you rely on.
  8. Ask Skool what data you can export before you commit.
  9. Speak to a UK accountant about income tax and VAT.

To compare Skool with other platforms using your own numbers, try our course platform cost calculator.

Skool Pricing UK: Quick Answers

How much does Skool cost in the UK?

Skool prices in US dollars. Hobby is USD 9 a month (about £6.82) and Pro is USD 99 a month (about £75). Annual billing works out at USD 90 or USD 984 for the year.

What are Skool's transaction fees?

Hobby charges 10% + USD 0.30 per member payment. Pro charges 2.9% + USD 0.30 on payments up to USD 899, and 3.9% + USD 0.30 above USD 900.

When is Skool Pro worth it?

If both plans cover your needs, With every payment USD 899 or less, Pro becomes cheaper above about USD 1,267.61 a month in member sales on monthly billing, or USD 1,049.30 on annual billing. If you need Zapier, a custom URL, affiliates or other Pro-only tools, Pro is the only option.

Is there a member limit on Skool Hobby?

No. Both plans list unlimited members, courses, videos and live calls.

Can I get a refund on Skool?

Skool's payment terms say paid subscription fees are non-refundable, and transaction fees aren't returned when you refund a member.

What happens to my Skool group if I cancel?

You keep access until the end of your paid period. Then the group is archived as read-only, and Skool says you can reactivate it later.

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Sources

All sources checked on 4 October 2026. Prices, fees and features change, so confirm on Skool's site before buying. This page contains no affiliate links.