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Side-by-side Skool comparison

The community platform you pay for once.

Comparing Skool? Here's the pay-once alternative. Klixey gives you unlimited paid communities plus courses, memberships, bookings, and digital products — with a branded customer portal and 0% Klixey transaction fees, under one lifetime payment.

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One-time plans from $97 · 0% Klixey transaction fees · 30-day money-back guarantee

Skool Pro over 3 years

$3,564

$99/month, every month — plus a fee on every member payment

vs

Klixey Growth, once

$247

One payment. 0% Klixey fee on every sale.

You keep: $3,317 over 3 years

The short version: Skool is a focused community platform at $9/month (Hobby) or $99/month (Pro), with a per-transaction fee on every member payment (10% + $0.30 on Hobby; 2.9-3.9% + $0.30 on Pro). Klixey is a pay-once creator platform from $97 one-time that includes unlimited paid communities alongside courses, memberships, bookings, and a branded customer portal, with 0% Klixey transaction fees. Skool fits creators who want the simplest single community with native mobile apps and a built-in discovery feed; Klixey fits creators who want the community plus the rest of the business under one payment. Pricing and fees checked June 22, 2026.

THE REAL COST

What you'd actually pay.

A subscription compounds, and a per-sale fee scales with your success. Here's the arithmetic, side by side, at monthly billing.

Plan Billed 1-year total 3-year total Fee on each sale
Skool Hobby One community per subscription $9/month $108 $324 10% + $0.30 on every member payment
Skool Pro One community per subscription $99/month $1,188 $3,564 2.9% + $0.30 up to $899; 3.9% + $0.30 above $900
Klixey Starter Unlimited communities, courses, and products $97 one-time $97 $97 0% Klixey fee — Stripe's processing applies and goes to Stripe
Klixey Growth Most popular — more contacts, storage, and seats $247 one-time $247 $247 0% Klixey fee — Stripe's processing applies and goes to Stripe
Klixey Business Custom domain + SSL, branding removal, top capacity $497 one-time $497 $497 0% Klixey fee — Stripe's processing applies and goes to Stripe

Three years of Skool Pro is more than $3,500. Klixey Business — the top tier, with a custom domain — is a one-time $497.

Skool annual billing is advertised as "2 months free" — this works out to roughly $90/year on Hobby and roughly $990/year on Pro. Skool's pricing page does not print these annual dollar amounts directly; they are derived from the "2 months free" framing.

Running more than one community on Skool requires a separate paid subscription per group — two Pro communities is $198/month.

Skool's per-transaction fees are non-refundable. Stripe processing appears to be bundled into Skool's fee rather than billed separately, though Skool does not state this explicitly.

On Klixey, the only cut is Stripe's standard processing fee (~2.9% + $0.30 in the US), which goes to Stripe, not Klixey.

Skool prices and fees from Skool's public pricing page and payments help center, checked June 22, 2026, and may have changed since.

Source: Skool's public pricing page.

ONE PLATFORM

The community is the start, not the ceiling.

A community keeps people around — but most creator income comes from what's sold beside it. On Klixey, every lifetime tier includes paid communities plus courses, memberships, bookings, events, and digital products, all on the same checkout and customer accounts.

Mobile-first store

Your storefront is built for how buyers actually shop — phone-first, fast, and beautiful.

Unlimited courses

Ship as many courses as you want. No per-course fees, no cap.

Unlimited communities

Private paid communities with posts, points, and leaderboards.

Unlimited appointments

Paid bookings with two-way Google Calendar sync and Stripe checkout.

Unlimited events & webinars

Ticketed events with seat caps, slot schedules, and auto-confirmations.

Unlimited memberships

Bundle courses and communities into recurring tiers.

Unlimited products

Digital downloads, lead magnets, bundles — sell whatever fits in a file.

Unlimited landing pages

Build as many pages as your funnel needs. Every product gets one.

0% transaction fees

We never take a cut of your sales. Stripe pays you direct, every time.

Branded customer portal

Buyers log in to a portal that looks like your brand — not ours.

Custom domain & SSL

Bring your own domain. We handle DNS, certificates, and renewals.

Built-in analytics

Revenue, orders, product performance, and subscription health in one dashboard.

SIDE BY SIDE

Skool vs Klixey, feature by feature.

Both platforms are good at different things. Skool wins several of these rows — here's the honest picture, not a sales pitch.

Feature Skool Klixey
Pricing model
$9 or $99/month subscription, forever
$97-$497 one-time
Fee on each member payment†
10% + $0.30 (Hobby) · 2.9% + $0.30 up to $899, 3.9% + $0.30 above $900 (Pro)
0% Klixey fee — only Stripe's processing applies
Communities per account
One community per paid subscription
Unlimited communities under one account
Gamification (points, levels, leaderboards)
Points, levels, leaderboards, level-locked courses
9-level points system; weekly, 30-day, all-time leaderboards
Courses, memberships, bookings & digital products‡
Community + built-in courses
Courses, recurring memberships, paid bookings, events, and any-file downloads
Native mobile apps (iOS + Android)
Native apps with push notifications
Mobile-first web storefront — no native app yet
Built-in discovery / acquisition feed
Skool Discovery can drive organic members to public groups
No discovery marketplace driving traffic to stores
Affiliate program
Built in on both plans
On the roadmap — not live yet
Your own branding & custom domain
Groups live at skool.com with Skool branding; no custom domain
Branded customer portal; custom domain + SSL on the Business tier
Free trial vs money-back
14-day free trial on both plans
No trial — 30-day money-back guarantee instead
Refund policy
No refunds for full or partial billing periods
30-day money-back guarantee, full refund

† Per Skool's payments help center. Skool does not state whether card processing is bundled into its fee. On Klixey, Stripe's standard processing fee applies to each sale and goes to Stripe, not Klixey.

‡ On Klixey, courses, communities, memberships, products, events, and landing pages are unlimited on every tier; higher tiers add capacity — contacts, storage, workspaces, and team seats — plus branding removal and a custom domain.

Klixey is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Skool. Skool is a trademark of its respective owner. This page is a comparison published by Klixey based on publicly available information and Klixey's own product details. Skool prices and fees are from Skool's public pricing page and payments help center, checked June 22, 2026, and may have changed since.

Inside Klixey

A closer look at what's included.

Creator Circle

156 members · 4 online

Members only
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Sarah C. 2h

Just finished the design module — the color theory section completely changed how I think about brand palettes. Anyone else doing the exercises?

12 5
Leaderboard · this week
1.Alex R.2,450 pts
2.Maria K.1,820 pts
3.James W.1,640 pts

Communities

The Skool alternative you won't outgrow.

Private paid communities with categories, rich posts, comments, resources, and built-in gamification. Lives on your own domain — not someone else's subdomain.

  • Unlimited communities, posts, and members
  • Points, levels, and leaderboards out of the box
  • Free tiers, paid tiers, and hybrid memberships
  • Moderation tools, invites, and member roles

Courses & memberships

Teach, don't tinker with tech.

Drag-and-drop module builder, secure video streaming, sequential lesson unlocks, and progress tracking — without touching a server or a plugin.

  • Unlimited courses & lessons on every tier
  • Secure video streaming — can't be downloaded or re-shared
  • Sequential lesson unlock with progress tracking
  • Bundle courses & communities into recurring memberships

Design Masterclass

12 lessons · 3h 24m

Published

Introduction to UI Design

12:00

Color Theory Fundamentals

18:30

Typography Essentials

22:10

Building a Design System

31:45
Student progress 67% · 8 of 12

Memberships

Bundle your best work. Bill it monthly.

Package any combination of courses, communities, and digital products into a single recurring tier — monthly, quarterly, yearly, or lifetime — with optional trials up to 90 days.

  • Bundle unlimited courses & communities into one tier
  • Monthly, quarterly, yearly, or lifetime billing
  • Optional trials up to 90 days
  • Access granted instantly, revoked on cancellation

Creator Pro

3 products bundled · 14-day trial

Most popular
Monthly · $49
Yearly · $39/mo Save 20%

What's included

Design Masterclass

Course · 12 lessons

Creator Circle

Community · 156 members

Monthly 1:1 Coaching Call

60 min · every month

Billed yearly

14 days free · cancel anytime

$468 /yr
Start 14-day free trial
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sarahg.co

Member portal

J

Welcome back, Jamie

You're 2 lessons away from finishing Design Masterclass.

Pro member
Dashboard Courses Communities Downloads Account

Courses

3

In progress

2

Completed

1

Downloads

4

Recent activity

Design Masterclass

Resume · Typography Essentials

67%

1:1 Coaching with Sarah

Thu, Apr 25 · 2:00 PM

In 2 days

Creator Pro membership

Renews Apr 29 · $29/mo

Manage

Brand Starter Kit

4 files · 28 MB · ready

Customer portal

A buyer account that feels like yours, not ours.

Every customer gets a logged-in portal on your domain, styled in your brand — where they can resume courses, manage bookings, and re-download their purchases. No "Powered by Klixey" splattered across it.

  • Lives on your domain, in your brand colours
  • Every course, booking, & download in one place
  • Customers resume courses & rebook sessions themselves
  • Access auto-syncs with payment status

THE VERDICT

Which one fits your business?

There's no single right answer — it depends on what you're selling, how you want to reach members, and how you want to pay for it.

Choose Skool if

  • You want native mobile apps with push notifications so members engage from their phones — Klixey is a mobile-first web storefront, not a native app.
  • You want a built-in discovery feed (Skool Discovery) that can surface your public group to new members — Klixey has no acquisition marketplace.
  • You want a 14-day free trial to test the product before paying anything, and the single-purpose simplicity of one community feed.
  • You want a built-in affiliate program today and the large, established Skool ecosystem of templates and playbooks — Klixey lists affiliates as roadmap, not live.
The smarter way

Choose Klixey if

  • You sell more than group access — courses, memberships, bookings, events, and downloads live beside your community on one platform.
  • You want one-time pricing with 0% Klixey fees on every sale, instead of $9-$99/month plus a per-payment cut, forever.
  • You want unlimited communities under one account, not a separate paid subscription for every group.
  • You want your own branding, a custom domain, and a branded customer portal where the platform stays invisible.

SWITCHING

Moving from Skool.

Three steps, and you don't do the heavy lifting alone.

1

Export your member list

Bring your member list — names and emails — so your community comes with you when you move.

2

Import into Klixey

Import customers, courses, and community content into Klixey. Our support team helps with the migration.

3

Invite your members

Send members a link to your branded customer portal, where the community, courses, and products now live under your own brand.

Limited time · Lifetime pricing ends soon

One payment. The whole platform.

Every lifetime tier includes paid communities, courses, memberships, bookings, events, and digital products. Higher tiers add more capacity — contacts, storage, workspaces, and seats — plus custom domain and branding removal on Business.

Secure checkout via Stripe
30-day money-back guarantee
No recurring fees · 0% Klixey transaction fees
30-day money-back guarantee

Try Klixey risk-free for 30 days.

Build your storefront, launch a course, run a live funnel. If it's not a fit within 30 days, email us and we'll refund every cent — no forms, no "what went wrong?" loops, no hard feelings.

Skool vs Klixey, answered.

The questions people ask before they switch.

Can Klixey replace Skool for my paid community?
For most community creators, yes. Klixey includes unlimited paid communities with posts, a 9-level points system, weekly, 30-day, and all-time leaderboards, and free, paid, and hybrid tiers. The difference is what sits beside the community: courses, memberships, bookings, events, and digital products on the same platform. Two things Skool has that Klixey does not yet: native mobile apps and a built-in discovery feed — so if those are central to you, weigh that honestly.
Does Klixey take a cut of my sales like Skool's transaction fee?
No. Klixey charges 0% transaction fees. Stripe's standard processing fee — roughly 2.9% + $0.30 in the US — applies to each sale and goes to Stripe, not to Klixey. Skool charges a platform fee on every member payment on top of the monthly subscription: 10% + $0.30 on Hobby, and 2.9% + $0.30 (up to $899) or 3.9% + $0.30 (above $900) on Pro.
Is Klixey really one-time, with no recurring fees?
Yes. Lifetime plans are an early-adopter launch offer: pay once and your access lasts for as long as Klixey operates — no monthly fees, no annual renewals. The price on the page is the only payment. By contrast, Skool is $9 or $99 every month, forever.
Can I run more than one community?
On Klixey, yes — unlimited communities under one account on every tier. On Skool, each community requires its own paid subscription, so two Pro groups means roughly $198/month.
Is there a free trial?
Skool offers a 14-day free trial on both plans. Klixey doesn't offer a trial — the 30-day money-back guarantee is the risk reversal instead: buy a lifetime tier, use the platform for real, and if it isn't right, email us within 30 days for a full refund, no questions asked. Skool's published payment terms, by comparison, state: "No refunds will be provided for full or partial billing periods or for the non-use of the platform."
Can I move my Skool community to Klixey?
Yes. You can import your customers, courses, and community content into Klixey, and our support team helps with the migration. Once your content is in place, you invite members to your branded customer portal, where everything now lives under your own brand.
What if Klixey isn't right for me?
Every lifetime plan carries a 30-day money-back guarantee — email us within 30 days of purchase for a full refund. Your data is yours: you can export your contacts, orders, and content at any time, so you're never locked in.

Still have questions? Get in touch.

THE LAST WORD

The community is the start, not the ceiling.

Launch your paid community today — the courses, memberships, bookings, and products that grow around it are already included, under one lifetime payment.

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