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Skool pricing for UK coaches: what you actually pay

Skool’s pricing page lists two plans in US dollars. For a UK coach that means FX on the subscription, members paying in USD, transaction fees that grow with revenue, and a couple of cuts that are easy to miss. This page translates the official numbers into what you actually need to know before you trial it.

Every price below comes from Skool’s own pages, checked 1 November 2026 (GMT). We do not invent GBP list prices — your card’s exchange rate applies.

Worldwide prices, with a currency switch that starts in USD: Skool pricing. This page is the UK coach guide.

The two plans (official, USD)

Sources: Skool pricing · Skool payments FAQ.

Where the real cost lives

Transaction fees beat the subscription once you have real revenue

Hobby looks cheap until volume hits. At roughly $900 / mo of member payments, the 10% Hobby fee starts to cost more than Pro’s subscription plus its lower rate. Most coaches with a working paid group should trial Pro, not Hobby.

Pro’s fee includes card processing. That is different from Circle, which lists a platform transaction fee of 2% on Professional (1% on Business/Scale) on top of your payment provider’s fees. Source: Circle pricing.

One subscription per community

Each Skool community is its own subscription. A free group plus a paid group is two bills. Circle can hold multiple spaces inside one subscription; HighLevel communities sit inside one account. If you run several programmes as separate groups, multiply the plan price.

Growth Boost is on by default

If Skool’s own discovery or ads bring you a paying member, Skool takes a 30% cut of that member’s recurring charges. Switch it off under Settings → Discovery if you do not want that.

UK-specific realities

• Members pay in USD. Skool’s payments FAQ says all subscription prices are in USD. Your UK members pay in dollars.
• You get paid in GBP. UK payouts arrive in GBP, weekly on Wednesdays (per the payments FAQ).
• Skool is the merchant of record. It says it handles EU VAT and adds it on top of your price, and that it does not collect UK VAT because it is registered as a virtual training business. Check how that fits your own VAT position with your accountant.
• Your Skool subscription is in USD. Your card provider’s exchange rate (and any foreign-transaction fee) applies.

When Skool is a fit

• You want one paid group, a classroom and a calendar live this week.
• Gamification (points, levels) matters for retention.
• You are happy with one-click broadcasts and do not need segments, funnels or a CRM inside the same tool.
• Your members are fine paying in USD.

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When to look elsewhere

• You need multiple private spaces under one bill → look at Circle Ad Commission if you use this link..
• The community sits inside a bigger sales process (CRM, booking, email/SMS, funnels) → look at HighLevel (see our HighLevel pricing UK page or the HighLevel review).
• You only sell one evergreen course with no community → a dedicated course platform is usually simpler. See best course platforms UK.

Quick comparison (official USD)

Sources: Skool · Circle · HighLevel. Full side-by-side: Skool vs Circle vs HighLevel.

Bottom line

Skool Pro is the plan that matches a working paid community. Hobby is for testing. Factor in USD billing, the Growth Boost toggle, and one subscription per community before you compare it to Circle or HighLevel on headline price alone.

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