Skool vs Thinkific: what you keep
Selling $99 courses, Skool leaves you more up to 6 sales a month ($594); from 7 sales, Thinkific does. At 60 sales of $99 a month across 4 courses, you keep $5,651 on Skool (Pro) and $5,696 on Thinkific (Basic).
Where the lead changes
One course, monthly billing, each platform on whichever of its plans leaves the most at that volume.
Three sizes of business
| Scenario | Skool | Thinkific | Difference a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starting out: 10 sales of $49, 1 course | $429 Hobby | $418.79 Basic | $122.52 |
| Growing: 60 sales of $99, 4 courses | $5,651 Pro | $5,696 Basic | $540 |
| Established: 150 sales of $297, 12 courses | $43,114 Pro | $43,159 Basic | $540 |
Monthly take-home after subscription, platform fees and card processing, on monthly billing; bold marks the larger.
What the numbers say
- At other course prices: selling $49 courses, Skool leaves more up to 12 sales a month and Thinkific from 13; selling $297 courses, Skool leaves more up to 2 sales a month and Thinkific from 3.
- At 60 sales of $99 a month, the subscription, platform fees and card processing together take 4.9% of revenue on Skool and 4.1% on Thinkific.
- At 150 sales of $297 ($44,550 a month), everything taken, card processing included, comes to $1,436 a month on Skool and $1,391 on Thinkific, $540 a year apart.
- Paying yearly at 60 sales a month: Skool saves $204 a year (Pro); Thinkific saves $168 a year (Basic).
How each one charges
- Skool: Skool's plans cost $9 to $99 a month ($7.50 to $82 billed yearly). Hobby takes 10% + $0.30 per sale and Pro takes 2.9% + $0.30 per sale (3.9% above $900). Card processing is included in the fee. Fees include card processing. A 30% "Growth Boost" cut on members Skool's own discovery brings you (on by default) isn't included.
- Thinkific: Thinkific's plans cost $54 to $219 a month ($40 to $164 billed yearly). No plan takes a transaction fee. Card processing adds 2.9% + $0.30 per sale.
Where the money goes at 60 sales a month
- ThinkificYou keep $5,696 (95.9%)Basic plan: $54 subscription, $0 platform fees, $190.26 card processing. Limits: 10,000 current students.
- SkoolYou keep $5,651 (95.1%)Pro plan: $99 subscription, $190.26 platform fees, $0 card processing.
Try your own sales numbers on all 12 platforms, or see every platform's fees in one table.
Prices checked against each platform's own pricing page on .