Freehold / Alternatives / Skool
Skool is rented: they set the price, the rules and what you can change. Freehold builds community and the rest of your business as your own platform, with your own app, for one flat price from $1,900.
| Skool | Freehold | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Skool Pro: $99 a month (Skool's 2.9% covers card processing, so it isn't counted) | One price, from $1,900. No monthly platform fee. |
| Cut of your sales | Depends on the plan | None. Only Stripe's card fee. |
| Whose accounts | Theirs | Yours: your Stripe, your Cloudflare, your domain |
| Your own app | Their app or their website | Your name and icon on members' phones, with push alerts |
| Who can change the rules | Skool | You |
If you want to own your platform instead of renting it, yes. Freehold builds community and more as one platform on your own accounts, for one price. Skool is a subscription you keep paying for as long as you use it.
The Pro plan includes moving you over; on other plans it's an add-on. What can be moved depends on what Skool lets you export.
Compare the list below with what you use. If something you rely on isn't there, ask for a quote from the builder or check the upgrade roadmap.
$1,900once
Sell your course and run your members from your own site.
The same as about 5 months of renting the stack below.
$3,900once
Your course, your community and live sessions, all in one place you own.
The same as about 11 months of renting the stack below.
$5,900once
Everything, including 1:1 calls, booking, the live studio and moving you off your old platform.
The same as about 16 months of renting the stack below.
