Classentra vs Skool: pick the right tool for your business
Skool is a paid community with a courses tab. Classentra is a teaching platform with a community tab. Educator is $39/mo to Skool Pro's $99/mo. Less than half the subscription, and more teaching.
Side by side
Where each platform wins
Live video sessions
- Classentra
- Zoom · Meet · Teams (native video coming soon)
- Skool
- Embed Zoom only
Stripe Connect to your account
- Classentra
- Direct to your account
- Skool
- Via Skool's merchant (Hobby 10% + 30¢; Pro 2.9% + 30¢)
Community feed
- Classentra
- Yes
- Skool
- Core feature
Discoverability feed
- Classentra
- Course directory (basic)
- Skool
- Mature Skool feed
Gamification (points / levels)
- Classentra
- Yes (points, streaks, leaderboards)
- Skool
- Yes
Mobile app
- Classentra
- PWA
- Skool
- Native iOS + Android
Multi-instructor org
- Classentra
- Yes (org tenant)
- Skool
- Workarounds only
Attendance, grades, assignments
- Classentra
- Yes
- Skool
- No
Pricing
- Classentra
- $0-$149 / mo + 6-9% + 30¢ all-in
- Skool
- Hobby $9 / mo + 10% + 30¢ · Pro $99 / mo + 2.9% + 30¢
Free tier
- Classentra
- Free with 9% + 30¢ all-in, no sales cap
- Skool
- 14-day trial only
When to switch
Three reasons teachers move from Skool
You teach, you don't run a community
Skool optimises for community signal. Classentra optimises for teaching infrastructure: live video, attendance, grades, assignments. Keep your community on Classentra's feed and add the teaching layer Skool doesn't ship.
Payments land in your own Stripe account
Studio at $149 / mo routes payments straight to your own Stripe account at one all-in fee, card fees included for US and Canadian accounts. On Skool, every sale runs through Skool's merchant: 10% + 30¢ on Hobby, 2.9% + 30¢ on Pro (3.9% + 30¢ above $900 per transaction).
One link per session, automatic attendance
Classentra generates a Zoom, Meet, or Teams link per session and captures attendance automatically. Native in-app sessions (students stay on the platform, with auto-saved recording) are coming soon.
Side-by-side pricing
What you'll pay each month
Classentra Free
- Price
- $0 / mo
- Live sessions
- Yes (your Zoom/Meet)
- Stripe txn fee
- 9% + 30¢ all-in
- Sales cap
- None
Classentra Educator
- Price
- $39 / mo
- Live sessions
- Yes
- Stripe txn fee
- 6% + 30¢ all-in
- Sales cap
- None
Classentra Studio
- Price
- $149 / mo
- Multi-instructor
- Yes
- Stripe txn fee
- 6% + 30¢ all-in
- Sales cap
- None
Skool (Hobby / Pro)
- Price
- $9 / mo (Hobby) · $99 / mo (Pro)
- Live sessions
- No (Zoom)
- Free plan
- 14-day trial
- Transaction fee
- 10% + 30¢ (Hobby) · 2.9% + 30¢ (Pro)
Move your Skool community to Classentra
Paste your Skool member list into your course roster and every member gets an invitation email. Posts and courses move by hand, with us or on your own.
Run both during transition. No commitment.
Pricing sourced from publicly available pricing pages as of July 25, 2026. Estimates shown for enterprise-priced products. All trademarks are property of their respective owners. Classentra is not affiliated with or endorsed by any named vendor. Classentra's all-in rate applies to Stripe accounts in the US and Canada. Elsewhere the fee is the percentage only and Stripe bills card processing to you.