The prices
| Plan | Price | How you're charged | Cut of your sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skool Pro | ~$99 a month | Monthly | None |
| Circle Professional | ~$89 a month | ~$1,068 a year, up front | 2% |
| Circle Business | ~$199 a month | ~$2,388 a year, up front | 1% |
| Deedmade™ Everything | $2,499 once | Once (or 3 monthly payments) | None, ever |
What each is built for
- Skool: a straightforward group with posts, courses and a calendar, the same layout for everyone, quick to start.
- Circle: spaces you arrange yourself, events, courses and paywalls, with more control over how it looks.
- Deedmade™: your own community with spaces, live sessions, courses and email marketing, in a members app with your name and icon, on your own accounts.
Side by side over the years
| Skool | Circle Professional | Deedmade™ Everything | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | ~$1,190 | ~$1,070 | $2,499 |
| Year 3 | ~$3,560 | ~$3,200 | $2,499 |
| Year 5 | ~$5,940 | ~$5,340 | $2,499 |
| Who owns the platform | They do | They do | You do |
| If prices go up | You pay more | You pay more | Nothing changes |
| Your member list | In their system | In their system | In your own accounts |
| Your name on members' phones | Skool's | Varies by plan | Yours, with your icon |
Owning has cost less from month 29. After that, renting keeps going and owning doesn't.
Owning still has small running costs: the card fee on each sale (as anywhere), your domain, and hosting that's free or about $5 a month. And you can try it before paying anything: build yours free in early access and see it working first.
How to choose
- Skool to start a group this week with no setup.
- Circle for more structure and branding, if the yearly charge and the share of sales are fine for you.
- Deedmade™ if the community is your business for the long run, and you want to own it: your brand, your members, no rent.
Compare: Skool alternative and Circle alternative. Features change, so check each company's site.
Prices of other companies are approximate, from their own pricing pages on October 11, 2026, and they change. Where a page shows a monthly price that is billed a year at a time, we say so. Check their websites for today's prices.
Stop renting. Own it.
Build your platform free in early access and see it working, usually within the hour. You pay only if you approve it, once, and keep today's price.
- No card
- Pay once, no monthly fee
- 0% of your sales
- On your own accounts