Drate vs Skool
Every Skool looks the same. Your Drate looks like you.
Where Skool falls short.
Everyone looks the same.
Every Skool group gets the same layout on skool.com, with no custom domain. Drate puts you on yourname.com, in your look.
10%, or $99 a month.
Skool’s Hobby plan takes 10% + 30¢ of every sale; low fees need its $99 Pro plan. Drate Pro is $12 a month with 0%.
A feed and a classroom. That’s it.
No coaching bookings, no fixed-length passes, no merch, no Discord roles. Drate sells all of it beside your community and courses.
Where they differ.
Drate’s free plan includes everything in its column unless it says otherwise.
| Feature | drate. | Skool |
|---|---|---|
| Your own website, domain and look | Included | skool.com page |
| Your branded iOS & Android app | On Pro | Not offered |
| Paid coaching & bookings | Included | Group calls |
| Print on demand, no inventory | Included | Not offered |
| Fee on membership sales | 5%, or 0% on Pro | 10% or 2.9%, card fees included |
| Who pays you | Your Stripe, directly | Skool, weekly |
From Skool’s public pricing and feature pages, checked October 2026. Prices don’t include card processing.