Membership & Community Platforms
If members pay, add the platform's cut to the subscription before comparing. Skool's Pro costs $99 a month and takes 2.9% + 30 cents per transaction. Circle's Professional costs $89 a month on annual billing and keeps 2% of paywall payments, with Stripe's fee on top, and Mighty Networks' Launch costs $95 a month, or $79 billed yearly, with a 2% fee.
Best for coaches and course creators running one paid membership group
Skool is a community platform for coaches and creators that puts a discussion feed, courses, a calendar and leaderboards in one group. Hobby costs $9 a month with a 10% + 30 cent fee per transaction; Pro costs $99 a month with 2.9% + 30 cents.
$9/mo
14-day free trial
Best for creators and brands selling memberships, courses and events in one paid community
Circle is a community platform for creators and brands that sell memberships, courses and events from one place. Plans are priced on annual billing from $89 a month, and Circle keeps 0.5% to 2% of paywall payments on top of Stripe's processing fees.
$89/mo
14-day free trial
Best for course creators and brands whose members will join from iOS and Android phones
Mighty Networks is a community and course platform for creators and brands, with Mighty's iOS and Android apps included on every plan. Courses start on Launch, at $95 a month or $79 billed yearly, plus a 2% fee on member payments.
$29/mo
14-day free trial
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Membership & Community Platforms by the numbers
$29/mo
Median starting price
100%
Offer a free trial
0%
Have a free plan
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Products tracked
Computed from the published pricing of the 3 Membership & Community Platforms products in this list. Pricing last checked against vendor pages October 5, 2026.
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