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Connections Communities vs Skool in 2026

How Connections Communities and Skool compare for someone who runs a group: what each does, what it costs, and what to check before choosing.

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Connections Communities and Skool both help a person gather people in one online place, but they are built differently. Connections Communities is a web app where the person who runs things can make a single page only for registered people, set their own questions that people answer at sign-up, and invite people in bulk from a CSV of emails.[1][1][1][1] Skool's own pages describe paid monthly plans that include unlimited members, courses, videos and live calls.[2][2][2][2] The two tools are not the same shape, so the choice turns on which needs matter most.

OptionOwn feeTransaction fee where stated
Connections Communities$0 [1]not published
Skool Hobby$9 per month [2]10% [2]
Skool Pro$99 per month [2]not published

The short answer

Connections Communities and Skool both give a person who runs something a single place to gather people online, but the two work differently. Connections Communities is a web app where the person who runs things can publish the community at a public address, keep a page members-only, ask questions when people sign up, and invite people in bulk.[1][1][1][1] Skool's own pages describe paid monthly plans that include unlimited members, courses, videos and live calls.[2][2][2][2] Connections Communities can publish a community at a public address, make a page members-only, let people answer questions when they sign up, and export a list of registrants as a CSV file.[1][1][1][1] The sources for Skool say its plans cover unlimited members, courses, videos and live calls.[2][2][2][2] The two tools are not the same shape, so the choice turns on which of these needs matters most to the person who runs things.

What Skool is built for

Skool's own pages present two paid plans.[2][2] The Hobby plan costs $9 per month.[2] The Hobby plan includes unlimited members.[2] It includes unlimited courses.[2] It includes unlimited videos.[2] It includes unlimited live calls.[2] A 10% transaction fee applies to the Hobby plan.[2] The Pro plan costs $99 per month.[2] The facts here describe the plans and their prices but not what Skool does for a person who runs things, so that part is for the reader to check on Skool's own pages.

What Connections Communities is built for

Connections Communities is made by the team that publishes this site. It is a web app, and the person who runs things signs in with a Connections account.[1][1] The person who runs things can publish the community at a public address and choose its link name, using only lowercase letters, numbers and dashes.[1][1] A single page can be made members-only, so only registered people read it and everyone else sees the sign-up form.[1] The person who runs things can set questions that people answer when they join, and can export the list of registrants as a CSV file.[1][1] People can be invited by uploading a CSV of emails and optional names, or one by one from the share screen, and an invite can be scheduled and edited or cancelled before it goes out.[1][1][1] The console has a 'Write with AI' option, the whole site can show in a light or dark theme, and a calendar link can be pasted into a page to show as a card.[1][1][1] A community can check with Connections Pay whether a person holds an active subscription or purchase for the products the person who runs things chooses.[1] Running ads to boost a community is part of the Pass plan.[1]

Pricing and fees

Skool publishes two prices.[2][2] The Hobby plan costs $9 per month with a 10% transaction fee.[2][2] The Pro plan costs $99 per month, and Skool's pages do not state a transaction fee for it.[2] Connections Free costs $0.[1] The free Connections plan has limits, and going over a limit does not charge the person who runs things.[1] Connections Pro is $39.99 a month and Connections Business is $99.99 a month.[1][1] A person who runs things should check the current prices on each tool's own pages before deciding.

Getting started

On Connections Communities, the person who runs things starts by signing in with a Connections account, and the Connections apps share one account.[1][1] From there the first job can be to choose the community's link name, set questions for new people, and invite people by uploading a CSV of emails.[1][1][1] The facts here cover signing up for Connections Communities as far as the claims go. For Skool, the facts cover its plans and prices but not how an account is opened, so a person who runs things should check what signing up and doing the first job on Skool involves.

Things to check before you choose

Before choosing, a person who runs things should ask how each tool handles the people already on the list and whether they can be brought in easily. It helps to check whether a single page can be kept private to registered members, since not every tool works that way. A person who runs things should ask what happens when a free plan limit is reached and whether it charges or stops. It is worth checking how a paid plan is billed and what fees are added on top of card charges. A person who runs things should also ask how people sign up and what questions can be asked of them at sign-up.

How to choose

For a person who wants the community at a public address with a chosen link name, Connections Communities is the option whose sources describe that.[1][1] For keeping one page only readable by registered members, the sources for Connections Communities describe that.[1] For inviting people in bulk or one by one and scheduling invites, the sources for Connections Communities describe that.[1][1][1] For someone who wants a flat monthly price with unlimited members, courses, videos and live calls, Skool's own pages describe that.[2][2][2][2] A person who runs things should weigh Skool's 10% transaction fee on the Hobby plan against Connections Free, which costs $0.[2][1]

Frequently asked questions

How much does Skool cost?

Skool's own pages list two paid plans.[2][2] The Hobby plan costs $9 per month and carries a 10% transaction fee.[2][2] The Pro plan costs $99 per month, and Skool does not list a transaction fee for it in the facts here.[2] Both are monthly prices. A person who runs things should check Skool's pages for the full details of what each plan includes before signing up.

Is there a free option from Connections Communities?

Yes. Connections Free costs $0.[1] The free Connections plan has limits, and going over a limit does not charge the person who runs things.[1] Connections Pro is $39.99 a month and Connections Business is $99.99 a month.[1][1] The price of the Pass plan, which covers running ads to boost a community, is not published here, so a person who runs things should check the current pricing before deciding.[1]

Can sign-up questions be asked of new members?

With Connections Communities, the person who runs things can set their own questions that people answer when they sign up to join, which helps screen who gets in. The list of registrants can also be exported as a CSV file.[1] Whether Skool offers sign-up questions is not covered by the facts here, so a person who runs things should check that on Skool's own pages.

How are people invited to join?

Connections Communities lets the person who runs things upload a CSV of emails and optional names to invite people in bulk, or invite people one by one from the share screen.[1][1] An invitation email can be scheduled to go out later and then edited or cancelled before it is sent.[1] The facts here do not say how Skool handles invitations, so a person who runs things should check that on Skool.

Which tool fits someone on a low budget?

Connections Free costs $0.[1] Going over a limit does not charge the person who runs things.[1] Skool's Hobby plan costs $9 per month and includes unlimited members, courses, videos and live calls, with a 10% transaction fee.[2][2][2][2][2][2]

The free plan has limits, and going over a limit does not charge you. [1] Connections Free costs $0, and going over a limit stops the feature rather than billing you. [1]

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Sources

  1. Connections Communities' own description of itself (the product of this site's publisher)
  2. Skool, skool.com/pricing, read 2026-10-08

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