Go from Skool to Podia
The job: Paid community (Community feed and posts, Classroom courses, Calendar and live calls, Paid memberships with built-in payments). Pick where you are today and where you want to land; the move below follows your pick.
Every way to do this job · pick one
Switch app
Open source
The money
$99/mo today , then $49/mo
Skool Pro
Modeled from public list prices, with your time at $50 an hour. Show the math
Does it do the job? 3 of 4 covered
- Covered: Community feed and posts
- Covered: Classroom courses
- Not covered: Calendar and live calls
- Covered: Paid memberships with built-in payments
The work
- Setup
- About 1 h
- Upkeep
- None
- Watch out
- Doesn't cover: Calendar and live calls
Make the move in four steps
Export from Skool
Download your data and files before you change anything.
Set up Podia
Creators who also want downloads, email and a website: $49/month with a 5% fee plus Stripe or PayPal processing; no built-in live calls or discovery.
DetailsSwitch links and integrations
Point links, embeds and integrations at Podia, then send a test through every one.
Cancel Skool
Turn off renewal before your renewal date, once the new setup works. Access runs until: The end of the billing period.
How to cancel Skool
The whole recipe: 3 ways out, best first
What you use
- Community feed and posts
- Classroom courses
- Calendar and live calls
- Paid memberships with built-in payments
Not covered
- Affiliates
- Discovery and Growth Boost listing
- Custom URL
Check before switching
- You only rely on: Community feed and posts, Classroom courses, Calendar and live calls, Paid memberships with built-in payments
- Export your data from Skool before canceling
Agents: get_recipe("replace-skool") on the Stackcut MCP server.
3 ways out, best first
How we got this
| You pay now: Skool Pro | flat price | $99/mo |
|---|---|---|
| New cost: Discourse (free tier) | free plan | $0/mo |
| Difference each month | $99 − $0 | +$99/mo |
| Over 12 months | +$99 × 12 | +$1,188 |
| Setup, once | 1 h × $50/h | −$50 |
| Year one | +$1,188 − $50 | +$1,138 |
- Not counting your time (1 h in year one): saves $1,188 in year one.
Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team
How we got this
| You pay now: Skool Pro | flat price | $99/mo |
|---|---|---|
| New cost: Podia | Mover plan | $49/mo |
| Difference each month | $99 − $49 | +$50/mo |
| Over 12 months | +$50 × 12 | +$600 |
| Setup, once | 1 h × $50/h | −$50 |
| Year one | +$600 − $50 | +$550 |
- Not counting your time (1 h in year one): saves $600 in year one.
Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team
How we got this
| You pay now: Skool Pro | flat price | $99/mo |
|---|---|---|
| New cost: Discourse | a small server (modeled) | $5/mo |
| Your upkeep time | 2 h/mo × $50/h | $100/mo |
| Difference each month | $99 − $5 − $100 | −$6/mo |
| Over 12 months | −$6 × 12 | −$72 |
| Setup, once | 4 h × $50/h | −$200 |
| Year one | −$72 − $200 | −$272 |
- Not counting your time (28 h in year one): saves $1,128 in year one.
Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team
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