# Whop vs Skool: fees compared **Whop** charges 2.7% + $0.30 per card payment, no monthly fee. **Skool** is a community + course platform (groups, classroom, calendar) with paid memberships: Hobby: $9/month + 10% transaction fee; Pro: $99/month + 2.9% transaction fee. On published fees, with a $50 average sale, Whop costs the least at $1,000, $5,000 and $10,000 a month — before any Whop Discover commission, whose rate Whop does not publish. Published fees only, from each platform's own pages (checked Sep 27, 2026 for Skool, Sep 27, 2026 for Whop). Sources are listed at the bottom. ## At a glance | | Whop | Skool | | --- | --- | --- | | Monthly fee | None | Hobby $9 / Pro $99 | | Per-sale fee | 2.7% + $0.30 (card processing included) | Hobby 10% / Pro 2.9% | | Processing | Included in the per-sale fee; international cards +1.5% | Skool publishes a single transaction fee per plan; no separate per-transaction fixed fee is listed. | | Marketplace / discovery | Whop Discover: marketplace commission, rate not published by Whop | Skool Discovery lists groups; no separate discovery fee is published on the pricing page. | | Payouts | Next-day ACH $2.50, wire $23.00, instant from 4% + $1.00 | Not listed on the pricing page. | | Sales tax | Optional tax remittance tool, +2% when tax is collected | Not included in the published fees | ## What you'd pay per month $50 average sale, domestic cards, one payout per month, no optional tools, no marketplace sales. Cheapest in green. | Platform / plan | $1,000/mo revenue | $5,000/mo revenue | $10,000/mo revenue | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Whop | $35.50 ((3.55%)) | $167.50 ((3.35%)) | $332.50 ((3.33%)) | | Skool Hobby | $109.00 ((10.9%)) | $509.00 ((10.18%)) | $1,009.00 ((10.09%)) | | Skool Pro | $128.00 ((12.8%)) | $244.00 ((4.88%)) | $389.00 ((3.89%)) | Skool Pro becomes cheaper than Hobby above about $1,268 of monthly revenue ($99 + 2.9% vs $9 + 10%). ## What's actually selling on Whop The 10 most-reviewed products among those we track daily — reviews as reported on Whop, store members as published by each store. | Product | Category | Price | Reviews | Store members | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Clip Farm](https://membertape.com/p/clip-farm-d5/) | Clipping | Free | 5,315 · 4.6 | 597.9K | | [Content Rewards](https://membertape.com/p/join-content-rewards-hub/) | Affiliate marketing | Free | 4,929 · 4.8 | 2.6M | | [Crypto Signals with Auto-Trading via Cornix \| Free Live Feed](https://membertape.com/p/crypto-inside-bets/) | Crypto signals | $2,500 | 4,839 · 5.0 | 48.8K | | [Beginner Trader Course](https://membertape.com/p/schoolofgods/) | Prop firm trading | Free | 4,193 · 5.0 | 91.8K | | [Divine Pro](https://membertape.com/p/divine/) | Retail arbitrage | from $74.99/mo | 4,125 · 5.0 | 56.6K | | [Official Picks Premium](https://membertape.com/p/officialpicks/) | Sports picks | from $39.99/wk | 3,676 · 4.9 | 77.1K | | [Clipping Culture](https://membertape.com/p/clippingculture/) | Affiliate marketing | Free | 3,609 · 4.7 | 542.3K | | [Hidden Clearances Pro](https://membertape.com/p/blackbox/) | Retail arbitrage | $75/mo | 3,435 · 5.0 | — | | [TMS FREE SPORTS BETS](https://membertape.com/p/trustmysystem/) | Sports picks | Free | 2,649 · 4.8 | 152.3K | | [Automated Crypto Signals \| Live Results by Degenpump](https://membertape.com/p/crypto-signals-trading/) | Crypto signals | Free | 2,420 · 5.0 | 9,613 | ### Is Whop cheaper than Skool? On published fees, with a $50 average sale, Whop costs the least at $1,000, $5,000 and $10,000 a month — before any Whop Discover commission, whose rate Whop does not publish. Figures use published fees only: domestic cards, one payout a month, no marketplace sales. ### How much does Skool charge? Hobby: $9/month + 10% transaction fee; Pro: $99/month + 2.9% transaction fee. Skool publishes a single transaction fee per plan; no separate per-transaction fixed fee is listed. ### How much does Whop charge? Whop charges 2.7% + $0.30 per card payment, no monthly fee; international cards add 1.5%, and sales from Whop Discover carry a marketplace commission whose rate Whop does not publish. ### When does Skool Pro beat Hobby? Skool Pro becomes cheaper than Hobby above about $1,268 of monthly revenue ($99 + 2.9% vs $9 + 10%). ## Try Whop Opening a Whop store is free; fees start with your first sale. See every fee in our [Whop fee calculator](https://membertape.com/whop/fees/). [Start selling on Whop](https://whop.com/?code=ESBGGN) Referral link: if you open a store through it, MemberTape may earn a share of Whop's fees from Whop — your fees stay the same. MemberTape is not affiliated with Whop Inc. or Skool. Sources: [Skool pricing](https://www.skool.com/pricing); [Whop pricing](https://whop.com/network/pricing/). Source page: https://membertape.com/whop/vs-skool/