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Berrytap vs Skool

The Skool alternative that's free until you're earning

Skool asks for $9 a month before your first member and $99 to escape its 10% cut. Berrytap starts at nothing, takes 10% only while you're small, and drops to 0% when you're not.

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What it costs, side by side

Platform fees only. Card processing — around 2.9% + 30¢ — is charged by the payment provider on both, so it’s left out of both.

Berrytap
Before your first member
$0/mo, no card
Cut of your revenue
10% on Free, 5% on Growth, 0% on Scale
Can the cut reach 0%
Yes — Scale, $299/mo
Skool
Before your first member
$9/mo (Hobby)
Cut of your revenue
10% + 30¢ a sale on Hobby, 0% on Pro
Can the cut reach 0%
Yes — Pro, $99/mo

On $1,000 a month of member revenue

$79/mo

Berrytap, on the Growth plan

$99/mo

Skool, on the $99/mo Pro plan, its cheaper option at this size

Past roughly $1,400 a month, Skool's flat $99 works out cheaper than Growth — until Scale's 0% overtakes it again.

Skool pricing as published, checked August 2026, and subject to change. Skool is a trademark of its respective owner.

Berrytap vs Skool at a glance

The money first, then what you get for it.

FeatureBerrytapSkool
Cost before your first paying member$0/mo, no card required$9/mo (Hobby)
Monthly plansFree, then $29/mo or $299/mo$9/mo or $99/mo
Cut of your member revenue10% on Free, 5% on Growth, 0% on Scale10% + 30¢ on Hobby, 0% on Pro
Any way to a 0% cutYes — Scale, $299/moYes — Pro, $99/mo
Where the money landsStraight to your own Stripe accountStripe, connected through Skool
CoursesBuilt inBuilt in
Live roomsBuilt-in live roomsVia an external link
GamificationPoints, levels & leaderboardsPoints and levels
Currencies at checkoutCard in USD worldwide, or QPay in MNTCard in USD

Based on Skool’s publicly available pricing and documentation, checked August 2026. Both may change.

Why creators switch

Nothing to pay while you build

Berrytap's Free plan costs $0 with no card on file, and takes the same 10% Skool's Hobby plan does — minus the $9. You start paying us when you start getting paid.

A 0% tier, not a 0% plan

Skool's Pro removes the cut for a flat $99. Scale removes it too — and the plans below it lower the cut rather than leaving it at 10%, so there's a step between free and full price.

Live rooms in the product

Skool sends members to an external link for calls. Berrytap runs live rooms itself, so a call is a place inside your community rather than a Zoom invite in a post.

If you like the Skool model but not paying for it before you've earned anything, Berrytap gives you the same all-in-one community starting at $0.

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