Whop Vs Skool: Which Is Better?

If you’re looking to build an online course or develop a community online, you might have heard about Whop and Skool.

Both platforms are designed to help people sell courses and grow their communities, but they have slightly different approaches.

Here, we look at the difference between the two to help you decide which one is best for you.

What is Skool?

Skool is a platform that helps people build their own online communities through courses and events.

Users can upload content and decide whether to charge people subscription memberships or 1-time fees to download their course. It includes gamification to keep people involved, including badges, points, leader boards and more.

One of the main draws of Skool is that it is designed to be like a social network, with community forums, rankings and discussions.

However, Skool is just a platform and does not handle VAT or taxes for you.

What is Whop?

Whop is a creator platform designed to help people sell digital products and courses. The platform has a ‘discover’ feature that helps people find new products, and has a bigger ecosystem to draw from.

For example, users can browse courses, memberships, Discord chats, eBooks and more, whereas creators can use a variety of tools to sell courses, software and subscriptions.

This integration makes it easy for creators who have already built communities elsewhere come onto the platform as they can simply migrate them across.

Whop is also able to handle VAT, making payments easier.

Whop vs Skool: Which Is Better For Creators?

In order to answer this question, it’s worth breaking it down into a few key elements.

Course Creation

 
If you’re thinking about selling a course online, you’re probably also thinking about how easy it will be to create.

Whop: Whop allows users to build chapters and lessons directly within the app, though you can upload your own videos too. The ‘Courses app’ allows users to create courses in minutes, uploading a variety of file types to do this.

Creators can also sync a number of apps in, making it user friendly and easy to integrate cross-platform.

Skool: Currently, Skool has no native video hosting, though it is planning to add this soon. To create courses, creators simply need to upload the content and then categorise it into ‘sets’ (the main topic) and modules (breaking it down).

This makes it user-friendly to follow and each module can have multiple content types attached to it.
 

Cost

The cost of using each platform is also worth considering.

Whop: Unlike Skool, Whop only charges the creator if they make a sale. This makes it a low-risk option, especially in the early stages.

Fees are designed as card processing fees at:

Domestic: 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction.

International: 3.9% + $0.30 per transaction (when the customer is outside the U.S.).

The platform also charges 0.25% per withdrawal. An additional 1% for cross-border payouts if you are outside the U.S.

Skool: Skool is a slightly different structure at $99 per month + a 2.9% Stripe transaction fee.

This means that the creator pays a chunk upfront to list their course, which might make it more suitable for creators that have an existing audience that they know they can monetise.

Community Building

Ultimately, the way to keep people engaged is through community building. Here’s how each platform helps.

Whop: Whop is a great app for community building because it allows each creator to build their audience in the best way for them.

The app integrates with Forums, Chat, Telegram and Discord making it great for promoting the product across all platforms.

Skool: Skool has slightly less strong integration, but it does come with forums as well as private and group messaging capabilities. This helps stimulate discussion around a topic, keeping people engaged.

It also has gamification like badges and points to help keep people involved with specific courses.

Whop vs Skool: The Final Decision

Ultimately, both platforms are great, but deciding the best platform for you depends on what you’re after.

Choose Skool if you:

• Want an easy to use platform that helps build community.
• Has gamification and forums for community engagement.
• You already have an audience and are able to pay the monthly fee.

Choose Whop if you:

• Want to create courses that are more than just videos and modules.
• You want a platform that has native video hosting.
• You want a platform with lower fees.

The best thing to do? Choose one and get started. Happy creating!