A community with a real group chat, plus the store and the emails.
Skool gives your members one feed and a classroom. Eden gives them a chat with channels, a forum that keeps the good answers, events on their calendar, and the Eden app on iOS and Android. Your store, courses, and email list sit right next to it.
Start freeChecked October 9, 2026
Skool is one feed, a classroom, a calendar, and leaderboards, for $9 plus 10% or $99 plus 2.9%. It has no group chat and no email list. Eden gives your community a chat with channels and threads, a forum, events, and member profiles, in the Eden app on iOS and Android, and puts it next to your store, courses, email, and scheduling. On fees alone, Skool Pro keeps more once a community makes about $1,400 a month, since its 2.9% already includes card fees. Pick Eden if you want the community and the business around it in one place.
A group chat your members will open.
Channels that show what's new. Each channel shows its last message, so members see where the talk is before they tap. You and your admins set the order.
Threads with their own inbox. Reply in a thread and the main chat stays readable. Every thread someone is in waits for them in one inbox.
Voice notes, photos, @mentions. Members send voice notes and photo grids, and tap a name to see who someone is. Drafts are saved per channel.
Rooms for your best members. Make a channel only buyers of one product can see, or only members you tag VIP.
The good answers stay findable.
Categories you set. Members post under your categories, and you can lock a category so only hosts post there.
Pin what everyone needs. Pinned posts sit at the top, so the start-here post never sinks under today's chat. Moderators can save a good chat answer as a post.
Posts that look like posts. Add a cover image and a video to a post. The chat is for talking. The Forum is what's still there next month.
Events on their calendar, chat in their pocket.
Native apps on iOS and Android. Members chat, read the Forum, and see events in the Eden app. Nothing to build and nothing extra to pay.
Events that show up. One-off or repeating. Members tap Sync to calendar and every event you add lands on their own calendar, and stays current when you move one.
Profiles that carry over. A photo, a headline, a bio, and links. One profile per person across every community they're in.
The community, the store, and the emails.
A community is a store product. Free, paid monthly or yearly, or included with your course. It sells from your page with the same checkout as everything else.
Email that knows who joined. Start a sequence when someone joins a community, and send broadcasts to members only. Skool has no email list.
Courses, coaching, and calls beside it. Sell a course, a coaching program, or a paid call to the same people, and plan your posts in the same workspace.
Eden and Skool, in plain words.
Checked October 9, 2026. A dash means the tool does not do it.
- Group chat with channelsEach channel shows its last message, like TelegramEdenChannels, threads, voice notes, photos, @mentionsSkool
- Posts and discussionsEdenA forum with categories, pinned posts, covers, and videoSkoolOne feed with categories and pinned posts
- Channels only some members seeFor buyers of one product, or a tag like VIPEdenSkool
- EventsEdenOne-off and repeating, with Sync to calendarSkoolGroup calendar
- Member profilesEdenPhoto, headline, bio, linksSkool
- Direct messages between membersEdenOne-on-one and groups of 10Skool
- Levels and leaderboardsEdenSkool
- Apps for membersEdenEden app on iOS, Android, webSkooliOS, Android, web
- Sell access to your own Discord or Telegram groupEdenBoth, with access removed when it endsSkoolNot built in
- Apply before joiningEdenAccept or decline each applicationSkoolMembership questions, approve or decline
- Welcome for new membersEdenWelcome pop-up and welcome emailSkoolAutomatic welcome DM
- Admins and moderatorsEdenAdmins, moderators, and contributorsSkool
- Email list, broadcasts, and sequencesIncluding a sequence that starts when someone joinsEdenBroadcasts on Starter, sequences on ProSkoolNo email list or sequences
- A store page with every productEdenLink-in-bio store at your handleSkoolGroup about page
- CoursesEdenCourses taught by AI, cohorts, downloadsSkoolClassroom with modules
- 1:1 coaching and paid callsEdenSkool
- Post scheduling and content researchEdenSkool
- Fee per saleEden5% on Starter, 2.5% on Pro, 0% on Max, plus Stripe's card feeSkool10% on Hobby, 2.9% on Pro, card fees included
- Monthly priceEden$29 Starter, $79 Pro, $199 MaxSkool$9 Hobby, $99 Pro
- Member capEdenNoneSkoolNone
- PayoutsEdenYour own Stripe accountSkoolSkool payments
- Run it from an AI assistantEdenEden MCP in Claude, ChatGPT, or CursorSkoolNo public API
Based on published product information. Features and prices can change.
What Skool does well
- A lower fee for a big community: 2.9% on Pro with card fees included, against Eden Starter's 5% or Pro's 2.5% plus Stripe's fee.
- Levels and leaderboards that reward showing up.
- Skool's discovery page that brings in new members.
- A $9 plan for a small group that is just starting.
What Eden does that Skool doesn't
- A group chat with channels, threads, and voice notes, plus a forum for posts worth keeping.
- Events members sync to their own calendar, in native iOS and Android apps.
- Email broadcasts and a sequence that starts when someone joins.
- Your store, courses, coaching, calls, and scheduling in the same place.
Pick the tool that fits the work in front of you.
Pick Skool if your community is your whole business, you want leaderboards, and it makes more than about $1,400 a month. Its 2.9% on Pro includes card fees, so it keeps more of every sale than Eden Starter's 5% or Pro's 2.5% plus Stripe's fee.
Pick Eden if your members would rather chat than scroll a feed, and you sell more than the community: courses, coaching, calls, and an email list, all from one page and one plan.
What the whole setup costs, not only the community.
- Up to 3 communities: chat, forum, events, member apps
- Your store, courses, coaching, and paid calls
- Email broadcasts and sequences, 50,000 contacts
- Scheduling, research, and 750 AI credits a month
- Skool ProFeed, classroom, calendar. Card fees included$99 + 2.9%
- Kit CreatorSequences, at 1,000 subscribers$39
- Stan CreatorA link-in-bio store$29
Monthly plans plus every percentage fee on sales, card fees included on both sides. Both also charge 30 cents a sale, left out here.
On Eden the store, courses, and email sequences are part of the plan; next to Skool they are two more tools to pay for and connect. Counting card fees on both sides, Eden Pro costs less up to about $3,500 a month in community sales. Past that, Skool's 2.9% with card fees included wins on cost, and Eden Max doesn't catch it.
Bring your Skool members in an afternoon.
Import your members. Export your member list from Skool, import it in Customers, and pick your community. Everyone on the list gets in without paying again.
Or send one link. Share your community's join link. Members who already have access go straight in; everyone else lands on the page to join.
Paid members subscribe again. Skool can't hand over its subscriptions, so paying members start a new membership on Eden, paid to your own Stripe.
What creators say
From 239 reviews by Eden creators.
Eden has really opened up my ability to start writing, which was my biggest roadblock. I had a tough time taking my ideas and putting them into clear and helpful text that I could share on social media. …Read more
I’ve been trying to come up with social media posts on the fly, and Eden has crawled thousands of posts from my favorite creators and helps me understand what works and what does not. It’s made creating content so much more efficient and fun!
i was a skeptic. i dont like using ai to write. thinking yes. but this is one tool which has helped me understand how to keep your stuff relatively more organised and keep your thinking focused while writing. kudos to the people behind the concept
…The chrome extension, the ability to scan other creators’ content.. it’s like they knew exactly what I needed, and my following has seen a HUGE growth spike. 10/10, best money I’ve spent in a long time.Read more
Eden is the only app that I am getting addicted to, it almost forces me to write content, and the interface has removed so much resistance when it comes to UI/UX and "Just Doing It!"
A+++ Super helpful. A tool that I have been wanting for a while now. Helps me identify & source top-performing ideas & make them my own
Both prices. No spin.
Verified October 9, 2026. Competitor pricing changes; check their site to confirm.
- FreeJoin communities in the Eden app. Running one starts on Starter$0/forever
- StarterMost picked1 community, no member cap, 5% a sale, plus your store and email$29/mo
- Pro3 communities, no member cap, 2.5% a sale, email sequences$79/mo
- MaxUnlimited communities, no member cap, 0% a sale$199/mo
- Hobby10% per sale. Unlimited members, courses, videos, and live calls$9/mo
- Pro2.9% per sale. The same features with the lower fee$99/mo
Eden's $29 Starter plan runs your community, store, courses, and email, at 5% a sale plus Stripe's card fee. Skool is $9 plus 10% or $99 plus 2.9%, card fees included. Counted the same way, Skool Hobby costs least under about $950 a month in sales, Eden Starter from there to about $1,400, and Skool Pro past that.
Eden vs Skool, common questions.
Is Eden a good Skool alternative?
Yes, if your members want to chat and you sell more than the community. Eden communities have a group chat with channels and threads, a forum, events with Sync to calendar, member profiles, and native iOS and Android apps. The same plan runs your store, courses, coaching, and email. Skool keeps the edge on leaderboards, its discovery page, and fees for a big community.
Can I sell access to my own Discord or Telegram group?
On Eden, yes. Pick In my Discord or In my Telegram when you set up a community product. Eden takes the payment on your own Stripe, gives the buyer a Discord role or lets them into your Telegram group, and removes them when they cancel or a payment fails.
Does Eden have a community like Skool?
Yes. Every Eden community has a chat with channels, a forum with categories and pinned posts, and events. Members get profiles and use the Eden app on iOS, Android, or the web. You can have people apply first, welcome them with a pop-up and an email, and run it with admins and moderators. Members can message each other in private if you turn it on. Eden has no leaderboards.
How much does Eden cost compared to Skool?
Eden runs one community on Starter at $29 a month, three on Pro at $79, and unlimited on Max at $199, and the same plan covers your store, courses, and email, which Skool doesn't have. Eden takes 5% a sale on Starter, 2.5% on Pro, and 0% on Max, plus Stripe's card fee. Skool is $9 a month plus 10% on Hobby, or $99 plus 2.9% on Pro, with card fees included. Neither caps members. Counting card fees on both sides, Skool Hobby costs least under about $950 a month in sales, Eden Starter from there to about $1,400, and Skool Pro past that. Eden Max doesn't catch Skool Pro on fees alone.
Does Skool have group chat or email?
Skool has one community feed and direct messages between members, but no group chat with channels and no email list or sequences. Eden has both: a chat with channels and threads, and email broadcasts and sequences, including one that starts when someone joins your community.
Can I move my Skool members to Eden?
Yes. Export your members from Skool, then open Store → Customers → Import customers in Eden, upload the list, and pick your community. Everyone on it gets in without paying again. You can also share your community's join link. Skool can't hand over its paid subscriptions, so paying members start a new membership on Eden, paid to your own Stripe account.
Should I use Eden or Skool?
Skool is one feed, a classroom, a calendar, and leaderboards, for $9 plus 10% or $99 plus 2.9%. It has no group chat and no email list. Eden gives your community a chat with channels and threads, a forum, events, and member profiles, in the Eden app on iOS and Android, and puts it next to your store, courses, email, and scheduling. On fees alone, Skool Pro keeps more once a community makes about $1,400 a month, since its 2.9% already includes card fees. Pick Eden if you want the community and the business around it in one place.
Does Skool have an MCP server?
No. As of October 2026 Skool has no public API and no MCP server of its own; the third-party Skool MCP servers you will find run on reverse-engineered endpoints with your login. Eden's MCP is official: from Claude, ChatGPT, or Cursor you can set up and run your community (channels, forum posts, events) and your store.
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