How Disciple and Skool compare
Disciple does the thing most community platforms charge a premium for: every plan includes your own iOS and Android app listed under your name, a synced web version, and no Disciple branding anywhere your members look. Groups, feeds, DMs, events, native video, livestreaming, courses, push notifications to segments, and a customer success manager who helps you through the app store submission. Associations, training providers, nonprofits, and membership brands that want an icon on the member's phone are who it is built for.
Skool does one thing with unusual discipline: a paid community with a feed, a classroom, a calendar, and gamification that keeps members coming back. The pricing is plain, the app is quick, and Discovery can send you members you did not have to find yourself. If your work is a group people join and show up to every week, Skool is shaped for that.
Where they are different
Choose Disciple when your members should open an app with your name on it, and a private community with groups, events, and paid tiers is the whole point.
Choose Skool when the membership is the product, and a feed, courses, and leaderboards are how you deliver it.
Compare features
What's on Disciple and Skool
A check means that capability is available. Disciple and Skool are marked only when the offer is comparable, not the same product.
Site and brand
- Custom domainDisciple: IncludedSkool: Not included
- Theme and fontsDisciple: IncludedSkool: Not included
Public content
- Reader engagementDisciple: Not includedSkool: Included
Audience and email
- AudienceDisciple: IncludedSkool: Not included
- Marketing emailsDisciple: Not includedSkool: Included
Messaging
- Built-in chatDisciple: IncludedSkool: Included
Team
- Admin usersDisciple: IncludedSkool: Included
* Note: This table does not capture every feature of Disciple or Skool, and is not intended as a comprehensive list. We keep this page current, but Disciple or Skool may add or remove features that are not shown here.
Disciple vs Skool pricing
Compare plans, prices, and what it costs to get started.
Disciple
Current plans and prices
See what Disciple charges on their pricing page.
Skool
Current plans and prices
See what Skool charges on their pricing page.
Cardel: An alternative to
Disciple and Skool
You don't pay until you publish.
Cardel provides a home for your craft. Share and sell your work, grow your audience, and bring your community together on a site of your own.
Common questions
Is Cardel an alternative to Disciple or Skool?
Cardel is a home for your craft: a site of your own with a blog, newsletter, shop, community, and one inbox. It can replace Disciple or Skool when you want your work, audience, and sales in one place. The feature list on this page shows where Disciple and Skool are marked.
Can I use Cardel with Disciple or Skool?
Yes. Cardel pages can link out to other products, so you can keep Disciple or Skool for what it does best and bring the rest of your work to Cardel.
How much does Cardel cost compared with Disciple and Skool?
You don't pay for Cardel until you publish. Choose Starter, Pro, or Studio when your site goes live. Disciple and Skool set their own prices, so check their pricing pages on this page for current plans.
How do I switch from Disciple or Skool to Cardel?
Start with Build Your Site, set up your home, and bring your work over at your own pace. You do not have to move everything on day one.