How Kartra and Skool compare
Kartra is the operator's all-in-one. Checkouts with one-time, recurring, or installment pricing, email and SMS campaigns that react to what a lead does, membership portals for courses, calendars with paid bookings, a helpdesk with tickets and a wiki, and split tests on up to four page versions. If you run offers, sequences, and a member area as one machine and want the analytics to match, Kartra was built for exactly that.
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 Kartra when you sell through checkouts and sequences, deliver inside memberships, and want a helpdesk, affiliates, SMS, and split testing wired to the same lead record.
Choose Skool when the membership is the product, and a feed, courses, and leaderboards are how you deliver it.
Compare features
What's on Kartra and Skool
A check means that capability is available. Kartra and Skool are marked only when the offer is comparable, not the same product.
Site and brand
- Workspace siteKartra: IncludedSkool: Not included
- Custom domainKartra: IncludedSkool: Not included
- Theme and fontsKartra: IncludedSkool: Not included
Public content
- Reader engagementKartra: Not includedSkool: Included
- Shop pagesKartra: IncludedSkool: Not included
Reach and quality
- SEOKartra: IncludedSkool: Not included
Audience and email
- AudienceKartra: IncludedSkool: Not included
- Email on your domainKartra: IncludedSkool: Not included
- Marketing emailsKartra: IncludedSkool: Included
Messaging
- Built-in chatKartra: IncludedSkool: Included
- Messaging CenterKartra: IncludedSkool: Not included
Team
- Admin usersKartra: IncludedSkool: Included
- Per-admin permissionsKartra: IncludedSkool: Included
* Note: This table does not capture every feature of Kartra or Skool, and is not intended as a comprehensive list. We keep this page current, but Kartra or Skool may add or remove features that are not shown here.
Kartra vs Skool pricing
Compare plans, prices, and what it costs to get started.
Kartra
Current plans and prices
See what Kartra charges on their pricing page.
Skool
Current plans and prices
See what Skool charges on their pricing page.
Cardel: An alternative to
Kartra 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 Kartra 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 Kartra or Skool when you want your work, audience, and sales in one place. The feature list on this page shows where Kartra and Skool are marked.
Can I use Cardel with Kartra or Skool?
Yes. Cardel pages can link out to other products, so you can keep Kartra or Skool for what it does best and bring the rest of your work to Cardel.
How much does Cardel cost compared with Kartra and Skool?
You don't pay for Cardel until you publish. Choose Starter, Pro, or Studio when your site goes live. Kartra and Skool set their own prices, so check their pricing pages on this page for current plans.
How do I switch from Kartra 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.