Best Communities & Courses in 2026.
Platforms for selling community access, courses, and coaching
Circle
Professional from $89/month. 0% transaction fee.Community platform with courses and memberships
Clean community platform for creators and coaches. Courses, live streams, events, and memberships in one place. 0% transaction fee on all plans.
Kajabi
Kickstarter $55/month. Basic $119/month. 0% transaction fee.All-in-one platform for online courses and memberships
Most complete all-in-one platform: courses, community, email, coaching, and website builder. Most expensive option but covers everything.
Skool
$99/month flat. 2.9% + $0.30 transaction fee.Simple community and course platform
Simplest community + courses platform. $99/month flat fee regardless of members. Gamified engagement with leaderboards. Popular in the indie creator space.
Whop
3% platform + Stripe fees (~5.7–7.2% all-in)Sell communities, courses, and software access
Best for selling community access, Discord groups, and bundled digital products. Not MoR.
How to choose
- Match the tool's category and best-for tags to your stack.
- Decide if you need a merchant of record (global tax handled) or DIY billing.
- Weigh paywall and A/B testing capabilities against fee competitiveness.
- Compare ease of setup against the depth of advanced billing you need.
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