Nathan FieldYou change your Skool community price in SETTINGS, under Pricing, and only new members pay the new price. This guide shows how to change price on Skool step by step, what happens to members already paying, how proration works when members switch plans, and what to check before you change anything. Every fact was checked against Skool's help centre on 3 October 2026.
Open SETTINGS in your Skool group, click Pricing, click the price next to the tag icon, enter the new amount and confirm. Only new members pay the new price. Skool's payments FAQ says existing members are grandfathered on what they pay now, even if that is free, and Skool documents no way to move them onto the new price.
How do you change your Skool price?
Skool's help article How to setup pricing for the group shows the pricing screen in screenshots of the web version. Skool's Payments FAQ writes the path out as SETTINGS, then Pricing.
- Click the SETTINGS button in your community.
- Click Pricing in the left menu.
- Check which model is ticked: Free, Subscription, Freemium, Tiers or 1-time. Leave it alone unless you mean to switch.
- Click the price shown next to the tag icon. On Freemium and Tiers, each paid plan has its own price. A plan with no price yet says Set price.
- Type the new price and confirm it. Prices are in US dollars.
- If you picked a new model, click SAVE.
- On Freemium or Tiers, click Preview to see your plans the way members will.
Skool's price box in the live app says the same as its FAQ: new customers pay the new price, and existing customers keep the price they are on. To see what new members see, Skool suggests opening your About page in an incognito tab.
What happens to members who already pay?
Nothing. Skool's Payments FAQ says existing members are grandfathered on the price they pay now, that this "could be free", and that they won't be interrupted at all. It gives two examples.
- Free group adds a price. A free group with 100 members sets a price of $33 a month. New members pay $33 to join. The 100 who joined free stay free.
- Paid group raises its price. A group with 100 members at $99 a month moves to $150. New members pay $150. The 100 current members keep paying $99.
Both of Skool's examples are price rises. The FAQ gives no example of a price cut.
Can you move existing members to the new price?
Not by any method Skool documents. The help centre has no steps for moving current members onto a new price, and the Payments FAQ says they won't be interrupted. Here is what Skool does document:
- Members can switch plans themselves. Skool's article for members says plans can change at any time. A member opens their profile settings, clicks SETTINGS for your group and changes plan. They see what they pay now and every plan they can move to. So if you add an annual price or a higher tier, members can choose it.
- Switching model asks where current members go. When you move to Freemium or Tiers, the screenshots in Skool's pricing article show a line reading "Previous paid members (2) get" with a Select tier menu (and a second line for free members on Tiers). You pick which tier current members land on. The article does not say whether this changes what they pay.
How does proration work when members change plans?
When a member switches plans in your group, Skool follows its proration rules. Upgrades are always charged straight away, with credit for time already paid. The credit can never be more than the new plan costs, so nobody ends up with a credit balance. Downgrades depend on the billing frequency.
| Member's change | Charged now | Skool's example |
|---|---|---|
| Upgrade, any plan or frequency | New price, less credit for time already paid | $9 a month to $99 a month, 15 days in: $94.82, not $99 |
| Downgrade, same frequency | Nothing. The lower price starts at the next renewal | $100 a month to $10 a month: $0 now, $10 at renewal |
| Downgrade that switches between monthly and annual | The full new price, with no credit for unused time | $1,000 a month to $100 a year: $100 now |
For members who want to downgrade, Skool suggests two options. Ask them to finish their billing cycle and downgrade at the end of it, or give them a prorated refund through the refund steps. Moving down a tier, say VIP to Premium, removes the higher tier's perks at once, so Skool recommends changing plans at or near the end of the cycle.
What to check before you change your Skool price
- Your model and tiers. On Tiers or Freemium, each paid plan has its own price. Change each one you mean to change. Our Skool membership tiers guide explains how the models differ.
- Annual plans. Subscription can charge monthly, annual or both. A group showing "$9/month or $90/year" has two prices, so check both before you confirm.
- The fee line on Pro. Pro charges 2.9% + 30c a transaction up to $899 and 3.9% + 30c above $900. An annual price that crosses that line pays the higher rate. Hobby charges 10% + 30c on every transaction. Our Skool pricing guide sets out both plans.
- Dollars and VAT. Skool says all subscription prices are in USD and members pay in USD. For EU members, Skool adds VAT on top: a $100 a month price with 19% German VAT is charged at $119.
- The free trial. Subscription groups can switch on a 7-day free trial for members. Check it is set the way you want.
This guide does not cover what to charge. For that, read how much to charge for a Skool community.
Keep the members you already have
A new price is a good moment to look after the members on your old one. Some will cancel, and some cards will fail at renewal. Skool gives you tools for both. A failed payment gets a red Declined label, and the invoice shows why, how many retries Skool has made out of the total, and a way to retry the charge by hand. On Pro, a cancellation video you record plays on the cancel page. A member who cancels is removed at the end of their billing cycle.
Backpack adds a personal message from you. Cancellation Recovery messages a member who cancels, and Payment Recovery messages a member whose card fails, in words you write. It is a Chrome extension plus our servers, so it sends even with your computer off. It costs $9 a month for every Skool community you admin, with 7 days free, and it is not affiliated with Skool. For more on keeping members, see our guide to reducing churn on Skool.
So that is how to change price on Skool: SETTINGS, then Pricing, then click the price and confirm. New members pay the new price, and the members you already have keep theirs.
FAQ
Does changing your Skool price affect existing members?
No. Skool's Payments FAQ says existing members are grandfathered on the price they pay now, even if that is free, and won't be interrupted at all. Only new members pay the new price. Skool's example is a $99 a month group that moves to $150: current members stay at $99, and new members pay $150.
Can you raise the price for existing members on Skool?
Skool's help centre documents no way to do it. Its Payments FAQ says existing members keep the price they pay now. Members can switch plans themselves at any time from their settings for your group, so you can offer a new plan and let them choose it. Skool shows no way to move them for them.
Do free members have to pay if you add a price?
No. Skool's Payments FAQ gives this exact example: a free group with 100 members sets a price of $33 a month. New members pay $33 to join, and the 100 existing members stay free. Skool calls this grandfathering and says existing members won't be interrupted.
Does Skool prorate when members change plans?
Yes, for upgrades. Skool charges an upgrade straight away and credits the time already paid, capped at the new plan's cost. A downgrade on the same billing frequency costs nothing now, and the lower price starts at renewal. A downgrade that switches between monthly and annual is charged at once, with no credit for unused time.
How do you upgrade from Hobby to Pro on Skool?
Open SETTINGS, then Billing, then Manage subscription, and click Change plan. Skool's help article shows Hobby at $9 a month and Pro at $99 a month side by side on that screen. The article walks through a downgrade and gives no separate upgrade steps. Pro charges 2.9% + 30c a transaction up to $899, against 10% + 30c on Hobby.