Skool vs Nas.com (Nas.io): Which One Fits Coaches?

Skool vs Nas.io is really Skool vs Nas.com now, and for a coach it comes down to community first or store first. Nas.com's help centre says Nas.io's platform, accounts and links moved to Nas.com, and old Nas.io links redirect there. Skool is a community platform with courses, a calendar, live calls and a leaderboard, at $9 or $99 a month. Nas.com's self-serve plan is a storefront with a member feed, AI marketing tools, email and WhatsApp messages, and local payment methods, from $29 a month. Every fact below comes from each company's own pages, checked on 12 October 2026.

We run our own Skool community, so we know Skool from the owner's side. We have not run a business on Nas.com, so every Nas.com fact here comes from its pricing page and help centre, not from our own use.

Is Nas.io the same as Nas.com?

Yes. Nas.com's help centre says "Nas.io is now Nas.com". It says the platform, businesses, products, communities, customers and account access all moved over. You log in with the same account, and old Nas.io links redirect to Nas.com. We checked: typing nas.io takes you to nas.com.

Nas.com is also bigger than the old Nas.io. Its homepage now sells AI marketing agents and creative staff, which it calls "Humans", to businesses on custom pricing quoted on a call. That is a separate product. This post compares Skool with Nas.com's self-serve plans for solo business owners, the part that used to be Nas.io.

One more change. Nas.com's free plan was phased out on 31 March 2026. Owners now need a paid plan, Pro or Platinum, and businesses that did not upgrade were locked until they subscribe.

How do Skool and Nas.com compare at a glance?

How much does Skool cost compared with Nas.com?

Skool costs $9 or $99 a month. Nas.com costs $29 or $99 a month, with lower prices if you pay for a year.

Skool's pricing page shows two plans. Hobby is $9 a month and Pro is $99. Both list unlimited members, courses, videos and live calls. The page marks a custom URL and affiliates as Pro only. Yearly billing gets "2 months free", and Skool's help centre says both plans start with a 14-day free trial. Our Skool pricing guide covers what else Pro adds.

Nas.com's pricing page shows two plans too. Nas.com says prices vary by country, and these are the US dollar prices its page showed us:

Nas.com's trial is 7 days. Its FAQ says you need to enter a card, and it sends a reminder the day before the trial ends.

If Skool's two plans sound closer to what your coaching community needs, you can try Skool free for 14 days (affiliate link).

What fees do Skool and Nas.com take on each sale?

Skool charges one fee that covers card processing. Nas.com charges its own fee plus a separate payment processing fee.

Skool runs payments itself. Skool's payments FAQ says Hobby is "10% + 30c /transaction for all transactions". Pro is "2.9% + 30c /transaction for transactions up to $899 USD" and 3.9% + 30c above $900. All payment processing happens on Skool's merchant account, and Skool lists no separate card fee on top. All prices on Skool are in US dollars, and members pay in US dollars.

Nas.com's fees depend on where you are, your plan and what you sell. Nas.com's fee guide splits sales into digital products, physical products and payment links. For a US business selling a digital product, such as a course, the Nas.com fee is 2.9% on Pro and 1% on Platinum. The payment processor then takes 2.9% + $0.30, and 1.5% more for cards issued outside the US. Physical products carry a 0% Nas.com fee. The plan cards on its pricing page say "0% Nas fee", but its own fee table shows that applies to physical products. The fee guide does not list memberships as their own product type. You can choose to pass the fees on to your buyers at checkout.

Outside the US the numbers change. In Latin America, Nas.com takes 0%, but the processing fee on digital products is 4.9% on Platinum and 5.9% on Pro. In India, the Nas.com fee on digital products is 2.9% on Platinum and 4.9% on Pro, plus a 2.2% processing fee and 18% GST on both fees.

A worked example

Say you sell a $50 course. We worked out the cost from each company's listed rates, for a US business, US cards, monthly billing, no refunds and no tax.

At 10 sales a month, Skool Hobby and Nas.com Pro cost about the same. At 100 sales, Skool Pro is the cheapest of the four. If some buyers use cards from outside the US, each $50 sale on Nas.com costs $0.75 more. Skool lists no extra charge for that.

Skool has one cost Nas.com does not list. If Skool finds you a paying member through its Discovery search or its own ads, Growth Boost takes 30% of that member's payments, plus fees, for as long as they stay. Skool's payments FAQ says it is on by default, and you can turn it off in SETTINGS, then Discovery.

Sales tax and VAT

Skool's payments FAQ says Skool is a "merchant of record" and is responsible for "all sales tax collection, filing, and payments". It adds EU VAT on top of your price. None of the Nas.com plan, fee or payout pages we read says Nas.com does this for you. If you sell to buyers in the EU, ask Nas.com before you launch.

Which one is better for running a coaching community?

Skool, if the community is the main thing you sell. It is built around one feed, a classroom and a calendar.

On Skool, posts sit in up to 10 categories, and admins can pin up to 3 posts. Members earn a point for each like on their posts and comments, and move up 9 levels. You can lock a course until a member reaches a level. The calendar holds events that repeat daily, weekly, monthly or annually. Skool Call lets you go live in the app or browser with screen sharing and recording, and Pro adds webinars. For pricing, Skool lets you run a free group, a subscription with an optional 7-day free trial for members, a free plan with a paid upgrade, paid tiers, or a one-time price.

On Nas.com, the Member Feed is where you post announcements and prompts, and members reply. You choose whether members can post, and you can require approval. You can limit a post to certain tiers, and challenges get their own feed. Nas.com's help centre says you cannot pin feed posts at the moment. Tiered membership allows a free tier plus up to 6 paid tiers, with approval-based tiers and automatic proration when someone upgrades. Members use the web or the Nas.com app. Its pricing page lists no points, levels or leaderboard.

Which one is better for selling courses, sessions and products?

Nas.com, if you sell more than one kind of thing. Skool sells access: to the group, to a tier, or to a course.

Nas.com's self-serve page names challenges, 1:1 sessions, courses and templates, plus physical goods and events such as classes. Its payment links, called Zero Link, let you charge for a 1:1 service or a custom amount without setting up a product. Buyers do not need a Nas.com account to pay, but these links are one-time payments only. Nas.com also supports local payment methods in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, India, Mexico and Peru, such as Pix, OXXO and UPI. Its help centre says those are mostly for one-time purchases, and subscriptions may still need a card.

Skool's Classroom holds courses with videos, folders, files and transcripts. Drip opens lessons a set number of days after someone joins. You can also sell a course for a one-time price inside a group, which Skool suggests for event sales and upsells. Skool lists no physical product store.

Which one helps you find and reach clients?

Nas.com has more marketing tools built in. Skool has its own audience of people searching for communities.

Nas.com's Magic Ads builds an ad from a prompt and runs it on Facebook and Instagram, with a 10% campaign fee on Pro and 5% on Platinum. Magic Content makes product photos, ads and social posts from monthly AI credits. Magic Reach sends email, WhatsApp messages and feed posts to your members, and you can send now or schedule for later. WhatsApp messages need each member's consent first. Nas.com also has a beta connection that lets AI assistants such as ChatGPT or Claude read your members and orders.

Skool's pricing page lists no email marketing tool. Our guide to Skool email marketing covers what Skool can send and when you still need a separate tool. What Skool does have is Discovery, where people browse and search for groups. If someone finds and pays for your group there, or through Skool's own ads, the 30% Growth Boost cut above applies.

When is Nas.com the better pick for a coach?

• You sell more than coaching. Physical products, templates, 1:1 sessions and courses all sit in one store, and physical products carry no Nas.com fee.
• Your buyers are in Latin America or India. Local payment methods such as Pix, OXXO and UPI, prices in your business currency, and a 0% Nas.com fee in Latin America.
• You want email and WhatsApp messages built in. Magic Reach sends both without another tool.
• You want your own domain. Platinum connects a domain you own or sells you one.
• You want AI to run your Meta ads. Magic Ads does it for a campaign fee.

When is Skool the better pick for a coach?

• Your community is the product. A feed, courses, a calendar, live calls and a leaderboard, in one place.
• You expect more than 10,000 members. Skool lists unlimited members on both plans. Nas.com Pro stops at 10,000.
• You want the lowest entry price. Skool Hobby is $9 a month, and at higher sales Skool Pro had the lowest total in our example.
• You do not want to deal with sales tax. Skool collects and pays it, including EU VAT.
• You want weekly payouts without paying for a top plan. Skool pays out every Wednesday.

So Skool vs Nas.io, now Nas.com, is a choice between a community platform and a storefront. If your coaching runs on a group, a classroom and live calls, Skool fits. If it runs on many products and outreach by email and WhatsApp, Nas.com fits better. For other options, see our list of Skool alternatives, or how Skool compares with another creator store in Skool vs Stan Store. If Skool fits, you can start a Skool community here (affiliate link).

FAQ

Is Nas.io the same as Nas.com?

Yes. Nas.com's help centre says Nas.io is now Nas.com. Accounts, businesses, products and communities moved over, you log in with the same account, and old Nas.io links redirect to Nas.com. Nas.com now also sells AI marketing agents and creative staff to businesses, next to its self-serve plans for solo owners.

Is Nas.com free?

No. Nas.com's free plan was phased out on 31 March 2026, and owners now need Pro or Platinum. You can start with a 7-day free trial, but its pricing page says you need to enter a card. Its pricing page showed Pro at $29 a month and Platinum at $99, in US dollars, on 12 October 2026.

Is Nas.com cheaper than Skool?

It depends on how much you sell. Skool Hobby is $9 a month and Nas.com Pro is $29. In our worked example of $50 course sales, the two cost about the same at 10 sales a month. At 100 sales a month, Skool Pro had the lowest total, because its 2.9% + 30c fee includes card processing.

What fees does Nas.com take on sales?

For a US business selling a digital product, Nas.com takes 2.9% on Pro or 1% on Platinum. The payment processor adds 2.9% + $0.30, plus 1.5% for cards issued outside the US. Physical products carry a 0% Nas.com fee. Fees change by country, so check Nas.com's fee guide for yours.

Can Nas.com replace Skool for a coaching community?

It can host one, with a member feed, tiers, challenges and email and WhatsApp messages. But its pricing page lists no points, levels or leaderboard, its help centre says you cannot pin feed posts yet, and Pro caps you at 10,000 members. Skool is built around the community, with courses, a calendar and live calls.

Does Skool or Nas.com handle VAT for me?

Skool does. Its payments FAQ says Skool is a merchant of record and handles all sales tax collection, filing and payments, adding EU VAT on top of your price. None of the Nas.com plan, fee or payout pages we read says Nas.com does this, so ask them before selling to EU buyers.

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