Skool vs. Lockers
If you're looking for a Skool alternative, Lockers gives you a community and a classroom on a free plan you keep, with unlimited members and unlimited courses. When you're ready, Pro puts it all on your own domain for $49 a month and adds quizzes, certificates, an AI tutor, and an API for your other tools.
Free plan, no credit card.
The community page: left navigation, category tabs, a feed with a pinned welcome post, and a right rail with a getting-started checklist, the community card and the newest members.
$0
Start free
A free plan you keep, with unlimited members, unlimited courses, and no card to sign up.
Your domain
Your own domain
Pro runs your community at your own web address for $49 a month, with the secure connection managed for you.
API
Connect your tools
On Pro, scoped API keys and signed webhooks send member and course activity to your CRM and email tools.
The tools you get when you move to Lockers
Every plan includes the feed, the classroom, the calendar, and messages. Pro, at $49 a month, adds most of what is shown below.
Learners show what they learned and earn a certificate
Pro adds scored quizzes to any lesson, written assignments you answer with feedback, and a certificate with its own verification page when a learner finishes. You can release lessons on a schedule and turn on an AI tutor that answers questions from the lesson text and any transcript you add.
- Scored quizzes, with passing optional or required
- Drip release and lessons taken in order
- An AI tutor set to the tone you choose for each course
Your community at your own web address
Connect one domain to each Pro Locker from Admin, and the secure connection is set up and renewed for you. On any plan you pick a preset and a layout and paste your accent color, and no Lockers badge appears on your posts or in your feed.
- Your lockers.social links forward to your domain and keep the page path
- Dark and light mode on every preset
Send member and course activity to the tools you use
On Pro, each tool gets its own API key with only the permissions it needs, an optional course restriction, a request rate, and an expiry date. Signed webhooks tell your CRM or email tool when a member joins or finishes a course, and drafts written in another tool arrive in Lockers for your team to publish.
- A REST API with an OpenAPI contract and a Postman collection
- Workflow presets for CRM, calendar, invitation, and draft tools
- A ZIP export of your community, member list included, on every plan
Sell courses and memberships through your own Stripe
Payments go to the Stripe account you connect, and Lockers takes 1% of each sale on Pro or 5% on Free, with Stripe's processing charged separately. Sell a single course at a one-time price, or run a paid membership on Pro that includes every course.
- One-time course prices in USD
- Monthly or annual paid membership on Pro
- Refunds from Admin return the platform fee in proportion
What you get with Lockers, feature by feature
Every row is included in Lockers, most of them on the free plan and the rest on Pro at $49 a month.
| Feature |   LockersStart free | Skool |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan you keep | Included | Not included |
| Unlimited members | Included | Included |
| Unlimited courses | Included | Included |
| Your own domain | Included | Not included |
| Quizzes | Included | Not included |
| Completion certificates | Included | Not included |
| Drip release | Included | Included |
| Discussion feed | Included | Included |
| Direct messages | Included | Included |
| Events calendar | Included | Included |
| Sell single courses | Included | Included |
| Paid memberships | Included | Included |
| REST API with scoped keys | Included | Not included |
| Signed webhooks for member and course events | Included | Not included |
| Member export | Included | Included |
Based on Skool's public pricing and help pages, checked September 23, 2026.
Lockers Pro costs less than half of Skool Pro
Each Locker has its own plan. Your first Locker starts with a 14-day Pro trial with no card, and it moves to Free when the trial ends unless you subscribe.
Save $600 a year
Twelve months of each plan, both billed monthly.
Unlimited members and courses, with the feed, events, and messages.
Your own domain, quizzes, certificates, the AI tutor, and the API.
Three steps to open your Locker to your members
Moving over means adding your lessons and inviting your members, and you can start both on the free plan today.
Start a Locker free
Name your community and pick its address. Your first Locker starts with a 14-day Pro trial with no card, so you can set up the course tools and your domain right away.
Add your courses and contacts
Build your courses in the classroom with uploaded video or lessons from YouTube. Import your contacts by CSV, up to 500 per file, which creates contact records in your Locker and sends no email.
Invite your members
Send individual invitations from Admin or share your join link with your members. Each person joins with one Lockers account.
Free plan, no credit card.
We help you plan the move
Email us about your community and we'll help you plan the order of the move and answer your questions as you set up.
The questions asked most often
How much does Lockers cost?
Free costs $0 and you keep it, with unlimited members and unlimited courses. Pro is $49 a month per Locker and adds your own domain, quizzes, certificates, the AI tutor, and the API. When you sell, Lockers takes 5% of each sale on Free or 1% on Pro, and Stripe charges its processing separately.
Can I try Pro without a credit card?
Yes, your first Locker gets a 14-day Pro trial with no card. When the trial ends, that Locker moves to the free plan unless you subscribe.
How do I move my community from Skool?
Start a Locker, add your courses, and import your contacts by CSV, up to 500 per file. Then invite your members from Admin or with your join link, and write to support@lockers.social if you'd like help planning the move.
Can I use my own domain and connect my other tools?
Yes, both are part of Pro. Each Pro Locker connects one domain, and scoped API keys and signed webhooks link it to your CRM, email tool, or calendar.
Open your Locker today and invite your first members
Start on the free plan with no card, and move to Pro when you want your community at your own domain.
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