Map people, plans, and billing.
Export the member information Skool makes available. Decide which Abrazo plan each person should receive and how every active charge will stop or begin without double billing.
Membership handoffSkool alternative for dance communities
A Skool alternative built for dance communities, classes, and the work between them.
Skool combines a community feed, Classroom courses, Calendar events, member plans, and points. Abrazo Communities places the host, plan, class, workshop, Lead or Follow place, protected DanceSanctum video, practice, feedback, and artist or studio relationship in one dance ecosystem. This page is for hosts who want Abrazo to replace Skool after a verified member, content, access, and billing handoff.
Skool capabilities and fees checked against official Skool sources on Aug 26, 2026. Abrazo prices reflect the current repository catalog.
Quick answer
Choose Abrazo Communities when the paid relationship revolves around social-dance classes, workshops, protected recordings, practice, feedback, and connected artist or event records. Skool remains strong for a general course community centered on Classroom pages, points, levels, and leaderboard unlocks. Complete the replacement only after every member, plan, content item, access rule, and charge has an owner.
Replace the general course hub with a dance operating home.
The move works when the Community becomes the dependable record for what dancers joined, bought, attended, practiced, and may watch.
Rebuild the teaching path.
Create the Community plans, classes, workshops, polls, library, protected video, practice, and feedback path that members need. Generic course pages and level locks require an explicit mapping.
Content and access handoffVerify the new home, then retire the old one.
Test a free member, a paid member, a class buyer, and a protected video viewer. Keep a short migration window, resolve exceptions, and close the old member path after the audit passes.
Replacement checkpointSkool and Abrazo organize a community around different records.
This comparison uses the current Abrazo integration tree and official Skool documentation. Product release evidence must be rechecked before the route is published.
| Decision | Skool | Abrazo Communities | Move to Abrazo |
|---|---|---|---|
| DecisionPrimary job | SkoolGeneral course communityCommunity posts, Classroom content, Calendar, plans, and gamification. | Abrazo CommunitiesSocial-dance teaching relationshipPlans, classes, workshops, polls, protected video, practice, feedback, and access. | Move to AbrazoUse the Community as the member and teaching authority. |
| DecisionDiscussion | SkoolA mature Community feed with categories, posts, comments, pinned content, and moderation roles. | Abrazo CommunitiesAnnouncements, polls, member state, and Community discussion records support the teaching relationship. An external group link can remain during migration. | Move to AbrazoList the discussions that must be retained. Do not promise a post-history import. |
| DecisionCourses and content | SkoolClassroom pages, folders, video lessons, files, links, transcripts, drip, and level locks. | Abrazo CommunitiesClasses, workshops, member library, protected DanceSanctum video, practice, and feedback follow dance-specific records. | Move to AbrazoRebuild essential content. A generic LMS page or level lock has no automatic one-to-one import. |
| DecisionClasses and workshops | SkoolCalendar events and live calls sit beside the Community and Classroom. | Abrazo CommunitiesDated classes and workshops can carry the teacher, schedule, Lead or Follow places, products, checkout, roster, and protected recording path. | Move to AbrazoCreate the canonical class record and point every public link at it. |
| DecisionPoints and levels | SkoolLikes create points, levels, leaderboards, and optional course unlocks. | Abrazo CommunitiesEnrollment, poll responses, purchases, practice, feedback, and access remain the meaningful participation records. No points or leaderboard parity is claimed. | Move to AbrazoReplace each reward with a real benefit, access rule, class action, or manual recognition. |
| DecisionIdentity and discovery | SkoolA Skool account and group profile participate in Skool Discovery. | Abrazo CommunitiesOne Abrazo account can continue into the host, artist, studio, class, festival, booking, and authorized media record where released. | Move to AbrazoPublish the Community and connect the host's current artist or studio identity. |
| DecisionMigration tooling | SkoolSkool documents CSV invitations and exports for member-question answers. | Abrazo CommunitiesNo automated Skool importer is promised. Setup is manual or export-assisted and requires member consent and billing review. | Move to AbrazoKeep an exception ledger until all active people and paid promises are reconciled. |
Use a short overlap to reach one final home.
Wholesale replacement still needs a controlled handoff. The overlap exists to protect members and charges, then it ends.
Export and map
List members, plans, benefits, course material, calendar items, access rules, and active billing.
Create the Abrazo home
Publish the plans, teaching records, protected library, practice path, and current member instructions.
Test real member states
Check free, paid, class, video, cancellation, and failed-payment paths before redirecting everyone.
Compare software charges, transaction fees, and payment processing together.
The percentages use different fee boundaries. Skool publishes a combined transaction fee for each plan. Abrazo lists its platform rate separately from Stripe processing.
Skool Hobby
$9/mo + 10% + $0.30
Skool lists unlimited members, courses, videos, and live calls on this plan.
Skool Pro
$99/mo + 2.9% + $0.30
The published 2.9% rate applies to transactions up to $899. Skool lists 3.9% above $900.
Abrazo Community standard
12% + $0.49
The host sets the membership price. Stripe processing is separate.
Matching Abrazo Suite
8% + $0.49
Applies when an artist or organizer holds the matching current Suite entitlement. Artist Suite is $15 per month or $149 per year.
Eligible artist founding rate
5% + $0.49
Limited founding terms for eligible artist-hosted Communities. Stripe processing is separate.
Prices and fees checked Aug 26, 2026. Taxes, refunds, currency, payment processing, payout timing, and vendor policy can change the final amount. Recheck both catalogs on the publication date.
Build the Community around the dance people came to learn.
The plan, class, practice, feedback, and protected media can use the vocabulary of Salsa, Bachata, Tango, West Coast Swing, Ballroom, Kizomba, Brazilian zouk, swing, or another social-dance tradition.
West Coast Swing classesBachata practiceSalsa CommunityTango collectiveBallroom teamKizomba classesBrazilian zoukSwing workshops
Skool alternative questions
Resolve the migration gaps before the final switch.
Can Abrazo Communities replace Skool?
Yes, when the host's core work is social-dance membership, classes, workshops, polls, protected video, practice, feedback, and connected artist or event records. Map any required Classroom, livestream, points, level, or leaderboard behavior before setting the cutoff date.
Does Abrazo import Skool members, posts, or courses?
No automated Skool import is promised. Use available exports as migration evidence, rebuild the required Community structure, invite members with consent, and verify each plan and access state.
Does Abrazo have Skool points and leaderboards?
No points or leaderboard parity is claimed. Abrazo records the dance actions that affect service and access, including enrollment, polls, class purchases, practice, feedback, and protected media.
Can an Abrazo Community be free?
Yes. A host can publish a free plan. Transaction rates apply when a member pays through an eligible Abrazo checkout.
How long should both platforms stay open?
Only as long as the handoff requires. Keep a bounded overlap, test representative member and billing states, resolve exceptions, then make Abrazo the single active home.
Plan the move from Skool around real members and promises.
Tell us how many plans you run, what lives in Classroom, which discussions matter, how members pay, and which classes or videos need protected access. We will identify the direct mappings and the manual work before the cutoff date is set.
Sources checked Aug 26, 2026: Skool Pricing, Skool Payments FAQ, Classroom, group pricing, categories, points and levels, member invites, and member-question exports. Abrazo rates come from PRICING.md and the current commerce rate card. Recheck third-party terms before publication.