Community + everything else your business needs
Head-to-Head
| Category | Skool | aio |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | $99/mo (flat) | €49 – 189/mo |
| TTFB | ~550 ms | <50 ms |
| Focus | Community + courses | Complete business platform |
| Blog | No | Full Markdown CMS + AI |
| E-commerce | No | Products, Stripe checkout |
| Sales funnels | No | Built-in multi-step |
| No | Full send/receive | |
| AI tools | No | Full AI suite |
| Community | Core feature (excellent) | Full Social Hub |
| Calendar | Events only | Full scheduling + booking |
| Website/Pages | No (Skool page only) | Full CMS + pages |
Competitor TTFB: CrUX median field data. aio: edge-cached response time.
Why Switch
Skool charges $99/mo flat. aio Starter: €49/mo with MORE features included out of the box.
Skool is community-only. aio: community + blog + shop + email + funnels + calendar + AI — everything in one place.
Skool gives you skool.com/your-group. aio: your own custom domain, your brand identity, fully yours.
Skool has zero AI. aio: content generation, SEO optimization, chat widget, speech-to-text, image recognition.
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