Every plan can sell. Paid plans lower the commission and raise your limits.
Free
10%per sale
$0/mo — no subscription
Start selling without a subscription.
New creators validating an idea.
Plus a one-time $25.00 activation fee, paid when you publish your first course, charged once per creator account, never per course. Free still has no monthly cost.
No monthly fee — commission only when you sell
Publish once your course passes the launch checks
Stripe checkout in 30 currencies
Buyers pay your own Stripe account — no platform hold on your money
A learner pays $100.00 for a course. Stripe takes its standard USD processing fee of $3.20 (2.9% + $0.30). SkillsetMind takes the plan's commission. The rest goes to you.
Plan
Gross
Platform fee
Stripe fee
You receive
Free
$100.00
−$10.00(10%)
−$3.20
$86.80
Starter
$100.00
−$5.00(5%)
−$3.20
$91.80
Pro
$100.00
−$3.00(3%)
−$3.20
$93.80
Plus
$100.00
−$2.00(2%)
−$3.20
$94.80
International cards (non-USD) use Stripe's international rate of 5.4% + $0.30 estimated instead of 2.9% + $0.30. Everything else is identical. Both figures are Stripe's US pricing — your own rates are the ones Stripe sets in the country your account is registered in.
Refund window
Learners can self-refund within 7 days of purchase if they've completed less than half the course and no certificate has been issued — once per course. A refund reverses the sale automatically, SkillsetMind's commission included.
Payouts
Buyers pay your Stripe account directly. We never hold your money, so there is nothing for us to release — Stripe settles and pays out to your bank from your own Stripe balance on its own timing, which depends on your country and the payment method. A brand-new account waits on Stripe's verification before its first payout.
Plan changes
Upgrade any time — new commission applies to new sales. Downgrade at the end of your billing cycle. Cancel anytime; you keep your content and revert to Free.
Common questions
What happens when I upgrade a plan?
Upgrades apply immediately, and the new commission rate takes effect on new sales. Sales made before the change keep the commission rate from the plan you were on at the time. Stripe Billing prorates the subscription difference for the current cycle.
What happens when I downgrade or cancel?
Downgrades and cancellations take effect at the end of your current billing period — you keep the plan you're paying for until then. If you cancel, you keep all your content and revert to Free (10% commission, no subscription).
How do the fees work on a subscription sale?
Two fees come out of each sale, shown separately so the math is never hidden. SkillsetMind takes its plan commission (10% on Free down to 2% on Plus), and Stripe's standard processing fee (2.9% + $0.30 for USD cards, an estimated 5.4% + $0.30 for non-USD) is passed through to you. Everything left over is yours.
When can a sale be refunded, and does it affect my payout?
Learners can self-refund within 7 days of purchase if they've completed less than half the course. Because the buyer paid your Stripe account directly, the refund is debited from your own balance — and SkillsetMind's commission on that sale is returned to you with it, so you never pay a fee on a sale that was undone.
Ready to publish on SkillsetMind?
Start on Free — upgrade only when the math works in your favor.
