When I was planning the development of a community, I tried to put together a list of PROS and CONS for both platforms to make the right decision. I have always joined communities on Discord, and only in the last couple of months, I found out about Skool.
After some thought, I realized that it depends on the target audience of the creator and also on the functionalities of the community.
Discord:
- Target audience: Younger people or tech-savvy, mainly males
- Own voice and video channels (no need for Zoom)
- More customizations
- More possibilities to build unique functionalities
- Takes more time to develop
- Harder to navigate for members than Skool
Skool:
- Target audience: Everyone
- Own video archive
- Gamification
- Own calendar
- Easy to set up
- Less customization
- Fewer possibilities to build unique functionalities
What do you think?