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Skillshare Costs: What are your options?
If you are someone with a creative flair, then most likely you have heard of Skillshare. This online learning community is very popular among designers, photographers, chefs and artists. According to its own data, this platform seems to have over 8 million users and offers more than 35,000+ classes.
You probably still have a bunch of questions about its costs, like: How much is Skillshare? Will you be able to refund your Skillshare account if you aren’t happy with the premium version of it? Is Skillshare worth it?
Let me help you out and explain all there is to know about Skillshare’s prices and memberships.
Skillshare Costs Overview
Skillshare offers a free trial with its premium plan for individual users. Its premium plan membership has only one option that it is billed annually at $167.88 (working out at $13.99 a month). Skillshare for Teams costs $159 per user, per year, and is designed for a team or organization of any size. Skillshare does offer a refund policy on its annual premium memberships, so if you do change your mind you have 14 days to request your refund after the charge has been processed.
Premium Plan | Team Plan | ||
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Classes | 35,000+ | 35,000+ | |
Join the community | Yes | Yes | |
Offline watching | Yes | Yes | |
Supports the community | Yes | Yes | |
Refunds | 7 days | No | |
Free trial | 1 month | No | |
Team management features | No | Yes | |
Payment Plans |
(working out at $13.99 a month) |
Skillshare for Teams $159 (per user/per year)
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More information | skillshare.com |
Is Skillshare Free?
Skillshare used to offer a bunch of its classes for free with a free plan, but as of September 2021, it has transited away from the free class experience and now all students must have an active free trial or paid membership to login and explore classes.
To create an account with Skillshare you can click on Sign Up and add a valid email address or use your facebook, Google or Apple account (see image below).
Skillshare Sign up
Once you are signed up, you will need to add your card details, but you won’t be charged anything until your free trial ends. This may leave you a little apprehensive to sign up. I get it, but if your intention isn’t to continue with a paid premium plan, you are free to cancel at anytime. Plus, Skillshare will send you an email 7 days before your trial ends to remind you.
Once you are all signed up with your free trial, you will have access to the Skillshare platform and can start exploring its classes and what it has to offer.
Skillshare Premium Membership
So, you are probably asking yourself, what do I actually get with the Premium membership?
Skillshare Premium Free Trial
Firstly, you will be able to enjoy the premium membership with a free trial and this will give you full access to its library of classes 35,000+ on a variety of creative topics like Animation, Graphic Design, Photography and much more. You can choose to sign up for either the annual or the monthly membership plan.
On top of that, you will be able to enjoy the following with Skillshare Premium;
- Creative Community: Get support and feedback on real, hands-on projects
- Offline Access:Â Download classes to your smart device with the Skillshare app
- No Ads: Watch your classes with no interruptions
- Supports Teachers: Funds the royalty pool that pays teachers each month
- Perks: Discounts on exciting creative resources, services and benefits
Skillshare Perks discount for premium users
The Skillshare premium membership gives you exclusive discounts to your favorite creative services like Adobe and Squarespace starting at $14 monthly for its annual subscription.
> Try out Skillshare Premium here
Skillshare Teams Plan
Like many other elearning platforms, Skillshare offers a plan for businesses and teams, which gives unlimited access to its 35,000+ classes. The plan is designed for a team or business of any size and each user will have a personalized experience.
Skillshare For Teams Package
The Skillshare For Teams Package is designed to help you and your team build hard and soft creative skills, if your team grows, you can add users to your account, plus you can reassign seats if someone in your team leaves. Skillshare for Teams costs $159 USD per user, per year and are billed annually, there is no monthly option.
On top of that, the Skillshare for Teams offers:
- Unlimited access to 35,000+ classes
- Easy-to-use admin capabilities
- A personalized experience for each user
- Casting, offline, and mobile capabilities
- Detailed reporting and analytics
> Try out Skillshare For Teams here
Organizations like Vice, Virgin TV or Staples are clients of Skillshare and provide their employees with access to this platform.
Can’t believe how expensive skillshare has become. As usual, as with other platforms it ,only allows access to those people who have money to spare, shame on you!!!
Hey Heather, Thanks for your comment and sad to hear you are disappointed with their subscription plans. My best recommendation is that they do offer a 1-month free trial which you could try out and cancel before the month ends so that you aren’t charged 🙂
Thanks Catherine, I just don’t understand why Skillshare has increased so much since I subscribed a year ago. I used to be able to get offers/discounts but they are not available anymore either. Does the one month free trial include the premium option do you know?
Skillshare changed its pricing model a while back and now only offers a premium subscription for individual learners. Yes, the free trial is the premium Skillshare plan, but be mindful you will need to enter your card details when you first sign up. Then you can cancel before the free trial ends if you don’t want to continue. You can try out Skillshare Premium here 🙂
Actually, the premium is 180 a year
Thanks Jenn, for letting me know. I will make sure to update the pricing review 🙂
Does Skillshare have monthly subscription in India? While creating a new skillshare account, I was asked to update payment details for annual subscription only. There was no option for a monthly subscription.
Hey Diane. Sadly, Skillshare doesn’t offer monthly subscriptions anymore. It only offers its premium memberships with the annual subscription plan that does include a 7 day free trial. Good luck with your decision 🙂
my daughter is a videographer and is going to teach my grandaughter how to edit. this looks helpful.
Thanks Jim, for your comment. I am sure your granddaughter will enjoy learning out to edit videos 🙂
Can a mother and daughter be on the same plan or those two separate plants?
Thanks for your comment, Sandra. Skillshare’s plans are designed for individuals. I hope that answers your question. Good luck and happy learning 🙂