The state of the niche
Across the 23 paid SaaS & startups Skool communities indexed in the public directory, the combined estimated MRR is $15M — drawn from 18,519 paying members at an average ticket of $936/mo.
Top 5 SaaS & startups communities
- #1 Peak Health System — $12.41M/mo · 1,910 members · $6500/mo
- #2 MOJO GLOBAL — $1.33M/mo · 133 members · $10000/mo
- #3 Prodigies University — $387K/mo · 129 members · $3000/mo
- #4 SAAS SKOOL (GoHighLevel SaaS) — $181.8K/mo · 612 members · $297/mo
- #5 Official Founders Club — $138.9K/mo · 6,667 members · $21/mo
Concentration
The top 3 communities account for 94% of total niche MRR. The top 10 take 99%. Top-heavy.
Operator opportunity
Average price across 23 communities is $936/mo. Anyone launching a new SaaS & startups Skool below $655/mo would be in the bottom quartile by pricing — fine for volume, weak for revenue. Above $1404/mo means competing on depth, not price.