The best fitness coaching software in 2026
The best fitness coaching software in 2026, ranked by what a coach pays at 20 clients for the plan plus nutrition and meal plans, automation, taking payments and AI, with the apps that list all of those first: My PT Hub, for large rosters: unlimited clients with nutrition, bookings and Stripe payments for $59 a month; PT Distinction, for nutrition, automations and AI tools in one plan; Kahunas, for your own branded app in the stores, with unlimited clients at $99 a month; CoachVana, for programs, nutrition, check-ins, automations and payments at 0% commission in one price, with the first 3 clients free; Everfit, for a free plan for 5 clients and low base prices; Trainerize, for a public coach directory and a free plan for one client; CoachRx, for detailed periodized programs, with the whole feature set on every plan; TrueCoach, for delivering workouts on three plans with no add-on pricing; and Hevy Coach, for programming, tracking and chat only, with clients training in the Hevy app.
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The 9 apps at a glance
What a coach pays a month, billed monthly: the plan plus nutrition and meal plans, automation, taking payments and AI, before card processing. The small numbers link each figure to the vendor page it came from.
1. My PT Hub
- Best for
- Coaches with large rosters who want unlimited clients, nutrition, bookings and Stripe payments for $59 a month.123
- Free plan
- No priced free plan: a 30-day free trial with no card.1
- Nutrition built in
- Built in: a food database My PT Hub puts at over 650,000 items, a barcode scanner, nutrition plans and recipes.1219
2. PT Distinction
- Best for
- Coaches who want nutrition, automations, AI tools and, on Pro and Master, a branded app in one plan.45
- Free plan
- No: a one-month free trial.4
- Nutrition built in
- Built in on every plan: a calorie counter with barcode and AI label scanners, a photo food diary and the AI Meal Planner.222324
- Client payments and fees
- PayPal, or Stripe linked through Zapier; no PT Distinction fee on payments is stated.22
3. Kahunas
- Best for
- Coaches who want their own branded app in the stores and unlimited clients at a fixed $99 a month.67
- Free plan
- No: a 14-day free trial.28
- Nutrition built in
- Built in on every plan: a food logger with a barcode scanner and unlimited nutrition plans; no recipe builder.67252930
4. CoachVanaOurs
- 20 clients$69
- 50 clients$100.99
- 100 clients$149
- Best for
- Coaches who want programs, nutrition with meal plans, check-ins, automations and payments with 0% commission in one price, with the first 3 clients free.
- Free plan
- Yes: the first 3 active clients, with every coaching feature. Not a trial.
- Nutrition built in
- Built in: food logging against a database of 404,172 foods, coach-set targets in grams, meal plans and meal-plan import.
- Client payments and fees
- 0% commission: clients pay on your own Stripe account at Stripe's standard rate.
- Branded app
- Included: your logo and banner on your public page, and your banner on your marketplace card. Custom branded app, $199 once, adds your app name and startup screen for the CoachVana phone app, which is on Google Play for Android phones so far; White-label app, $199 a month plus $499 setup.
5. Everfit
- Best for
- Coaches who want a free plan for 5 clients and low base prices (10 clients for $29 a month), adding paid modules as they need them.8
- Free plan
- Yes: 5 clients on Starter, though the food journal and macro tracking are on Pro and Studio.836
- Nutrition built in
- Food journal and macro tracking on Pro and Studio; Meal Plans and Recipe Books from $39 a month.83336
- Client payments and fees
- A $9 a month platform fee and 3.15% + 30¢ on US cards, Stripe's fee included; marketplace clients carry a 15% revenue share for their first three months.3437
- Branded app
- Custom branding on Pro and Studio, Advanced Custom Branding $75 once; your own store listing is the Enterprise white label, from a Studio plan with 500 clients.38
6. Trainerize
- Best for
- Coaches who want a public coach directory and a free plan for one client, and who are happy to add paid modules as they grow.910
- Free plan
- Yes: 1 client, on the free Basic plan.9
- Nutrition built in
- Macro, calorie and meal-photo tracking built in; the Smart Meal Planner is a $20 to $45 a month add-on.939
- Client payments and fees
- Stripe add-on, $10 a month on Grow to Pro 200 and included on Studio; no Trainerize commission is stated.94042
- Branded app
- Your logo and colors in the Trainerize app, $169 once; a store-listed app on Studio plans.9
7. CoachRx
CoachRx lists no nutrition and meal plans, so its total has nothing for it.
- Best for
- Coaches who design detailed periodized programs and want the whole feature set in every plan.1112
- Free plan
- No: a 14-day free trial.11
- Nutrition built in
- Calorie and macro targets in CoachRx; clients log food in MyFitnessPal, Cronometer or MyMacros+. No meal-plan builder is described.44454748
- Client payments and fees
- Stripe inside CoachRx plus a 2% platform fee: 4.9% + 30¢ a charge in the US, by its own example.4349
- Branded app
- Custom Theming of the CoachRx client app: brand color, typography, logo and splash screen.50
8. TrueCoach
TrueCoach lists no nutrition and meal plans or AI tools, so its total has nothing for them.
- Best for
- Coaches who mostly deliver workouts and want a clean programming app with three plans and no add-on pricing.13
- Free plan
- No: a 14-day free trial.13
- Nutrition built in
- Clients log against your calorie and macro goals in TrueCoach or MyFitnessPal; no meal-plan builder is published.1351
- Client payments and fees
- No subscription fee; a flat 5% of each invoice, taxes included, and it applies to refunds as well.52
- Branded app
- A custom-branded app on Standard and above.13
9. Hevy Coach
Hevy Coach lists no nutrition and meal plans, automation, taking payments or AI tools, so its total has nothing for them.
- Best for
- Coaches who only need programming, tracking and chat, with clients training in the Hevy app, from $25 a month.1415
- Free plan
- No: a 30-day free trial with no card required.14
- Client payments and fees
- None listed; clients pay nothing through Hevy Coach.14
At 20 clients, My PT Hub ($59), PT Distinction ($59.90) and Hevy Coach ($50) cost less than CoachVana's $69. Hevy Coach lists no nutrition and meal plans, automation, taking payments or AI tools, so its total has nothing for them.
At 50 clients, My PT Hub ($59), PT Distinction ($89.90), Kahunas ($69), CoachRx ($79) and Hevy Coach ($90) cost less than CoachVana's $100.99. CoachRx lists no nutrition and meal plans, so its total has nothing for it. Hevy Coach lists no nutrition and meal plans, automation, taking payments or AI tools, so its total has nothing for them.
At 100 clients, My PT Hub ($59) and Kahunas ($99) cost less than CoachVana's $149.
The apps, one by one
1. My PT Hub
Checked against My PT Hub's own pages
- Best for
- Coaches with large rosters who want unlimited clients, nutrition, bookings and Stripe payments for $59 a month.123
- What stands out
- Unlimited clients on Premium for $59 a month with nutrition plans, a food database, bookings and Stripe payments included, and client self-booking with Google Calendar, iCal and Outlook sync.12316
2. PT Distinction
Checked against PT Distinction's own pages
- Best for
- Coaches who want nutrition, automations, AI tools and, on Pro and Master, a branded app in one plan.45
- What stands out
- All of its features on every plan, its pricing FAQ says, with the AI Program Builder, AI Meal Planner and automated workflows on Basic, and food logging with a barcode scanner, an AI label scanner and a photo food diary.423
CoachVana vs PT DistinctionPT Distinction's site (opens in a new tab)
3. Kahunas
Checked against Kahunas's own pages
- Best for
- Coaches who want their own branded app in the stores and unlimited clients at a fixed $99 a month.67
- What stands out
- Your own branded iOS and Android apps with your own store listings on Ultimate, $99 a month with unlimited clients, and a food logger on every plan with a database Kahunas puts at 1.6 million verified foods.6725
4. CoachVanaOurs
- Best for
- Coaches who want programs, nutrition with meal plans, check-ins, automations and payments with 0% commission in one price, with the first 3 clients free.
- What stands out
- One price with every coaching feature, meal plans, automations and a monthly AI allowance in it, 0% commission on client payments, and programs and meal plans imported from a spreadsheet, PDF, Word file or photo. The optional extras are a branded or white-label app, featured marketplace placement and more AI actions.
- The trade-off
- The client phone app is on Google Play for Android phones so far, so clients without it use a free account on the web. Video calls run in Google Meet or your own room, not inside CoachVana.
- Price
- $69 at 20 clients, $100.99 at 50 clients and $149 at 100 clients, a month for the plan plus nutrition and meal plans, automation, taking payments and AI.
5. Everfit
Checked against Everfit's own pages
6. Trainerize
Checked against Trainerize's own pages
- Best for
- Coaches who want a public coach directory and a free plan for one client, and who are happy to add paid modules as they grow.910
- What stands out
- A public coach directory, Trainerize.me, which Trainerize says lists a network of 400,000+ coaches; macro, calorie and meal-photo tracking built in; and a white-labeled app listed under your own name in the App Store and Google Play on its Studio plans.91039
- The trade-off
- The meal planner ($20 to $45 a month) and Stripe payments ($10 a month on Grow to Pro 200) are add-ons.9
CoachVana vs TrainerizeTrainerize's site (opens in a new tab)
7. CoachRx
Checked against CoachRx's own pages
8. TrueCoach
Checked against TrueCoach's own pages
9. Hevy Coach
Checked against Hevy Coach's own pages
- Best for
- Coaches who only need programming, tracking and chat, with clients training in the Hevy app, from $25 a month.1415
- What stands out
- A low entry price, $25 a month for up to 10 clients, Hevy Pro free for every client, and a coach app for logging a client's workout during an in-person session.141556
CoachVana vs Hevy CoachHevy Coach's site (opens in a new tab)
How we compared
Apps that list all five things a working online coach pays for (the plan, then nutrition and meal plans, automation, taking payments and AI) come first, in order of what they cost at 20 active clients, then at 50. Apps that list none of one or more of them follow, fewest gaps first.
Every total adds the same things: the plan that holds the roster, then what the app charges for nutrition and meal plans, automation, taking payments and AI, billed monthly. Card processing is left out because it depends on what your clients pay; the payments column and each comparison page set it out. A total marked "From" uses a starting price the vendor publishes, and "Not published" means the vendor quotes it privately.
Every price, feature and fee comes from the vendor's own pricing and help pages, read on the date each section shows. Review sites are not used as sources and nothing here is a review quote. Prices change, so check the vendor's page before you decide, and tell us if something is out of date.
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Questions
- What is the best fitness coaching software?
- It depends on what you need it to do. Counting the plan plus nutrition and meal plans, automation, taking payments and AI at 20 clients, the lowest of the apps that list all of them are My PT Hub ($59), PT Distinction ($59.90), Kahunas ($69) and CoachVana ($69). Hevy Coach costs $50 at 20 clients but lists no nutrition and meal plans, automation, taking payments or AI tools. CoachVana is $69 at 20 clients with every coaching feature, 0% commission and the first 3 clients free. Each app's section below says who it suits and what it costs you in return.
- Which fitness coaching apps have a free plan?
- Everfit (5 clients), CoachVana (the first 3 active clients, with every coaching feature) and Trainerize (1 client) have free plans. The other 6 offer a free trial instead, from 14 days to a month. Everfit lists its food journal and macro tracking for its Pro and Studio plans.
- Which coaching apps take no commission on client payments?
- CoachVana takes 0%: clients pay on your own Stripe account at Stripe's standard rate. Kahunas says it takes no commission, and Trainerize, PT Distinction and My PT Hub state no fee of their own on payments, though Trainerize's Stripe add-on is $10 a month on Grow to Pro 200. CoachRx adds a 2% platform fee to Stripe's fees, TrueCoach charges a flat 5% of each invoice, which it describes as Stripe's processing fee, and Everfit charges a $9 a month platform fee plus a 15% revenue share on marketplace clients for their first three months. Hevy Coach lists no way to take client payments.
- Which coaching apps have nutrition tracking and meal plans built in?
- CoachVana, PT Distinction, Kahunas and My PT Hub include food logging and meal or nutrition plans in the plan. Trainerize tracks macros, calories and meal photos and sells its Smart Meal Planner as a $20 to $45 a month add-on. Everfit has a food journal and macro tracking on Pro and Studio, with Meal Plans and Recipe Books from $39 a month. TrueCoach has clients log against your goals but publishes no meal-plan builder, CoachRx sets macro targets and has clients log in MyFitnessPal, Cronometer or MyMacros+, and Hevy Coach lists no nutrition tools.
- Which coaching apps give you your own branded app?
- Kahunas includes your own store-listed iOS and Android apps on Ultimate ($99 a month, plus your own Apple developer account). Trainerize includes a store-listed app on its Studio plans, My PT Hub sells a white label app for $145 a month on Premium, and Everfit's own store listing is its Enterprise white label. PT Distinction brands its apps for you on Pro and Master, in a shared listing on iOS. TrueCoach lists a custom-branded app on Standard and above, CoachRx themes its client app, and Hevy Coach lists none. CoachVana's White-label app is $199 a month plus $499 setup.
- Is this list biased, since CoachVana wrote it?
- We wrote it and CoachVana is our product, so read it with that in mind. To keep it checkable, the order follows one stated rule, every figure about another app comes from that vendor's own pages with the date it was read, and the page names every size where another app costs less than CoachVana. By this page's rule CoachVana places 4 of 9.
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My PT Hub, PT Distinction, Kahunas, Everfit, Trainerize, CoachRx, TrueCoach, Hevy Coach are trademarks of their owners, none of which is affiliated with CoachVana. Their pricing and features are quoted from the public sources above as of the dates shown and may have changed.