★ The Honest Comparison Hub

Pick your current platform. We'll show you the math.

Every coaching platform has a marketing site. Few have an honest comparison. Below: real pricing with hidden costs added back, real white-label gates, real client-cap math, and the migration path off each one. Average switch time from start to first client login: under 24 hours.

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At-a-glance: what each platform actually costs
Listed price vs. real-world price after the standard add-ons coaches need to operate. Updated 2026-04-29.
Platform Listed price Real price w/ branded app + payments + AI Branded app included? Compare
Cadence
Solo coach, 1-100 clients
 $299 setup + $99/mo flat $99/mo flat — nothing else needed ✅ Day 1, your app, your store → See Cadence
Trainerize
Pro tier most coaches use
 $20-77/mo $134+/mo w/ payments + video coaching, still no branded app under Studio ($250/mo) ❌ Studio plan only ($250+/mo) → vs Trainerize
Everfit
Pro tier with autoflow
 $19/mo Pro $134+/mo w/ meal plans, autoflow, payments, "Advanced Branding" ❌ White-label gated to 500+ clients → vs Everfit
TrueCoach
Standard plan
 $107/mo $357/mo+ at $5K MRR (5% Stripe markup on all client payments) ❌ Never — no branded app at any tier → vs TrueCoach
MyPTHub
Premium tier
 $15-29/mo $29/mo — accurate, low-frills product ⚠️ White-label add-on, not a real branded app → vs MyPTHub
Build your own
Custom dev shop
 "Quote on call" $30-100K + $300-500/mo maintenance, 6-9 months to ship ✅ But you'll wait half a year → vs Custom Build
Pick the platform you're switching from
Each comparison has the real numbers, the missing features, the honest "when they win" section, and the 30-minute migration path.
Cadence vs Trainerize
The unbranded incumbent with a $250/mo branded-app paywall
Trainerize is the most-used platform in the industry — and the most-complained-about. Branded App is locked to Studio tier ($250/mo). Pro coaches stay invisible in the App Store.
The hidden cost
$134+/mo at 25 clients with payments + video — still no branded app
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Cadence vs Everfit
"Free forever" — until you want a real branded app
Everfit's free tier is the loudest in the market. The white-label tier requires 500+ clients before they'll talk to you. "Advanced Branding" ($75 one-time) is colors, not App Store presence.
The hidden cost
$134+/mo + 500 clients before you can have your own app
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Cadence vs TrueCoach
The 5% payment-processing tax most coaches don't notice
TrueCoach is clean software. It also takes 5% of every payment your clients make — even though you're already paying $107/mo. At $5K MRR that's $250/mo in invisible markup, and there's no branded app at any tier.
The hidden cost
$3,000/yr in payment markup that goes nowhere
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Cadence vs MyPTHub
The honest budget option — and where it stops
MyPTHub is genuinely cheap and genuinely good for budget coaches under $1K MRR. It's not built for premium positioning, native AI plan generation, or coaches charging $200+/mo. Pick it if budget > brand.
The trade
$29/mo cheap vs. premium positioning + AI
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Cadence vs Custom Build
$60K, six months, then you maintain it forever
"I'll just have a developer build it" sounds clean until the invoice arrives. Real numbers from coaches who tried: $30-100K up front, 6-9 months to launch, $300-500/mo to keep it alive. Cadence is $1,488/yr and ships tomorrow.
The math
$1,488/yr Cadence vs $60K + ongoing maintenance
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Which is right for you? Honest answers.

Pick Trainerize if
You already have 500+ clients, the existing Trainerize ecosystem (their app library, auto-billing) is doing the job, and you're fine staying invisible in the App Store under their brand.
Pick Everfit if
You're just starting and want free while you build to 50 clients. Migrate to Cadence when client revenue is real and free is no longer the deciding factor.
Pick TrueCoach if
You're a low-volume coach (under $2K MRR), the 5% payment tax doesn't sting yet, and you don't care about a branded app. The software itself is clean.
Pick MyPTHub if
You're budget-first, charging $50-150/mo per client, and price beats brand for your audience. It's an honest piece of software at an honest price.
Build custom if
You have $60K+ to spend, six months to wait, and a feature so unusual no SaaS will ever build it. Otherwise, this is the most expensive way to lose 2026.
Pick Cadence if
You're a solo coach charging $200+/mo, you want your name in the App Store (not someone else's), you want AI plan generation built in, and you want to launch tomorrow — not in six months. Same setup as your competitor's $250/mo Studio plan, for $99/mo flat.

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