Coach Platforms

We make Coachful, which is listed in this directory. Entries are ordered alphabetically rather than ranked, and every competitor’s strengths are described in their own terms. How this directory is built.

Every coaching tool, specified

21 platforms, described by what they are for rather than by which is best. No scores, no stars, no ranking. Alphabetical order, one specimen each, and the price the vendor publishes.

21 specimens

CP 04-02Acuity Schedulingscheduling tool$20–61/mo (scheduling only)CP 04-01Calendlyscheduling tool$12–20/mo (scheduling only)CP 02-02CoachAccountablecoaching admin tool$20–100/mo (by client count)CP 01-00Coachfulcoaching platformfrom $29/moCP 02-05CoachVantagecoaching admin tool$39–59/moCP 01-04Delentacoaching platform$29–79/mo (by client-portal cap)CP 05-01Dubsadoclient management & CRM tool$20–40/moCP 07-01GoHighLevelagency marketing platform$97–497/mo + metered usageCP 05-02HoneyBookclient management & CRM tool$36–129/moCP 01-02HubFitfitness coaching toolVariesCP 03-01Kajabicourse & marketing platform$179–499/mo ($143–399 annual)CP 06-02Mighty Networkscommunity platform$95–215/mo + 1–2% of salesCP 02-01Paperbellcoaching admin tool$57/mo (per coach)CP 02-03Practicecoaching admin tool (shut down)Shut down (was $5–99/mo)CP 02-04Satoricoaching admin tool$33–124/mo (by active clients); free Scholar tier for pro-bonoCP 01-03Simply.Coachcoaching platform$9–69/mo (by client cap)CP 06-01Skool & Circlecommunity platform$49–99/moCP 07-02Systeme.ioall-in-one marketing platformFree, then $17–97/moCP 03-03Teachablecourse platform$39–189/mo + 7.5% on StarterCP 03-02Thinkificcourse platform$49–199/mo, 0% platform feeCP 01-01Viblycoaching platformMarketplace fees vary
Chips carry each product’s own brand colour. A hatched chip means the product has shut down and is listed for reference. The chip outlined in a hairline rule is ours.

By what they are for

Most “best coaching software” lists compare tools that are not competing for the same job. A scheduling tool and a course platform are not alternatives to each other; you will likely end up paying for both. Categories first, then products.

Coaching platforms4Built for the whole coaching relationship: clients, programmes, sessions, payments. The closest thing to a single system.Coaching admin tools5Handle the paperwork around coaching — scheduling, contracts, invoices — without owning the client experience.Course platforms3Built to sell and deliver recorded content. Strong at courses, thin on the ongoing relationship.Scheduling tools2Do one job extremely well. You will need three or four other tools around them.Client management and CRM2Project and client management built for service businesses generally, not coaches specifically.Community platforms2Own the group. Weak on one-to-one work, payments and structured programmes.Marketing and funnel platforms2Funnels, automation and email at agency scale. Powerful, and heavy for a solo coach.

Why there is no ranking here

We publish this directory and we make one of the products in it. A ranking under those conditions would be worth exactly nothing to you, however carefully we justified it.

So the directory does the part we can do honestly: state what each tool is for, what it costs, and what it is genuinely good at, in terms its own makers would recognise. The comparison of any of them against Coachful lives on our product site, clearly labelled as ours, where you can discount it appropriately.

Pricing was verified May 2026. Vendors change prices without warning, so treat every figure here as a starting point rather than a quote.