Trainerize vs Everfit: The Proven All-Rounder or the Free-Tier Challenger?
Both platforms cover training, nutrition, groups and a branded app, so this comes down to how you start and how you scale. Everfit leads with a free plan for up to 5 clients and strong automations. Trainerize has no free plan but a deeper ecosystem, a longer track record and better value once you are near a tier cap. New coaches lean Everfit; established books lean Trainerize.
The short answer, by use-case
Starting out with under 5 clients
The free plan for up to 5 clients lets a new coach run a real business before paying anything.
Automations and client engagement
Everfit's automation and task engine is one of the strongest here for auto-messages and program triggers.
Established coach near a tier cap
Pro at $60/mo for up to 200 clients is hard to beat per client, and the ecosystem is deeper.
Reliability and integrations
Nearly two decades in market gives Trainerize more integrations, templates and a longer stability record.
Trainerize vs Everfit: Feature & Pricing
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| Feature | Trainerize | Everfit |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $10/mo | Free / $0 |
| Free trial | 30 days | Free plan |
| Custom workout builder | ||
| Exercise video library | ||
| Nutrition / macro tracking | ||
| Built-in meal plans | ||
| Progress photos & measurements | ||
| In-app client messaging | ||
| Groups / community feed | ||
| Automations & workflows | ||
| AI plan assistance | ||
| Wearable / Apple Health sync | ||
| Built-in payments & billing | ||
| Custom-branded client app | ||
| Full white-label (own app store listing) | ||
| Public API / Zapier | ||
| Free plan for coaches |
Trainerize
- Starting price
- $10/mo
- Free trial
- 30 days
- Custom workout builder
- Exercise video library
- Nutrition / macro tracking
- Built-in meal plans
- Progress photos & measurements
- In-app client messaging
- Groups / community feed
- Automations & workflows
- AI plan assistance
- Wearable / Apple Health sync
- Built-in payments & billing
- Custom-branded client app
- Full white-label (own app store listing)
- Public API / Zapier
- Free plan for coaches
Everfit
- Starting price
- Free / $0
- Free trial
- Free plan
- Custom workout builder
- Exercise video library
- Nutrition / macro tracking
- Built-in meal plans
- Progress photos & measurements
- In-app client messaging
- Groups / community feed
- Automations & workflows
- AI plan assistance
- Wearable / Apple Health sync
- Built-in payments & billing
- Custom-branded client app
- Full white-label (own app store listing)
- Public API / Zapier
- Free plan for coaches
Free plan and getting started
Everfit's free Starter plan covers up to 5 clients with no time limit, which is the single biggest reason new coaches try it first. Trainerize has no free plan, only a 30-day trial, so you start paying at $10/mo for 2 clients on Studio or $30/mo for 20 on Grow. If your first goal is onboarding a handful of paying clients before spending, Everfit removes the barrier.
Features and automation
Both cover workout building, nutrition, progress photos, groups and a branded app. Everfit's automation engine (task lists, auto-messages, forms, resource libraries) is a genuine strength and often cited as more flexible than Trainerize's. Trainerize counters with a bigger integration ecosystem, a larger exercise library and a more established template community. Feature-for-feature they are close; the difference is polish versus breadth of ecosystem.
Nutrition and client experience
Neither is a dedicated meal-planning tool. Both offer macro targets and habit coaching, with Everfit's nutrition and Trainerize's both landing around partial meal-plan support that leans on integrations. Client apps are stable on both. Everfit's interface can feel dense with all its modules turned on, while Trainerize's web dashboard shows its age but is familiar to most coaches.
Pricing
Everfit: free for 5 clients, then Pro from about $25/mo billed per active client, with a custom Studio tier for teams. Trainerize: Studio $10 (2 clients), Grow $30 (20), Pro $60 (200). Everfit's per-active-client model is cheap at the very bottom and can add up as you grow; Trainerize's fixed tiers are best value when you sit near a cap like 20 or 200 clients.
The honest bottom line
Pick Everfit if you are starting out, want a free plan and value flexible automations. Pick Trainerize if you have an established book, want the deepest ecosystem and better per-client value near a tier cap. Both are solid. If you want the strongest all-in-one, Trainera is worth adding to the shortlist for its AI on both sides and native nutrition, and it stands alone on language: 22 languages with full Arabic right-to-left support, the widest here, where Trainerize and Everfit are English-first. That makes it the standout for coaching Arabic-speaking or non-English clients. The trade-off is no wearable integrations or in-app video yet.
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