Looking for a Trainerize alternative?
If you coach on Trainerize, you have felt the add-on creep: a low headline price that grows with your client tier and then again with each module you switch on. hiignite is a published-price, modern coaching app — free for 1 active client and $9.99/mo Pro with 10 clients included — with $6 per extra block of 10 clients, and Unlimited at $49.99/mo once your roster passes 70 (we switch you automatically), no per-message fees, and a $0 platform fee on Stripe payouts.
hiignite vs Trainerize
On Trainerize the headline price is only the start: your bill climbs with every client tier you cross, and several features a working coach actually wants — payments, video coaching, advanced nutrition, a branded app — are paid add-ons stacked on top. The real monthly cost ends up well above the advertised number.
| Feature | hiignite | Trainerize |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | Yes — $0 forever, 1 active client, payments included | Yes — 1 active client; paid add-ons, including payments, are not available on the free plan |
| Entry paid price | $9.99/mo ($95.99/yr), up to 10 clients — launch price until 31 Dec 2026, regular | ~$63/mo (Pro 5 $23 + $10 pay + $10 video + $20 nutrition); scales to ~$250/mo at 200 clients |
| Per-client fees | None for your first 10 clients, then $6 per extra 10 — or $49.99/mo Unlimited, no cap | Yes — price scales by client tier ($23 → ~$250/mo) |
| Per-message fees | No | No |
| Program builder + templates | Yes — drag-and-drop, reusable templates | Yes |
| Form-check video | Yes — dedicated review flow | Add-on (Video Coaching $10/mo; included on Studio) |
| Real-time chat | Yes — real-time 1:1 | Yes (in-app messaging) |
| Payments & payouts | Yes — automatic billing to your own Stripe, $0 platform fee | Add-on $10/mo + standard Stripe 2.9% + 30¢ |
| Web + iOS + Android | Yes — web, iOS and Android | Yes |
Competitor pricing and features were verified against Trainerize’s own pricing page in September 2026 and may change — verify current details on the vendor’s site: Trainerize pricing. The comparison reflects what is available in hiignite today, not roadmap items.
Why coaches switch to hiignite
Your bill stops growing at $49.99
Trainerize charges by client tier — more clients means a higher monthly price (Pro runs from $23/mo for 5 clients up to about $250/mo for 200). hiignite includes 10 clients on Pro at $9.99/mo, then $6 per block of 10 — 30 clients is $21.99, 50 is $33.99 — and past 70 clients Unlimited takes over at a flat $49.99/mo however big your roster gets. Your bill has a ceiling; Trainerize’s does not.
No add-on stack to keep features on
On Trainerize, payments, video coaching and advanced nutrition are separate paid add-ons. hiignite bundles the program builder with reusable templates, real-time 1:1 chat and form-check video review — no module toggles, no surprise line items.
Keep more of every payment
hiignite bills your clients automatically through your own Stripe account with a $0 platform fee — you pay only Stripe’s standard processing. Trainerize gates integrated payments behind a $10/mo add-on on top of Stripe fees. Plus you get a real free-forever tier and a fast, modern mobile UX on web, iOS and Android.
What you get with hiignite
- A free plan that already includes Stripe payouts and form-check video — on Trainerize’s free plan paid add-ons are not available, so neither one can be switched on at all
- $9.99/mo Pro ($95.99/yr) for 10 clients then $6 per extra block of 10, or $49.99/mo Unlimited — no client-tier ladder from $23 up to about $250/mo
- No add-on stack: form-check video review and payments are in the plan
- A $0 platform fee on Stripe payouts — Trainerize gates payments behind a $10/mo add-on
- Extra clients past 10 are $6 per block of 10 — and no per-message fees
Trainerize pricing in 2026 — and what you’d pay on hiignite
| Roster size | hiignite | Trainerize |
|---|---|---|
| 5 clients, nothing added | $9.99/mo | $23/mo billed annually ($25 month-to-month) — Pro |
| 5 clients, plus payments and video | $9.99/mo | ~$43/mo — Pro plus payments (~$10) and video coaching (~$10) |
| 5 clients, plus payments, video and Advanced Nutrition | $9.99/mo | ~$63–88/mo |
| 200 clients | $49.99/mo — Unlimited | ~$250/mo, before add-ons |
| Branded native app | $49.99/mo — Unlimited | one-time $169, plus ~$99/yr for the Apple developer account |
A working coach on Trainerize rarely pays the headline figure. The Pro plan starts at $23/mo (annual billing; $25 month-to-month) for 5 clients and scales with your roster up to about $250/mo at 200 clients, and the features most coaches need are extra: Stripe payments (~$10/mo), video coaching (~$10/mo), and Advanced Nutrition ($20–45/mo), plus a one-time $169 custom-branded-app fee and ~$99/yr for the Apple developer account. A realistic monthly cost is commonly $60–150+ once add-ons stack up, and it keeps climbing as you add clients. hiignite’s pricing is published and inclusive: $0 free forever for 1 active client, or $9.99/mo ($95.99/yr) Pro for up to 10 clients — with $6 per extra block of 10 clients, Unlimited at a flat $49.99/mo with no client cap, no per-message fees, and a $0 platform fee on Stripe payouts. Even at 200 clients the bill is $49.99, not $250 plus add-ons.
Questions, answered.
For solo and small-roster coaches, yes — hiignite gives you a program builder, real-time chat and form-check video at a published price with 10 clients included and a $0 Stripe platform fee. Payments and form-check video are part of the plan rather than add-ons stacked on top of a client-tier price.
The Grow plan is $9/mo for 2 clients and Pro starts at $23/mo (annual) for 5 clients, scaling up to about $250/mo at 200 clients. A working coach typically also pays for Stripe payments (~$10/mo), video coaching (~$10/mo) and advanced nutrition ($20–45/mo), plus a one-time $169 branded-app fee and ~$99/yr Apple developer fee, so real costs often run $60–150+/mo.
A Trainerize coach on Pro pays $23/mo for 5 clients before add-ons, and commonly $60–150+/mo once payments (~$10), video coaching (~$10) and advanced nutrition ($20–45) are switched on — climbing to about $250/mo at 200 clients. hiignite is $0 for 1 active client or $9.99/mo ($95.99/yr) for up to 10, then $6 per extra block of 10, with payments and form-check video included and a $0 platform fee on Stripe payouts — and Unlimited is $49.99/mo with no client cap, however big your roster gets.
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