What is the best software for business coaches?

What we judged it on

These criteria are about your situation, not about product quality. If you disagree with them, the recommendation below does not apply to you, and you should stop reading here rather than trusting it.

1. Professional contracts and invoicing
2. Longer engagements with structured milestones
3. Something a paying company will not find embarrassing

The pick

Our own product

Coachful

coaching platform · from $29/mo

Programmes, contracts and payments in one place, with a client-facing surface that holds up in front of a corporate buyer.

This is our product. Weigh the recommendation accordingly, and check the alternative below before deciding.

Coachful — parts included11 of 11

1SchedulingIncluded
2Video sessionsIncluded
3PaymentsIncluded
4ContractsIncluded
5ProgrammesIncluded
6Habits and check-insIncluded
7CoursesIncluded
8CommunityIncluded
9WebsiteIncluded
10Email marketingIncluded
11Client appIncluded

Where this pick falls down

For enterprise procurement with security review, expect to answer questions no coaching tool answers out of the box.

When to buy something else instead

The alternative

Dubsado

client management & CRM tool · $20–40/mo

Your work is closer to consulting than coaching, and proposals and workflows matter more than programmes.

Dubsado — parts included3 of 11

1SchedulingPartial
2Video sessionsBuy separately
3PaymentsIncluded
4ContractsIncluded
5ProgrammesBuy separately
6Habits and check-insBuy separately
7CoursesBuy separately
8CommunityBuy separately
9WebsiteBuy separately
10Email marketingBuy separately
11Client appBuy separately

Compare the two diagrams above. The difference between them is the set of parts you would be buying separately, which is usually a bigger cost than the difference in monthly price.

What is the best software for business coaches?

What we judged it on

The pick

Where this pick falls down

When to buy something else instead

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