Best Coaching Software

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What is the best scheduling tool for 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. Reliable calendar sync
  • 2. Timezone handling that does not fail
  • 3. Cheap, because it is one job

The pick

Someone else’s product

Calendly

scheduling tool · $12–20/mo (scheduling only)

The category default for good reason. It does one job with almost no failure modes, and the free tier is real.

Calendly — parts included2 of 11
  • 1SchedulingIncluded
  • 2Video sessionsBuy separately
  • 3PaymentsPartial
  • 4ContractsBuy separately
  • 5ProgrammesBuy separately
  • 6Habits and check-insBuy separately
  • 7CoursesBuy separately
  • 8CommunityBuy separately
  • 9WebsiteBuy separately
  • 10Email marketingBuy separately
  • 11Client appBuy separately

Where this pick falls down

It schedules. Every other part of a coaching business is still yours to solve.

When to buy something else instead

The alternative

Acuity Scheduling

scheduling tool · $20–61/mo (scheduling only)

You need packages, intake forms and payment attached to bookings.

Acuity Scheduling — parts included2 of 11
  • 1SchedulingIncluded
  • 2Video sessionsBuy separately
  • 3PaymentsPartial
  • 4ContractsBuy separately
  • 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.

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