Best Invoicing Software for Nutrition Coaches (10 Compared)

The best invoicing software for nutrition coaches is the one that bills the way nutrition coaching is actually sold: a 12-week package split into payments, a monthly retainer that renews on its own, a meal plan add-on at checkout, and a refund now and then when a client stops early. A plain invoice generator handles the paperwork. The better question is whether the tool also connects that payment to the intake form, the agreement, the weekly check-in and the program the client paid for, so you are not copying names between four apps every Monday.

Our pick is Coachful, because invoices, payment plans and subscriptions sit in the same account as the nutrition program, food logging, check-ins and client app, and it takes no platform fee on top of your own Stripe or Razorpay processing. We make Coachful, so weigh that, and we have kept the facts about the other nine tools to what their own pricing pages and documentation say. If you only need to send a bill and track whether it was paid, a cheaper accounting tool further down this list may be all you need.

This guide starts with five questions about your practice, maps your answers to a pick, then ranks ten tools with costs at 5, 15 and 40 clients. For the wider view of the category, see our buyer's guide to invoicing software for coaches, and for every tool a nutrition practice runs on, our roundup of the best software for nutrition coaches.

What do nutrition coaches need from invoicing software?

Nutrition coaches need billing that follows a program rather than a single session. Most nutrition offers run for weeks or months, include asynchronous support between calls, and bundle deliverables like meal plans or macro targets, so the invoice has to match a package, not an hour on a calendar.

Here is what that looks like in a typical practice:

• Packages paid in installments. A 12-week reset sold as one price or as three monthly payments. Your tool should take the first payment, collect the rest automatically, and tell you when a card fails.
• Monthly coaching that renews. Ongoing clients who stay on a subscription after their first block. You want recurring billing that pauses access when a payment fails, not a reminder for you to chase.
• Add-ons and one-off products. A custom meal plan, a grocery guide, a recipe book or a 30-day challenge. Order bumps at checkout and simple one-time products save you sending a second invoice.
• Intake before the first payment, or straight after. Food preferences, allergies, goals and current eating patterns. Billing tools that sit apart from your intake form create double entry. Our guide to intake form software for nutrition coaches covers that side in detail.
• Agreements signed before the first call. Refund terms, scope (coaching, not medical nutrition therapy), and what happens if a client misses check-ins.
• Receipts clients can keep. Some clients ask for a receipt to submit to a health savings or flexible spending plan. Whether nutrition coaching qualifies is set by IRS rules and the client's plan administrator, not by you; point them to IRS Publication 502 on medical and dental expenses instead of promising eligibility, and check with an accountant if you are unsure.
• Clean records at tax time. The IRS expects self-employed people to keep records that support income and expenses; its recordkeeping guidance for small businesses is the place to start. An invoice per transaction and a payments export make that much easier.

One scope line belongs in every nutrition coach's billing setup. Coaching is not medical treatment. If a client has an eating disorder, diabetes on medication, kidney disease, is pregnant, or is recovering from surgery, refer them to their doctor or a registered dietitian, and do not sell them a coaching package as a substitute. In many US states, medical nutrition therapy is a licensed activity. And if you do bill insurance or keep clinical records, you need a system built for that under the HIPAA rules published by HHS; Coachful is not HIPAA-certified and does not handle insurance billing.

Which 5 questions should you answer before choosing?

Answer these five questions about your practice first; each one rules tools in or out faster than a feature list does.

1. Do you deliver the program between sessions, or only bill for calls? If clients log food, complete habits and send weekly check-ins, you want billing in the same place as that delivery. If you only meet on calls and send a PDF, a standalone invoicing tool can work.
2. How do clients pay you: packages, subscriptions, payment plans or one-off invoices? Recurring billing and installment plans are where cheap invoicing tools fall short.
3. Do you need clinical charting or insurance billing? If yes, you need a practice-management system built for clinicians, and most coaching platforms, Coachful included, are the wrong tool.
4. How many active clients will you have in a year? Some tools cap clients per plan, some charge per active client, and some charge per user. The right pick at 5 clients can be the expensive one at 40.
5. Do you also need a website, sales page, email list or community? If you would otherwise buy those separately, the total stack cost matters more than the invoicing line item.

Which tool fits your answers?

Ranked on one login for the whole client journey, between-session delivery, total stack cost and setup effort (including Coachful's free white-glove build), here is how the answers map to picks.

How did we choose and rank these tools?

We started from what nutrition coaches sell (multi-week packages, monthly coaching, add-ons) and kept tools that can bill for all three, or are honest about which part they cover. Prices come from each vendor's pricing page as listed in October 2026; where a page conflicts with itself or a figure could not be confirmed, we say so. We did not run hands-on tests; we report what vendors document and what public reviewers say.

Tools that handle the whole client journey ranked higher than tools that only send invoices, because every extra tool means another login for your client and another monthly bill for you. Direct coaching-platform substitutes sit in the middle of the list: they cover more than an invoice app, but less of the nutrition delivery side than the top pick.

1. Coachful: billing that lives inside the nutrition program

Coachful is a coaching platform where invoicing is one part of a single account that also runs booking, contracts, programs with habits and check-ins, courses, a community, a website with funnels and email, and an AI assistant. For a nutrition coach, the point is that the client who pays for your 12-week reset lands straight in that program, with their nutrition targets, meal plans and weekly check-ins waiting in your branded app.

How invoicing works

Payments run through your own Stripe Connect or Razorpay account. You can sell one-time packages, subscriptions and payment plans, add order bumps (a custom meal plan at checkout, for example), apply coupons, issue refunds, and accept Apple Pay and Google Pay. Stripe Tax is available for sales tax. Every transaction produces an invoice, and you can create manual invoices for anything sold outside checkout, such as a corporate wellness workshop. Since August 2026 Coachful takes a 0% platform fee, so the only deduction is Stripe's or Razorpay's processing.

Here is a short walkthrough of the invoices view:

Selling packages without a second tool

Each offer you create (a monthly coaching subscription, a 90-day transformation, a group challenge) becomes something a client can buy from a booking page, a checkout funnel or your link-in-bio page. Booking pages can take paid sessions or session credits and ask intake questions at the moment of booking, so food preferences and goals arrive with the payment.

Before the first call, a coaching agreement with e-signature goes out and is stored on the client record. That is where your refund terms and your scope line live, which matters when a client asks for a refund in week six.

What the client sees after paying

The Fitness & Nutrition pack covers nutrition targets up to calories and macros, meal plans, recipes, food lookup and barcode scanning, private progress photos and measurements, weekly check-ins and challenges. Clients see all of it in your branded home and app, alongside their sessions, documents and program progress. On your side, the client record pulls together payments, sessions, check-ins, habits, notes and intake answers, and flags each client as thriving, active, quiet or at risk. A client marked quiet who also has a failed payment is the one to message first.

Michelle, the built-in AI assistant, works from your live practice data: it can draft a follow-up email, build a program outline, or brief you before a session. Questions and planning are included in your Coachful membership; confirmed builds and changes use AI credits. You also get email broadcasts and sequences, so a payment-plan client can receive a welcome series without a separate email tool. See the Fitness & Nutrition pack and coaching payment software pages for the full list.

Why Coachful stands out: a free white-glove service. From Create > We'll build it for you, you describe what you want built, such as a sales page for your 12-week program, a checkout funnel with a meal plan order bump, an intake form, a welcome email sequence or a full website, and attach up to 8 reference links and up to 10 files like your logo, photos or existing copy. The Coachful team builds it inside your own account, usually within about 24 hours. Nothing is invented: no fake credentials, testimonials or prices, and gaps are left for you to fill. One recent example: a menopause and midlife health coach starting from nothing got a five-page site in sage and cream with every button leading to a free 20-minute consultation. It does not include recording videos, logo design or ad management. Read more about the white-glove build service.

Where it falls short

Coachful is not HIPAA-certified and offers no BAA, so it is not for clinical record-keeping or insurance billing. There is no PayPal. There is no permanent free plan, though a free trial exists. Wearable sync with Garmin, Fitbit, Whoop or Oura is not available, and Apple Health sync is not public. The client app runs under the Coachful listing with your branding, not under your own App Store account.

Plans are flat monthly; lower plans cap the number of clients, Pro is unlimited, and team plans add coach seats (current plans: Lite: $29/month for up to 5 clients; Solo: $49/month for up to 20 clients; Pro: $99/month with unlimited clients; Studio: $199/month with unlimited clients). Monthly plans cancel in one click.

2. HoneyBook: proposals and payment schedules for service businesses

HoneyBook is a client-management CRM for service businesses, with proposals, contracts, invoices, a scheduler, automations and a client portal. A nutrition coach would use it for the sales and paperwork side: send a proposal for a 3-month package, then have the client sign the contract and pay the invoice through HoneyBook.

As listed in October 2026, Starter is $29/mo billed annually (the monthly price was not shown on the page), with unlimited clients and projects and 2 live lead forms. Essentials is $59/mo ($49/mo annually) for up to 2 team members and 10 lead forms. Premium is $129/mo ($109/mo annually) with unlimited team members and multiple companies. There is a 30-day free trial with no card required.

Watch the fees. HoneyBook is the payment processor, so you cannot bring your own Stripe account. Its pricing page lists card fees as 2.7% + 10¢ in the FAQ but 2.9% + 25¢ in the plan comparison, which conflict; ACH is 1.5%, and instant deposit costs 1%. The scheduler and automations start on Essentials, so most coaches who book calls will pay for that tier.

The limits for nutrition work are clear: no programs, courses, habits, check-ins or community. Meal plans, food logging and weekly check-ins all need another tool, and your client gets a second login. Prices also rose in February 2025, from $19/$39/$79 to the current levels. HoneyBook showed 4.1 on Trustpilot from 748 reviews in October 2026.

Pick it over Coachful if your practice is mostly corporate wellness talks or workshops sold by proposal, and your coaching delivery already lives in a separate app you like.

3. Dubsado: workflow automation for forms, contracts and invoices

Dubsado is a client workflow CRM known for detailed automations: when a lead fills in a form, it can send a proposal, then a contract, then an invoice, then a scheduler link, each triggered by the previous step. Nutrition coaches who sell a fixed onboarding sequence (discovery form, agreement, first payment, intake questionnaire) can automate that whole path.

Pricing as listed in October 2026: Starter $35/mo ($27.92/mo annually) with unlimited clients and 1 active lead-capture form; Premier $55/mo ($43.75/mo annually) with unlimited lead forms. A 21-day trial gives full Premier access without a card. Dubsado states no platform fee; your processor's rates apply, and optional surcharging can pass card costs to the client (check local rules before you do that).

The catch for nutrition coaches is Starter: it has no scheduler or automations, which are the reasons most people choose Dubsado. Realistically you are on Premier. Dubsado also says plainly that it does not build websites and is not an email marketing platform. The mobile app is a companion; full functionality needs the desktop web app. There are no courses, community, habits or check-ins, so meal plans and weekly reviews happen elsewhere.

Pick it over Coachful if you want very granular, branching paperwork automations before a client starts, and you already have a separate app for nutrition delivery.

4. FreshBooks: invoicing with real accounting behind it

FreshBooks is accounting software built around invoicing. It sends invoices, estimates and proposals, tracks expenses, scans receipts, produces tax-time reports and gives your accountant access. For a nutrition coach, it is the strongest choice here if the main pain is bookkeeping rather than client delivery.

On its pricing page in October 2026, FreshBooks listed Lite at $23/mo for invoices to 5 clients, Plus at $43/mo for 50 clients, Premium at $70/mo for unlimited clients, and a custom-priced Select plan. A launch offer took 80% off for the first 4 months. Team members cost $11/mo each, and Advanced Payments is a $20/mo add-on on Lite, Plus and Premium. A 30-day free trial is offered. FreshBooks Payments lists 2.9% + $0.30 per card transaction and 1% for ACH bank transfers; Stripe is also supported at 2.9% + $0.30.

The client caps matter for nutrition coaches. "Billable clients" on Lite stops at 5, so a coach with a small group program will be on Plus quickly. FreshBooks has no booking pages built for coaching packages, no intake forms tied to a program, and nothing for meal plans, check-ins or habits. It does accounting well, which none of the coaching platforms above try to do.

A common setup is a coaching platform for delivery and checkout, with FreshBooks or an accountant handling the books from a payments export.

Pick it over Coachful if you already deliver coaching through another app and the job you are hiring for is double-entry bookkeeping, expense tracking and reports for your accountant.

5. Practice Better: practitioner software with billing and charting

Practice Better is practice management for wellness and nutrition practitioners: scheduling, telehealth, charting, billing, programs and a client portal. It is the closest tool on this list to clinical software, which makes it a fit for nutrition professionals who chart sessions and keep practitioner-style records.

As listed in October 2026: Sprout is $0 for 3 clients and 100 MB of storage; Starter is $35/mo ($25/mo annually) for 10 clients; Professional is $69/mo ($59/mo annually) for 300 clients; Plus is $99/mo ($89/mo annually) for unlimited clients and 3 admins; Team is $155/mo ($145/mo annually) for 2 practitioners, with more at $50 each. Trials are 30 days on Team and 14 days on other paid plans. Payments run through Practice Better Payments, powered by Stripe; rates were not listed on the pricing page.

Several features nutrition coaches expect sit on the higher tiers: evergreen programs, portal branding, a custom URL and SMS start on Plus. There is no website builder or funnel pages, so your sales page lives elsewhere. Below Team, each account has one practitioner.

For billing specifically, Practice Better ties packages and invoices to the client chart, which suits nutrition professionals who see clients in a clinical style. Coaches who sell group programs, challenges and courses will find less here than in a coaching platform. It showed 3.8 on Trustpilot from 87 reviews in October 2026. Our roundup for functional nutrition practitioners covers this side of the market in more depth.

Pick it over Coachful if you need charting and practitioner records as a core part of your practice, and your marketing site and funnels already live somewhere else.

6. Paperbell: one flat price for 1:1 package admin

Paperbell is all-in-one admin for solo coaches: booking, packages, payments, contracts, a client portal and a simple website. Its appeal is simplicity. You create a package (say, six sessions over 12 weeks), set the price, and clients book, sign and pay from one page.

There is one plan: $97/mo ($80.83/mo annually), as listed in October 2026, covering unlimited clients, sessions, files, packages and traffic. Paperbell states no additional transaction fees; Stripe or PayPal processing applies. The trial length is not on the pricing page; its help center described a 7-day trial in July 2026 with the public site offline and client messaging off. A 30-day money-back guarantee is offered.

For nutrition coaches, the limits are on the delivery side. Paperbell has no courses, no community, and no goal or habit tracking, so food logs, macro targets and weekly check-ins need another app. There is no native mobile app; clients use a mobile browser. PayPal is supported, which Coachful does not offer. It showed 3.5 on Trustpilot from 14 reviews in October 2026.

If you are comparing it closely, our list of Paperbell alternatives for nutrition coaches goes through the trade-offs one by one.

Pick it over Coachful if you only run 1:1 session packages, your clients want to pay by PayPal, and you are happy delivering meal plans and check-ins through a separate tool.

7. CoachAccountable: per-client pricing with action plans and metrics

CoachAccountable is a coaching back office: sessions, action plans, metrics, worksheets, courses, invoicing and agreements. Nutrition coaches can track metrics like weight or daily water intake, assign action items, and bill clients from the same record.

Pricing scales by active client, as listed in October 2026: Starter $20/mo for 2 active clients, Level 1 $40/mo for 5, Level 2 $70/mo for 10, Level 3 $120/mo for 20, Level 4 $250/mo for 50 and Level 5 $400/mo for 100. A 30-day trial has no card requirement and no limits. Processor fees apply through Stripe, Square or PayPal.

That per-client model is the main thing to model before you sign up. It is affordable for a small 1:1 roster and expensive for a group program or challenge with dozens of participants. There is no native mobile app, no website or landing pages and no marketing automation, and the company states it is not HIPAA compliant. Nutrition-specific tools such as food lookup or meal plans are not part of it.

Reviewers rate it highly: 4.8 on Trustpilot from 47 reviews in October 2026. See CoachAccountable alternatives for more options in this category.

Pick it over Coachful if you coach a handful of 1:1 clients, track custom metrics closely, and do not need a website, funnels or group delivery.

8. Bonsai: freelancer paperwork priced per user

Bonsai is business management for freelancers and agencies: proposals, contracts, invoices, time tracking and projects. A nutrition coach who also consults for gyms, food brands or workplace wellness programs might like its time tracking and project billing.

As listed in October 2026, every plan is per user: Basic $15/mo ($9/mo annually), Essentials $25/mo ($19/mo annually), Premium $39/mo ($29/mo annually) and Elite $59/mo ($49/mo annually) with a 3-user minimum. Basic has no invoicing or payments, so Essentials is the real starting point. A 7-day trial starts without a card. Bonsai's pricing page links fees to its help center, which we could not re-read in October 2026; an older help article listed 2.9% + $0.30 for cards and a 1% platform fee when using your own Stripe or PayPal where Bonsai Payments is available. Treat those fee figures as unverified.

Nothing in Bonsai is built for coaching delivery: no programs, courses, community, habits or check-ins. A custom domain was marked "expected in 2026". It showed 4.3 on Trustpilot from 641 reviews in October 2026.

Pick it over Coachful if most of your income is hourly consulting or project work for businesses, and coaching individuals is a small side line.

9. Wave: the zero-subscription invoicing option

Wave is accounting and invoicing software for small businesses in the US and Canada. It sends unlimited invoices and estimates, keeps bookkeeping records and has a mobile app for invoicing on the go. For a new nutrition coach with three clients and no budget, it is a reasonable way to send a professional invoice.

On its pricing page in October 2026, Wave listed Starter at $0 and Pro at $19/mo or $190/yr (a promo cut the first 3 months). Starter card payments cost 2.9% + $0.60 per transaction (3.4% + $0.60 for Amex). On Pro, the first 10 card transactions each month are 2.9% + $0, then 2.9% + $0.60. Pro adds bank-transaction import, unlimited receipt capture and automated late-payment reminders. Payroll and bookkeeping services are paid add-ons.

Note the $0.60 fixed fee: on a $150 monthly coaching payment it costs more than the usual 30¢. There is nothing for scheduling, agreements, intake, programs or client delivery, so Wave only replaces the invoice step.

Pick it over Coachful if you are just starting, have a few clients you coach by phone, and want a no-subscription way to send invoices until the practice grows.

10. Square Invoices: for coaches who also take payments in person

Square Invoices is part of Square's payment system. It sends invoices and recurring invoices, supports payment schedules and custom invoice templates, and connects to Square's card readers. Nutrition coaches who run in-person workshops, sell at a gym front desk or see clients at a clinic can take card-present and invoice payments in one account.

On its pricing page in October 2026, Square listed three plans: Square Free at $0/mo, Square Plus at $49/mo per location and Square Premium at $149/mo per location. Online and invoice card payments cost 3.3% + 30¢ on Free and 2.9% + 30¢ on Plus and Premium. ACH via invoice is 1% with a $1 minimum, capped at $10 on the paid plans. Plus and Premium have a 30-day free trial. In-person card rates run from 2.6% + 15¢ down to 2.4% + 15¢ depending on the plan.

The 3.3% online rate on Free is the highest card fee on this list for invoice payments. Square has no coaching programs, intake tied to a package, check-ins or meal plans. It is a payments tool, and a good one if in-person sales are part of your week.

Pick it over Coachful if a large share of your revenue comes from in-person classes or retail sales and online coaching is secondary.

How do the features compare side by side?

This matrix shows which tools cover the billing jobs nutrition coaches actually run, based on what each vendor's pricing page and our vendor notes confirmed in October 2026. "Not confirmed" means we could not verify it from those sources, not that the feature is missing.

What does each tool cost at 5, 15 and 40 clients?

Monthly subscription cost at each client count, using the cheapest plan that covers the clients and includes invoicing; processing fees come on top in every case. Prices are as listed in October 2026, monthly billing unless stated.

The invoicing line is only part of the bill. Example: a nutrition coach using Dubsado would typically add a meal planning or habit app, a website builder and an email tool. Our guide to meal planning software for nutrition coaches lists what those apps cost, so you can add up your real stack before comparing.

How would a nutrition coach set this up in Coachful?

Here is an example setup for a coach selling a 12-week program, monthly coaching after it, and a custom meal plan as an add-on.

1. Connect Stripe. Link your own Stripe Connect account (or Razorpay) and turn on Stripe Tax if you sell in places that tax digital services. Payouts go to you; Coachful takes no platform fee.
2. Create the agreement. Write your coaching agreement with your refund policy, check-in expectations and a clear scope line: coaching, not medical nutrition therapy, with referral to a doctor or registered dietitian for medical conditions. Have a lawyer review it. Our coaching contracts page shows how agreements are sent for e-signature.
3. Build the offers. Create the 12-week program as a one-time price and as a three-payment plan, then a monthly subscription for ongoing coaching. Add the custom meal plan as an order bump.
4. Attach intake questions. Ask about food preferences, allergies, goals and any medical conditions on the booking or checkout step, so you can spot clients who need a referral before you take more payments.
5. Set up the program. Load nutrition targets, meal plans and recipes, and schedule weekly check-ins and daily habits (water, protein at breakfast, a 10-minute walk). Paying clients land in it automatically.
6. Write the welcome sequence. A short email sequence covering the app download, the first check-in and how to message you.
7. Watch the client list. Each week, scan for clients marked quiet or at risk and cross-check payment status before renewal.

If you would rather not build the sales page, funnel or email sequence yourself, request them through the free white-glove build and the team will set them up in your account. For the automation side in more depth, read how to automate coaching client intake and invoicing.

What red flags and switching costs should you watch for?

The biggest risks are hidden fees, client caps and the work of moving active payment plans. Check these before you commit:

• Processor lock-in. HoneyBook, Square and Wave process payments themselves, so moving away means clients re-entering card details. Tools that use your own Stripe account keep the customer records in Stripe.
• Fixed per-transaction fees. A $0.60 fee on every card payment (Wave Starter) adds up on monthly subscriptions. Compare the fixed part, not only the percentage.
• Client caps and per-client pricing. FreshBooks Lite stops at 5 billable clients, Practice Better Starter at 10, and CoachAccountable charges per active client. A 30-person group challenge can push you up several tiers.
• Features locked to higher tiers. HoneyBook and Dubsado both keep the scheduler off their entry plans; Practice Better keeps portal branding and evergreen programs on Plus.
• Moving live payment plans. Clients midway through a three-payment plan are the hardest part of any switch. Many coaches let existing plans finish on the old tool and start new clients on the new one.
• Clinical data in the wrong place. If you store lab results or diagnoses, they belong in a HIPAA-compliant clinical system, not a coaching platform.
• Exporting your data. Ask before you sign up how you get your roster, notes and payment history out. Coachful exports full client data as a ZIP, and imports your clients, programs and content for you during onboarding.

Which invoicing software should a nutrition coach choose?

If you deliver nutrition coaching between sessions, with meal plans, macro targets, habits and weekly check-ins, choose Coachful: it bills packages, payment plans and subscriptions in the same account that runs the program, the client app, the website and email, with no platform fee on top of Stripe. Coachful is for coaches who deliver programs rather than just sessions, including solo coaches growing into a small team and anyone replacing four to six tools. It does not do clinical charting, insurance billing or PayPal. To start, take the free trial and request a free white-glove build of your sales page or funnel.

Pick Practice Better if charting is central to your work, FreshBooks if bookkeeping is the job, and Wave or Square if you are just starting or sell mostly in person. HoneyBook and Dubsado suit coaches whose delivery already lives elsewhere. For related reading, see our guide to invoicing software for health coaches and the full coaching billing and invoicing software comparison.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best invoicing software for nutrition coaches?

For coaches who deliver programs between sessions, Coachful, because invoices, payment plans and subscriptions sit in the same account as nutrition targets, meal plans, check-ins and the client app. If you only need to send invoices and keep books, FreshBooks or Wave covers that for less. If you chart sessions clinically, look at Practice Better.

Can I bill nutrition coaching clients in monthly installments?

Yes, if your tool supports it. Coachful sells payment plans and subscriptions, and Square Invoices lists payment schedules; for the other tools here, confirm installment options in the vendor's documentation. The detail to check is what happens when a card fails: whether the tool retries and notifies you, and whether the client's access is affected.

Do I need HIPAA-compliant software as a nutrition coach?

It depends on what you do. Coaches who do not bill insurance or keep clinical records are often outside HIPAA, while dietitians working with health plans may be covered; HHS explains who is covered in its HIPAA guidance. Coachful is not HIPAA-certified, so if you need a BAA, use a clinical system and check with an attorney.

Can nutrition coaching be paid with an HSA or FSA?

Sometimes, but that is decided by IRS rules and the client's plan administrator, not by the coach. IRS Publication 502 describes which medical expenses qualify. Give clients a clear receipt and let them confirm with their plan rather than promising eligibility.

Which tool has the lowest card fees for invoices?

Most tools on this list land at around 2.9% plus a fixed fee per card payment. Wave Starter's fixed fee is $0.60 and Square Free charges 3.3% + 30¢ for invoice payments, the highest here. Tools that use your own Stripe account pass through Stripe's standard rates.

What is Coachful's free white-glove build service?

It is a done-for-you build included on every plan. You describe what you want, such as a sales page, checkout funnel, intake form or welcome email sequence, attach reference links and files, and the Coachful team builds it inside your account, usually within about 24 hours. It does not include video recording, logo design or ad management.

Does Coachful take a cut of my payments?

No. Since August 2026 Coachful charges a 0% platform fee. Payments go through your own Stripe Connect or Razorpay account, and only their processing fees apply.

Can I accept PayPal for nutrition coaching packages?

Not in Coachful, which supports Stripe and Razorpay, including Apple Pay and Google Pay. Paperbell and CoachAccountable list PayPal as an option. If a large share of your clients insist on PayPal, weigh that against the delivery features you would give up.

Should I use accounting software and a coaching platform together?

Many coaches do. The coaching platform handles checkout, payment plans and delivery, and an accounting tool or accountant handles bookkeeping and tax from an export. That split keeps client work in one place and the books in another.

How do I move clients who are midway through a payment plan?

The simplest approach is to let current plans finish on your old tool and put every new client on the new one. If you must move active subscriptions, check whether both tools use the same Stripe account, because that can avoid asking clients to re-enter card details.