Best Platform for Life Coaches in 2026 (5 Compared)
The best platform for life coaches is the one that lets a client buy your program, sign your agreement, book the first call, work through the weekly material, check in on their habits and talk to the rest of the group without ever leaving one app. Most life coaches sell a mix of one-to-one packages, a signature program, a group cohort and maybe a course or membership, so the deciding question is simple: how much of selling and delivering that mix runs in one place, and what does the whole stack cost each month?
Our pick is Coachful. It puts checkout, contracts, booking, multi-week programs with daily habits and check-ins, courses, a community and a website behind one login for you and one branded app for your clients. We make Coachful, so weigh that, and read the "pick it over Coachful if" line at the end of every entry. Kajabi, Mighty Networks, Podia and Stan Store are all strong at something specific, and for some life coaches one of them is the better call.
This guide is about selling and delivering coaching online: programs, groups, courses, community and checkout. If you mainly want admin tools such as notes, scheduling and invoicing, our guide to the best software for life coaches covers that side.
What do life coaches actually sell online?
Life coaches sell transformation over time, so the offers that work online are usually packages and programs rather than single hours. A typical practice ends up with four or five offer types, and each one asks something different of a platform.
Here is how a life coaching menu often looks once it has grown past one-off sessions. The prices below are illustrative examples to show the shape of an offer ladder, not market rates.
- A free discovery call. Twenty or thirty minutes, booked from your website or Instagram bio, often with a short intake question such as "What would you like to be different six months from now?"
- A one-to-one package. For example, six sessions over three months for $1,200, sold as a single payment or a three-part payment plan, with an agreement signed before the first call.
- A signature program. For example, a 12-week "Clarity to Action" program built around a wheel-of-life assessment, weekly values and goals work, and a daily habit or two, with a fortnightly call.
- A group cohort. The same program delivered to eight to twelve people at once, with a weekly group call, a shared chat and a start date.
- A self-paced course or low-ticket product. For example, a $97 "Reset Your Year" mini-course or a goal-setting workbook that brings in new clients.
- A membership or alumni community. For example, $39 a month for past clients who want monthly group calls and a place to stay accountable.
Notice what this mix needs. The discovery call and package need booking, payments and a contract. The program and cohort need weekly content, tasks, habits and some way to see who is slipping. The course needs lessons and drip. The membership needs a community and recurring billing. A course platform covers two of those rows well. A community platform covers two others. A coaching platform has to cover all of them, which is why we ranked on that.
Before you choose, it also helps to be clear about scope. Life coaching is goal-focused work with mentally healthy clients; it is not therapy or treatment. The Wikipedia overview of life coaching sums up how the field is usually distinguished from counselling, and the International Coaching Federation publishes the profession's ethics and competency standards. If a client describes symptoms of depression, trauma, an eating disorder or thoughts of self-harm, refer them to a licensed mental health professional. Whichever platform you pick, it should hold coaching records, not clinical ones.
Which platform is best for which life coaching situation?
Coachful is the best overall pick because it covers the whole offer ladder above in one place; the other four each win one specific situation. We ranked on four things, in this order: one login for the whole client journey, delivery between sessions, total stack cost, and setup effort (including Coachful's free white-glove build).
| Platform | Best for | Starting price (monthly) | Free trial |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coachful | Best overall: one-to-one packages, signature programs, cohorts, courses and community in one branded app | Lite: $29/month for up to 5 clients | Yes, a free trial |
| Kajabi | Life coaches whose business is mostly a course library and email list | $179 Basic ($143 billed annually) | 14 days |
| Mighty Networks | A large paid community or membership with livestreamed events | $95 Launch ($79 billed annually) | 14 days, no card |
| Podia | A simple storefront for a first course, workbook and a few paid sessions | $49 Mover ($42 billed annually) | 14 days, no card |
| Stan Store | Selling calls and digital products straight from a social media bio | $29 Creator ($25 billed annually) | 14 days |
Vendor prices are as listed in October 2026. Each vendor also charges payment processing, and some add a platform fee on sales; the comparison matrix further down shows those.
How did we choose and rank these platforms?
We started from what life coaches sell (the offer ladder above) and scored each platform on how much of selling and delivering that ladder it handles without a second tool. We did not test these platforms hands-on; the ranking draws on what each vendor documents on its own pricing and product pages and what public reviewers report.
- One login for the whole client journey. Can a client go from checkout to signed agreement to first booked call to week one of the program in one place? Every extra tool is another login for the client and another export for you.
- Delivery between sessions. Life coaching results come from what clients do between calls. We looked for weekly goals, daily tasks, habits, check-ins and a way for the coach to spot a quiet client early.
- The client's learning experience. Courses, a community and group calls should feel like one home, ideally on the client's phone.
- Total cost of the stack. Not just the headline plan, but the scheduler, contract tool, email tool and transaction fees you would need to add.
- Setup effort. How long it takes a solo coach to go from nothing to a working sales page, checkout and program.
We left out pure practice-management tools and the generic scheduling apps; this list is about platforms where clients buy and then actually do the work. For the narrower angles, see our guides to course platforms for life coaches, community platforms for life coaches and group coaching platforms for life coaches.
1. Coachful: why is it the best overall platform for life coaches?
Coachful wins when you sell more than one kind of offer and want clients to buy, sign, book, learn and stay accountable in the same app. It is a coaching platform built for coaches who deliver programs, not just sessions: one subscription covers booking, payments, contracts, program delivery with habits and check-ins, courses, a community, a website with funnels and email, and an AI assistant. You get one login; your clients get one app carrying your branding.
From checkout to first call without a second tool
Selling runs through offers and funnels. You build an offer (one-to-one package, program, bundle or membership), and Coachful handles checkout through your own Stripe Connect or Razorpay account: one-time payments, subscriptions, payment plans, order bumps, coupons, refunds, Apple Pay and Google Pay, with Stripe Tax and an invoice per transaction. Since August 2026 Coachful takes a 0% platform fee, so you pay only Stripe or Razorpay processing.
The coaching agreement goes out with e-signature before the first call and is stored on the client record (more on that in our coaching contracts page). Booking pages handle availability rules, buffers, minimum notice and time-zone detection, with two-way Google, Apple/iCloud and Outlook calendar sync and either built-in video or auto-created Zoom, Meet or Teams links. You can add intake questions to the discovery call, sell paid sessions or session credits, and send email reminders, plus SMS 24 hours before and WhatsApp one hour before once messaging is enabled.
To get people to the checkout, there is a section-based website builder with 30 designed homepage templates, a blog, custom domain and SEO settings, plus booking, application, lead-magnet and checkout funnels with pixel and UTM tracking. A link-in-bio page sells directly, and Instagram automations can send your booking link, lead magnet or checkout in a DM when someone comments a keyword, landing that person in the same lead and client records. Email lists, broadcasts and multi-step sequences with branching and A/B splits are part of the same account.
What clients do between sessions
This is where Coachful differs most from course and community tools. A program can run for any number of weeks with weekly goals, daily tasks, habits, morning and evening check-ins, goals with progress bars and streaks. For a 12-week life coaching program, that means week three can ask a client to complete a values exercise, hold one daily habit (say, ten minutes of journaling) and answer an evening check-in about energy and mood, and you see the results without chasing anyone by email.
Each client record pulls together goals, check-ins, habits, notes, intake answers, tags, payments and sessions, and labels the client as thriving, active, quiet or at risk. For group programs, the program dashboard shows task completion, average streaks, content completion and who needs attention this week.
Courses (modules, lessons, drip, completion tracking), downloads, videos, books and AI tools are delivered into the client's branded home and app, alongside a community feed, group chat, direct messages and video events. When someone enrols in a program, a cohort group is created for them automatically, which is exactly what a group life coaching cohort needs. Group calls and webinars run in the same place.
Michelle, the built-in AI assistant, works from your live practice data: it can build a program draft, write emails and content, summarise recorded sessions and brief you before a call. It can also give you optional private feedback on your own coaching against ICF Core Competencies 3 to 8. Questions and planning are included in your membership; confirmed builds and changes use AI credits. If you are working toward an ICF credential, Coachful counts coaching hours and distinct clients against ACC, PCC and MCC thresholds and exports an ICF client coaching log with paid and pro bono hours.
The walkthrough below shows how programs are put together:
Why Coachful stands out: a free white-glove service. On every plan, you can go to Create, choose "We'll build it for you · FREE", describe what you want and attach up to 8 reference links and 10 files (logo, photos, brand guide, copy, documents). The Coachful team then builds it inside your own account, usually within about 24 hours: a website, a funnel, a sales page, a program, a course outline and written material, an email sequence, a lead quiz, a link-in-bio page and more. Nothing is invented, so you will not find fake credentials, testimonials or prices; gaps are left for you to fill. One leadership coach with a Squarespace renewal days away got one clean homepage with a repeated "talk with me" button; a real-estate and money coach got a year-long cohort program with an application form, an eight-page site and a free nine-day bootcamp funnel. It does not include recording videos, logo design, ad management or ongoing marketing. Read more about the free white-glove service.
Limits worth knowing
- It is not HIPAA-certified and offers no BAA, so it is not a place for clinical records. That rarely matters for life coaching, but it matters if you also practise as a therapist.
- No PayPal, and no permanent free plan.
- The client app ships under the Coachful listing with your branding, not under your own App Store account.
- It is not a course marketplace and has no third-party plugins. The affiliate program tracks links, clicks, conversions and revenue, but payouts are recorded manually.
Cost and how to start
Plans are flat and monthly; lower plans cap the number of clients, Pro is unlimited, team plans add coach seats, and monthly plans cancel in one click (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). Start with a free trial, then ask the team to build your first program or site through the white-glove service. Clients, programs and content can be imported for you during onboarding, and a full ZIP export of your client data is always available. See how it fits a life coaching practice on our page for life coaches.
Who it is not for: a coach whose entire business is a large self-paced course catalogue sold to thousands of students, or someone who must take PayPal.
2. Kajabi: is it right for a course-led life coaching business?
Kajabi wins when your life coaching business is really a knowledge-product business: a library of courses, a big email list and launches, with one-to-one coaching as a small premium tier. It is a course, community, website, funnel and email platform built for selling knowledge products, and it is one of the best-known names in that category.
Where Kajabi earns its place
Everything a launch needs sits in one account: course products, a community, a website, funnels and email marketing. A life coach running a quarterly "Design Your Next Chapter" course launch, with a sales page, a funnel and an email sequence, can build all of it inside Kajabi. Growth and Pro plans add AI credits and more admin users, which helps if you have a virtual assistant or a small team running launches.
The trade-offs for one-to-one and program work
Kajabi treats coaching as products and communities, not per-client plans. There is no habit tracking and no daily client check-ins, so the between-session layer of a signature program (daily habits, weekly reflections, spotting a quiet client) needs a workaround or a second tool. The Basic plan caps you at 5 products and 2,500 contacts and includes 0 AI credits. Payments are cheapest through Kajabi Payments (in the US, 2.9% + $0.30 on Basic, falling to 2.7% + $0.30 on Pro); if you use a different processor (PayPal excepted), Kajabi adds its own fee of 2% on Basic, 1% on Growth or 0.5% on Pro on top of the processor's charge.
Pricing as listed in October 2026
Basic is $179/month ($143 billed annually), Growth $249/month ($199 annually) and Pro $499/month ($399 annually). The standard trial is 14 days; a card is optional, but if you enter one Kajabi places an authorisation hold and charges on the day the trial ends. Some features, such as bulk contact import and test emails, stay locked until a paid plan is active. On Trustpilot Kajabi was rated 3.4 from 2,347 reviews when we checked on 25 October 2026.
Pick it over Coachful if your revenue comes mainly from selling courses to a large list, you run big launches, and you rarely need per-client programs, habits or check-ins.
3. Mighty Networks: when does a community-first life coaching platform make sense?
For a life coach whose main offer is a paid community or membership, with livestreamed events and hundreds of members, Mighty Networks is the strongest specialist here. It combines a community, courses and events, and members use Mighty-branded apps.
Where it shines
Think of a "Midlife Reset Circle" membership with monthly live workshops, discussion spaces by theme and a course or two for new members. Mighty's plans are built around exactly that: Launch includes 3 hosts, 10 moderators and 20 hours a month of livestreaming for up to 100 attendees; Scale raises that to 30 hours and 200 attendees; Growth to 40 hours and 1,000 attendees. If you plan to grow a community into the thousands, these limits are generous. We compare it with other options in our Mighty Networks alternatives for life coaches.
What a coach has to add
Mighty has no one-to-one scheduling, invoicing or contracts, and no per-client habits, check-ins or private coaching plans. A life coach who sells packages next to the membership will need a scheduler, a contract tool and probably an email tool alongside it. Your own branded apps are only available on the custom-priced Mighty Pro plan, and Mighty takes a platform fee on sales: 2% on Launch, 1% on Scale and 0.5% on Growth and Mighty Pro, plus Stripe processing.
Cost at a glance
As listed in October 2026: Launch is $95/month ($79 billed annually), Scale $215/month ($179 annually), Growth $354/month billed annually (no monthly price listed), and Mighty Pro is custom. The 14-day trial needs no credit card and includes Growth features. Trustpilot showed 3.3 from 219 reviews on 25 October 2026.
Pick it over Coachful if your business is a large membership community first and foremost, livestreamed events are the core product, and one-to-one coaching is rare or handled elsewhere.
4. Podia: is a simple storefront enough for a new life coach?
Podia suits the life coach launching a first digital product: one mini-course, a downloadable workbook, a webinar and a handful of paid sessions, sold from a tidy storefront without much setup. It sells courses, downloads, webinars, coaching sessions and community from one place.
What it does well for a first product
Podia is simple. A coach can publish a "Values Clarity Workbook" download, a short course and a coaching session product in an afternoon, and the community spaces give buyers somewhere to talk. The Mover plan includes 50 products, 500 videos and 25 community spaces; Shaker raises that to 150 products and 1,000 videos and adds an assistant; Earthquaker removes the product and video limits.
The gaps you will hit as you grow
Email subscriber allowances are small: 100 on Mover, 500 on Shaker and 1,000 on Earthquaker are included. There are no client habits, check-ins or per-client plans, so a signature program with daily work is hard to deliver properly. As of the September 2026 profile, Podia had no mobile app and no native video calls, so sessions run on another video tool. Mover also takes a 5% transaction fee on top of Stripe or PayPal processing (2.9% + 30¢ standard); Shaker and Earthquaker charge 0%.
Podia's listed prices
As listed in October 2026: Mover $49/month ($42 billed annually), Shaker $99/month ($84 annually), Earthquaker $179/month ($150 annually). The 14-day trial gives full access with no credit card or plan selection. On Trustpilot it held 4.1 from 153 reviews on 25 October 2026.
Pick it over Coachful if you mostly sell digital downloads and short courses, want PayPal at checkout, and are not yet running programs that need habits, check-ins or a client app.
5. Stan Store: can a link-in-bio store run a life coaching business?
Life coaches who find most of their clients on Instagram or other social media, and want a booking link and a digital product live in an hour, are the people Stan Store serves best. It is a link-in-bio storefront for selling digital products, courses, memberships and paid calls.
The appeal for social-first coaches
A coach can put a "Free 20-minute clarity call", a paid strategy call and a goal-setting template on one mobile page and share it in their bio. Stan takes 0% of each sale ("keep 100% of every sale"), so you pay only Stripe or PayPal processing. Products and customers are unlimited on both plans. If you want to know where life coaches tend to find clients in the first place, see our guide to platforms to get clients for life coaches.
Why it stops short of delivery
Stan Store is a storefront, not a coaching platform. There are no contracts, invoices or client records, so it is not a CRM, and there are no programs with client tasks, habits or check-ins. Email marketing, upsells, discount codes and affiliates are only on the Creator Pro plan, and no team seats are advertised. Once a client has paid for a three-month package, the delivery happens somewhere else.
Stan's two plans
As listed in October 2026: Creator is $29/month ($25 billed annually) and Creator Pro $99/month ($79 annually). Both come with a 14-day free trial, and the first month is charged when the trial ends. Trustpilot showed 4.7 from 2,205 reviews on 25 October 2026.
Pick it over Coachful if all you need right now is a mobile sales page for calls and downloads in your social bio, and you are happy to deliver coaching in other tools.
How do the five platforms compare on selling and delivery?
Only Coachful covers every row from checkout to between-session check-ins; the others are strongest at courses, community or a storefront. "Not listed" means the vendor data we used does not document the feature, not that it is impossible.
| Platform | 1:1 booking and client records | Programs with habits and check-ins | Courses | Community and group calls | Contracts | Website and funnels | Email marketing | Platform fee on sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coachful | Yes, with calendar sync and intake questions | Yes: weekly goals, daily tasks, habits, morning and evening check-ins, streaks | Yes, with drip and completion tracking | Yes: feed, group chat, auto cohort groups, group calls, webinars | Yes, e-signature before the first call | Yes: 30 templates, blog, funnels, link in bio | Yes: broadcasts and branching sequences | 0% |
| Kajabi | No per-client plans | No | Yes | Yes (1 community on Basic and Growth) | Not listed | Yes | Yes | No extra fee on Kajabi Payments; 0.5% to 2% with other processors |
| Mighty Networks | No | No | Yes | Yes, with livestreams | No | Not listed | Not listed | 0.5% to 2% |
| Podia | Sells sessions; no native video calls | No | Yes | Community spaces | Not listed | Storefront | Yes, small subscriber allowances | 5% on Mover; 0% above |
| Stan Store | Sells paid calls; no client records | No | Yes | Memberships | No | Link-in-bio store | Creator Pro only | 0% |
What does a life coaching offer look like built end to end?
The clearest way to judge a platform is to follow one client from first click to week twelve. Here is an illustrative signature program, a 12-week "Clarity to Action" cohort for eight people, set up from start to finish in Coachful.
- The offer and checkout. In the offer editor you write who the program is for and the result it promises, add what clients get (twelve weekly modules, six group calls, a private chat) and set the price as a single payment or a payment plan, with an optional order bump such as a one-to-one kickoff session. Checkout runs through your own Stripe account, with Apple Pay and Google Pay.
- The agreement and intake. The coaching agreement goes out for e-signature automatically and is stored on each client's record. A welcome flow asks intake questions: what they want to change, what has stopped them before, and their wheel-of-life scores (our free wheel of life tool is a good model for those questions).
- Onboarding. Enrolment creates the cohort group automatically, so all eight people land in a shared space on day one. A first-14-days journey can send a welcome message, remind them to book the kickoff call and nudge anyone who has not opened week one.
- The weekly program. Each week has a goal ("name your top three values"), a few daily tasks, one habit to hold, and morning and evening check-ins. Course lessons or worksheets drip in on schedule.
- Group calls and community. Fortnightly group calls run on built-in video or an auto-created Zoom link, and members post wins and questions in the community feed between calls.
- Staying on top of it. The program dashboard shows completion and streaks; any client marked quiet or at risk gets a personal message before they drift away. Michelle can brief you before each call.
The client experience matters as much as yours. Everything above appears in one branded app on the client's phone: the program, the habits, the community, the next call.
To build the same cohort on Kajabi you would add a scheduler and a way to track habits; on Mighty Networks a scheduler, contracts and email; on Podia or Stan Store a scheduler, contracts, a habit or check-in tool and a client app. For a deeper look at running cohorts, see our guide to group coaching platforms, and if a monthly alumni circle is part of your plan, our list of membership platforms for life coaches.
What do three typical life coaching stacks cost per month?
An all-in-one plan usually costs less than a course or community platform plus the tools you add to cover booking, contracts and delivery. The three stacks below use list prices from October 2026 and monthly billing; payment processing is extra everywhere.
Stack A: a new coach with about 5 one-to-one clients selling a package, a free discovery call and a downloadable workbook. A storefront route could be Stan Store Creator ($29) for the bio page and calls plus Podia Mover ($49) for the workbook and a mini-course: $78 a month before a contract tool or a way to deliver the program, and Podia Mover adds a 5% fee on its sales.
Stack B: about 15 clients, mixing one-to-one packages with a first 8-person cohort. Kajabi Basic ($179) covers the course, community and email, but caps you at 5 products and has no habits or check-ins, so you would still add a scheduler and a contract tool on top.
Stack C: about 40 clients across packages, two cohorts a year, a course and an alumni membership. A specialist route could pair Kajabi Growth ($249) for courses and email with Mighty Networks Launch ($95) for a livestream-heavy community: $344 a month, plus a 2% Mighty fee on community sales, plus a scheduler and contracts.
| Stack | About 5 clients | About 15 clients | About 40 clients |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coachful (booking, contracts, programs, courses, community, website, email) | Lite: $29/month for up to 5 clients | Solo: $49/month for up to 20 clients | Pro: $99/month with unlimited clients |
| Stan Store Creator + Podia Mover | $78 + 5% Podia fee; no contracts or habit tracking | $78 + 5% Podia fee; no contracts or habit tracking | Likely outgrown (100 email subscribers on Mover) |
| Kajabi Basic or Growth | $179 (Basic) + scheduler + contracts | $179 (Basic) + scheduler + contracts | $249 (Growth) + scheduler + contracts |
| Kajabi Growth + Mighty Networks Launch | $344 | $344 | $344 + 2% Mighty fee + scheduler + contracts |
We have not priced the add-on scheduler or contract tool because they vary; add your own quotes before you compare. For the checkout side of the decision, our guide to payment platforms for life coaches goes further.
Which mistakes do life coaches make when choosing a platform?
The most common mistake is choosing for the offer you have today rather than the ladder you are building toward. A few others come up again and again.
- Buying a course platform to run a coaching program. Courses deliver content; programs need habits, check-ins and a view of who is slipping. If your clients pay for accountability, the platform has to hold it.
- Ignoring transaction fees. A 5% fee on an entry plan, or a 2% community fee, is small per sale and large over a year of payment plans.
- Counting only the headline price. A scheduler, contract tool, email tool and video tool each add a login and a bill. Total the stack.
- Splitting the client across apps. A client who pays on one site, signs on another, books on a third and joins the group on a fourth is a client who stops showing up.
- Storing clinical material. Coaching platforms are not clinical record systems. Keep notes to coaching goals and progress, and refer out when a client needs therapy.
- Building everything yourself before launching. Weeks of tinkering with page layouts delay your first sale. Use a template or have the site and program built for you, then refine.
If you are still choosing a website foundation, our roundup of the best website builder for life coaches compares that layer on its own.
So which platform should a life coach choose?
Choose Coachful if you sell, or plan to sell, more than one kind of offer: packages, a signature program, a cohort, a course or a membership. It is the only platform here where checkout, contracts, booking, weekly program work with habits and check-ins, courses and community all live behind one login and one branded client app, with a 0% platform fee and a free white-glove build to get you started.
The specialists still have their place. Kajabi suits a course-led business with big launches. Mighty Networks suits a membership community with heavy livestreaming. Podia suits a first digital product on a small budget. Stan Store suits a social-first coach who mainly needs a bio page that sells calls. For a life coach whose clients pay for change over weeks and months, though, the platform has to carry the work between sessions, and that is where Coachful is strongest.
In short: Coachful is a coaching platform for life coaches who deliver programs, cohorts and courses as well as sessions. It does not do clinical records, PayPal or a course marketplace. To start, take a free trial and ask the team to build your first program or website for free.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best platform for life coaches in 2026?
For most life coaches, Coachful is the best platform because checkout, contracts, booking, multi-week programs with habits and check-ins, courses and community run in one place with one branded client app. Kajabi is a better fit for a course-led business, and Mighty Networks for a large membership community.
Can I sell one-to-one packages and group programs on the same platform?
Yes, if the platform supports both bookings and programs. In Coachful you can sell a one-to-one package with sessions and credits and a group program on the same account, and enrolling in a program creates a cohort group automatically. Course and community platforms generally need a separate scheduler for the one-to-one side.
Do I need a course platform as a life coach?
Only if self-paced courses are a big part of your income. Most life coaches sell programs where accountability matters more than video lessons, so a coaching platform that also hosts courses is usually the better fit. Our guide to course platforms for life coaches covers the course-first option.
What is Coachful's free white-glove service?
It is a done-for-you build included on every plan. You describe what you want, attach up to 8 links and 10 files, and the Coachful team builds your website, funnel, sales page, program, course outline, email sequence or similar inside your own account, usually within about 24 hours. It does not include recording videos, logo design or ad management.
Which platform takes the lowest fees on sales?
Coachful and Stan Store both take a 0% platform fee, so you pay only payment processing. Podia's Mover plan takes 5%, Mighty Networks takes 0.5% to 2% depending on plan, and Kajabi adds 0.5% to 2% if you use a processor other than Kajabi Payments or PayPal (as listed in October 2026).
Can clients use a mobile app with my branding?
With Coachful, clients use the Coachful app with your branding, where they see their program, habits, check-ins, courses and community. It ships under the Coachful listing rather than your own App Store account. Mighty Networks offers Mighty-branded apps, with your own branded apps only on the custom-priced Mighty Pro plan.
Is a life coaching platform HIPAA-compliant?
Coachful is not HIPAA-certified and does not sign a BAA, so it should not hold clinical records. Life coaching is not therapy, so most life coaches do not need clinical record-keeping; if you also practise as a licensed therapist, keep clinical notes in a clinical system.
How do I set prices for my life coaching programs?
Start from the outcome and the time involved: count your calls, the weekly support you give between them and the number of weeks, then compare against what similar coaches in your niche publish on their own sites. Offering a payment plan alongside a single payment often makes a three-month program easier to say yes to.
Can I track ICF coaching hours on the same platform?
Yes, in Coachful. It counts your coaching hours and distinct clients against ACC, PCC and MCC thresholds and exports an ICF client coaching log with paid and pro bono hours. See our ICF hour tracking page for details.
How hard is it to move from another platform?
Less than most coaches expect. Coachful imports your clients, programs and content for you during onboarding, and the white-glove team can rebuild your website or sales pages, as it did for a somatic coach leaving Kajabi whose homepage and About page were rebuilt with the contact form connected.
