CoachAccountable vs Practice: where should a coach go now that Practice is gone?
The short answer
Practice shut down on 3 November 2025 after a failed acquisition, so this is not a live choice. CoachAccountable is the most direct home for displaced Practice users: it built an automated importer for the Practice ZIP export within days and goes far deeper on accountability. The trade-off is per-client pricing, a dated interface and no mobile app.
Pricing and features checked September 2026. We link every source at the bottom of the page.
Eight things a coaching business needs,
scored side by side.
All 27 capabilities roll up into these eight groups. Native coverage earns a full point; partial coverage or an add-on earns half.
CoachAccountable
3.3 / 5
Practice
2.5 / 5
Coachful
4.9 / 5
Coaching delivery
Scheduling & sessions
Getting paid
Marketing & growth
Community & content
Client management & trust
Brand & apps
AI & platform
What each one costs,
and what it costs once you add the rest.
CoachAccountable
coaching platform
Starter
up to 2 clients
$20/mo
Level 1
up to 5 clients
$40/mo
Level 2
up to 10 clients
$70/mo
Level 3
up to 20 clients
$120/mo
- Fees
- No platform transaction fee stated on pricing page; Stripe/Square/PayPal processor fees apply
- Model
- Priced per active client; unlimited coach and admin accounts on every tier
- Trial
- 30-day free trial, no credit card required; no setup or cancellation fees
Practice
coaching admin tool
Basic (historical)
2 contacts, 1GB storage; last listed on GetApp/Capterra before shutdown
$5/mo
$4/mo annual
Pro (historical)
unlimited contacts, contracts/e-sign, Zapier, custom domain
$60/mo
$42/mo annual
Teams (historical)
3 seats, round-robin, white-label branding
$99/mo
$69/mo annual
- Fees
- unknown (Stripe processor fees applied; platform fee not verified)
- Model
- Priced per seat (Teams included 3 seats)
- Trial
- Product shut down on November 3, 2025; no plans can be purchased. Historically offered a free trial and a low-cost Basic tier.
With CoachfulCoachful
coaching platform
Lite
Up to 5 clients. Every feature.
$29/mo
$19/mo annual
Solo
Up to 20 clients. Every feature.
$49/mo
$39/mo annual
Pro
Unlimited clients, Coachful Intelligence.
$99/mo
$79/mo annual
Studio
3 coach seats.
$199/mo
$159/mo annual
- Fees
- 0% platform fee. You keep everything after Stripe or Razorpay processing.
- Model
- Flat monthly price. Lite is capped at 5 clients, Solo at 20 clients, and Pro is unlimited.
- Trial
- 7-day free trial. Card required at signup, no charge during the trial, cancel in one click.
The true cost of your stack
CoachAccountable plus the tools it does not cover
We pre-selected what CoachAccountable lacks. Toggle anything you would actually buy. Entry-tier prices, September 2026.
CoachAccountable + 3 tools
$159/mo
$20 CoachAccountable + $139 in add-ons. 4 logins for your clients.
Coachful Solo, everything included
$49/mo
Saves $110/mo, $1320/yr.
27 capabilities,
nothing hidden in the footnotes.
Tap any cell for the specific detail behind it. Partial means it exists with real limits, or needs an add-on.
What matters most here
Fair play first,
then the honest answer.
Practice earned its 4.8 on G2 with a clean, modern interface and Smart Actions automation, and CoachAccountable's founder-led support and 5.0 Capterra score are the real thing.
Pick CoachAccountable if…
- Your clients do homework between sessions: action items, metrics, worksheets and routines are its whole point.
- You have a Practice ZIP export sitting on your desktop; the importer brings it in automatically.
- You run a small firm and want unlimited coach and admin seats, paying only for active clients.
- You want a 30-day trial with no card before you commit.
Pick Practice if…
- You cannot. Accounts have been locked since 3 November 2025 and the pricing page returns a 404.
- What Practice users miss most is the clean interface and per-client chat; look for those in whatever you pick next.
- If you never exported, your session notes are gone. CoachAccountable and Paperbell can only import what you saved.
With CoachfulPick Coachful if…
- You want Practice's modern feel plus structured programs, habits and check-ins in one place.
- You want flat pricing: $49/mo Solo for up to 20 clients or $99/mo Pro for unlimited clients, instead of a per-client ladder.
- You want a client mobile app and a community, neither of which CoachAccountable offers.
Real ratings,
the good and the bad.
Scores and counts as published on each review site when we checked. We do not curate them.
CoachAccountable
- G2★★★★★4.7(11)
- Capterra★★★★★5.0(67)
- Trustpilot★★★★★4.8(46)
Praised for
- Deepest accountability toolset in the category: action items, metrics, worksheets, drip courses, routine tracking
- Unlimited coaches and admins on every plan; only active clients count
- Perfect 5.0 on Capterra (67 reviews) and 4.8 Trustpilot (46 reviews) with founder-led support widely praised
Complaints
- Per-client pricing punishes large group programs (most-cited con on Capterra)
- Steep learning curve; interface described as 'outdated' or 'overwhelming' by some reviewers
- No native mobile app; reviewers wish for a dedicated client app
Practice
- G2★★★★★4.8(64)
- Capterra★★★★★4.6(33)
Praised for
- Historically rated 4.8 on G2 (64 reviews) and 4.6 on Capterra (33) for clean UI and fast support
- Smart Actions automation and per-client chat were well liked
- Low $5 entry tier; $10M VC-backed with high-profile angels (a16z's Andrew Chen, Tony Robbins)
Complaints
- Company wound down after a failed acquisition; platform went fully offline Nov 3 2025 with roughly two weeks' notice, no read-only mode
- Un-exported session notes and portal content are unrecoverable
- Recurring bug reports: calendar disconnects, duplicate Stripe charges, missed notifications
Coachful
- Trustpilot★★★★★4.5(21)
Praised for
- Coaching delivery (programs, habits, check-ins) is native, not bolted on
- Scheduling, payments, contracts, website, community and email in one subscription
- Flat pricing from $29/mo, with unlimited clients on Pro at $99/mo and no platform fee
Complaints
- Younger product with a smaller public review footprint than 10-year-old tools
- Mobile app is branded, not fully white-labelled under your own App Store listing
- No HIPAA certification
Leaving is easier than
you have been told.
Getting your data out of CoachAccountable
- Export
- Per-client Export button on the Clients tab exports complete coaching history (selectable item types); bulk CSV import supported
- Lock-in
- Month-to-month, upgrade/downgrade anytime, no cancellation fees; annual pricing not published on pricing page
- Worth knowing
- Built an automated Practice.do ZIP importer in Nov 2025.
Getting your data out of Practice
- Export
- CSV export from Settings was available before shutdown; CoachAccountable built an automated importer for the Practice ZIP export
- Lock-in
- N/A; service terminated
- Worth knowing
- Its shutdown is now a cautionary tale used in competitor marketing about vendor risk.
With CoachfulMoving in
Send us your export
CSV of clients, your packages, your program outlines. We map the fields.
We rebuild it with you
Programs, booking pages, contracts and payments set up on an onboarding call.
Clients get one invite
They log into your branded home on web and mobile. Nothing to re-explain.
Full client data ZIP (roster, notes, check-ins, goals, habits, sessions, form responses), course export, org backup JSON. And if you ever leave: monthly plans, cancel in one click. data stays until you ask for deletion.
Coaches who made the switch
I tried running my coaching business across five different apps. It was a complete waste of time and money. Then I found Coachful. It was everything I need in one platform.
Christopher Duff
Founder, Duff X Athletics
It’s the coaching platform I always wanted — it just didn’t exist yet. I have one dashboard for everything and already saved $1,300 by cancelling all the tech I had duct-taped together.
Emily F.
Coach · United States
Fantastic piece of software for coaches who want everything to be in one place. The Coachful team have been amazing at being on hand to help get everything set up. Would highly recommend!
Luis
Coach · United Kingdom
Your Whole Practice, in 30 Seconds
Clients, sessions, programs, chat and payments in one calm workspace that carries your brand.
Everything a coach needs, in one place
CoachAccountable vs Practice, answered
The questions coaches ask before choosing.
Yes. Practice shut down on 3 November 2025 after a failed acquisition process. CEO Julien Smith announced the wind-down in October 2025, users had roughly two weeks of notice, and there was no read-only mode. Accounts are locked and the pricing and features pages now return 404. Anything that was not exported, session notes and portal content included, is unrecoverable.
Yes, if you exported before the shutdown. CoachAccountable built an automated importer for the Practice ZIP export in November 2025, and it also supports bulk CSV import. Practice allowed a CSV export from Settings while it was still online. Paperbell published a migration guide for Practice users too, though not an automated importer.
Practice ran $5 Basic, $60 Pro and $99 Teams with 3 seats. CoachAccountable is priced per active client: $20 for 2, $40 for 5, $70 for 10, $120 for 20, $200 for 35 and $250 for 50, topping out at $4,000/mo for 1,000 clients. Every tier includes unlimited coach and admin accounts, and no annual pricing is published.
For most people, yes. Practice was praised for a clean, modern UI (4.8 on G2 from 64 reviews). CoachAccountable's most common complaint is a steep learning curve, with some reviewers calling the interface outdated or overwhelming. The payoff is depth: action items, metrics, worksheets, drip courses and follow-through reports that Practice never had.
No. It is a web app, with an add-to-home-screen shortcut documented instead. Practice had an iOS app and a limited Android experience. If a native client app matters to you, Delenta (Premium and up), Simply.Coach and Coachful all ship iOS and Android apps.
Yes. CoachAccountable syncs with Google Calendar, Outlook and Apple iCal, and its booking widget embeds in your existing site for individual, group and recurring sessions. That fixes Practice's most frequent complaint: it only ever synced with Google Calendar and never shipped Outlook or Microsoft 365 support, despite years of requests from users on corporate calendars.
Coachful covers Practice-style admin (booking with Google, Apple/iCloud and Outlook sync, contracts with e-signature, invoices, Stripe Connect at 0% platform fee) and CoachAccountable-style delivery (programs, habits, check-ins, goals), plus an iOS and Android client app, community and courses. Flat pricing from $29/mo for Lite (5 clients), $49/mo Solo (up to 20 clients), and $99/mo unlimited Pro. 7-day free trial, card required, no charge during the trial. Onboarding includes white-glove import of clients, programs and content.
Neither one runs the whole coaching business. Coachful does.
Programs, scheduling, payments, community and your website in one login. 7-day free trial, cancel in one click.
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