Coachful vs Simply.Coach for coaches: corporate engagements or client-first coaching
The short answer
Simply.Coach is built for executive and leadership coaches serving corporate sponsors: 360s, development plans, stakeholder reports and SOC2, HIPAA and GDPR paperwork, with a $9/mo entry tier. Coachful is built for coaches selling directly to clients: up to 20 clients from $49/mo on Solo or unlimited clients on $99/mo Pro, plus daily habits, community, courses, a website and funnels, and an AI assistant that does the admin.
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.
Coachful
4.9 / 5
Simply.Coach
3.6 / 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.
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.
Simply.Coach
coaching platform
Starter
3 clients, 1 contract, 1 program, 1GB; annual 'save up to 52%' but exact annual price not displayed
$9/mo
Essentials
7 clients, 3 contracts, 3 programs
$29/mo
Growth
30 clients, multiple calendars, recurring sessions, your logo, onboarding
$49/mo
Leap
unlimited clients, white-label platform, your domain, 100GB
$69/mo
- Fees
- unknown (not stated on pricing page)
- Model
- Hybrid: solopreneur plans priced per coach with client caps per tier; business plans priced per active coach with per-coach client caps
- Trial
- 14-day free trial, no credit card required; reviewers note trial is capped at 3 clients / 10 sessions
The true cost of your stack
Simply.Coach plus the tools it does not cover
We pre-selected what Simply.Coach lacks. Toggle anything you would actually buy. Entry-tier prices, September 2026.
Simply.Coach + 2 tools
$125/mo
$9 Simply.Coach + $116 in add-ons. 3 logins for your clients.
Coachful Solo, everything included
$49/mo
Saves $76/mo, $912/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.
Simply.Coach has the highest G2 rating in this group, 4.8 from 146 reviews, and ships SOC2, HIPAA and GDPR compliance at a price most competitors cannot touch.
With CoachfulPick Coachful if…
- You have more than 30 clients, or plan to. Simply.Coach caps Starter at 3, Essentials at 7 and Growth at 30; unlimited needs Leap at $49/mo. Coachful Pro is $99/mo for unlimited clients.
- You want a community feed, courses, a website builder and funnels in the same tool. Simply.Coach has no community, no full LMS and only a showcase page for a website.
- You want a dedicated habit tracker with morning and evening check-ins and streaks rather than nudges attached to an action plan.
- You want a simpler tool. Simply.Coach reviewers cite feature overwhelm and a steep navigation curve.
Pick Simply.Coach if…
- You deliver sponsored engagements for companies and need 360 assessments, scheduled stakeholder reports and HR-partner roles.
- You need SOC2 and HIPAA compliance on paper. Coachful is GDPR-ready but not HIPAA-certified.
- You are just starting and want the cheapest possible entry: $9/mo for 3 clients, 1 contract and 1 program.
- Your firm runs many coaches with per-coach client caps and admins on the CoCreate ($79 per coach) or Surge ($159 per coach) business plans.
Real ratings,
the good and the bad.
Scores and counts as published on each review site when we checked. We do not curate them.
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
Simply.Coach
- G2★★★★★4.8(146)
- Capterra★★★★★4.6(41)
Praised for
- Highest G2 rating in the set: 4.8 with ~146 reviews plus High Performer badges; Capterra Best Value
- Enterprise-grade compliance (SOC2, HIPAA, GDPR) rare at this price
- Native iOS/Android app and embedded video
Complaints
- Steep initial setup and navigation curve; 'feature overwhelm' for small practices
- Client and contract caps on every solo tier below Leap
- Trial limited to 3 clients / 10 sessions with unclear messaging
Leaving is easier than
you have been told.
Getting your data out of Simply.Coach
- Export
- Site states all data can be exported to spreadsheets; custom scheduled reports
- Lock-in
- Monthly cancel anytime with no refund for the unused month; annual prepaid
- Worth knowing
- Enterprise tier offers migration support.
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
Coachful vs Simply.Coach, answered
The questions coaches ask before choosing.
The review sites like it. Simply.Coach holds 4.8 on G2 from about 146 reviews with High Performer badges, 4.6 on Capterra from 41, and a 4.9 customer-support sub-score. The recurring complaints are a steep initial setup, feature overwhelm for small practices, client and contract caps on every solo tier below Leap, and a trial limited to 3 clients and 10 sessions.
Simply.Coach solo plans: Starter $9/mo (3 clients), Essentials $29 (7 clients), Growth $49 (30 clients), Leap $69 (unlimited, white label, your domain). Coachful: Lite from $29/mo (5 clients, every feature), Solo $49/mo (up to 20 clients), Pro $99/mo (unlimited). Under 3 clients Simply.Coach is the cheapest entry in this category.
Yes. Simply.Coach has iOS and Android apps in English, Spanish and French, which is a real advantage over Paperbell and CoachAccountable. Coachful also has an iOS and Android client app that shows your branding. Both give clients their sessions and action plans on the phone; Coachful adds daily habit check-ins, the community feed and group chat in the same app.
Simply.Coach, honestly. It was designed around sponsored engagements: 360 assessments, development plans, coach matching, sponsor and HR-partner roles, scheduled stakeholder reports and NPS on higher tiers, plus SOC2 and HIPAA claims that procurement teams ask for. Coachful serves coaches who sell to clients directly and want them engaged daily, which is a different business.
Simply.Coach claims SOC2, HIPAA and GDPR compliance. Coachful is GDPR-ready with full data export but is not HIPAA-certified, so if you coach in a healthcare context that needs a BAA, Simply.Coach or Delenta (HIPAA since March 2026) are the safer choices in this set. For a life, business or mindset coach, GDPR readiness is usually what matters.
Yes. Coachful includes a community feed, group chat, video events and direct messages, plus video courses with modules, lessons, drip release and completion tracking. Simply.Coach has learning modules and a resource library but no community and no full LMS, and its reviewers say it is not the tool for funnels or marketing automation, which Coachful also covers.
It is 14 days with no card, but reviewers note it is capped at 3 clients and 10 sessions with unclear messaging about those limits. Coachful's trial is 7 days, card required, no charge during the trial, cancel in one click, with every feature open. Simply.Coach's monthly plans cancel any time with no refund for the unused month.
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