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CoachingPortal: Buy vs Skip (Fitness and Nutrition Coach Clients)

IF your agency serves fitness or nutrition coaches who need branded workout programming, nutrition tracking, and check-ins in one app, THEN start on the Free tier (1 coach, 3 clients, 3 CoachGPT credits/month) to pilot white-label branding at zero cost, and upgrade to Grow at $19.99/month for 2 coaches and 10 clients or Professional at $49.99/month for 3 coaches and unlimited clients. IF your book of business is multi-tenant agency operations rather than individual coaching businesses, THEN skip, because CoachingPortal is purpose-built for coaches and small coaching teams, not agency-wide client management.

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CoachingPortal: Buy vs Skip (Fitness and Nutrition Coach Clients)

“IF your agency serves fitness or nutrition coaches who need branded workout programming, nutrition tracking, and check-ins in one app, THEN start on the Free tier (1 coach, 3 clients, 3 CoachGPT credits/month) to pilot white-label branding at zero cost, and upgrade to Grow at $19.99/month for 2 coaches and 10 clients or Professional at $49.99/month for 3 coaches and unlimited clients. IF your book of business is multi-tenant agency operations rather than individual coaching businesses, THEN skip, because CoachingPortal is purpose-built for coaches and small coaching teams, not agency-wide client management.”

When is it the right choice?
  • Your agency already serves personal trainers or nutrition coaches and can resell a branded app as part of a $300/mo CoachingPortal Solo Launch retainer.
  • Clients need workout programming with auto-periodization, a 1M+ food database, and 17,000+ recipes in a single app, which removes the need to stitch together separate training and nutrition tools.
  • You want to test white-label delivery with no upfront cost, since logo, colors, and subdomain branding are available on the Free tier with 1 coach and 3 clients.
  • CoachGPT credits at 3/month on Free, 18/month on Grow, and 30/month on Professional are enough for a small coaching roster where AI drafts check-in reviews and program plans.
  • Native iOS and Android apps matter to your clients' end users, so you can hand off a real app rather than a web-only portal.
When should you skip it?
  • Your agency needs multi-tenant infrastructure to manage many separate coaching businesses under one roof, which CoachingPortal does not provide.
  • Client rosters exceed 10 clients before you are ready to move to Professional at $49.99/month for unlimited clients and 3 coaches.
  • Your delivery model depends on project management, invoicing, or file approvals rather than fitness programming, nutrition plans, and check-ins.
  • You require more than 3 coaches on the account, since even the Professional tier caps at 3 coaches.
  • Prospects are general business or creative clients who would not use workout periodization, macro tracking, or weekly check-ins.
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