Free Kahunas alternatives: which platforms have a free plan, and what it leaves out.
Looking for a free alternative to Kahunas? Eight coaching platforms publish a free plan, and every one of them has a limit. This page lists each free plan from the platform's own pricing page: the client cap, what it includes, what it holds back and what you pay when you pass the cap. For the wider roundup, see our Kahunas alternatives guide.
By Markus Evers · Published 12 November 2026
Disclosure: we build Coachway, which competes with Kahunas and with every platform on this page. We are not affiliated with or endorsed by any of them. We read each pricing page on 12 November 2026. To send a correction, write to [email protected]. Our sources.
the short answer
Eight coaching platforms list a free plan today: QuickCoach (20 clients), Everfit (5), TrainerStudio (3), CoachingPortal (3), HubFit (2), Trainerize (1), My PT Hub (1) and FitSW (no cap stated). Most caps are 5 clients or fewer, and several free plans hold back nutrition, check-in forms or payments until you pay. Kahunas lists a 14-day free trial and no free plan, and Coachway has no free plan either.
Which coaching platforms have a free plan?
Ordered by client cap, largest first, as each platform's own pricing page read on 12 November 2026.
| Platform | Free plan cap | Card to start | What the free plan includes |
|---|---|---|---|
| QuickCoach | 20 clients | No card needed | Unlimited task library and reusable programs, client mobile and web apps, and client billing through your own Stripe account (10% platform fee plus Stripe's fee). |
| Everfit | 5 clients (Starter, "Forever Free") | Page says no credit card required | Workout builder, exercise library (1000+ exercises), metrics and progress photos, tasks, inbox messaging, client app and coach app. |
| TrainerStudio | 3 active clients, no time limit | No credit card | Per its page, every feature is in every plan, the free one too: branded app, nutrition, chat, payments (marked beta), calendar and training-load tracking. |
| CoachingPortal | 3 clients and 1 coach | Not stated on the pricing page | Core coaching tools, per its page: your logo, colours and subdomain, meal planning, exercise programs, check-ins, messaging, and 3 AI credits a month. |
| HubFit | 2 clients | Page says no credit card required | iOS and Android app, training programs (HubFit lists 5,000+ exercises), client messaging, wearable tracking, progress photos, body metrics, resource vault. |
| Trainerize | 1 client (Basic) | Page says no credit card required | Mobile app for iOS and Android, workout programs and delivery, basic in-app messaging, habit and lifestyle coaching. |
| My PT Hub | 1 client (Lite) | No card details required | 10 workouts, 10 nutrition plans, simple client messaging and the client app for iOS and Android. |
| FitSW | Not stated on its pricing page | Not stated | Per its page: fitness programs, exercise progress and compliance tracking, custom metrics, a fitness blog. Its FAQ adds meal plans and tasks. |
Names link to each platform's own pricing page.
What does each free plan leave out, and what comes next?
This table shows what each platform's page holds back from the free plan and the first paid step it lists.
| Platform | Not on the free plan | First paid step it lists |
|---|---|---|
| QuickCoach | Branded client app, push notifications, habit tracking, nutrition in client plans, full workout and file history, priority support. | Pro, unlimited clients: USD 39 a month, or USD 32.50 a month billed yearly. The billing fee is 3.5% on Pro. |
| Everfit | Pro adds booking, habit coaching, forms and questionnaires, food journal and macros, basic meal plans, advanced program builder and custom branding. Payments (from USD 9), meal plans and recipe books (from USD 39) and automation (from USD 29) are add-ons. | Pro, billed monthly: USD 19 for 5 clients, USD 29 for 10, USD 49 for 20. |
| TrainerStudio | Nothing by feature, per its page. It says the only thing that changes your fee is the number of active clients. | Its page says USD 0 until your 4th client. The fee follows your country and your active clients, and we could not read the paid figures without choosing a country, so check them there. |
| CoachingPortal | Public coach directory listing and more AI credits. It has no payment feature on any plan, so you bill clients yourself. | Grow: USD 19.99 a month, 10 clients, 2 coaches. Professional: USD 49.99 a month, unlimited clients. |
| HubFit | Nutrition and macros, check-in forms, habit coaching, task management, payments and packages, custom branding. | Standard, up to 50 clients: USD 39 a month, or USD 31 billed annually. Payments and custom branding start on Premium (USD 69 monthly, USD 55 annually, up to 100 clients). |
| Trainerize | On the plan card, client meal and macro tracking and the AI workout builder start on Grow (its FAQ also mentions basic nutrition tracking in the free plan). The Business, nutrition, video coaching and Stripe payments add-ons are not available on Free. The custom branded app is not available on Free or Grow. | Grow, 2 clients: USD 9 on the plan card and USD 10 in the FAQ. Pro, 5 clients: USD 23 on the card and USD 25 in the FAQ. |
| My PT Hub | Its Lite list does not include payment processing, 1-to-1 bookings, habit coaching features or metrics and progress photos. Starter lists those, with 3 clients, 50 workouts and 50 nutrition plans. Premium lists unlimited clients. | Starter, 3 clients: EUR 25 a month on flexible monthly billing, EUR 22.50 on its annual-paid-monthly option. |
| FitSW | Per its FAQ: receiving payments, FindTrainGain profiles and live classes. | Premium from USD 16.66 a month for 5 clients (annual billing shown), priced by client count. |
Prices are as each page showed them on 12 November 2026, in its own currency. Where a page shows two figures for one plan, both are given.
What does a free plan cost you later?
The cap. Free caps run from 1 to 20 clients. If you coach more than 20 clients today, no free plan with a stated cap on this page fits on the cap alone, and your cost starts at the first paid step. With 5 or fewer, Everfit and QuickCoach fit on the cap.
The features. Nutrition is the common gap. Per their pages, Everfit, HubFit and QuickCoach keep nutrition features in a paid plan or add-on, and Everfit and HubFit keep check-in forms there too. If your coaching depends on meal plans or check-ins, test that feature on the free plan first.
Payments. HubFit's free plan has no payments, Everfit and Trainerize sell them as an add-on (Trainerize says its payments add-on is not available on Free), QuickCoach takes a 10% platform fee on Free plus Stripe's fee, and CoachingPortal has no payment feature on any plan. TrainerStudio lists payments on its free plan, marked beta.
Is there a free plan on Kahunas?
Not on the page we read. Kahunas's pricing page (kahunas.io/pricing, checked 12 November 2026) lists a 14-day free trial. Its FAQ says Stripe takes your card when you sign up and charges nothing until the trial ends. After the trial it prices per seat: USD 5.00 a seat a month at 3 to 24 seats on monthly billing, or USD 4.00 a seat billed yearly, before tax, and the seat price drops as the seat count grows. It states 0% commission on your sales.
Kahunas costs less per client than Coachway. If price is the deciding factor, work it out on Kahunas's own seat ladder before you move.
If you are already on Kahunas, its pricing FAQ says: "You keep your current plan, price and features until you choose a seat plan yourself on Your plan. We never move you." Our Kahunas 2.0 explainer covers the update itself. If you decide to leave, how to switch from Kahunas walks through the steps.
Free trials are not free plans
A trial gives you the features for a set time. A free plan gives you fewer features, with no end date. Trainerize and My PT Hub combine the two: after the trial the account falls back to their free plan. Here are the trials these platforms state on their pricing pages. On the pages we read, Hevy Coach, FitBudd, TrueCoach, Superset, PT Distinction and Kahunas list a trial and no free plan:
| Platform | Trial | Card and what follows, per its page |
|---|---|---|
| Trainerize | 30 days, with unlimited clients | No credit card required. After the trial the account reverts to the free plan. |
| My PT Hub | 30 days | No credit card. After the trial the account is downgraded to Lite. |
| Hevy Coach | 30 days | No credit card required. |
| FitBudd | 30 days | No credit card required. |
| TrueCoach | 14 days | No credit card required. |
| Superset | 14 days | No payment details or commitment required. |
| PT Distinction | 1 month | Cancel in the first month and pay nothing. |
| Kahunas | 14 days | Stripe takes your card at sign-up and charges nothing until the trial ends. |
Trainerize and My PT Hub also appear in the free-plan tables above.
Where does Coachway fit?
Coachway has no free plan. Coachway also has no white-label app: your clients use the Coachway app.
If you coach a handful of clients and a free plan above covers the features you need, it may be all you need. Coachway is for coaches who want every feature on one plan: no tiers, a price that follows your active clients, and no contract. You cancel under Billing in your account.
What you get: 1,700+ library exercises with demos, plus your own by upload or YouTube link, and a client app and coach dashboard in eight languages, five reviewed by native-speaking coaches. Payments run through your own Stripe account. Coachway takes 2.4% per transaction plus Stripe's fees. For comparison, Kahunas states 0% commission on your sales.
leaving kahunas?
We move you to Coachway in one day, free.
Sign up on coachway.io/kahunas/ and the checkout shows 30 days free. Card required, nothing is charged during your free month. Tell us what to move and a person from our team does the migration with you. We tell you what moves before anything changes, and client payment subscriptions are set up again on your own Stripe.
Coachway is not affiliated with or endorsed by Kahunas.
Free coaching platforms, frequently asked.
Is there a free alternative to Kahunas?
Yes, several coaching platforms publish a free plan. As of 12 November 2026 their pricing pages list QuickCoach at 20 clients, Everfit at 5, TrainerStudio at 3, CoachingPortal at 3, HubFit at 2, and Trainerize and My PT Hub at 1. FitSW lists a free plan but does not state a client cap on its pricing page. Every free plan has a limit, so check the cap and the left-out features against your own roster first.
Is Kahunas free?
Kahunas's pricing page lists a 14-day free trial and no free plan. Its FAQ says Stripe takes your card when you sign up and charges nothing until the trial ends. After the trial it prices per seat: USD 5.00 a seat a month at 3 to 24 seats on monthly billing, or USD 4.00 a seat billed yearly, before tax, and the seat price drops as the seat count grows. It states 0% commission on your sales. Checked on kahunas.io/pricing on 12 November 2026.
Which free coaching plan allows the most clients?
QuickCoach, at 20 clients on its Free plan according to its pricing section. Everfit allows 5, TrainerStudio and CoachingPortal 3, HubFit 2, and Trainerize and My PT Hub 1. FitSW does not state a cap on its pricing page. Checked 12 November 2026, and caps change, so confirm on the platform's own page.
Which free plans include nutrition?
Per their own pages, TrainerStudio lists nutrition in every plan including the free one, CoachingPortal lists meal planning among the tools on every coach plan, My PT Hub Lite includes 10 nutrition plans, and FitSW's FAQ lists meal plans in its free account. On Everfit, HubFit and QuickCoach, nutrition features sit in a paid plan or add-on. Trainerize's plan card lists client meal and macro tracking from its Grow plan, while its FAQ mentions basic nutrition tracking in the free plan. Checked 12 November 2026.
Can I take client payments on a free plan?
It depends on the platform. TrainerStudio lists payments on its free plan, marked beta. QuickCoach allows client billing through your own Stripe account on Free, with a 10% platform fee plus Stripe's fee. HubFit, My PT Hub and FitSW list payments only on paid plans, Everfit and Trainerize sell payments as an add-on, and CoachingPortal has no payment feature on any plan. Checked 12 November 2026.
Will my Kahunas clients fit on a free plan?
Count your active clients first. Kahunas counts a seat for each active client, including clients who have not accepted their invite. TrainerStudio counts clients who have access to their app, and CoachingPortal any active client profile you manage. Above 20 clients, no free plan with a stated cap on this page fits on the cap alone.
Is Coachway free?
No. Coachway has no free plan and no white-label app. Kahunas costs less per client than Coachway.
How current are the plans and prices on this page?
We read each platform's own pricing page on 12 November 2026 and state only what the page said. Plans and caps change, so confirm on the platform's page. To correct a fact, write to [email protected].
disclosure and sources
Coachway is our product, and it competes with Kahunas and with every platform named here. We are not affiliated with or endorsed by any of them. We read each of these pages on 12 November 2026 and state only what the page said:
- quickcoach.fit (pricing section on the home page)
- everfit.io/pricing
- trainerstudio.com/en/pricing
- coachingportal.io/pricing
- hubfit.com/pricing
- trainerize.com/pricing
- mypthub.net/pricing
- fitsw.com/pricing and fitsw.com/faq
- hevycoach.com/pricing, fitbudd.com/pricing, truecoach.co/pricing, supersetapp.com/pricing, ptdistinction.com/pricing (trial terms)
- kahunas.io/pricing (trial, seat price, commission, existing-plan FAQ)
We did not test the free plans. If a platform changes a plan, or wants to send a correction or a statement, write to [email protected] and we will update the page and its date.
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