The honest comparison

Why coaches are leaving
traditional booking platforms

Most platforms take a cut of every lesson you teach. CoachCore doesn't. Here's what that actually means for your business.

Savings calculator

Your monthly lesson revenue: $4,000

$500$20,000

Annual commissions lost

$8,400

at ~17.5% avg commission

You keep with CoachCore

$7,692

after $59/mo subscription

CoachCore

Traditional Platforms

Pricing

Platform commission on lessons

0%

none

15–20%

per lesson

Monthly subscription

Flat rate

from $59/mo

Variable

scales with revenue

Annual savings (avg. coach at $4k/mo revenue)

$7,200+

stays in your pocket

$0

paid to the platform

Your Brand

Custom branded website

Included

your name, your domain

No

platform-branded only

Custom subdomain

yourname.coachcore.io

ready in minutes

No

shared platform URL

Payments

Who receives student payments

You

direct to your account

Platform

then forwarded (delayed)

Payment methods

Stripe + Cash

coach's choice

Platform only

no flexibility

Student Communication

Direct messaging with students

Built-in

no third-party needed

Limited/None

platform controls contact

Own your student relationships

Yes

full contact ownership

No

platform owns the data

Setup

Time to get live

~10 min

seriously

Hours–days

complex onboarding

Technical knowledge required

None

no code, no config

Moderate

training required

Compare by platform

See how CoachCore stacks up against specific platforms

Commission marketplace

TeachMe.to

Student-facing marketplace

Adds ~20% fee at student checkout, pressuring coaches to lower their rates to stay competitive.

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High commission

CoachUp

Commission-based marketplace

Takes 43% of your rate on the first session with every new client, scaling to 6% at session 5+.

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Enterprise overkill

MINDBODY

Enterprise gym & studio SaaS

Starts at $99/mo with annual contracts, built for multi-staff gyms — not independent coaches.

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