Written by the Motus team — we build Motus, so read it knowing that. We have tried to be straight about where Trainerize is genuinely the better choice, including on price. Pricing and features checked 2026-09-22; both platforms change these without much notice, so verify anything that matters to your decision at Trainerize’s own site before you buy.
Trainerize (ABC Trainerize) is one of the largest coaching platforms: a free entry plan, paid plans that scale by client count, an AI Workout Builder on its Grow plan and above, and add-ons for nutrition, payments, video coaching and a custom branded app. Motus is a much smaller, newer platform built around one idea: you set your methodology once and every client's full program is generated from it and adapted to how they are training, with nutrition logging and client billing included rather than sold as add-ons. Choose Trainerize if you want the widest feature set, a free start, or an app under your own brand. Choose Motus if programming time is your bottleneck, and you accept being early on a small platform that costs more.
Start with what is actually wrong. If you want something cheaper, stay — Trainerize starts free for one client and its paid plans start at $9/mo, while Motus is $149/mo plus 15% of what you collect through it. If you want your own branded app in the App Store, stay — Trainerize sells one and Motus does not. If you want more features, stay; Trainerize is the bigger product. Motus is worth a look if your problem is the hours you spend programming: Trainerize's AI Workout Builder helps you build workouts, while Motus generates each client's whole program from your methodology and keeps adjusting it, so you edit rather than author. That is a narrower advantage than "AI versus no AI", and we would rather say so than have you find out after switching.
| Motus | Trainerize | |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Coaches who want each client’s program generated from their own methodology, with nutrition and billing included, and who accept an early platform | Coaches and gyms who want a large, mature platform with a free start, a deep add-on catalog and an optional app under their own brand |
| Starting price | Studio: $149/month plus a 15% platform fee on client payments processed through Motus — both, not the greater of the two. Unlimited clients. Studio is the only plan. No free trial. | Basic free (1 client), Grow $9/mo (2 clients), Pro plans from $23/mo (5 clients) scaling with roster size, Studio Plus $248/mo (500+ clients). 30-day free trial with unlimited clients, no credit card. As of September 2026, per their pricing page. |
| AI programming | Every client’s program is generated from your methodology and adapts to their logging and recovery; you tune the methodology in plain language. | Yes, partly — an AI Workout Builder on Grow and above, described as building workouts tailored to a client’s history, data and preferences. |
| Nutrition | Included — photo/barcode meal logging with AI macro estimates. | Advanced Nutrition Coaching add-on: $20/mo on Grow and smaller Pro plans, $45/mo on larger Pro plans. |
| Client payments | Included via Stripe on your coach page; the platform fee applies to payments processed through Motus. | Stripe Integrated Payments add-on: $10/mo. |
| Your own branded app | No. A public coach page with your logo; clients see your name and methodology inside the Motus app. | Yes — Custom Branded App on Pro, one-time $169 setup fee (check their site for any store publishing costs). |
| Free tier / trial | Neither on the coach side. | Free plan for 1 client; 30-day trial with unlimited clients. |
| Platform maturity | Early — small team, few coaches on the platform today. | Mature — owned by ABC Fitness, large coach and gym customer base. |
Most coaches shopping for a platform: anyone who wants a free or low-cost start, a large feature catalog, video coaching, a gym or multi-location setup, or an app published under their own brand. It is the safer choice today.
A coach who is losing hours to programming and wants each client's week generated from their own methodology, charges at least $79/mo for 1:1 work, and is fine with the Motus app carrying their logo rather than having their own. Go in knowing Motus is small, early, and more expensive.
Motus Studio is $149/month plus a 15% platform fee on client payments processed through Motus, with unlimited clients and nutrition and payments included. Minimum client prices: $79/mo for 1:1, $39.99/mo for Membership. Worked example: 20 clients on 1:1 at $79/mo bring in $1,580/mo; Motus takes $149/mo plus 15% of that ($237), so about $386/mo in total.
Trainerize is free for one client, $9/mo for two, and Pro plans start at $23/mo for five and scale with roster size. Nutrition ($20–45/mo), Stripe payments ($10/mo), video coaching ($10/mo) and a business add-on ($25/mo) are extra; a custom branded app is a one-time $169 setup on Pro. As of September 2026, per trainerize.com/pricing — check the Pro price at your exact roster size there.
Bottom line: Even with nutrition and payments added, Trainerize is very likely cheaper than Motus for most rosters. If price decides it, Trainerize wins.
For a narrow set of coaches. If you want lower cost, more features, or your own branded app, Trainerize is the better product and you should stay. Motus is a real alternative if programming time is the problem: it generates each client's full program from your methodology and adapts it, with nutrition and payments included — at $149/mo plus 15% of payments processed through it, on a platform far smaller than Trainerize.
For programming, client logging, 1:1 messaging, nutrition logging and client billing, yes. It does not replace Trainerize's branded app, video coaching, business add-ons or multi-location studio features, and it has a much shorter track record. List the Trainerize features you use weekly before deciding.
Client by client. There is no CSV import and no migration tool today — you invite each client by email from the coach dashboard, they set up their own account, and their history does not come with them. Set your methodology first, move a few clients, and keep Trainerize running until the rest are across.
Yes. Its pricing page lists an AI Workout Builder on the Grow plan and above. The difference with Motus is scope: Motus generates the whole program from your methodology and keeps adjusting it, rather than helping you build workouts. Try both on a real client before you believe either company, including us.
Not an App Store app under your own name — Motus does not offer that. What you get is a public coach page at motusprogram.com/c/yourname with your logo and your plans, where clients sign up and pay you directly through Stripe. Inside the Motus app they see your name, your logo and your methodology on their program. If a fully white-label app listed under your brand is a hard requirement, Motus is the wrong tool; some competitors sell one as an add-on.
Studio is $149/month plus a 15% platform fee on client payments processed through Motus. Setup is self-serve — no application, no waiting list.
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