Coach RecapA Simply.Coach alternative for coaches who work alone
Simply.Coach is built to run a coaching business with a team of coaches. If the team is you, you pay for the structure and live with the complexity.
- Free for 3 clients
- Every feature on every plan
- Set up in 5 minutes
Why coaches go looking for an alternative
Simply.Coach (sometimes written SimplyCoach) is a serious platform. It covers scheduling, contracts, invoicing, assessments, group programs, coach matching and reporting, and it does so for solo coaches, coaching companies, L&D teams and universities. Its reviews are strong. The coaches who leave, or never get past the trial, tend to say one of these things.
- It’s a lot. Reviewers describe setup and navigation as a challenge and say the number of features gets overwhelming.
- The cheap plans cap clients at 3, 7 and 30 active engagements. Unlimited clients starts at $89 a month.
- There is a 14-day trial, no free plan and no refunds.
- Billing is in US dollars (or rupees in India). No euro pricing.
- Team features such as coach matching, sponsor reports and round-robin allocation are there whether you have a team or not.
If none of those bother you, Simply.Coach will serve you well. If two or more do, read on.
What Coach Recap does differently
Coach Recap is built for one coach and stops there. There are no roles to configure, no program managers, no sponsors and no coach pool. What is left is the work of a 1:1 practice: a profile per client, session notes with goals and action items that carry over, a booking page synced to your calendar, and programs paid through Stripe.
Every feature on every plan
Simply.Coach reserves custom branding, branded emails and recurring sessions for its Growth plan and up, and a custom domain for Leap. Coach Recap has one feature set. The plans only differ in how many clients you can manage.
A free plan instead of a trial
Three clients, every feature, no time limit, no credit card. You can run paid sessions on it for as long as you like. Simply.Coach’s trial runs 14 days with usage limits and then stops.
Set up in minutes
Import your clients, connect Google Calendar or Outlook, share your booking link. There is no onboarding session because there is nothing that needs one.
Euro pricing, GDPR
Coach Recap is priced in euros and is GDPR compliant, with no ads and no data selling. Simply.Coach states SOC 2 and GDPR compliance; its privacy policy says personal data is processed in India and the United States.
Simply.Coach pricing next to Coach Recap
Simply.Coach’s solo plans, as published in October 2026. Annual prices are per month, billed yearly.
| Simply.Coach plan | Monthly | Annual | Limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | $19/month | $9/month | 3 active clients |
| Essentials | $39/month | $29/month | 7 active clients |
| Growth | $59/month | $49/month | 30 active clients |
| Leap | $89/month | $69/month | Unlimited clients |
Coach Recap at the same client counts:
| Active clients | Coach Recap | Simply.Coach |
|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | Free | $19/month (Starter) |
| 4–7 | €29/month | $39/month (Essentials) |
| 8–20 | €29/month | $59/month (Growth) |
| 21–30 | €79/month | $59/month (Growth) |
| 31+ | €79/month | $89/month (Leap) |
Between 21 and 30 active clients, Simply.Coach is the cheaper option. Both count only active clients: Coach Recap counts anyone with a session or booking in the last 90 days, and Simply.Coach counts open engagements. Both offer a discount on annual billing; Coach Recap gives two months free. Neither charges a platform fee on client payments beyond Stripe’s own. See Coach Recap pricing for the full plan details.
Features, side by side
| Coach Recap | Simply.Coach | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free for 3 clients · €29/mo for 20 · €79/mo unlimited | $19 for 3 clients · $39 for 7 · $59 for 30 · $89 unlimited (less on annual) |
| Free plan | Yes, forever, no credit card | No. 14-day trial, no credit card |
| Billing currency | Euro | US dollar or Indian rupee only |
| Feature gating | Every feature on every plan | Branding, recurring sessions and extra calendars on higher plans |
| Built for | One coach | One coach up to enterprise coaching teams |
| Client payments | Stripe | Stripe or PayPal, no platform fee |
| Session packs & subscriptions | Yes | Yes |
| Automated invoices | Not built in | Marked “coming soon” on solo plans |
| Calendar sync | Google Calendar and Outlook | Google, Outlook or Apple; 1 connection on the two cheapest plans, 3 above |
| Reminders | Email (24h, 1h, 15min), custom wording | Email, plus SMS via paid text credits |
| Contracts | Send documents through the platform, client signs electronically | Templates with drawn digital signature |
| Session notes | Notes, goals and action items per session; full-text search | Private and shared notes, client journal |
| Goals & action items | Yes | Yes, with reminder “nudges” |
| Forms & assessments | Intake, feedback, check-ins, sent automatically | Forms, pre/mid/post assessments, 360° feedback with reports |
| Client messaging | In-app chat | In-app chat |
| Mobile app | iOS and Android for the coach | iOS and Android; reviewers call the coach side limited |
| Group coaching | Multiple participants per program | Team engagements, cohorts, coach matching |
| Team accounts | Solo coach only | Yes: program managers, master and associate coaches, sponsors |
| White label | Your logo and colours on every plan | Logo and colours from Growth; custom domain on Leap |
| Compliance | GDPR compliant, no ads, no data selling | States SOC 2 and GDPR; data processed in India and the US |
Simply.Coach facts come from simply.coach and its help centre as of October 2026. If something has changed, tell us and we’ll correct it.
What you’d give up
These are Simply.Coach capabilities that Coach Recap doesn’t have. If any of them are central to your practice, stay where you are.
- Multi-coach accounts: program managers, master and associate coaches, client sponsors, coach payouts
- 360° feedback and pre/mid/post assessments with collated reports
- SMS reminders (paid text credits)
- PayPal alongside Stripe
- Apple Calendar sync and Webex meetings
- Zapier with CRM and accounting connections
- Cohort programs with self-serve registration and coach matching
What reviewers say about Simply.Coach
As of October 2026, Simply.Coach is rated 4.8 out of 5 from about 146 reviews on G2 and 4.6 out of 5 from 41 reviews on Capterra. The praise is consistent: responsive support, value for money, and the relief of having everything under one roof. So are the criticisms: a long initial setup, an interface several reviewers call clunky, a trial with undisclosed limits, and a wish to buy top-tier features individually rather than through a plan upgrade.
Read those reviews as a solo coach and a pattern appears. The strengths are mostly about breadth, the weaknesses mostly about weight. Coach Recap is the lighter tool, and it says so.
Who should pick which
Stay with Simply.Coach if
You employ or contract other coaches, you sell to organisations that want sponsor reports and 360° feedback, or you have between 21 and 30 active clients and the price difference matters more than the simplicity.
Pick Coach Recap if
You coach alone, your clients are individuals, and the admin you want to lose is remembering what was said last session and who owes you a follow-up. You would rather start free, pay in euros, and never open a settings page you don’t need.
Switching takes an afternoon
Export your contacts from Simply.Coach, import them into Coach Recap, connect your calendar, recreate any packages with sessions remaining as programs, and send clients your new booking link. The free plan has every feature, so you can do all of that during your Simply.Coach billing period and move clients over when you’re sure.
Frequently asked questions
Why do coaches look for a Simply.Coach alternative?
The reasons that come up most are complexity (reviewers describe the setup and navigation as a challenge and say the number of features can be overwhelming), the client caps on the cheaper plans (3, 7 and 30 active clients), the lack of a free plan, and billing in US dollars only outside India. Coaches who work alone also pay for team features they never use.
How much does Simply.Coach cost?
For solo coaches, Simply.Coach has four plans: Starter at $19/month for 3 active clients, Essentials at $39 for 7, Growth at $59 for 30 and Leap at $89 for unlimited clients. Annual billing lowers these to $9, $29, $49 and $69 per month. There is a 14-day trial but no free plan and no refunds. Multi-coach business plans start at $99/month for one coach plus $39 per extra coach. Prices verified October 2026.
Is Coach Recap cheaper than Simply.Coach?
Up to 3 clients, yes: Coach Recap is free and Simply.Coach is $19/month. From 4 to 20 clients, Coach Recap is €29/month against $39 or $59. Between 21 and 30 clients Simply.Coach’s Growth plan at $59 is cheaper than Coach Recap’s €79 Business plan. Above 30, the two are close: €79 against $89/month or $69 on annual billing.
Is Simply.Coach any good?
Yes. It is rated 4.8 out of 5 on G2 from about 146 reviews and 4.6 on Capterra from 41, with support quality the most praised point. The criticisms are consistency rather than quality: a clunky interface, a long setup, and features that cannot be switched off. If you run a coaching business with several coaches, it is one of the strongest options available.
Can I move my clients from Simply.Coach to Coach Recap?
Yes. Export your contacts from Simply.Coach, import them when you set up Coach Recap, connect your Google or Outlook calendar and share your new booking link. Packages with sessions remaining can be recreated as programs with the right number of sessions left.
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