Does upcoach charge a fee on what I invoice?

Yes. 2 per cent on the Starter plan at 49 dollars a month, 1 per cent on Pro at 99, 0.5 per cent on Business+ at 199 and 0 per cent on Scale at 399. It is a transaction fee added to the subscription, not replacing it. For a coach invoicing 2,000 dollars a month on the Starter plan that is 40 dollars more every month. CoachPro Tools charges no fee on any plan: it uses standard Stripe accounts with direct charges, the coach is the merchant and the money never passes through the platform.

What is the difference between CoachPro Tools and upcoach?

Two differences. The first is how they charge: upcoach adds a percentage of what the coach invoices on top of the subscription, 2 per cent on its entry plan, and reaching 0 per cent means paying 399 dollars a month; CoachPro Tools costs a flat 30 dollars and takes nothing. The second is where each one invests: upcoach is built around programmes and groups, which is why it counts active participants and gives generous storage; CoachPro Tools is built around the session, which is why it brings 271+ interactive tools across 15 categories, a built-in video call and a PDF report carrying the coach's brand, none of which upcoach advertises. They tie on unlimited programmes, every feature on every plan, groups, client portal, payments, own branding and a 30-day guarantee.

What does upcoach do better?

Six things. Its trial is 14 days with no card, against CoachPro Tools' 3 days with a hold. It gives generous storage, from 100 GB to 1 TB by plan, which matters if you work with video. It includes team seats as standard: 1, 2, 5 or 10 by plan. It can be driven from Claude and ChatGPT over MCP, an integration CoachPro Tools does not have. It includes a free onboarding call on every plan and implementation on the higher ones. And like CoachPro Tools, it puts every feature on every plan: what scales is volume, not features.

How many participants does each upcoach plan allow?

Twenty-five active participants on the Starter plan at 49 dollars, one hundred on Pro at 99, two hundred and fifty on Business+ at 199 — extendable in blocks of one hundred for 99 dollars a month — and five hundred on Scale at 399. Above that, Enterprise is custom priced. CoachPro Tools carries no client counter on any plan: we searched the code for a limit and there is none.

How does the real cost compare?

There is a multiplication the pricing table does not show: what you invoice in a month times your plan's percentage, added to the subscription. A coach invoicing 2,000 dollars a month on the Starter plan pays 49 in subscription plus 40 in fees, 89 in total. One invoicing 5,000 pays 49 plus 100, so 149. In CoachPro Tools it is 30 dollars whatever you invoice, because there is no fee.

CoachPro Tools vs upcoach — Honest Comparison 2026

Start with what ties

upcoach is well built for programmes and groups, and its promise that every feature is on every plan is real. Where we overlap, we overlap properly.

Unlimited programmesNeither caps the number of programmes.

Every feature on every planNeither of us hides features behind an expensive tier.

Group workBoth handle it.

Client portalEach in its own way, but both.

Payments from your clientsBoth process them.

Your own brandingVisual customisation in both.

Money-back guarantee30 days in both.

Cancel anytimeNo contract in either.

The short answer

upcoach charges a fee on what you invoice, on top of the subscription. It is 2 % on its 49 USD plan and falls to 0 %, but reaching 0 % means paying 399 USD a month. CoachPro Tools costs 30 USD and takes nothing: the money goes straight to your Stripe.

The fee that shrinks

What upcoach takes on each plan

On top of the monthly subscription. Right-hand column: what 2,000 USD invoiced in a month would be

Starter
49 USD

2 %

40 USD a month on top of the subscription. Nearly doubles it.

Pro
99 USD

1 %

20 USD a month.

Business+
199 USD

0.5 %

10 USD a month.

Scale
399 USD

0 %

Nothing. It is the only plan with no fee.

CoachPro Tools
30 USD

0 %

Nothing, on every plan. Standard Stripe accounts with direct charges: the money never passes through us.

The more you invoice, the more it weighs. A coach invoicing 5,000 USD a month on the Starter plan pays them 100 USD in fees, on top of the 49 subscription. The 2,000 figure is an example to show the mechanism, not a claim about your business.

Comparison table

	CoachPro Tools	upcoach
Entry price	30 USD/month	49 USD/month
Fee on what you invoice	None, on every plan	2 % · 1 % · 0.5 % · 0 % by plan
Price with no fee	30 USD/month	399 USD/month
Participants on the entry plan	No cap	25 active
Maximum participants	No cap	500 on Scale · more on Enterprise
Team seats	One account, no per-person licences	1 · 2 · 5 · 10 by plan
Storage	No advertised cap	100 GB to 1 TB by plan
One-off lifetime payment	297 USD	Does not exist
Trial	3 days with a hold	14 days, no card
Money-back guarantee	30 days	30 days
Programmes	Unlimited	Unlimited
Interactive session tools	271+ across 15 categories	Not advertised
Video call	Built in, browser to browser	Not advertised
PDF report with your brand	Yes, from all 271 tools	Not advertised
Driven from Claude and ChatGPT	No	Yes, via MCP
Onboarding support	None needed	Free call · implementation on higher plans
Platform language	Neutral Spanish and English	Their site is in English

upcoach details checked on their pricing page on 2 September 2026. The prices shown are for annual billing. The fee and the participant cap are the two rows worth confirming before you pay, because they are the ones that change the sum.

Where upcoach wins

A 14-day trial with no card, against our 3 days with a hold on the amount.
Plenty of storage. From 100 GB to 1 TB by plan. If you work with video, that matters.
Team seats as standard: 1, 2, 5 or 10 by plan. We are one account with no per-person licences, which is cheaper but also less separable.
It can be driven from Claude and ChatGPT over MCP. That is a real integration we do not have.
A free onboarding call on every plan, and implementation included on the higher ones.
Every feature on every plan, as we do. What scales is volume, not features.

What no figure in the table explains

The fee is not small print: it is a different way of charging you. A flat subscription is a fixed cost you can budget. A percentage is a cost that grows exactly when things are going well.

And there is a second difference. upcoach is built around programmes and groups, which is why it counts active participants. CoachPro Tools is built around the session, which is why what it brings inside are the 271 tools — Wheel of Life, GROW, personal SWOT, DISC and 267 more — that your client fills in on screen while you talk.

One charges by how many people pass through your programmes. The other charges a fee and stops there. At low volume the difference is small; at high volume it is the whole bill.

Verdict

If you sell programmes to groups and work with video, upcoach is built for that: participants, seats, large storage and an onboarding call to set it up. And with 14 days and no card you can check it without risk.

Before deciding, do one multiplication. Take what you invoice in a month and multiply it by your plan's percentage. That figure is added to the subscription, and it does not appear on the pricing table.

And if you work one to one, look at the 25 active participant cap on the entry plan and compare it with our 30 USD, with no cap and no percentage.

Frequently asked questions

Does upcoach charge a commission?

Yes. 2 % on the Starter plan at 49 USD, 1 % on Pro at 99, 0.5 % on Business+ at 199 and 0 % on Scale at 399. It is a transaction fee, added to the subscription.

CoachPro Tools charges none: we use standard Stripe accounts with direct charges, you are the merchant and the money never passes through us.

How much does upcoach cost?

Starter 49 USD a month with 25 active participants, Pro 99 with 100, Business+ 199 with 250 — extendable in blocks of 100 for 99 USD — Scale 399 with 500, and Enterprise custom priced. Those are the annual billing prices.

What is an active participant?

The unit their per-plan cap counts in. The 49 USD plan allows 25 at a time. CoachPro Tools has no counter: we searched the code and there is no client limit at all.

What are the interactive tools?

Instruments the client fills in on screen during the session — Wheel of Life, GROW, personal SWOT, DISC and 267 more — with sliders and charts drawn live. When you finish they produce a PDF report carrying your brand that your client keeps.

Is it worth switching if I already use upcoach?

It depends on two numbers: what you invoice and which plan you are on. Multiply the first by the percentage of the second, add the subscription and compare with 30 USD. If you also use their team seats or their video storage, that weighs in their favour.

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