Perspire vs. ABC Trainerize
The Best Trainerize Alternative for Fitness Creators
A side-by-side look at Perspire and ABC Trainerize for trainers who want to build an audience, not just manage clients.
Why switch
Why fitness creators switch to Perspire
Here's why independent trainers, coaches and fitness creators choose Perspire.tv to grow an audience and earn from their content.
The comparison
Perspire vs. ABC Trainerize
What is ABC Trainerize?
Personal-training software for delivering workouts to clients you already have. It's built for 1:1 programming. Your clients download the Trainerize app to follow your plans, and the monthly price grows as you add more clients.
What is Perspire?
An online fitness platform that combines live streaming and on-demand video in one place, a creator marketplace built for fitness. Set up your channel, go live or upload workouts, and price your content in Coins. Free to join, flat 20% fee, you keep 80%.
| At a glance | Perspire | ABC Trainerize |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Fitness creators building an audience | Coaches managing 1:1 clients |
| Revenue model | Free to join, keep 80% of sales | Monthly subscription that grows with clients |
| Built-in audience | Yes, a public marketplace | No, you bring your own clients |
| Live classes | Built in, with live chat | Pre-recorded focus; live video is a paid add-on |
| Content discovery | Explore, categories and search | Content lives inside the app |
| On-demand video | Sell to the public at your own price | Videos sit inside client programs |
Discovery
Get discovered: a built-in audience, not just client management
Most coaching tools assume you already have clients, since they're back-office software. Perspire works the other way: a public, browsable marketplace where new users find you.
- Explore feed: your live sessions and videos appear where users browse for workouts.
- Categories: you surface under the categories you teach, like yoga workouts, HIIT sessions and strength training, so users browsing a style find you.
- Popular Instructors and trending: active trainers get featured to fresh audiences.
- In-app search: users searching inside Perspire can find your channel and your classes.
Your niche has a home, too. Creators run everything from dance classes and barre workouts to pilates classes, core training, cardio workouts and boxing workouts, and each one lands in front of users already browsing that style.
Pricing
You do not pay until you earn
- No cost to start: free to join, no monthly fee, no credit card required.
- You keep 80%: Perspire takes a flat 20% of Coins spent on your content, across every type of sale.
- Coins, in plain numbers: Coins start at $10 for 100, about 10 cents each. A 50-Coin class is about $5 of user spend, roughly $4 of that yours.
- Paid out through Stripe: your earnings convert to USD and transfer to your connected bank account.
| Feature | Perspire | ABC Trainerize |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to join | Free to join, no card | Free for 1 client; paid plans rise with client count |
| How you pay | Keep 80% of Coins spent on your content | Monthly subscription that grows as you add clients |
| Built-in audience | Yes, a public marketplace with Explore and search | No, you bring your own clients |
| Live streaming | Yes, built in with live chat | Built for pre-recorded programs; live video is a paid add-on |
| Sell live recordings | Yes, auto-saved and rentable | Not a built-in revenue stream |
| On-demand video sales | Yes, set your own price per video | Videos power client programs, not a public catalog |
| Channel subscriptions | Yes, recurring access to all your content | Recurring billing via a paid add-on |
| Branded storefront page | Yes, a free public channel | A branded app is a paid add-on |
Live streaming
Go live, then sell the replay
Live streaming is Perspire's most developed feature. Run the whole thing from your trainer Dashboard, and one class can earn money more than once.
- Schedule from your Dashboard: set date, time and length, pick a fitness level, tag equipment.
- Go live early: start up to 15 minutes before the scheduled time, choose your mic and camera at launch.
- Real-time chat: see your attendees and chat with them during the session.
- Two prices, one class: a Live Training Price for booking a seat, and a Recording Price for renting the replay.
- The replay keeps selling: every recording saves automatically, and renters get 72 hours of access.
Revenue streams
Four ways to earn from one channel
Perspire lets you stack several income streams from the same work, and you set every price yourself.
- Live seat bookings: real-time paid classes.
- Recording rentals: the 72-hour replay of each live session.
- On-demand videos: standalone workouts you upload and price one by one.
- Channel subscriptions: recurring access to all your content, for steady income.
You can also sell Fitness Programs, structured multi-day plans and challenges bundled into one package. Free content attracts followers, paid one-offs convert them, and subscriptions keep them coming back.
On-demand video
Build a video library that sells while you sleep
- Upload and price: mark each pre-recorded workout free or paid in Coins.
- Organize into Collections: group videos into series or playlists.
- Control every detail: set title, description, thumbnail, fitness level and equipment tags.
- Earn passively: your library keeps selling in the background while you focus on new content.
Your brand
Your channel is your storefront
On Perspire, your account is a public channel that doubles as your marketing page, a credible, branded home without building a website.
- Your public profile: set a username, write an About Me bio, add a profile picture and social links.
- Build trust: add your certifications or licenses so users can see your background.
- Get matched to the right users: set your specialties, so different coaches reach different audiences.
- One home for everything: your videos, live sessions and subscription offers all live on one page.
- Share in one click: copy a direct link to any session and post it anywhere.
Getting started
How exactly does Perspire work for trainers?
Getting started takes minutes, and there is nothing to pay up front.
- Sign up free: create your trainer channel in minutes, no monthly fee, no credit card.
- Set up your channel: add your bio, profile picture, certifications and specialties.
- Connect Stripe: link your account once so earnings can pay out to your bank.
- Create your content: go live or upload pre-recorded workouts, group videos into Collections.
- Set your prices in Coins: price live seats, recordings, videos, subscriptions and programs.
- Get discovered and earn: new users find you through Explore and search, and you keep 80% of every Coin spent.
Start building your Perspire channel for free
No monthly fee. No credit card. Keep 80% of everything you earn.
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What you might be wondering
Is Perspire free for trainers?
How do trainers get paid on Perspire?
What are Coins on Perspire?
Can I bring my own audience to Perspire?
Does Perspire have live streaming?
Can I sell recordings of my live classes?
How is Perspire different from Trainerize?
Full feature set
Everything Perspire gives fitness creators
Built-in marketplace
Show up in Explore, category pages and Popular Instructors so new users find you.
Live streaming
Go live with real-time chat. Start up to 15 minutes early and pick your mic and camera.
Dual-price live and replay
Charge for live seats, then sell the saved recording at its own price.
On-demand video
Upload workouts, set them free or paid, and group them into Collections.
Channel subscriptions
Offer unlimited access to your content for steady, recurring income.
Programs
Bundle multi-day plans and challenges into one package you can sell.
80/20 revenue split
Keep 80% of every Coin spent on your content. No monthly fee to join.
Stripe payouts
Earnings convert to USD and pay out to your bank through Stripe.
Multi-device access
You and your audience can use Perspire on phone, tablet and computer.
Branded channel
A public profile with your bio, certifications, specialties and social links.