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.

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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.

A built-in audience: Perspire brings you new users through Explore and search. You don't need clients already.

Free to join: no monthly fee and no credit card. Perspire only earns when you do.

Live streaming built in: run live classes with real-time chat, then sell the replay.

Keep 80%: Perspire takes a flat 20% of Coins spent on your content. You keep the rest.

Many income streams: live seats, replay rentals, on-demand videos, subscriptions and programs.

Your own storefront: a public channel with your bio, certifications and specialties, ready to share.

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.

Perspire: a public marketplace where new users find you in Explore, category pages and search.

Trainerize: has no discovery marketplace, so you bring your own clients.

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.

Perspire: live streaming is built in, with real-time chat and an auto-saved replay you can sell.

Trainerize: is built for pre-recorded programs; live video is a paid add-on.

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.

Perspire: stack live seats, replay rentals, video sales, subscriptions and programs in one place.

Trainerize: bills your own clients through a paid Payments add-on, not a content marketplace.

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.

Perspire: sells individual videos to the public, and you set your own price on each one.

Trainerize: uses videos inside client programs, not as a public catalog you sell from.

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.

Perspire: gives you a free public channel page with your bio, credentials and full catalog.

Trainerize: puts your own brand on a custom app only as a paid add-on.

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.

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FAQ

What you might be wondering

Is Perspire free for trainers?

Yes. There are no monthly fees and no credit card required to join. Perspire takes a 20% cut of what you earn and you keep 80%, so the platform only makes money when you do. That's the opposite of coaching software like Trainerize or Everfit, which charge a subscription that climbs as your client list grows.

How do trainers get paid on Perspire?

Users spend Coins on your content. You keep 80% of every Coin spent; the other 20% covers platform operations, maintenance, marketing, and transaction fees. Earnings are credited to your account, converted to USD, and sent to your bank through Stripe — connecting a Stripe account is a required setup step. Coins sell to users starting at $10 for 100, so a 50-Coin class is about $5 of user spend and roughly $4 to you before payout fees. Standard Stripe processing and payout timing apply once the money leaves the platform, so check your dashboard for exact net and timing.

What are Coins on Perspire?

Coins are the platform's virtual currency. Users buy them in packages (starting at $10 for 100 Coins) and spend them on paid videos, live-session seats, multi-day programs, and channel subscriptions. Coins don't expire, and new users get 100 free Coins at sign-up with no subscription, trial, or credit card required. For a casual exerciser doing a few classes a month, that usually costs less than a flat monthly subscription.

Can I bring my own audience to Perspire?

Yes, and most trainers should. You can copy a direct link to any scheduled live training through View Full Info → Copy Link and share it on social media, with contacts, or on your own site. There's also a help collection on marketing your channel. Unlike back-office coaching tools, Perspire also works the other direction: your channel appears in Explore, category pages, and trending lists, and titles and descriptions are indexed so content can surface on Google and Bing.

Does Perspire have live streaming?

Yes — it's the most developed feature. You schedule sessions from your trainer dashboard with a title, description, up to three categories, cover image, fitness level, duration, and equipment tags. You can edit or delete a session any time before it starts, go live up to 15 minutes early, pick your mic and camera at launch, and see attendees plus a live chat beside the video while you teach. Seats are bookable in advance through the calendar.

Can I sell recordings of my live classes?

Yes. Each live session has two prices: a Live Training Price for booking a seat and a separate Recording Price for renting the replay. The recording is saved automatically and renters get 72 hours of access. One class therefore earns twice — live seats up front, then rental income afterward. Recordings are also saved into the category you selected and can be bundled into your channel subscription.

How is Perspire different from Trainerize?

They solve different problems. Trainerize is back-office software for 1-on-1 coaching: workout programming, nutrition, habit tracking, check-ins, wearable syncing — and it assumes you already have clients. Perspire is a public marketplace for one-to-many content: live classes, on-demand video, subscriptions, and discovery. Pricing is inverted too. Trainerize starts around $22/month and scales with client count; Perspire is free to join and takes 20% of sales. If you're a content creator building a following, Perspire fits. If you're a client-focused coach who needs programming and tracking tools, Trainerize or Everfit is the better match.

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.