CoachRx and Assistant Coach solve different coaching problems. CoachRx is broader on business suite, payments, wearables, team roles, and RxBot programming. Assistant Coach is built for solo coaches who want check-ins, notes, individualized plans, resources, AI review tools, and full data export without the bill growing with every client.

So the real question is not “which platform has more features?” It is: which platform fits the way you actually coach?

Here is what this guide breaks down:

  1. CoachRx vs Assistant Coach: The 2026 Summary
  2. What CoachRx Actually Costs in 2026
  3. Feature-by-Feature: CoachRx vs Assistant Coach
  4. The AI Difference: RxBot vs Weekly Client Review AI
  5. Data Export: Assistant Coach Gives You a One-Click Full Backup
  6. CoachRx Support, Data, and Privacy Questions
  7. Which One Should You Choose?
  8. References

CoachRx vs Assistant Coach: The 2026 Summary

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Assistant Coach Flat tiers, unlimited clients on every paid plan Free for 15 clients / ~$22/mo unlimited (beta annual) Solo coaches who want structured check-ins, AI response drafting, trend analysis, workout and meal plan builders, goals, notes, resources, a coach website, and full data export without the bill growing with roster size Newer brand; payments, team tools, and wearables are not built in yet
CoachRx Client-count tiers with all features included $29/mo for 1-5 clients / $79/mo for 6-50 clients Coaches who need OPEX-style program calendars, lifestyle prescriptions, business suite, payments, reports, wearables, and RxBot program design Client-count jumps; 2% platform fee on payments through CoachRx; AI is more programming-focused than check-in-review-focused

What CoachRx Actually Costs in 2026

CoachRx publishes a simple client-count pricing ladder. Every tier includes the full feature set. You do not upgrade to unlock Business Suite, RxBot, integrations, or reporting. You upgrade when your active client count moves into the next tier.

As of this fact-check, CoachRx lists:

Roster Size CoachRx Pricing Assistant Coach Beta
1-5 clients $29/mo ($25/mo annual) Free up to 15 clients
6-50 clients $79/mo ($67/mo annual) Free up to 15 clients, then ~$22/mo unlimited annual
51-150 clients $199/mo ($169/mo annual) ~$22/mo unlimited annual
150+ clients Enterprise ~$22/mo unlimited annual

Beta pricing: Assistant Coach paid plans during beta start at £16.50/month when billed annually (about $22/month) or £19.50/month when billed monthly (about $26/month). Starter includes 100 AI credits/month. Pro is £29.50/month annual / £34.50/month monthly (about $40/$46) with 500 AI credits. The free tier covers 15 clients during beta. Paid plans lock in 50% off the post-beta list price for life.

CoachRx is not hiding feature add-ons the way some platforms do. That is a strength. But there are still two pricing details to understand.

First, the 6-50 client tier is broad. A coach with 8 clients and a coach with 48 clients are both on the same $79/month monthly tier. That can be fine if the tool is already central to your business, but it is a bigger jump than Assistant Coach’s beta pricing for a small solo coach.

Second, CoachRx’s Business Suite has a payment platform fee. CoachRx says the Business Suite is optional, but if you collect payments through it, your fee is your country’s standard Stripe fee plus a 2% CoachRx platform fee. In the US example CoachRx publishes, that is Stripe’s 2.9% + $0.30 plus CoachRx’s 2%.

For a coach doing $9,000/month in client payments, a 2% platform fee is $180/month before Stripe’s normal processing fee. That may be worth it if CoachRx is replacing contracts, waivers, storefronts, payment tracking, payroll, and reporting. It is still real margin, so count it.

Feature-by-Feature: CoachRx vs Assistant Coach

Feature CoachRx Assistant Coach
Workout programming Yes, deep client calendar and program design tools Yes, individualized workout plan and session builder with coverage analysis
Nutrition and lifestyle Lifestyle Rx, nutrition, habits, and compliance tracking Meal plan builder, macros, notes, and resources
Check-ins and forms Consultations, intake forms, touchpoints, reports Structured check-ins, custom forms, AI drafts, AI trend analysis
AI check-in analysis Not publicly documented Yes
AI draft responses in coach voice Not publicly documented Yes
AI multi-month trend analysis Not publicly documented Yes
AI workout plan coverage analysis Not publicly documented Yes
Connect ChatGPT or Claude to coaching data No public ChatGPT or Claude data access found Yes, connect your coaching data to AI tools
Payments, contracts, waivers Yes, Business Suite with Stripe Not yet
Payment platform fee Standard Stripe fee + 2% CoachRx fee if using Business Suite payments No built-in payment processing yet
Wearables Whoop, Apple Health, and connected services publicly referenced Not yet
Team management Yes, different access levels for team members Not yet
Client data export Client CSV, workout exports, revenue CSVs, PDF/text reports Full workspace export as a ZIP file
Migration support Vendor-assisted import, not a full self-serve workspace export One-click structured export of all your coaching data
Resources for clients Reports and client app content PDF/video resources shareable with all or selected clients
Coach website and lead capture CoachRx ecosystem and marketing pages Built-in coach website + leads inbox

The AI Difference: RxBot vs Weekly Client Review AI

CoachRx’s AI story is mostly around program design. RxBot is positioned as a programming assistant: generate programs, use scenario-specific templates, account for injuries, and plan progressive overload. That can be useful, but programming is only one part of the work a coach repeats every week.

Assistant Coach is currently different. Its AI is not trying to replace your programming judgment. It is built around the repetitive review work that eats a coach’s week:

  • AI check-in drafts: write a response in your tone using the client’s submitted check-in
  • Trend analysis: summarize multi-month client progress so you are not manually scanning every check-in and measurement
  • Workout plan coverage analysis: review a saved workout plan for body-region balance, split structure, redundancy, and gaps before you activate it
  • AI data access: connect ChatGPT or Claude to your coaching data instead of copying client notes into a chat window

This is the bigger AI difference. Assistant Coach can let your own ChatGPT or Claude work with the coaching data you already keep in the platform. That means less copy-pasting client context, notes, check-ins, goals, and plans into a separate chat window every time you want useful AI help.

That distinction matters. A lot of online coaching admin is not writing workouts. It is remembering what happened with each client, finding the right tone, spotting stalled progress, and giving useful feedback without spending an entire evening on check-ins.

That is where Assistant Coach is focused: helping you review clients, draft responses, spot trends, and remember client context. For most solo coaches, that is the work that silently eats the most time.

Data Export: Assistant Coach Gives You a One-Click Full Backup

Data export is one place where Assistant Coach is intentionally opinionated: your coaching data should not be trapped inside the platform.

In Assistant Coach, you can download your coaching workspace as a structured ZIP file. That export is designed to be a real backup, not just a report. It includes:

  • Client profiles
  • Check-ins and your responses
  • Body measurements
  • Workout plans
  • Meal plans
  • Goals
  • Coach notes

The important part is the format: one self-serve download, with structured data you can inspect, keep safe, or eventually move into another system. You do not have to ask support to assemble a partial record for you.

CoachRx does document useful exports: client CSVs, workout exports, subscription/revenue CSVs, and custom client reports in PDF or text format. That is better than many coaching platforms.

But there is a difference between exporting selected reports and having a one-click backup of the main coaching workspace. Assistant Coach is built around the second one.

CoachRx Support, Data, and Privacy Questions

Some coaches searching for CoachRx are not just searching pricing. They are also searching things like coachrx audit trails, coachrx gdpr compliance, coachrx api, coachrx support ticket system, and coachrx multi-user license.

Those searches make sense. Once a coaching platform holds client data, payment records, body metrics, intake forms, and progress history, coaches start asking practical questions:

  • Can I see a record of what happened?
  • Can I export my client records?
  • Can multiple coaches use it safely if my team grows?
  • Can I handle privacy or GDPR data requests?
  • Can I get support if something breaks?
  • Can I connect my data to other tools later?

CoachRx is ahead of many competitors on team roles, reports, business data, and export paths. Assistant Coach is earlier on team and business tooling, but stronger on full workspace export and AI access to coaching data. If client records and data portability matter to you, ask every platform for concrete answers before committing two years of client history.

Which One Should You Choose?

Choose CoachRx if you want a mature OPEX-style coaching platform with strong program calendars, business tools, payments, wearables, transition support, and RxBot.

Choose Assistant Coach if you want a leaner, cheaper coaching workspace for check-ins, client notes, meal plans, workout plans, goals, resources, video review, lead capture, structured data export, and AI support for client-review work.

The easiest way to decide is this:

  • If your pain is program design, payments, and team operations, start with CoachRx.
  • If your pain is check-in review, client organization, AI drafting, data export, and pricing that scales cleanly, start with Assistant Coach.

Neither answer is universal. But the trade-off is now much clearer.

References

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