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Phorest vs TrainHeroic

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Phorest

Software

Salon software that grows your business

From
$99/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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TrainHeroic

Software

Strength and conditioning platform

From
$9.99/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Phorest no price is published for any of the seven plans, and every route ends at a quote request; TrainHeroic pricing scaled by athlete count with 1000+ athletes requiring custom quote; not transparent tier pricing
  • They diverge on capability: Phorest covers Appointment booking, TrainHeroic covers Workout programming.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Phorest and TrainHeroic actually diverge.

Attributes where Phorest and TrainHeroic differ
AttributePhorestTrainHeroic
Starting price$99/month$9.99/month
PlatformsWeb, Ios, Android, ApiWeb, iOS, Android
Founded20032012

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Phorest

  • Appointment booking
  • Client management
  • Point of sale
  • Marketing automation
  • Reputation management
  • Staff management
  • Inventory tracking
  • Business reports

Only in TrainHeroic

  • Workout programming
  • Progress tracking
  • Team management
  • Video analysis
  • Program marketplace
  • Fitbit
  • Garmin
  • WHOOP

Both cover

  • Web support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Phorest

  • Salon and spa appointment booking with client recordsnot TrainHeroic
  • Marketing, memberships and staff management for beauty businessesnot TrainHeroic

TrainHeroic

  • Coaching businesses managing 1–50 athletes per coachnot Phorest
  • Remote personal training and strength programme deliverynot Phorest
  • Fitness professionals selling custom training programmes via marketplacenot Phorest

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Phorest

  • No price is published for any of the seven plans, and every route ends at a quote request
  • There is no free trial at all, which the company states plainly
  • The product is described as suited to 3 or more staff, so a solo operator is outside the intended range
  • The branded booking app requires the Ultimate plan, and two way SMS, memberships, lead management and the ads manager are all Elite only

TrainHeroic

  • Pricing scaled by athlete count with 1000+ athletes requiring custom quote; not transparent tier pricing
  • Free trial limited to 14 days without credit card, but conversion to paid mandatory thereafter
  • No published feature differentiation by plan tier; all features appear consistent across price tiers

Pricing, plan by plan

Phorest

$99/month
  • Grow$99/month
    • Appointment booking
    • Client management
    • POS
  • Elevate$179/month
    • Everything in Grow
    • Advanced marketing
    • Online booking
  • Innovate$299/month
    • Everything in Elevate
    • Multi-location
    • Advanced analytics

TrainHeroic

$9.99/month

No published plan breakdown. See the TrainHeroic review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Phorest if

  • You need appointment booking.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want client management.
Phorest review

Choose TrainHeroic if

  • You need workout programming.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want progress tracking.
TrainHeroic review

Questions people ask

Is Phorest or TrainHeroic better?
Neither clearly leads. Phorest starts at $99/month and TrainHeroic at $9.99/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Phorest or TrainHeroic?
Phorest starts at $99/month and TrainHeroic at $9.99/month.
Does Phorest or TrainHeroic run on more platforms?
Phorest runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. TrainHeroic runs on Web, iOS, Android.
What is Phorest best used for?
Phorest is most often used for salon and spa appointment booking with client records, marketing, memberships and staff management for beauty businesses. Of those, salon and spa appointment booking with client records and marketing, memberships and staff management for beauty businesses are not what TrainHeroic is typically brought in for.
What can Phorest do that TrainHeroic cannot?
Phorest covers Appointment booking, Client management, Point of sale, Marketing automation. TrainHeroic covers Workout programming, Progress tracking, Team management, Video analysis. Both handle Web support.
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