Book sessions on your own site, not a £100-a-month platform.
Class-booking software charges a hefty monthly fee plus a cut of every transaction. For a solo trainer or small studio, your own booking page does the same job without the overhead.
Live example: Ironclad Personal Training
The maths
Here's what it's quietly costing you.
Set it to your own numbers. This is money off work you already do.
Drag the sliders. Defaults reflect a typical personal trainer — adjust them to your own numbers.
What the platforms take
£180 / month
That's a year
£2,160
Own Your Trade
£49 / month flat
You'd keep
£1,572/yr
Illustrative. Compares platform commission against the Growth plan's flat monthly fee; excludes card fees, which both sides pay.
See it in action
This is the real thing — try it right here.
Not a screenshot. Place a real test booking below, then look at what the owner sees.
This is the live dashboard the owner sees — every booking lands here in real time, so you run your day without juggling apps.
Straight comparison
Own Your Trade vs Class-booking platforms
No spin. Filter by what matters to you, and see where the money goes.
| OWN·YOUR·TRADE | Class-booking platforms | |
|---|---|---|
| Software cost per year | ✓From £348 flat | £900–£1,800+ before transaction fees |
| Monthly software fee | ✓One flat fee | £75–£150+/mo |
| Transaction fees | ✓Standard Stripe fee only | On top of the subscription |
| Branded booking site | ✓Yes (Growth up) | Their branding / widget |
| Live session schedule | ✓Built in | Yes |
| Support | ✓A real local developer | Tiered support plans |
What that adds up to
You keep £1,500+ a year
— against one flat fee from £29 a month.
A typical class-booking subscription is £100+ a month before transaction fees — versus one flat fee that does the same job.
Pricing for personal trainers
One flat fee. Pick your level.
Starter
The ordering or booking system, live on a subdomain of ours. No custom site build.
No setup fee · yourname.ownyourtrade.co.uk
- ✓Online ordering or booking system
- ✓Live owner dashboard (orders / bookings)
- ✓Secure card payments via Stripe, straight to your bank
- ✓Hosted on a subdomain we provide
- ✓No commission — one flat monthly fee
- ✕Custom-built website
- ✕Your own domain name
Growth
Your own branded site on a proven system, on your own domain — live in under 2 weeks.
+ £149 one-off setup · yourbusiness.co.uk
- ✓Everything in Starter, plus:
- ✓Your own branded version of a proven system
- ✓Your own domain name, set up for you
- ✓Built for your trade specifically — live in under 2 weeks
- ✓Keep your menu, services, prices, hours and photos fresh — unlimited content updates, included
Established
Growth, plus an ongoing design partner — quarterly improvements, honest reviews, same-day support.
+ £149 one-off setup · yourbusiness.co.uk
- ✓Everything in Growth, plus:
- ✓A small design tweak on us, every quarter — a layout change, photo refresh or minor new feature
- ✓A quarterly design & performance review — real analytics on how the site's doing, what it's winning you, and 2–3 specific next steps
- ✓Priority support — a real person, same day
One flat monthly fee. No commission, ever. A branded site on your own domain is included from Growth up — Starter is the system only, on a subdomain. We don't sell a website without the system. Bigger design or layout changes are easy too — arranged as a simple one-off whenever you want one.
Get started
Own your personal trainer bookings.
Tell me how you take sessions now and I'll come back with a straight answer on whether owning it yourself saves you money. Keep £1,500+ a year — or don't, and I'll tell you that too.