Short answer: For a fitness trainer, FitSpace is often a better fit than general LMS platforms like GetCourse or Teachable because it is built for video workouts, a mobile training app, and meal plans plus coaching in one author dashboard. GetCourse excels at complex infobusiness funnels; Teachable excels in the English-speaking market with dollar payments; FitSpace excels in the fitness niche with workout-first UX.

Choosing where to host your online fitness business is not a cosmetic decision. The platform shapes how students watch workouts, how you accept payments, how discoverable your course is in search, and how much time you spend on tech instead of coaching. This guide compares three common options trainers consider in 2026: GetCourse, Teachable, and FitSpace.

For a broader landscape view, start with our platform comparison for trainers and what FitSpace is. If you are still early in your journey, read fitness info business from scratch first.

Why platform choice matters for fitness (not generic courses)

Generic LMS tools were designed for slide-based lessons, PDF downloads, and email drip sequences. Fitness products are different: students train with their phone propped against a wall, replay segments, need clear exercise demos, and often want nutrition alongside workouts. A platform that treats your course like a business webinar will feel wrong to students — and that friction shows up in completion rates and refund requests.

Before comparing brands, clarify your priorities using our 7 selection criteria for trainer platforms: video delivery, payments, commission, mobile app, content protection, analytics, and SEO.

GetCourse: strengths and limits for trainers

GetCourse is a horizontal learning management system popular in Eastern Europe and CIS markets. Its superpower is marketing automation: multi-step funnels, webinar integrations, affiliate programs, and granular access rules across many products.

When GetCourse makes sense:

• You run a full online school with dozens of products and a dedicated marketing team.
• You need complex auto-funnels, upsell chains, and curator workflows.
• Your audience pays in local currency and expects a school-style portal.

Where trainers struggle on GetCourse:

• No native fitness mobile app — students watch in a browser, which is awkward mid-workout.
• Meal plans and coaching are usually bolted on as PDFs or separate bots, not structured products.
• Setup time is longer; many trainers hire integrators before launching.
• Student UX feels like an admin panel, not a training app.

If you already run a GetCourse school and want to migrate, see how to transfer from GetCourse to FitSpace.

Teachable: strengths and limits for trainers

Teachable is one of the best-known course platforms in the US and Europe. It handles payments in dollars, supports coupons, and offers a polished generic course player. For English-language creators selling globally, it is a reasonable default.

When Teachable makes sense:

• Your primary audience is US/EU and pays in USD or EUR.
• Content is lecture-style with worksheets rather than follow-along workouts.
• You want a well-documented ecosystem and Stripe-native checkout.

Where trainers struggle on Teachable:

• No fitness-specific categories, progress tracking for reps, or workout calendar.
• Meal plans and 1:1 coaching require workarounds or third-party tools.
• Students in regions with payment restrictions may have checkout friction.
• Long workout videos compete with generic lesson UX not optimized for movement.

FitSpace: built for trainers, courses, and nutrition

FitSpace is vertical SaaS for fitness professionals: video courses, meal plans, online coaching, marathons, and an author blog for SEO — in one dashboard. Students use a mobile app designed around training sessions, not slideshows.

When FitSpace makes sense:

• You are a trainer or nutritionist, not a generic infobusiness operator.
• You want courses plus diets plus optional coaching without stitching five tools together.
• Mobile training experience and content protection matter to you.
• You plan to grow through SEO articles and social proof, not only paid ads.
• You want to launch in days — see course creation step by step.

Explore how other authors use the platform on FitSpace author profiles.

Side-by-side comparison

• Fitness UX: FitSpace — training app; GetCourse/Teachable — web lessons, no native workout UX.
• Video streaming: All support streaming; FitSpace optimizes for long follow-along sessions.
• Meal plans: FitSpace — structured by day; LMS platforms — usually PDF attachments.
• 1:1 coaching: FitSpace — intake and chat; GetCourse — curators; Teachable — external tools.
• Local payments: FitSpace and GetCourse support regional methods; Teachable is dollar-centric.
• Author blog / SEO: FitSpace — built-in blog; LMS — landing pages inside the school.
• Marketing funnels: GetCourse — strongest; FitSpace — product plus content first.
• Time to launch: FitSpace/Teachable — days; GetCourse — weeks with complex setup.
• Content protection: FitSpace — streaming access control; file shares leak — see why Telegram and Drive courses leak.

Total cost of ownership: look beyond monthly fees

Monthly subscription price is only one line item. Factor in platform commission, payment processing, integrator costs, lost revenue from poor mobile UX, and your hourly time spent fighting the wrong tool. Budget your launch with course creation cost analysis.

Migration without rebuilding everything at once

Pick one flagship course to move first. Transfer videos, descriptions, pricing, and reviews. Run parallel sales for 30–60 days before shutting the old school. Update links in Instagram, YouTube, and email signatures.

Frequently asked questions

Is FitSpace an analogue of GetCourse?

Partially. Both sell online courses, but FitSpace is vertical SaaS for fitness; GetCourse is a horizontal LMS with heavy marketing automation.

Does FitSpace have auto-funnels like GetCourse?

FitSpace focuses on product quality, SEO content, and course page conversion. For most solo trainers, a strong landing page plus promotion plan outperforms a funnel nobody maintains.

Teachable vs FitSpace for home workout courses?

FitSpace offers app-based training, fitness categories, and meal plan upsells. Teachable delivers a generic video player.

Which platform is cheapest overall?

Compare total cost of ownership: commission, setup time, and conversion rate. A cheap platform with bad mobile UX is expensive in the long run.

Bottom line

For a fitness trainer in 2026 selling video workouts with optional nutrition, the rational default is a specialized platform — not a generic LMS built for slide decks.

Create your course on FitSpace and compare student experience with a pilot launch. See examples on FitSpace author profiles.