Comparison
A Free TrainingPeaks Alternative for Runners
TrainingPeaks is the tool many coaches and serious amateurs grew up with, and the fitness, fatigue and form chart is the reason a lot of runners pay for it. If that chart, a plan for your next race and an honest goal time are most of what you want, you may not need a subscription. Here is how EverRun compares, including the cases where TrainingPeaks is still the better choice.
The short version
| EverRun | TrainingPeaks | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free. No subscription, nothing paywalled. | Free Basic account; Premium was $134.99 a year in July 2026. |
| Fitness, fatigue, form (CTL, ATL, TSB) | Included | The Performance Management Chart, a Premium feature |
| Where your workouts come from | Apple Health on iPhone, Health Connect on Android | Direct sync with many watches, bike computers and apps |
| Training plans | Goal-race plans built in, at no cost | A store of plans from coaches, priced by each author |
| Race-time prediction | 5K, 10K, half and marathon | Not its focus |
| Daily readiness | Readiness and recovery read, deload detection | Metrics you log, plus device data |
| Working with a coach | Not built for coach-led plans today | The core of the product |
| Where you use it | A phone app | Web and mobile apps |
TrainingPeaks details are from its public pages as of the date above. Features and prices change, so check its pricing page before you decide.
Fitness, fatigue and form, without the subscription
The chart most runners want from TrainingPeaks is built on a published model: a 42-day average of your training load (fitness, or CTL), a 7-day average (fatigue, or ATL), and the gap between them (form, or TSB). It was never a secret formula. EverRun works these out from the workouts on your phone and charts them next to a daily readiness read. Our CTL, ATL and TSB guide explains the numbers and has a taper calculator you can try without the app.
Plans and race goals
In EverRun you pick a goal race, or choose one from the directory of popular marathons and halves, and a periodised plan is built around the date. The race time predictor turns a recent result into a realistic goal, and the pace calculator turns that goal into training paces. Both work on the web with no sign-up.
Your data, on your phone
EverRun does not ask you to create a training log from scratch. If your watch already saves workouts to Apple Health or Health Connect, your history is there the first time you open the app. Analysis runs on the device, and your data is never sold.
Stay on TrainingPeaks if
- Your coach writes your plan in TrainingPeaks. That is what it does best.
- You want a calendar on a laptop as well as your phone.
- You push structured workouts to a bike computer or a watch through its integrations.
- You already pay for it and use most of what Premium includes.
Try EverRun if
- You coach yourself and mainly want to know whether you are getting fitter or just more tired.
- You want a plan for one goal race and a goal time you can trust.
- Your workouts already land in Apple Health or Health Connect.
- You would rather not pay a yearly subscription for one chart.
What EverRun doesn't do
- It does not sync with or import from TrainingPeaks.
- It has no web or desktop version; it is a phone app.
- It is not a coaching platform. If someone else plans your training, keep the tool they use.
Comparing with Strava instead? See EverRun as a Strava alternative.
EverRun is not affiliated with TrainingPeaks. TrainingPeaks is a trademark of its owner, named here only to compare. Training numbers and predictions are planning estimates, not medical advice.
Fitness, fatigue and form from the workouts on your phone, free.
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