Simply.Coach – The Ultimate Paperbell Alternative

Simply.Coach: An End-to-end Coaching Management Platform.

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Paperbell is a coaching management platform built primarily for individual coaches. While it does have a clean user interface and basic (yet important) capabilities like calendar integration, contract signing, package builder and payment processing, it lacks depth. That is fine when you are starting out, but the gap shows once you run group cohorts or training programs and need a second tool for course content.

For instance, you do have coaching tools to ask questions, but they’re not customizable. Moreover, you can only collect paragraph style answers. So, you can’t run customized surveys with multiple choice questions.

With Simply.Coach, get the end-to-end solution for your coaching business that will:

3 Reasons Why Users Prefer Simply.Coach Over Paperbell

Customizable Coaching Tools

With Simply.Coach, one of the Paperbell alternatives, you can make your own feedback forms and surveys from scratch, or edit existing templates to tailor them to your requirements. Paperbell offers a very basic survey option, but lacks on nuances like easy to edit templates and data collation.

Collaborate With Ease

Whether it be associate coaches, program managers or an administrator, everyone can collaborate and work seamlessly together with Simply.Coach’s different user roles. Share access to different levels of data as per your choice with colleagues.

Cost Effective

Pay for what you need. Unlike Paperbell, Simply.Coach has a variety of different pricing plans to help you choose the best subscription for your scale. Individual plans start as low as $9/month, in comparison to the Paperbell pricing of $47/month.

Trusted by 500+ coaches across 35+ countries! Why?

Simple! We are a platform built by coaches, for coaches – we care about the coaching community and go above & beyond to be a partner in every growth journey, ensuring you’re never left wanting for more.

Here are some key differences between features of Simply.Coach and Paperbell:


Made for
Individual Coaches	Individual Coaches, Businesses
	- Coaches
	- Therapists
	- Mentors
	- Consultants
	Enterprises
Pricing
$47/ Month	Starts at $9/ Month
Digital Tools
Survey answers	Fully customizable forms
	Multiple choice questions
	Easy data collection & visualization
	Multiple coaching tool templates (editable)
Branding
Customizable landing page	Customizable domain
	Customizable brand colors
Scheduling & Availability
Google, Outlook or iCal	Google, iCal & Office 365 Calendar integration
Booking steps can confuse less tech-savvy clients	Pre- & post-session buffers
	Multiple calendars supported
	Webex
	Showcase Profile & to share public link
Content Sharing
Share files, links and videos, but no assignments or quizzes	Share resources and messages easily, visible in a clean timeline to refer back
No notes sharing or messaging capability inside the platform	Share notes with clients easily from the platform at any time
Collaboration
Virtually no collaboration	Collaborate with full time associate coaches or freelance coaches
	Access for Program Managers and Administrators
	Different levels of data accessibility for different roles
	Easy Resources & Templates Sharing with associated coaches
Contracts & Invoicing
E-sign contracts	Fully customizable contracts
No customization of contract template	E-sign contracts and get downloadable PDFs
Collect payments via Stripe and PayPal across 8 different currencies	Collect payments via Stripe and PayPal across 135+ different currencies
Coaching Management
No goal setting process	Collaborative goal setting with client
No accountability options	Easy Journey builder – Automate engagements & sell packages
No multi-stage programs for training or cohorts	Set up automated notes, actions, surveys and session invites with the Journey Builder
	Drive accountability with goal tracking, progress checkins and actions

And that’s not just us saying that; here's what our customers think of us:

"It has all the tools I need in one place. It is very intuitive , simple, and easy to use.The customer support team is very fast to help and very nice."

"The interface is well designed, clean and well structured without being dry.The ability to create entire coaching journeys, contracts, digital tools, add resources and set up action reminders and nudges that keep clients on track. The ability to create assessments and gather stakeholder feedback which links back to the coaching journey and keep it all in one place makes creating a well rounded client experience easier."

"User friendly platform for coaches. Simply.Coach has a comprehensive offering which addresses all our needs as a coaching business that interacts with multiple stakeholders."

"I came to Simply.Coach with many requirements. I have been presented with solutions, upgrades, & custom development to allow us to run our coaching business with great efficiency. When I have a request, I always get a YES. I'm now a year into going live with Simply.Coach and my likes are the same. The team remains responsive, helpful, and willing to consider whatever I bring to the table for mods/devs/improvements/changes."

"The scheduling management feature through Simply.Coach is excellent and makes it easy to track sessions, and the many features like journey building and goal tracking help achieve an effective flow between sessions. Also love the private journal that allows coaches to keep notes in one easy location. "

“Simply Coach has incredibly easy to implement and has allowed me to integrate my forms and questionnaires, assigned client tasks and track progress on specific goals. It helped to keep me and my clients accountable to what we're trying to accomplish. The support team has been first class and highly responsive. I would and have recommended Simply Coach to anyone.”

“It is one space where I can connect with people, have all documentation in one place, and together we are able to see the goals and progress we are making.”

Here’s what users missed in Paperbell, based on Paperbell reviews

(Paperbell Reviews from Capterra)

“The survey questions drive me insane” (Lack of customizable forms, surveys and tools - coaching tools need more than just paragraph style answers.)

“Want flexibility for my clients or me to reschedule appointments in less than 24 hours” (Paperbell doesn’t offer granular scheduling and availability settings.)

“I wish there was a goals section so that I can enter in goals for my clients and also that clients can enter in themselves.” (Goal setting, a crucial part of coaching, is missing from the platform.)

“If your practice grows to include more complex team or employee management workflows, you may find it limited in that area.” (Paperbell is built for solo coaches, so a growing practice can outgrow it.)

“I don't find it's well suited for in person or a hybrid practice.” (Paperbell is built for online coaching, not in-person or hybrid work.)

“When I asked support about data security, I was first given phrases like "industry standard" and "continuous protections". When I asked for clarification, like end-to-end encryption or how I might access my schedule if there was a disruption of service, I was told "We're a super small team serving thousands of customers, which means that we can't answer specific security questions like these.”

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The platform rated #1 for Customer Success, Support & Value

We are rated 5.0 for “Customer Support” (the highest in the industry) & 4.9 for “Best Value for Money” (again highest in the industry)! Apart from offering the most value as a platform, Simply.Coach also provides the best-in-class, unmatched customer service. Whether it be our ever-ready chat support, detailed onboarding process or intuitive problem solving, we make sure you find success in scaling your business.

Businesses like yourself really love Simply.Coach!

We are rated 5.0 for “Customer Support” (the highest in the industry) & 4.9 for “Best Value for Money” (again highest in the industry)!
Being one of the top-rated platforms on G2, Capterra, GetApp, and Software Advice, the love of our customers is very evident.Another badge of honour is the recognition from Capterra as the “Best Value” Coaching Platform for 2022! We’re also proud receivers of the “High Performer Overall” and “High Performer for Small Businesses” badges on G2!

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Disclaimer: This information has been gathered from publicly available data and was last updated on 30 May’24