Coaching Loft vs Sharpist

Coaching Loft is a coaching management platform for independent coaches, coaching firms, enterprise organizations and coachees. It brings session management together with coachee dashboards, documents, assessments, goals, notes and a library of coaching questions. Coaches can schedule appointments and use Zoom or Microsoft Teams for sessions. Listed integrations include Zapier, PayPal, HubSpot, Mailchimp and Leadfeeder, along with calendar connections and an Open API. Google Calendar is available at every membership level; Outlook, iCalendar and Office 365 are not available on Basic. Native apps are available for iOS and Android, alongside web and API access. The Basic plan is $1 a month billed annually and includes two clients or coachees and 50 MB of storage. Core is $25 a month, Premium is $55 a month and Master is $95 a month. A free plan and a 14-day trial are listed. Coaching Loft says user data is encrypted in transit and at rest, with 256-bit encryption on every plan.

Sharpist provides digital coaching and leadership development for organizations developing employees and leaders. It combines personalized one-to-one business coaching with certified coaches and coach-curated microtasks, goal tracking and an L&D reporting dashboard. An AI Coach supports learners between sessions and during work. HRIS integrations include Workday, SAP SuccessFactors and Cornerstone. Sharpist is available on Android, iOS and the web, with mobile and desktop access; organizations can use session management, development tracking and single sign-on. Sharpist says human and AI coaching conversations are end-to-end encrypted, are not shared with HR, managers or Sharpist, and are not used to train AI models. It states that it is GDPR compliant, ISO 27001 certified and a registered TISAX participant. Customers receive a dedicated Customer Success Manager from day one. Pricing is available on request through a flexible credit model; formats and session quantities can be tailored to organizational needs, and custom learning journeys are available on request.