Compare package vs. pay-per-session
Enter your single-session rate, a package size and price, then click Compare.
Comparison
| Pricing model | Net take-home | Hours worked | Net effective pay |
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Copies both models' net revenue, hours, and net effective hourly pay, the deltas, and the disclaimer as plain text.
What this does and doesn't do
This applies the numbers you enter to one representative block of sessions — it does not track which specific client owes a makeup, does not schedule anything, and does not predict any one client's actual attendance. Treat the result as the arithmetic behind a pricing decision, not a record of any real client's account.
Common questions
Does a prepaid client package actually protect my income?
It protects your revenue: the client has already paid, so a no-show does not cost you that session's fee. It does not automatically protect your net take-home per hour. If your package promises a makeup for a missed session, you still work that hour eventually — the discount you gave to sell the package is paid on every hour once all of them are delivered, and if your gym or studio charges a flat per-session fee, that fee is owed on the makeup too.
Why does a flat facility fee hurt a discounted package more than full price?
A flat fee is the same dollar amount no matter what you billed the client, so it is a bigger percentage of a discounted package session than of a full-price single session. A $12 fee is 16% of a $75 session and nearly 21% of a $58 package-equivalent session — your own discount and the gym's flat cut compound against the same hour. A percentage revenue-share cut does not do this: it takes the same share of both, so it scales the comparison down without changing which side wins.
So should I stop offering packages, or stop training at a commission gym?
This calculator does not tell you what pricing or venue arrangement to run — that depends on what keeps clients booking with you and what space is available. It tells you the arithmetic consequence of the numbers you enter so the tradeoff (guaranteed revenue vs. protected hourly take-home) is a choice you make on purpose.
What no-show rate should I use if I don't track one?
Use your best honest estimate from recent memory, or run the comparison at a couple of different rates (for example 5% and 20%) to see how sensitive the result is. The point is the relationship between your discount and your no-show rate, not a precise historical figure.
Is this scheduling software or tax advice?
No. It applies the numbers you enter to one representative block of sessions — it does not track which client owes a makeup, does not schedule anything, and is not tax, legal, or financial advice.
I already compare these in a spreadsheet — why use this instead?
A spreadsheet catches the revenue comparison fine. It usually misses the hours a makeup guarantee still owes on a missed session, and it rarely models a flat facility fee eating a bigger share of a discounted rate than of full price. See this calculator vs. a spreadsheet for a worked example.
Where's the full worked example with the makeup-waived and target-price variations?
See how to price a personal training package without losing money on it for the $75/$580 worked example above, plus what waiving the makeup does to net hourly pay and what package price clears a $45/hr target.