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Garmin Connect alternatives

Android · API · iPhone · WebFrom $5.83/mo

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Garmin Connect is Garmin’s health and fitness service, built around data from Garmin devices. It tracks activities, health measures, training plans, courses and social challenges through Android, iOS and the web. A free plan is available; Connect+ costs $6.99 a month or $69.99 a year.

The alternatives below shift the center of the experience. Some focus on endurance planning, some on phone GPS, and others on strength logging, coaching or self-hosting. Each can replace part of Garmin Connect, not every part.

The other apps on the best Workout Tracking Apps, in WatchRanker's order: the wrist score first.

  1. 1
    ASICS Runkeeper
    Free plan Android · iPhone From $3.33/mo

    ASICS Runkeeper for phone-based running and walking GPS

    8.8 Visit
  2. 2
    RUNALYZE
    Free plan Android · iPhone From €5/mo
    8.7 Visit
  3. 3
    Final Surge
    Free plan Android · iPhone From $6.58/mo

    Final Surge for athlete-coach planning and workout targets

    8.6 Visit
  4. 4
    MapMyRide
    Free plan Android · iPhone From $3.33/mo

    MapMyRide for cycling routes and live phone tracking

    8.6 Visit
  5. 5
    TrainingPeaks
    Free plan Android · iPhone From $11.25/mo

    TrainingPeaks for endurance planning and training-load charts

    8.6 Visit
  6. 6
    Sleep as Android
    Free plan Android
    8.5 Visit
  7. 7
    Alpha Progression
    Free plan Android · iPhone From $6.67/mo
    8.4 Visit
  8. 8
    Hevy
    Free plan Android · iPhone From $2/mo

    Hevy for a free weight-lifting workout log

    8.4 Visit
  9. 10
    FirstRep
    Free plan Android · iPhone From $19/mo
    8.2 Visit
  10. 11
    StrongLifts
    Free trial Android · iPhone From $4.99/mo
    7.8 Visit
  11. 12
    wger Workout Manager
    Free plan Android · iPhone

    wger for open-source, self-hosted workout and diet plans

    7.8 Visit
  12. 13
    JEFIT
    Free plan Android · iPhone From $5.83/mo

    JEFIT for customizable gym plans and a large exercise library

    7.7 Visit

What buyers ask

Can these apps replace Garmin Connect completely?

No single listed option matches every Garmin Connect function. Each covers a narrower area such as endurance planning, phone GPS, strength logging, coaching or self-hosting.

Which alternative works without a Garmin watch?

ASICS Runkeeper and MapMyRide use phone GPS. The other tools listed provide planning, logging, coaching or analysis without stating a Garmin-device requirement.

Which option is open source?

wger Workout Manager is free and open source, and it offers self-hosted access. Garmin Connect is not open source and states no self-hosting option.

Are there free alternatives?

Yes. Final Surge, TrainingPeaks, ABC Trainerize, ASICS Runkeeper, Boostcamp, Hevy, MapMyRide, FirstRep and JEFIT have free plans. wger is free.

Can I still send workouts to Garmin Connect?

Final Surge says its workouts can sync or export to Garmin Connect. The other listed facts do not state Garmin Connect workout export.

Side by side

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