Upper Hand
A better way to operate your sports business
Ranked #7 in Personal trainer software with online booking, and on 3 more rankings.
Upper Hand is a sports scheduling software platform. It offers event registration, facility management and more in one place.
At a glance
| Best for | sports businesses of every size |
From Upper Hand's own website.
Company facts
| Social profiles | LinkedIn, X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok |
Facilities and features
Its website also mentions:
- Published pricing
- API
- Mobile app
What stands out
The product allows flexible registration with capacity controls and built-in waitlists.
“Run private lessons, classes, teams, and clinics with flexible registration, capacity controls, and built-in waitlists all in one place.”Upper Hand, own website
Upper Hand accepts payments and automates recurring billing without extra tools.
“Accept payments, offer memberships and pricing plans, apply discounts, and automate recurring billing without extra tools.”Upper Hand, own website
How it ranks
Upper Hand is ranked 7th of 10 in Personal trainer software with online booking (Lister Score 88.0), 7th of 10 in Employee scheduling software with time tracking (Lister Score 88.0), 8th of 10 in Employee scheduling software with payroll (Lister Score 88.0) and 10th of 10 in Workforce management software for small businesses (Lister Score 88.0).
#7 in Personal trainer software with online booking · Lister Score 88.0
Accepts payments and automates recurring billing without extra tools.
How the score is made up: fit to this ranking's criteria 40; evidence on its own site 20; how complete its published information is 16; buying information on its own site 12.
“We help sports coaches focus on what they're good at — coaching. Upper Hand was created by sports coaches to make sports training easier.”Upper Hand, own website
“With Upper Hand, you can build out your program schedule or set your availability, empowering clients to book (and pay) from anywhere, on any device.”Upper Hand, own website
| Rank | Personal trainer software with online booking | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Appointo | 96.0 |
| 2 | My PT Hub | 96.0 |
| 3 | Vyte | 96.0 |
| 4 | TeamUp | 94.0 |
| 5 | Setmore | 92.0 |
| 6 | Arketa | 90.0 |
| 7 | Upper Hand | 88.0 |
| 8 | Bobclass Studio Manager | 86.0 |
| 9 | Glofox | 84.0 |
| 10 | Exercise.com | 82.0 |
#7 in Employee scheduling software with time tracking · Lister Score 88.0
Accepts payments and automates recurring billing without extra tools.
How the score is made up: fit to this ranking's criteria 40; evidence on its own site 20; how complete its published information is 16; buying information on its own site 12.
“Staff & payroll Management Manage staff, payroll, and time tracking with ease”Upper Hand, own website
“Keep staff and facilities organized Manage instructors, access levels, payroll reporting, and facility availability to avoid conflicts and double bookings.”Upper Hand, own website
| Rank | Employee scheduling software with time tracking | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connecteam | 94.0 |
| 2 | When I Work | 94.0 |
| 3 | Planday | 90.0 |
| 4 | Sling | 90.0 |
| 5 | Zenoti | 90.0 |
| 6 | 7shifts | 88.0 |
| 7 | Upper Hand | 88.0 |
| 8 | Paycor | 82.0 |
| 9 | PDC | 76.0 |
| 10 | sonected | 70.0 |
#8 in Employee scheduling software with payroll · Lister Score 88.0
Allows flexible registration with capacity controls and built-in waitlists.
How the score is made up: fit to this ranking's criteria 40; evidence on its own site 20; how complete its published information is 16; buying information on its own site 12.
“Keep staff and facilities organized Manage instructors, access levels, payroll reporting, and facility availability to avoid conflicts and double bookings.”Upper Hand, own website
“Staff & payroll Management Manage staff, payroll, and time tracking with ease”Upper Hand, own website
| Rank | Employee scheduling software with payroll | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LegitFit | 96.0 |
| 2 | Salonist | 94.0 |
| 3 | Zenoti | 92.0 |
| 4 | Arketa | 90.0 |
| 5 | Booker | 90.0 |
| 6 | 7shifts | 88.0 |
| 7 | GlossGenius | 88.0 |
| 8 | Upper Hand | 88.0 |
| 9 | Glamiris | 82.0 |
| 10 | Paycor | 82.0 |
#10 in Workforce management software for small businesses · Lister Score 88.0
Accepts payments and automates recurring billing without extra tools.
How the score is made up: fit to this ranking's criteria 40; evidence on its own site 20; how complete its published information is 16; buying information on its own site 12.
“Staff & payroll Management Manage staff, payroll, and time tracking with ease”Upper Hand, own website
“Upper Hand works for sports businesses of every size. Select yours to see how.”Upper Hand, own website
| Rank | Workforce management software for small businesses | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connecteam | 94.0 |
| 2 | Salonist | 94.0 |
| 3 | Xola | 94.0 |
| 4 | Homebase | 92.0 |
| 5 | BookedBy | 90.0 |
| 6 | Planday | 90.0 |
| 7 | Sling | 90.0 |
| 8 | GlossGenius | 88.0 |
| 9 | TeamCal | 88.0 |
| 10 | Upper Hand | 88.0 |
Frequently asked questions
How does Upper Hand rank on Lister?
Upper Hand is ranked 7th of 10 in Personal trainer software with online booking (Lister Score 88.0), 7th of 10 in Employee scheduling software with time tracking (Lister Score 88.0), 8th of 10 in Employee scheduling software with payroll (Lister Score 88.0) and 10th of 10 in Workforce management software for small businesses (Lister Score 88.0).