The best Strava alternatives
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What's the best alternative to Strava?
It depends on why you're leaving. If you want your lifts and your runs in one place with a free AI coach, Mobela is the better fit. If you wear a Garmin and mainly want your data, Garmin Connect is free. If you want a free app with guided runs, Nike Run Club is hard to beat. If what you're after is a structured training plan, Runna is the specialist, though it costs more than Strava. Strava itself still wins on segments and community.
Our picks, as of October 2026
Mobela
Best for: Runs, walks and lifts in one app, with a free AI coach
Price: Free (invite-only for now)
A feed built for friends instead of leaderboards, routes mapped with your photos, a full strength log, and Bela, an AI coach that reads your sleep and heart rate. Connect Strava and your new activities flow in automatically, so you can try Mobela without leaving Strava.
Garmin Connect
Best for: Garmin owners who want their data without a subscription
Price: Free with a Garmin device; Connect+ $6.99/mo or $69.99/yr
Everything your watch records, plus sleep, recovery and training load. It has a social side, but a much smaller one than Strava's.
Nike Run Club
Best for: Free guided runs and beginner plans
Price: Free
Audio-guided runs and training plans at no cost. Strength workouts live in a separate app, Nike Training Club.
Runna
Best for: A structured plan for a race
Price: About $19.99/mo or $119.99/yr; $149.99/yr bundled with Strava
Personalized running plans that adapt as you train. Owned by Strava, so many people end up using both.
What is Mobela?
Mobela is a free iPhone and Android app that keeps every walk, run, ride and lift in one log, with Bela, an AI coach that remembers your history, and a feed built for friends instead of leaderboards. It syncs from Garmin, Apple Health, Health Connect and Strava, and connects to Claude, ChatGPT and Grok.
Mobela is invite-only for now. Join the waitlist and we'll email your invite.
We make Mobela, so weigh our pick accordingly. Other apps' details are from public pricing pages and reviews as of October 2026 (US prices). Spotted something out of date? [email protected]