TL;DR: Ergonizer pricing in 2026 is a one-time purchase: you buy a license once, not a subscription. Its English shop lists the full version with all modules at 899 EUR, the full version without any module at 599 EUR (549 EUR in the German shop) and a version for strictly non-commercial use at 299 EUR. The add-on modules cost extra: the Critical Power module (349 EUR) and the Lactate-to-heart-rate module (99 EUR) are sold separately. For EU customers VAT comes on top of these prices, and the shop lists no recurring fee (Ergonizer shop). Every full version includes free updates for one year after purchase; after that you buy updates when you want them. Coachbox publishes subscription prices and includes lactate testing in its coaching subscriptions: plans from 19 EUR per month billed yearly (excl. VAT), with free lactate tests at the start and 3 to 6 EUR per test after that, inside a complete coaching platform. Labs and occasional testers can take a standalone Lactate Module instead.
Ergonizer Pricing at a Glance
Ergonizer publishes its prices in an online shop, so you can see the cost before you contact anyone. You pay by credit card through PayPal on the English shop, or by invoice or PayPal on the German one (English shop, German shop). Here is the full breakdown.
Software Editions
| Edition (as Ergonizer names it) | Price excl. VAT | What Ergonizer says it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Full Version with all Modules | 899 EUR | The software plus its add-on modules (shop) |
| Full Version without any Module | 599 EUR | The software without the add-on modules (shop) |
| Version for strictly non-commercial use | 299 EUR | Same range of functions as the commercial version, with a “non-commercial” note on every print report and no logo (shop) |
Source: Ergonizer shop. The shop says VAT is added to all orders from EU customers and that no VAT is added outside the EU, so these are prices before VAT. The German shop lists the full version without add-on modules at 549 EUR instead of 599 EUR (German shop); check the price in the shop you order from.
The Full Version with all Modules is the edition to pick if you want everything at once. The Full Version without any Module gives you the core testing and analysis software, and you add modules later if you need them. The non-commercial version is meant for private use and for non-profit institutions such as sports clubs (Ergonizer shop).
Add-On Modules
If you buy the version without modules and want to extend it later:
| Module | Price excl. VAT | What It Does |
|---|---|---|
| Critical Power Module | 349 EUR | Critical Power, power profile and FTP analyses from one single exercise test (key features) |
| Lactate-to-heart-rate Module | 99 EUR | Specific lactate-to-heart-rate analyses (highlights) |
Source: Ergonizer shop. Both modules need the latest version of the software, so you may also have to buy an update before you add one.
Quick math with the English shop prices: the version without modules (599 EUR) plus both modules (349 EUR + 99 EUR) comes to 1,047 EUR excl. VAT, 148 EUR more than the full version with all modules at 899 EUR. With the German shop price of 549 EUR the difference is 98 EUR. The shop does not list which modules “all Modules” covers (shop); we assume the two it sells separately, so confirm this with Ergonizer before you order.
Updates and Upgrade Pricing
Every full version, commercial or non-commercial, includes free updates for one year after purchase, which Ergonizer calls the Grace Period. After that year you buy updates when you want them, and each paid update starts a new year of free updates (Ergonizer shop, downloads).
| Upgrade path (after the Grace Period) | Price excl. VAT |
|---|---|
| From version 5 | 199 EUR |
| From version 4 | 299 EUR |
| From version 3 | 349 EUR |
| From version 2 | 399 EUR |
| From version 1 | 499 EUR |
| Non-commercial to commercial full version, Critical Power module included | 549 EUR |
Source: Ergonizer shop. The German shop lists 439 EUR from version 2 and 549 EUR from version 1 (German shop).
Free Trial
Ergonizer offers a free 30-day trial limited to a single test subject (Ergonizer shop). That is enough to evaluate the core functionality, run some tests and see if the interface and the analysis suit you. In our view the single-subject limit means you cannot fully test a workflow with many athletes, but you can judge the analysis quality.
What’s Included (and Not Included)
What you get with your purchase matters as much as the price.
Included
- Adjustable smoothing spline curve fitting for lactate and heart rate, with error correction based on over 40,000 real reference examinations (key features)
- Lactate prediction from heart rate and performance data, without blood sampling (without lactate, FAQ)
- VO2max estimation without breath gas analysis (highlights)
- Race predictions for running events from 1,500m to the marathon, and for an uphill cycling time trial (performance predictions)
- Percentiles against reference data from more than 40,000 examinations (measures)
- Editable training zones (highlights)
- Your corporate identity, such as a logo, on reports, in the commercial version (highlights, shop)
- Export to programs such as Microsoft Excel, SPSS and SAS JMP (key features)
- Many test types: bicycle, treadmill running or walking, arm crank, rower, handbike and canoe ergometers, plus running, swimming, canoe and fencing field tests (requirements)
- Free updates for one year after purchase (shop)
- Local network use: several clients can share a central data directory on a server (FAQ)
The Ergonizer website is available in English, German and French, and the downloadable manual is in German (downloads); the online documentation is in English (Ergonizer manual). Since 2012 the software menus offer English and French next to German (partners).
Not Included, or Not Found
- Cloud storage or sync: we did not find a cloud version on ergonizer.de; the FAQ describes a data directory that can sit on a server in your local network, with each client pointed to it (FAQ)
- Mobile or tablet apps: Ergonizer calls itself “a pure Windows application” (FAQ); we did not find a mobile app
- macOS: no native version, but the FAQ recommends running it on a Mac through Boot Camp, VMware Fusion or Parallels Desktop (FAQ)
- Training planning or calendars: Ergonizer gives training intensity recommendations from a test (training guidance); we did not find a training calendar or athlete communication in its documentation
- Athlete-facing portal or app: we did not find one on ergonizer.de (highlights, FAQ)
- Support: the site offers a contact form and email (FAQ); we did not find a paid support contract
- Hardware: you supply heart rate measurement and, for lab tests, an ergometer. Lactate measurement is optional but recommended, and Ergonizer says printed output needs a printer (requirements)
Total Cost of Ownership
A lactate meter, strips and lancets cost the same whichever analysis software you use, so we leave them out. What differs is the software cost over time. Here is what Ergonizer charges in three typical situations, using only the prices from its shop.
Scenario 1: Individual Coach or Practitioner
A coach who runs lactate tests as part of their practice.
| Item | Price excl. VAT |
|---|---|
| Full Version with all Modules | 899 EUR, once |
| Updates in the first year | Included |
| Update after the first year, from version 5 | 199 EUR when you choose to update |
The shop lists no recurring fee: after the purchase you pay only when you want updates after the first year (Ergonizer shop). Spread over 150 tests in the first year, 899 EUR comes to about 6 EUR per test; over more tests or more years, the software cost per test drops further.
Scenario 2: University Lab or Testing Center
A facility running 500 or more tests per year.
| Item | Price excl. VAT |
|---|---|
| Full Version with all Modules | 899 EUR, once |
| Several workstations in one local network | Clients share one data directory on a server (FAQ) |
| Use at another postal address | A further license, per the FAQ (FAQ) |
Ergonizer asks you to contact them if you plan to use the software at several places on your site (FAQ), so ask for a quote for your setup. At 500 tests in the first year, 899 EUR comes to about 1.80 EUR per test.
Scenario 3: Non-Commercial or Personal Use
A private person, or a non-profit sports club, that wants to analyze its own tests.
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Version for strictly non-commercial use | 299 EUR excl. VAT |
| Same, for a private buyer in the EU | 355.81 EUR incl. VAT (see note) |
Ergonizer describes this version for private use or for non-profit institutions like sports clubs. Reports carry a “non-commercial” note and you cannot add a logo; otherwise the functions match the commercial version (Ergonizer shop). If you work at a university or a company, ask Ergonizer whether your use qualifies.
Note: Ergonizer lists its prices before VAT and adds VAT for EU customers (Ergonizer shop). We converted with the 19% VAT rate of Germany, Ergonizer’s home country. The VAT on your invoice can differ.
How Coachbox Pricing Compares
Coachbox publishes its prices on the website (Coachbox pricing). All Coachbox prices below exclude VAT.
Option 1: Coaching Plans (for coaches)
Lactate testing is part of every Coachbox coaching plan. Each plan includes free lactate tests at the start of your license, and after that you pay per test.
| Plan | Price excl. VAT | Athletes | Lactate tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 19 EUR/month billed yearly, or 25 EUR billed monthly | 5 included, 2.50 EUR per extra | 5 free at the start, then 6 EUR per test |
| Build | 49 EUR/month billed yearly, or 65 EUR billed monthly | 25 included, 2 EUR per extra | 10 free at the start, then 5 EUR per test |
| Peak | 79 EUR/month billed yearly, or 99 EUR billed monthly | 50 included, 1.75 EUR per extra | 15 free at the start, then 4 EUR per test |
| Prime | 149 EUR/month billed yearly, or 190 EUR billed monthly | 100 included, 1.50 EUR per extra | 20 free at the start, then 3 EUR per test |
The extra-athlete fee counts active athletes only, meaning athletes with workouts planned in the future. On top of lactate testing you get the coaching platform: training planning, athlete communication, calendars, analytics and annual periodization.
Option 2: Lactate Module Standalone (for labs and occasional testers)
For sports labs, physiologists and practitioners who do not need a coaching platform, there is a standalone Lactate Module at 49 EUR per month billed yearly, excl. VAT, plus one-time test bundles: 50 tests for 250 EUR, 100 tests for 400 EUR or 250 tests for 750 EUR (Coachbox pricing).
What’s Included in Both Options
| Feature | Included? |
|---|---|
| Automatic LT1/LT2 detection in under a minute | Yes |
| Enter values by hand or read a photo of a paper protocol | Yes |
| Spirometry data added to a lactate test | Yes |
| Customizable zone models | Yes |
| Lactate test PDF reports in your own brand | Yes |
| Web app in any browser, iOS and Android apps | Yes |
Several of these are common ground. Ergonizer also offers editable training zones and your logo on reports (highlights).
Head-to-Head Price Comparison
Both columns show what a coach or a business pays, so both are excl. VAT.
| Ergonizer (Full Version with all Modules) | Coachbox (Build Plan) | |
|---|---|---|
| How you pay | 899 EUR excl. VAT, once (shop) | 49 EUR/month billed yearly, or 65 EUR billed monthly, excl. VAT |
| Cost per test | We did not find a per-test fee in the shop (shop) | 10 free tests at the start, then 5 EUR per test excl. VAT (3 to 6 EUR depending on the plan) |
| Updates | Free for one year, then paid upgrades from 199 EUR excl. VAT (shop) | No separate update fee on the pricing page |
| Lactate analysis | Yes (highlights) | Yes, LT1/LT2 detected automatically |
| VO2max | Estimated without breath gas analysis (highlights) | Spirometry data added to a lactate test |
| Race predictions | Yes (predictions) | Not available |
| Lactate prediction without blood sampling | Yes (without lactate) | Not available |
| Training planning and calendar | Not found in its documentation (training guidance) | Included |
| Athlete communication | Not found in its documentation (highlights) | Included |
| Platforms | Windows; Mac through a virtual machine (FAQ) | Web app in any browser, iOS and Android apps |
| Data storage | In a data directory you set up, which can sit on a server in your local network (FAQ) | Online, in your Coachbox account |
| Branded PDF reports | Yes, commercial version (highlights) | Yes, the lactate test PDF; the app itself is not brandable |
The Real Cost Comparison
Ergonizer’s one-time license (shop) and Coachbox’s subscription bill in different ways and include different things, so we do not add them up into one yearly total. Which one costs less depends on how many tests you run, how often you want updates and whether you need a coaching platform at all.
If you only need testing software
In our view Ergonizer’s model is hard to beat on software cost per test. After the purchase you pay nothing more until you decide to buy an update after the first year (shop). The more tests you run, the lower the cost per test.
If you coach, you then plan training, talk to athletes and set zones in another tool. We did not find an integration with a coaching platform on ergonizer.de; Ergonizer exports data to programs such as Excel and SPSS and copies test results as text for your own reports (key features).
If you need testing plus coaching
A coach who uses Ergonizer for testing still pays for a coaching platform. TrainingPeaks, for example, lists its Coach Edition from $21.99 USD per month billed monthly for up to 4 basic athletes, or $54.99 USD per month for 5 or more, plus a $99 start-up fee (waived with a coupon code on the same page) and $9 per month for each extra premium athlete, with “additional taxes may apply” (TrainingPeaks coach pricing).
With Coachbox, lactate testing and coaching sit in one subscription. Zones from a test are stored with their date, and each workout is analyzed against the zones that applied on that day.
The time cost
In our view the hidden cost of two separate tools is time: after each test you move zones and results into your coaching platform by hand. How long that takes depends on your setup, so time it on your next few tests and weigh it against the subscription.
Tips for Getting the Best Value from Ergonizer
If you decide Ergonizer is right for you:
- Start with the free trial to see whether the interface and the analysis match your needs (shop).
- Buy the full version with all modules if in doubt. Buying the modules later costs 148 EUR more in the English shop (98 EUR in the German shop), and each module needs the latest version (shop).
- Choose the non-commercial version only if it applies. At 299 EUR excl. VAT it is the cheapest edition, but Ergonizer limits it to private use and non-profit institutions (shop).
- Check upgrade pricing first if you run an older version. Upgrades cost 199 to 499 EUR excl. VAT in the English shop, depending on your version (shop).
- Check your computer. Ergonizer runs on Windows 7 or newer; on a Mac you need a virtual machine (requirements, FAQ).
- Plan your backups. Your data sits in a data directory on your own computer or server (FAQ), so your backup routine keeps it safe.
Who Should Use Ergonizer
Use Ergonizer if you want to pay once and own your license, if you want race predictions, lactate prediction without blood sampling and VO2max estimates without breath gas analysis (highlights, predictions), or if you want Critical Power and FTP analyses from one single test (key features). It also fits labs and practices that test on many ergometer types, want percentiles against a large reference database, and work from a Windows workstation with their own coaching tools.
Look elsewhere if you want testing and training planning in one place, if you and your athletes work from phones, or from a Mac without a virtual machine, or if you want your data online without running your own server.
Making Your Decision
Choose Coachbox if you want lactate testing inside your coaching workflow, prefer one subscription for testing, planning and athlete communication, and work across several devices.
In our view the pricing question is really a workflow question: do you want to pay once for a specialized testing instrument, or subscribe to a platform that connects testing to the rest of your coaching?