CompareToday's Plan

A Today's Plan alternative for cyclists

Today's Plan was a training platform for cyclists, owned by Specialized. It closed on 12 March 2024, and its website now says it is no longer in operation. If you used it to plan and analyse your riding, you need somewhere new.

This page compares three options for former Today's Plan riders: Torque, TrainingPeaks and TrainerRoad. Each suits a different kind of rider.

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Three options side by side

FeatureTorqueTrainingPeaksTrainerRoad
Plans your week for youYesCoach or bought plan1Yes
Changes the plan when you miss a dayYesNot confirmed2Yes3
Plans around your work and family daysYesNot confirmed2Yes4
Sessions in watts and heart rateYesNot confirmed5Watts6
Plain-language read of every rideYesWeekly summary7Not confirmed8
Rides outside and indoorsYesYesYes
Controls a smart trainerYesNot confirmed9Yes
Works without a power meterYesNot confirmed10With a speed sensor11
Price$9.99 a month or $79.99 a yearFree, or Premium at $19.95 a month or $134.99 a year$21.99 a month or $209.99 a year
PlatformiPhoneWeb, iOS, AndroidiOS, Android, Windows, macOS

Prices checked October 2026 from their websites. Prices in US dollars.

  1. 1Training plans and coaching are sold separately from Premium.
  2. 2Not described on their website, so we left it blank.
  3. 3TrainerRoad's Plan Builder page: miss a workout and the plan adapts.
  4. 4TrainerRoad says its plans are built around the time you have, from about 3 hours a week.
  5. 5Set by the coach or plan you use.
  6. 6TrainerRoad describes its workouts as power-based. We didn't find heart rate targets.
  7. 7A weekly fitness summary comes with Premium.
  8. 8TrainerRoad lists ride analysis and TrainerRoad AI. We couldn't confirm a written note after each ride.
  9. 9TrainingPeaks Virtual is included with Premium. We only found its trainer control described by third parties.
  10. 10Depends on the coach or plan you use.
  11. 11On a classic trainer with a speed sensor, according to TrainerRoad's features page.

Choose TrainingPeaks if you had a coach on Today's Plan and your coach is moving there.

Choose TrainerRoad if you train mostly indoors, in power.

Choose Torque if you want a plan made for you that changes when your week changes.

Long endurance ride, 2 h 45 min, moved to Saturday

How Torque plans your week

Torque plans your week around work and family, gives you a few sessions that work, and gets you faster on the hours you have.

  1. Someone choosing a goal in Torque at a café table: what are you training for?
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    What are you training for?

    An event, a winter base, a kind of rider you want to become, or just getting fitter. Torque builds the plan around it.

  2. A rider at a café table looking at the coming weeks in Torque, each session a circle
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    See the weeks ahead

    Every session for the coming weeks, set to the days and hours you have. Each circle is a session and its load.

  3. A phone leaning on a coffee cup on the kitchen counter, showing today's session in Torque: sweet spot 3 × 10
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    Ride the session

    Each session has its time, its power in watts and its heart rate. Ride it outside, or indoors on your trainer.

What Today's Plan riders often need

Most riders who used Today's Plan wanted the same few things from a replacement:

  • A plan. Sessions set for the coming weeks, toward an event or just to get fitter.
  • Analysis. Power, heart rate and a view of fitness over time.
  • Device sync. Rides that arrive from the bike computer without uploading files.
  • A coach, for some. Today's Plan added coaching features in 2023.

When to choose TrainingPeaks

  • You had a coach on Today's Plan and your coach is moving to TrainingPeaks.
  • You want detailed analysis and like working with the numbers yourself.
  • You want to use it on Android or in a web browser.

When to choose TrainerRoad

  • You train mostly indoors in power and like structured workouts.
  • You want to train from a laptop, tablet or Android phone.

When to choose Torque

  • You don't have a coach and want the plan made for you.
  • You have about 6 hours a week and the days change from week to week.
  • You want club rides, commutes and short rides to count toward your fitness.
  • You want sessions in watts and heart rate, and a plain note after each ride.
  • You want everything in one price: $79.99 a year.

Questions

Is Today's Plan still available?

No. Today's Plan closed on 12 March 2024, and its website says it is no longer in operation.

Can I still get my Today's Plan data?

Today's Plan let riders download their activity files before it closed. Accounts could not be opened after 12 March 2024.

What does Torque cost?

$9.99 a month, or $79.99 a year, which is $6.67 a month. It is free for 14 days, with no card to start.

Do I need a power meter for Torque?

No. Torque is best with one: your sessions come in watts and your FTP is estimated from your rides. It works without one too: every session is set in heart rate from your own rides.

When can I get Torque?

Torque is in testing now. Leave your email and you'll hear the day it's on the App Store. It is free for 14 days, with no card to start.

Try Torque free for 14 days.

Every feature from day one, and no card to start. Torque isn't on the App Store yet. Leave your email and you'll hear the day it is.

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