Alternatives to Zwift
A virtual world for indoor cycling and running with group rides, races and training plans. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Zwift
A virtual world for indoor cycling and running with group rides, races and training plans.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Zwift.
MyWhoosh
A free indoor cycling app with virtual routes, training programs, group rides and races.
MyWhoosh is free with no membership fee and offers virtual routes, group rides, races and training programs, plus rowing and triathlon modes, but has no running mode.
ROUVY
An indoor cycling app that lets you ride real-world video routes on a smart trainer.
ROUVY replaces a virtual world with filmed real-world routes with real gradients, adds a Route Creator for your own videos, and still requires a paid subscription.
TrainerRoad
A cycling training app with structured workouts and AI-built plans that adjust to your progress.
TrainerRoad focuses on adaptive structured training plans rather than social riding in a virtual world, is subscription only, and adds a web app alongside desktop and mobile.
Wahoo SYSTM
A structured training app for cyclists with interval sessions, strength work, yoga and mental training.
Wahoo SYSTM offers structured interval workouts including The Sufferfest, plus strength, yoga and mental training, instead of open-world riding, and requires a paid subscription.
FulGaz
An indoor cycling app that plays real-world ride videos with matching trainer resistance.
FulGaz plays more than 2,000 real-world ride videos with trainer control instead of a virtual world, works with other training platforms, and includes a family account on the annual plan.
Kinomap
An indoor training app that plays real-world route videos while you ride, run or row at home.
Kinomap offers over 40,000 real-world route videos for cycling, running and rowing with live events, but it runs only on Android and iOS.
Also worth comparing
These listings name Zwift as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
TrainerDay
A structured cycling training app with a large workout library and flexible training plans.
Zwift moves structured training into a virtual world with group rides and racing, supports running too, and requires a membership fee plus a smart trainer.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
TrainingPeaks
An endurance training platform for athletes and coaches to plan, follow and track structured workouts.
Wahoo Fitness apps
Wahoo's apps for setting up its trainers and sensors, pairing ELEMNT bike computers and structured training.
Best Bike Split
A web tool that builds physics-based power pacing plans for cycling races and triathlons.
Final Surge
An online training log and planner for athletes, coaches, teams and clubs.
Garmin Connect
Garmin's companion app for syncing and sharing activities from Garmin watches and bike computers.
VeloViewer
A web app that analyses and visualises your Strava activity data with goals and maps.
