Coaches & Course Creators

Roster for Coaches & Course Creators: The member directory you buy once and own forever

The member directory you buy once and own forever.

Coaches juggle booking links, course platforms, community tools and invoicing — easily $200+/mo before their first client. Pay-once software turns that stack into a fixed, owned asset.

The tool this job usually means renting is Glue Up, at ~$125+/mo — roughly $1,500 a year, every year. Roster does the job for a one-time $19 — running on infrastructure you control.

Fit check

Why it fits how coaches & course creators work

🪪 Member profiles

Photo, contact info, bio, status (active / pending / lapsed), and join and renewal dates.

For coaches & course creators, member profiles pays off between client sessions — and it's covered by the same one-time $19, not metered per month.

🧩 Custom fields per organization

Text, select or URL fields that appear on cards, in the table, in search and in CSV round-trips.

For coaches & course creators, custom fields per organization pays off between client sessions — and it's covered by the same one-time $19, not metered per month.

🔎 Real search and filtering

Full-text search across names, emails, bios and every custom field, with filters by status, chapter or exact value.

For coaches & course creators, real search and filtering pays off between client sessions — and it's covered by the same one-time $19, not metered per month.

Workflow

A typical workflow

STEP 01

Buy once on Whop

One payment of $19 gets you the packaged Windows installer, or clone the MIT source at github.com/bensblueprints/member-directory-mvp and run it yourself for free.

STEP 02

Deploy or run desktop

docker compose up onto a $5 VPS to go public, or npm run desktop for an Electron window auto-logged-in as admin.

STEP 03

Import your spreadsheet

Drop in a CSV — unknown columns become custom fields automatically and existing emails update instead of duplicating.

What it costs, honestly

Roster is $19, once. Glue Up at ~$125+/mo — roughly $1,500 a year, every year. One year of Glue Up runs past $1,500 — Roster pays for itself before lunch.

FAQ

Coaches & Course Creators ask

Is Roster worth it for coaches & course creators?

One year of Glue Up runs past $1,500 — Roster pays for itself before lunch. Roster costs $19 once; Glue Up charges ~$125+/mo — about $1500 a year. For coaches & course creators, that fixed cost is the whole point: the tool is a one-time line item, not a monthly one.

Is it really free on GitHub?

Yes — Roster is MIT-licensed at github.com/bensblueprints/member-directory-mvp. The $19 buys the packaged installer and 1-click setup; building from source is free.

Where does my member data live?

In a SQLite file you can copy, on your own server or in your user profile in desktop mode. Zero telemetry, zero external auth providers.

Own Roster forever — $19