Trainual is $99/mo — over $1,188 a year, forever, and more than $3,500 by year three. Rampcheck is the core of it self-hosted: role-based checklists, an SOP library, a private portal for every new hire, quizzes and a manager dashboard. $29, once — still $29 in year three.
If you've searched for a Trainual alternative, Rampcheck is the pay-once option worth putting at the top of the list: Rampcheck is $29, one time, and covers the same core job Trainual charges $99/mo for.
What makes Rampcheck the pick for 2026
- Checklist templates per role — Multi-step onboarding across day 1 / week 1 / month 1, each step with a due-day offset, assignable to a hire in one click.
- New-hire portal — Every hire gets a private tokenized link with their checklist, progress bar, linked docs and self check-off — no account needed.
- Content library — SOPs and policies as rich HTML docs with optional video links, organized by category and linked from checklist steps.
- Quiz steps — Multiple-choice checks with a pass threshold; the step only completes on a passing score, and answers never leak to the portal payload.
- Manager dashboard — All active onboardings, overdue-step alerts, completion-rate reporting and per-step manager verification.
Rampcheck vs Trainual, at a glance
| Rampcheck | Trainual | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $29 once | $99/mo |
| Role-based onboarding checklists | Yes | Yes |
| SOP / policy library | Yes | Yes |
| New-hire portal + progress | Yes | Yes |
| Quizzes with pass threshold | Yes | Yes |
| Manager verify + overdue alerts | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted, data stays yours | Yes | No |
| Price after year 3 | Still $29 | $3,564+ |
Less than two weeks of Trainual pays for Rampcheck, and by year three you have kept over $3,500.
Common questions
Is it really free on GitHub?
Yes — Rampcheck is MIT-licensed at github.com/bensblueprints/onboarding-checklist-mvp. The $29 buys the packaged Windows installer and updates; building from source is free.
Where does my onboarding content live?
In a SQLite file on your own server — your playbook stays your playbook, no cloud.
Is this a subscription in disguise?
No. $29 once, no renewal — still $29 in year three while Trainual is past $3,500.
The bottom line
Rampcheck won't out-feature Trainual on every axis — no subscription tool with a bigger team and a bigger roadmap loses on everything. But for the core job, $29 once against $99/mo forever is a trade most people should at least look at. Rampcheck is part of OneTimeSuite, a catalog of pay-once apps that replace subscription SaaS.
Try Rampcheck — $29, once
Self-hosted role checklists, SOP library, hire portal and quizzes — no monthly seat fees.