Strava
Strava is an activity-tracking service for running and riding.
What Strava is
Strava is an activity-tracking service for running and riding. It can record GPS activities, let users join challenges, share activity photos, and follow friends; the free plan includes activity recording, community features, and safety features. Subscription features include routes, segment leaderboards, and advanced training analysis, with progress views, trends, and real-time insights. Subscribers can also use route recommendations and offline maps, save routes for offline use, and draw routes. Strava connects with devices and apps such as Garmin, Apple Watch, COROS, Polar, Zwift, Peloton, and Apple Fitness+. When direct integration is unavailable, users can upload GPX, TCX, or FIT files manually. Developers can connect apps through its public API. GPS activity tracking, routes, and segments require permission to use precise location. Strava is available on Android, iOS, and web. Listed annual subscriptions include an individual plan at €69.99/year, a student plan at €34.99/year, a four-account family plan at €119.99/year, and Strava + Runna at €149.99/year; these options include a 30-day trial for €0 as specified on the plan listings.
Good
- Free plan includes activity recording and safety features
- Tracks running and riding with GPS
- Connects with named devices and apps
- Manual GPX, TCX, and FIT uploads
Watch out
- Core tracking features require precise-location permission
- Routes and advanced training analysis are subscription features
- Listed subscription prices are annual options
Who it suits
Strava may suit runners and riders who want to record activities, follow friends, or join challenges. Its subscription features may appeal to people seeking routes and more detailed training analysis.
Verdict
Strava offers activity recording and community features on its free plan, with routes and advanced analysis among subscription features. Check the annual plan terms and consider the precise-location permission required for core features.
Plans and prices
From Strava's own pricing page, checked 3 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Family Subscription | €2.50 a month | 4 accounts · price reflects plans with 4 members · annual only · €2.50/mo. per person for plans with 4 members; billed at €119.99/year. Annual only. |
| Student Subscription | €2.92 a month | Verified students · annual only · Billed at €34.99/year. Annual only; 30-day trial for €0. The page displays €2.92/month. |
| Individual Subscription (annual) | €5.83 a month | Individual plan · annual billing · Billed at €69.99/year; 30-day trial for €0. The page displays €5.83/month. |
| Strava + Runna Subscription | €12.50 a month | Includes Strava and Runna · annual only · Billed at €149.99/year. Annual only. The page displays €12.50/month. |
| Individual Subscription (monthly) | — | Individual plan · monthly option · The page offers a Monthly option but does not show its price in the opened page. |
The facts
Each one read from Strava's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Activity tracking
- Strava lets users track running and riding with GPS, join challenges, share activity photos, and follow friends.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Audience
- Strava says athletes upload activities from walks around the block to Tour de France stage wins and states, “if you sweat, you’re an athlete.”checked 3 Oct 2026
- Challenges and goals
- The subscription page says users can set goals, climb leaderboards, and create custom challenges with friends.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Data controls
- Strava says users can access, download, correct, restrict, or delete much of their personal information through account settings or the account itself.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Strava says it connects with hundreds of devices and apps, including Garmin, Apple Watch, COROS, Polar, Zwift, Peloton, and Apple Fitness+.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Manual uploads
- If a device or app is not directly integrated, Strava says users can manually upload GPX, TCX, or FIT files.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Privacy and location
- Strava says core features such as GPS activity tracking, routes, and segments require device permission to track precise location, which users can stop sharing through device settings.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Public API
- Strava says outside developers use its public API to connect their apps to Strava.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Routes and maps
- The subscription page describes route recommendations and offline maps, and lists saving routes for offline use and drawing routes as subscription features.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Security safeguards
- Strava says it maintains administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information from unauthorized use, disclosure, or access.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Subscription features
- The subscription page says subscription features include routes, segment leaderboards, and advanced training analysis.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Support
- Strava provides a support contact and community forum from its pricing page.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Training insights
- The subscription page lists workout analysis with advanced insights and says users can view progress, spot trends, and get real-time insights.checked 3 Oct 2026
Money
- Free features
- The subscription page lists activity recording, community features, and safety features in its Free column.checked 3 Oct 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, California, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
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