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Strava
What Strava is
Strava is an activity-tracking service for running and riding. It records activities with GPS, supports challenges, lets users share activity photos, and provides friend-following. The free plan includes activity recording, community features, and safety features. Subscription features add route recommendations, offline maps, route saving and drawing, segment leaderboards, and advanced training analysis. Users can review progress, spot trends, receive real-time insights, set goals, and create challenges with friends. Strava connects with devices and apps including Garmin, Apple Watch, COROS, Polar, Zwift, Peloton, and Apple Fitness+. Unsupported devices can be handled through manual GPX, TCX, or FIT uploads, while outside developers can connect through the public API. The service runs on Android, iOS, and web. Listed annual plans include individual, student, family, and Strava + Runna options, with a 30-day trial shown for specified plans.
Who it suits
It suits athletes who want GPS activity recording, challenges, social sharing, route tools, or training insights. It also fits users with compatible wearables or apps and developers using its public API.
What it does well
- Free activity recording and community features
- GPS tracking for running and riding
- Routes and offline maps on subscription
- Connects with hundreds of devices and apps
- Manual GPX, TCX, and FIT uploads
What to know first
- Precise location permission is required for core features
- Advanced routes and training analysis require subscription
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Strava + Runna Subscription | Billed at €149.99/year. Annual only. The page displays €12.50/month. · Includes Strava and Runna · annual only | €12.50 a month |
| Family Subscription | €2.50/mo. per person for plans with 4 members; billed at €119.99/year. Annual only. · 4 accounts · price reflects plans with 4 members · annual only | €2.50 a month |
| Student Subscription | Billed at €34.99/year. Annual only; 30-day trial for €0. The page displays €2.92/month. · Verified students · annual only | €2.92 a month |
| Individual Subscription (annual) | Billed at €69.99/year; 30-day trial for €0. The page displays €5.83/month. · Individual plan · annual billing | €5.83 a month |
| Individual Subscription (monthly) | The page offers a Monthly option but does not show its price in the opened page. · Individual plan · monthly option | On request |
As strava.com lists them, read 3 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Strava combines activity recording with social features, challenges, route tools, and training analysis. Its free plan covers core recording, while subscriptions add navigation and deeper insights.
Facts from Strava's own pages
- Activity tracking
- Strava lets users track running and riding with GPS, join challenges, share activity photos, and follow friends. · strava.com, 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.” · strava.com, 3 Oct 2026
- Challenges and goals
- The subscription page says users can set goals, climb leaderboards, and create custom challenges with friends. · strava.com, 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. · strava.com, 3 Oct 2026
- Free features
- The subscription page lists activity recording, community features, and safety features in its Free column. · strava.com, 3 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, California, United States · strava.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Integrations
- Strava says it connects with hundreds of devices and apps, including Garmin, Apple Watch, COROS, Polar, Zwift, Peloton, and Apple Fitness+. · support.strava.com, 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. · support.strava.com, 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. · strava.com, 3 Oct 2026
- Public API
- Strava says outside developers use its public API to connect their apps to Strava. · support.strava.com, 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. · strava.com, 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. · strava.com, 3 Oct 2026
- Subscription features
- The subscription page says subscription features include routes, segment leaderboards, and advanced training analysis. · strava.com, 3 Oct 2026
- Support
- Strava provides a support contact and community forum from its pricing page. · strava.com, 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. · strava.com, 3 Oct 2026
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