Skip to main content
Question

Requesting guidance on scaling an internal wellness app past the Standard tier (500 athletes)

  • September 10, 2026
  • 1 reply
  • 27 views
Forum|alt.badge.img

Hi all,

We are running an internal employee fitness challenge at 3Pillar Global, built on the Strava API (Client ID: 277940). Each employee connects their account via OAuth, and we aggregate their read-only activity data (activity:read + profile:read_all) into a team leaderboard and shared distance goal.

We are currently on the Standard tier, onboarding toward the 10-connected-athlete threshold required before capacity review. Our target is approximately 500 employees for the full rollout.

We have two questions for the community:

  1. Beyond the standard app-review process, is there a different track for this scale and use case (such as a paid tier or dedicated business contact), or does everyone go through the same review regardless of volume?
  2. Does anyone have advice or insights from scaling a similar single-org, read-only, self-connect app past a few hundred athletes?


Thanks!

1 reply

Jan_Mantau
Forum|alt.badge.img+26
  • Jan_Mantau
  • Hub Powerhouse
  • September 10, 2026

There is only the one review process. Preferred treatment you get if you are already cleared for 10000 or more connected Strava users.

Be aware that a shared distance goal in your app means duplicating the “Group Goal” in Strava’s “Group Challenge” feature. This will likely get your app rejected. Also you are not allowed to show Strava data from other athletes in leaderboards.

 

 

Terms & ConditionsAccessibility statement