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Team Scout vs PlayMetrics.Every kind of program, one app.

PlayMetrics is a capable platform, strongest in soccer and owned by private equity. Team Scout runs every kind of program in one app, with gate tickets, sponsorships, program ad sales and player fundraising beside registration, and every plan and fee on the pricing page.

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Who PlayMetrics is

A capable platform, strongest in soccer, owned by private equity.

A capable platform

Parents register, pay and sign forms in its app. Clubs run payment plans, messaging, schedules and a website builder.1,2,5,8

Owned by private equity

Genstar Capital became majority owner when PlayMetrics merged with Stack Sports in June 2025. PlayMetrics then bought SportsEngine on May 1, 2026.11,12

Strongest in soccer

Most of the clubs on its customer reviews page are soccer clubs, and state soccer associations lead the names on its home page.13,14

Mixed reviews from parents

4.1 stars from 1,164 ratings on the App Store, and about one rating in seven is a single star.15

Feature by feature

What each app runs for your program.

We left out the soccer and club-operations tools, like tryout evaluations and referee assigning, because Team Scout does not offer them. Every PlayMetrics line comes from PlayMetrics' own published pages, linked under the chart.

Team Scout

18 of 18

Every row, in one app and one admin workspace.

PlayMetrics

8 of 18

In full on its own published pages. 5 in part.

Team Scout
PlayMetrics
Getting paid
Registration
Yes. One form takes the waivers, documents and custom questions, so a family signs and pays in one sitting.
They have it. Parents register, pay and sign forms in its app, for tryouts, teams, camps and leagues.1
Payment plans
Yes. Families pay in full or on a plan, charged automatically, with a reminder before each charge.
They have it. Payment plans, with installments that adjust to the registration date.2
Double-entry ledger
Yes. Every dollar posts to a double-entry ledger, and each bank deposit opens into the payments inside it.
Partly. Accounting codes on line items and payout IDs in exports. A double-entry ledger is not on its published pages.3
QuickBooks
Yes. Each deposit downloads as QuickBooks-ready journal lines, debits equal to credits, so your bookkeeper is done in minutes.
Not on their published pages. A QuickBooks connection is not on its published pages. Financial reports export to share with your board.8
Raising money for the program
Fundraising
Yes. Every player gets a share link, donors see a live donor wall, and Team Scout takes 0% of any gift.
Partly. Donations can be added at registration. Fundraising campaigns are not on its published pages.1
Gate tickets
Yes. Sell tickets online and check people in by scanning the QR code at the gate on any phone.
Not on their published pages. Ticket sales are not on its published pages.
Sponsorships
Yes. Sponsors choose a tier and pay online on your own website, and the money is paid out to your program.
Not on their published pages. Selling sponsorships is not on its published pages.
Program ad sales
Yes. Businesses buy program ads online, credited to the player who sold them, with the artwork collected for you.
Not on their published pages. Program ad sales are not on its published pages.
Families and volunteers
Volunteer sign-ups
Yes. Families sign up by shift, swap shifts in the app, and get reminders before they are due. Free on every plan.
Partly. Volunteers sign up during registration, with league approvals in beta. Shift sign-ups are not on its published pages.4
Family accounts
Yes. One household holds every child and parent, and one family statement shows what the family owes and has paid.
They have it. A parent account holds several players, with family contacts added by the account owner.6
Integrated calendar
Yes. One subscribe link puts every game and practice on Google, Apple or Outlook, and changes update by themselves.
They have it. Families see several players' schedules in one view and sync them to their own calendars.5
Communication
Group feed
Yes. Every group has its own feed: pin the post that matters, send an urgent alert as a push notification, run a poll or a survey.
Partly. Live game chat with scoring. A group feed with pinned posts and polls is not on its published pages.5
Messaging
Yes. Direct messages and group conversations, in the same app as the feed and the schedule.
They have it. Email, chat, text, alerts and push notifications, with audience filters.5
Email campaigns
Yes. Send 500 campaign emails a month free. On paid plans, send without a cap from your club's own sending domain.
Partly. Email to groups of members, with a no-reply sender option. Your own sending domain is not on its pages.7
Website builder
Yes. A website at yourname.teamscout.co in your own colors, or on your own domain whenever you want it.
They have it. A template website builder that updates itself from PlayMetrics data.8
Trust
No ads
Yes. No ads for families, players or coaches, on any plan, including free.
They have it. No ads found in its app or on its App Store listing.15
Published pricing
Yes. Every plan and fee is on the pricing page. Plans with registration start at $29 a month, paid annually.
No. A quote: PlayMetrics says its pricing depends on factors unique to each organization.9
Your data
Yes. You own what you post, we never sell your data, and members and financial reports export to CSV on every plan.
They have it. Users keep the rights to their content under its terms.10
Team Scout includes itThey have itCosts extraIn partNoNot on their published pages

Every PlayMetrics line comes from PlayMetrics's own published pages, read October 12, 2026:

  1. 1. PlayMetrics registration page.
  2. 2. PlayMetrics release notes, variable installment plans.
  3. 3. PlayMetrics release notes, transactions exports.
  4. 4. PlayMetrics release notes, league volunteers.
  5. 5. PlayMetrics team management page.
  6. 6. PlayMetrics help, family contacts.
  7. 7. PlayMetrics release notes, messaging with a no-reply sender.
  8. 8. PlayMetrics in-season operations page.
  9. 9. PlayMetrics pricing page.
  10. 10. PlayMetrics terms of use.
  11. 11. Genstar Capital announcement of the PlayMetrics and Stack Sports merger, June 11, 2025.
  12. 12. PlayMetrics blog, PlayMetrics acquires SportsEngine from Versant.
  13. 13. PlayMetrics customer reviews page.
  14. 14. PlayMetrics home page.
  15. 15. PlayMetrics on the App Store, with its ratings and reviews.
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What it costs

A superior product at a reasonable price.

Plans with registration start at $29 a month paid annually plus a small platform fee on what you collect and record. Every plan and fee is on the pricing page. No demo required.

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Community
Free
Team
$29 a month, billed yearly
Club
$79 a month, billed yearly
League
$179 a month, billed yearly

Card and bank processing are passed through at cost. Tickets cost the buyer $1 a ticket, plus 4% of the price above $10. Fundraising is 0%, with an optional tip from the donor.

Across the category

Check every platform's prices yourself.

Team Scout puts every plan and fee on the pricing page, so you know the cost before anyone calls you. Most of the category asks for a form or a demo first.

Where you can see the price without a sales call
PlatformPricing published?To get a quote
Team ScoutYes. Every plan, platform fee includedNothing. Sign up yourself, same day
PlayMetricsNoFill out a form to schedule a conversation
SportsEngine HQYes. $799 to $2,199 a year, plus per-transaction feesBuy Express or Premium online; Pro through sales
TeamSnap (clubs and leagues)NoBook a demo or talk with sales
LeagueAppsNoGet a quote

Moving from PlayMetrics

Show us what you run. We will tell you straight what a move involves.

PlayMetrics carries a lot of club operations, so the answer depends on your setup. Book a call, show us what you run, and we will tell you what moves over, what we build with your own information, and whether the move is worth it for you.

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Straight answers.

Ownership and audience. PlayMetrics is a private-equity-owned platform built for established clubs with staff. Team Scout is built for homeschool, club and community programs that are volunteer-run. Every plan and fee is on the pricing page, with no demo call to get a quote.

Private-equity firms buy companies to sell them again at a higher price. That usually means pricing reviews, cost-cutting, and a roadmap that serves the next sale rather than current customers. PlayMetrics has already changed hands and absorbed SportsEngine. Nobody is preparing Team Scout for a sale, so we answer to the programs that use us and the price holds.

PlayMetrics doesn't publish pricing, so there is no line-by-line price comparison to make, which is part of the point. What we can show you is our pricing, in full, on the pricing page: the monthly rate and the platform fee, both printed. Card processing passes through Stripe at cost with no markup or hidden checkout fee.

It depends on your setup. PlayMetrics is a heavier platform than SportsEngine, so the answer depends on what you run. Book a call and show us what you're running. We'll tell you straight what a move would involve and whether it's worth it for you.

PlayMetrics is built for large, complex clubs and carries features to match. Team Scout is built for programs that don't have a paid front office. If you need deep enterprise club-ops tooling, PlayMetrics may fit you better, and we'll say so. Tell us the job you need done and we'll tell you plainly whether we're the right tool.

A deposit opens into the payments inside it. A refund is credited back to the charge it came from. Every payment is recorded with the family and what it paid for. It all posts to a double-entry ledger, with a trial balance you can pull any day. Each bank deposit downloads as QuickBooks-ready journal lines, debits equal to credits. PlayMetrics puts accounting codes on line items and payout IDs in its exports, and its financial reports export to share with your board. It does not publish its price. See the financial reports.

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The Community plan runs your whole program for $0. When you are ready to collect money, plans with registration start at $29 a month paid annually plus a small platform fee. No contracts, cancel anytime.

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