BenchApp vs The Dugout
BenchApp
benchapp.com
The Dugout
app-thedugout.comSide by side
| Figure | BenchApp | The Dugout |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $8.33/mo | $5.99/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 6 | 6 |
| Spec score · Sports Team Management Software | 9.4 (#1) | 7.7 (#28) |
| Integrations | Stripe is the documented payment integration; BenchApp uses it to process card payments and never receives card details. | The homepage says teams can import rosters and stats from GameChanger, TeamSnap, or CSV, and collect payments through Stripe. |
| Purpose | BenchApp helps coaches, captains, commissioners, parents, and players organize sports teams, including schedules, RSVPs, payments, rosters, and stats. | The Dugout describes itself as a team management platform for youth sports, including roster management, scheduling, scoring, payments, messaging, and player development. |
| Security | BenchApp's privacy policy says it uses SSL encryption, secured infrastructure, and restricted access to protect personal information. | The privacy policy says data is encrypted in transit and at rest and protected by row-level security policies. |
| Sports | The company says it supports hockey, soccer, baseball, basketball, football, volleyball, lacrosse, pickleball, golf, and other sports. | The homepage lists baseball, softball, soccer, basketball, football, volleyball, lacrosse, hockey, and more. |
| Support | The pricing page lists priority support as a PRO feature and links to a Help Center. | The privacy policy lists [email protected] for privacy questions and requests. |
Plans
BenchApp
- FreeFree
- FREEFree
- PRO$9 a month
- LEAGUE$10 a month
- League Monthly$10 a month
- League Yearly$100 a year
The Dugout
- FanFree
- ParentFree
- PlayerFree
- Coach access$5.99 a month
- Tournament Director Monthly$49.99 a month
- Tournament Director Annual$499 a year
In their own words
BenchApp
BenchApp helps sports teams manage schedules, rosters, attendance, communication, player stats, and team finances. It is aimed at coaches, captains, commissioners, parents, and players, and supports hockey, soccer, baseball, basketball, football, volleyball, lacrosse, pickleball, golf, and other sports. Teams can collect RSVPs by email or text and set automatic reminders. Communication tools include team, group, and private messages, polls, bulletins, line-ups, photos, and GIF sharing. Payment features track fees and expenses, accept online credit-card payments, and send overdue reminders. BenchApp says Stripe processes payments and subscriptions and that it does not access card details. Players can join, RSVP, and message for free on every plan; text RSVP replies need neither an app nor an account. It is available on Android, iOS, and web. The Free plan includes unlimited rosters, scheduling, RSVP tracking, team messaging, player stats, and payment tracking. PRO costs $9 a month; league plans cost $10 a month or $100 a year.
The Dugout
The Dugout is a team management platform for youth sports, with tools for coaches, players, families, and tournament directors. Coaches can manage rosters and schedules, send messages and announcements, run polls, collect RSVPs and attendance, and track team finances. Game tools include pitch-by-pitch scoring, live box scores and statistics, and pitch-limit tracking with automatic rest-day calculations and warnings. Practice plans, a drill library, scouting, pitching tools, recruiting profiles, and highlight reels support player development. Teams can import rosters and stats from GameChanger, TeamSnap, or CSV, and collect payments through Stripe. Payments collected in the app carry a 2.5% platform fee in addition to Stripe processing fees. Tournament Director covers registration, brackets, live results, umpire assignments, multi-field scheduling, and conflict detection. The Dugout lists baseball, softball, soccer, basketball, football, volleyball, lacrosse, hockey, and more, and runs on Android, iOS, and the web. Fan, parent, and player plans are free; coach access is $5.99 a month after a free trial, and tournament plans are $49.99 a month or $499 a year.