Equipo.me vs The Dugout

Equipo.me helps teams organize attendance and activities for sports and other groups, through web, iOS, and Android access. Teams can mark members present, absent, or present but not playing, and add substitutes to events. They can create and share formations for football, hockey, futsal, and volleyball. Attendance reminders can go by WhatsApp or email, while events can synchronize with Apple, Google, and Outlook calendars. The service records goals, assists, attendance, lineups, player ratings, and duties such as refereeing and laundry. It says all team sports are supported and also mentions motorcycle rides and social gatherings. KNVB match schedules can be imported, but KNVB standings cannot be synchronized; Nevobo synchronization is listed as possible. The free Core functionality plan includes unlimited teams, administrators, and players at free. Advanced features are paid monthly, with the amount not stated. Browser use is available without installing a mobile app.

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.