Hoopla vs MakeTheBoard

Hoopla is a real-time gamification and recognition platform that turns live performance data into team leaderboards, competitions, contests, automated celebrations and recognition moments. Its modules include sales leaderboards, Huddles, Scorecard, News Flashes, challenges, a Performance Console and Streaming Channels. Teams can show leaderboards, news and contests on TVs using the maker’s proprietary hardware, which is included at no cost. Channels are also accessible on PCs through a browser or Salesforce, with dashboards and summary emails available. The iOS and Android app provides leaderboards, rankings and challenges, and sends milestone notifications. Hoopla integrates with Salesforce, HubSpot, Microsoft Dynamics, Pipedrive, Slack, Microsoft Teams, email systems, Google Sheets and Excel. It also supports automation through Zapier, webhooks and REST APIs. Points earned through competitions and milestones can be exchanged for customizable company prizes in a built-in rewards store. The product is designed for competitive teams in sales, customer success, customer support and call centers. Pricing is available on request, and a no-cost, fully supported 30-day trial is offered for sales team members.

MakeTheBoard creates live, shareable boards for tracking scores, goals, tournaments, and fundraising. Board types include leaderboards, scoreboards, goal trackers, scoresheets, tournament brackets, and fundraising trackers. Standings update and reorder in real time when values change. Owners can share a signup link for participants to register and, if enabled, edit their own rows.

Boards can be shared by public link, embedded on a website, or displayed full-screen on TVs and projectors. Scoreboards can be added to OBS, Streamlabs, vMix, or XSplit as browser sources, with a transparent overlay link available. The service lists Android, iOS, web, and API availability. Pro and Premium include the developer API and MCP server, plus CSV and JSON export and board history; Premium adds team management with roles, analytics, and an audit log. The Free plan allows two active boards, 15 participants per board, 64 bracket entrants, and 24 round-robin teams. Other listed options include a 9.00 USD one-time 7-day Pro pass, a permanent 15.00 USD one-time board unlock, Pro at $24 a month, and Premium at $52 a month. Public board titles, participant names, and scores may be visible and indexed by search engines.