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Catapult vs Coach Logic

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Catapult

Sports

Wearable athlete tracking and video analysis for professional teams, with indoor sport needing separate hardware

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Coach Logic logo

Coach Logic

Sports

Video analysis priced for volunteer-run clubs, with players tagging and commenting rather than just watching

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Catapult satellite positioning does not work indoors, so arena sports must buy a local positioning system with anchor units installed in the venue, which is a capital project priced far above the outdoor product.; Coach Logic there is no capture hardware, so someone still has to film every match, and the quality of the whole exercise depends on a volunteer with a camera turning up.
  • They diverge on capability: Catapult covers Vector wearables, Coach Logic covers Player-led tagging.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Catapult and Coach Logic actually diverge.

Attributes where Catapult and Coach Logic differ
AttributeCatapultCoach Logic
Pricing modelquotePer team per year
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android, WindowsWeb, iOS, Android

Identical on both: starting price (On request), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Sports).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Catapult

  • Vector wearables
  • Training load analysis
  • Local positioning system
  • Video analysis
  • Weight room monitoring
  • Athlete management integration

Only in Coach Logic

  • Player-led tagging
  • Team video library
  • Coach playlists
  • Opposition analysis
  • Per team annual pricing
  • Upload from any source

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Catapult

  • A professional football or rugby club managing training load across a squad through a congested fixture listnot Coach Logic
  • A national team programme that needs consistent workload data across athletes who play for different clubsnot Coach Logic
  • A college programme with a sports science department that will act on readiness data rather than file itnot Coach Logic
  • An indoor sport organisation prepared to fund a venue installation to get positional data where satellite tracking failsnot Coach Logic

Coach Logic

  • An amateur rugby or football club that wants match video shared with players without a performance budgetnot Catapult
  • A school or age-grade programme using video to teach decision making rather than to produce recruiting reelsnot Catapult
  • A club whose coaches are volunteers and where players themselves have to do the tagging for it to happen at allnot Catapult
  • A university side that films matches on a phone or a Veo camera and needs somewhere structured to put the footagenot Catapult

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Catapult

  • Satellite positioning does not work indoors, so arena sports must buy a local positioning system with anchor units installed in the venue, which is a capital project priced far above the outdoor product.
  • Contracts are typically multi-year with hardware bundled into the subscription, so the annual figure understates the commitment and early exit does not recover the hardware.
  • The data is only useful with a qualified sports scientist to interpret it; programmes that buy the vests without the staff get expensive attendance records instead of workload management.
  • Raw data access and export are limited relative to what research-minded departments want, so bespoke analysis often depends on what the vendor chooses to expose.
  • Cost puts it out of reach of amateur and school sport entirely, and the venue dependency for indoor tracking means the system is tied to a building rather than to the team.

Coach Logic

  • There is no capture hardware, so someone still has to film every match, and the quality of the whole exercise depends on a volunteer with a camera turning up.
  • Statistical and data analysis is minimal, so a programme that wants event data, physical metrics or opposition modelling needs a different product entirely.
  • It is a small vendor with United Kingdom business hours support, which is a genuine issue for clubs in other time zones and for weekend match day problems.
  • The ecosystem around it is small: no recruiting network, no data partners and few integrations, so it does not grow with a programme that becomes semi-professional.
  • Player-led tagging only works if players actually do it, and squads that treat video as a job for the coach get much less from the platform than the pricing implies.

Pricing, plan by plan

Catapult

On request
  • Catapult Vector$undefined/year
    • Quoted per athlete with hardware bundled into a multi-year term
    • Outdoor satellite positioning only
    • Analysis software and support included
  • Catapult Indoor Tracking$undefined/year
    • Requires anchor units installed in the venue
    • Capital installation cost in addition to the subscription
    • Priced well above the outdoor product
  • Catapult Video$undefined/year
    • Coded match and training video
    • Quoted per organisation
    • Sold separately from athlete monitoring

Coach Logic

On request
  • Team$undefined/year
    • Charged per team per season
    • Video upload, tagging and sharing
    • Player accounts included
  • Club$undefined/year
    • Multiple teams under one club account
    • Shared coaching resources across age groups
    • Administration across squads

Which should you pick?

Choose Catapult if

  • You need vector wearables.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android, Windows.
  • You also want training load analysis.
Catapult review

Choose Coach Logic if

  • You need player-led tagging.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want team video library.
Coach Logic review

Questions people ask

Is Catapult or Coach Logic better?
Neither clearly leads. Catapult starts at On request and Coach Logic at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Catapult or Coach Logic?
Catapult starts at On request and Coach Logic at On request.
Does Catapult or Coach Logic run on more platforms?
Catapult runs on Web, iOS, Android, Windows. Coach Logic runs on Web, iOS, Android.
What is Catapult best used for?
Catapult is most often used for a professional football or rugby club managing training load across a squad through a congested fixture list, a national team programme that needs consistent workload data across athletes who play for different clubs, a college programme with a sports science department that will act on readiness data rather than file it, an indoor sport organisation prepared to fund a venue installation to get positional data where satellite tracking fails. Of those, a professional football or rugby club managing training load across a squad through a congested fixture list and a national team programme that needs consistent workload data across athletes who play for different clubs are not what Coach Logic is typically brought in for.
What can Catapult do that Coach Logic cannot?
Catapult covers Vector wearables, Training load analysis, Local positioning system, Video analysis. Coach Logic covers Player-led tagging, Team video library, Coach playlists, Opposition analysis.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Catapult: Does it work indoors?

Not the satellite-based Vector product. Indoor sports need the local positioning system, which requires anchor units installed in the venue and costs considerably more.

Coach Logic: Do we need a camera to use it?

You need footage from somewhere. Coach Logic does not sell hardware; clubs film on phones, handheld cameras or automated systems such as Veo and upload the result.

Catapult: Is the hardware bought or leased?

It is normally bundled into a multi-year subscription. Ask what happens to the units at the end of the term and what an early exit costs.

Coach Logic: Is it only for rugby?

No, but rugby is where it is strongest and where most of its reference clubs are, reflecting its Scottish origins.

Catapult: Do we need a sports scientist?

Effectively yes. Without someone to interpret load and readiness data and a coaching staff willing to change sessions because of it, the investment does not return anything.

Coach Logic: How does it compare with Hudl on price?

It is sold per team per year at a level aimed at volunteer-run clubs, which is a different bracket from enterprise per sport school agreements.

Catapult: How does it compare with a chest strap or a watch?

Those give heart rate and little else. Catapult adds positional, acceleration and collision data, which is what distinguishes training load work from fitness tracking.

Coach Logic: What if our players do not tag anything?

Then you are paying for a video sharing library, which still works but is not the reason to choose this product over a cheaper storage option.

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