Sports · head to head
Catapult vs Kitman Labs
Catapult
Sports
Wearable athlete tracking and video analysis for professional teams, with indoor sport needing separate hardware
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
Kitman Labs
Sports
Athlete management platform holding medical, injury and load data from other systems in one record
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
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.; Kitman Labs it produces no data itself, so a club without wearables, screening protocols or a testing routine buys an empty platform and blames the software.
- They diverge on capability: Catapult covers Vector wearables, Kitman Labs covers Unified athlete record.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Catapult and Kitman Labs actually diverge.
| Attribute | Catapult | Kitman Labs |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android, Windows | Web, iOS, Android |
Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (quote), 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 Kitman Labs
- Unified athlete record
- Injury and treatment tracking
- Wellness questionnaires
- Third-party data ingestion
- Role-based access
- Squad and longitudinal reporting
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 Kitman Labs
- A national team programme that needs consistent workload data across athletes who play for different clubsnot Kitman Labs
- A college programme with a sports science department that will act on readiness data rather than file itnot Kitman Labs
- An indoor sport organisation prepared to fund a venue installation to get positional data where satellite tracking failsnot Kitman Labs
Kitman Labs
- A club with several data sources and no single place where medical and performance staff see the same athletenot Catapult
- A federation standardising injury surveillance across national teams and age groupsnot Catapult
- A medical department that needs an auditable record of treatment and return-to-play decisionsnot Catapult
- A college athletics department consolidating screening and availability reporting across many sportsnot 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.
Kitman Labs
- It produces no data itself, so a club without wearables, screening protocols or a testing routine buys an empty platform and blames the software.
- Implementation is a project rather than a purchase, involving historical data migration and staff process change, and it commonly takes a season to reach useful adoption.
- Pricing is organisational and multi-year, which puts it out of reach of clubs below a certain budget regardless of how much they would benefit.
- Holding injury and treatment records makes the platform a store of health data about identified athletes, so the club needs role separation, retention rules and a process for responding when a player requests their record.
- The acquisition of a competing athlete management platform leaves two products with overlapping purpose under one owner, and buyers on either should get a written answer on long-term development before committing.
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$undefined/year
- Coded match and training video
- Quoted per organisation
- Sold separately from athlete monitoring
Kitman Labs
On request- Kitman Labs$undefined/year
- Licensed per organisation
- Implementation and data migration quoted separately
- Modules licensed individually
Which should you pick?
Choose Catapult if
- You need vector wearables.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android, Windows.
- You also want training load analysis.
Choose Kitman Labs if
- You need unified athlete record.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want injury and treatment tracking.
Questions people ask
- Is Catapult or Kitman Labs better?
- Neither clearly leads. Catapult starts at On request and Kitman Labs at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Catapult or Kitman Labs?
- Catapult starts at On request and Kitman Labs at On request.
- Does Catapult or Kitman Labs run on more platforms?
- Catapult runs on Web, iOS, Android, Windows. Kitman Labs 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 Kitman Labs is typically brought in for.
- What can Catapult do that Kitman Labs cannot?
- Catapult covers Vector wearables, Training load analysis, Local positioning system, Video analysis. Kitman Labs covers Unified athlete record, Injury and treatment tracking, Wellness questionnaires, Third-party data ingestion.
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.
Kitman Labs: Do we need wearables to use it?
Not strictly, but most of the value comes from combining feeds. With only manual questionnaire entry the platform is an expensive form.
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.
Kitman Labs: Can coaches see medical notes?
Access is role-based and should be configured so they cannot. Getting that separation right is a governance decision, not a default, and it is worth auditing after go-live.
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.
Kitman Labs: What happened with Smartabase?
Kitman Labs acquired the company behind it, putting two competing athlete management platforms under one owner. Ask which one your contract commits you to and where development is going.
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.
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