Sports · head to head
Catapult vs Nacsport
Catapult
Sports
Wearable athlete tracking and video analysis for professional teams, with indoor sport needing separate hardware
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
Nacsport
Sports
Windows video tagging software that works on footage you already have, sold in tiers
- 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.; Nacsport it runs on Windows only, so coaching staff on Macs need a virtual machine or a second computer, and the cost of that rarely appears in the quotation.
- They diverge on capability: Catapult covers Vector wearables, Nacsport covers Custom button templates.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Catapult and Nacsport actually diverge.
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 Nacsport
- Custom button templates
- Live and post-match tagging
- Any video source
- Filtered clip lists
- Drawing and presentation
- Data export
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 Nacsport
- A national team programme that needs consistent workload data across athletes who play for different clubsnot Nacsport
- A college programme with a sports science department that will act on readiness data rather than file itnot Nacsport
- An indoor sport organisation prepared to fund a venue installation to get positional data where satellite tracking failsnot Nacsport
Nacsport
- A club that already films matches and needs to turn the footage into coaching materialnot Catapult
- An analyst working across several teams who needs a licence rather than a hardware fleetnot Catapult
- A governing body training analysts on a tagging workflow that is not tied to one camera vendornot Catapult
- A budget-limited team choosing between a camera system and analysis capability, where footage already existsnot 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.
Nacsport
- It runs on Windows only, so coaching staff on Macs need a virtual machine or a second computer, and the cost of that rarely appears in the quotation.
- Capability is gated by edition, and buyers routinely discover that the query or export feature they assumed was included sits two tiers up.
- All tagging is manual, so a properly coded match costs hours of staff time and the software does nothing to reduce that.
- Sharing clips with players needs a separate platform, because this is desktop analysis software rather than a hosted team environment.
- The skill lives in the person who built the templates, and when an analyst or volunteer leaves, the coding system usually leaves with them.
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$undefined/year
- Coded match and training video
- Quoted per organisation
- Sold separately from athlete monitoring
Nacsport
On request- Nacsport$undefined/year
- Sold in editions from basic tagging to full database analysis
- Licence tied to the installation
- Upgrade path between editions
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 Nacsport if
- You need custom button templates.
- You work on Windows.
- You also want live and post-match tagging.
Questions people ask
- Is Catapult or Nacsport better?
- Neither clearly leads. Catapult starts at On request and Nacsport at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Catapult or Nacsport?
- Catapult starts at On request and Nacsport at On request.
- Does Catapult or Nacsport run on more platforms?
- Catapult runs on Web, iOS, Android, Windows. Nacsport runs on Windows.
- 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 Nacsport is typically brought in for.
- What can Catapult do that Nacsport cannot?
- Catapult covers Vector wearables, Training load analysis, Local positioning system, Video analysis. Nacsport covers Custom button templates, Live and post-match tagging, Any video source, Filtered clip lists.
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.
Nacsport: Do I need a special camera?
No. It works with any video file, which is the point. If you have no footage at all, buy a way to record before buying analysis software.
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.
Nacsport: Does it run on a Mac?
No. It is Windows software, so Mac users need a virtual machine or a separate Windows computer.
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.
Nacsport: Is it a subscription or a purchase?
Editions are licensed, with different terms by edition and region. Ask specifically whether your quotation is perpetual or annual, because both are sold.
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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