Sports · head to head
Catapult vs Spiideo
Catapult
Sports
Wearable athlete tracking and video analysis for professional teams, with indoor sport needing separate hardware
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
Spiideo
Sports
Permanently installed multi-camera capture for venues, with automated production and analysis on top
- 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.; Spiideo it requires permanent installation with mounting rights, power and network at the venue, so clubs that rent pitches or play at council grounds cannot buy it at all.
- They diverge on capability: Catapult covers Vector wearables, Spiideo covers Fixed multi-camera arrays.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Catapult and Spiideo 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 Spiideo
- Fixed multi-camera arrays
- Automated production
- Any-angle review
- Live streaming
- Positional data
- Multi-team access
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 Spiideo
- A national team programme that needs consistent workload data across athletes who play for different clubsnot Spiideo
- A college programme with a sports science department that will act on readiness data rather than file itnot Spiideo
- An indoor sport organisation prepared to fund a venue installation to get positional data where satellite tracking failsnot Spiideo
Spiideo
- A facility with several pitches wanting every team covered without anyone carrying a cameranot Catapult
- A federation or league standardising streaming and analysis across member venuesnot Catapult
- A university or academy filming many age groups and sessions every weeknot Catapult
- An indoor arena needing multi-angle review for sports where a single wide camera is not enoughnot 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.
Spiideo
- It requires permanent installation with mounting rights, power and network at the venue, so clubs that rent pitches or play at council grounds cannot buy it at all.
- Coverage stops at the property line, so away fixtures and tournaments at other venues produce nothing and analysis is one-sided across a season.
- The purchase is capital plus subscription, and the party paying for installation is often the facility owner while the benefit accrues to the teams, which makes the internal business case awkward.
- Live production quality is limited by the venue internet uplink, and many amateur grounds have upload bandwidth that will not carry a reliable stream.
- Publicly streaming matches involving minors creates consent, image rights and retention obligations for the venue operator, and these rarely appear in the software procurement process.
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$undefined/year
- Coded match and training video
- Quoted per organisation
- Sold separately from athlete monitoring
Spiideo
On request- Spiideo$undefined/year
- Installation and hardware quoted per venue
- Annual subscription per venue or per team
- Streaming and analysis licensed separately
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 Spiideo if
- You need fixed multi-camera arrays.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want automated production.
Questions people ask
- Is Catapult or Spiideo better?
- Neither clearly leads. Catapult starts at On request and Spiideo at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Catapult or Spiideo?
- Catapult starts at On request and Spiideo at On request.
- Does Catapult or Spiideo run on more platforms?
- Catapult runs on Web, iOS, Android, Windows. Spiideo 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 Spiideo is typically brought in for.
- What can Catapult do that Spiideo cannot?
- Catapult covers Vector wearables, Training load analysis, Local positioning system, Video analysis. Spiideo covers Fixed multi-camera arrays, Automated production, Any-angle review, Live streaming.
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.
Spiideo: Can I move the cameras between venues?
No. The system is installed and calibrated for a specific site. If you need portable capture, this is the wrong category of product.
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.
Spiideo: Is this a replacement for a video tagging tool?
Not entirely. It creates and streams footage and offers review; clubs with an established tagging workflow often keep it and use Spiideo as the capture layer.
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.
Spiideo: Who normally pays for it?
Usually the venue or federation rather than an individual team, because the cost is site infrastructure and the benefit is shared across every team using the pitch.
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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