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Catapult vs Veo

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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
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Full reviewWebsite
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Veo

Sports

A camera you buy that films the whole pitch, with software that crops a virtual camera to follow play

From
On request
Rated
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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.; Veo the camera has to be present, so away fixtures at grounds without a Veo produce no footage and half the season goes unrecorded unless the opposition also owns one.
  • They diverge on capability: Catapult covers Vector wearables, Veo covers Two-lens wide capture.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Catapult and Veo actually diverge.

Attributes where Catapult and Veo differ
AttributeCatapultVeo
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android, WindowsWeb, 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 Veo

  • Two-lens wide capture
  • Automatic following view
  • Cloud library
  • Clipping and highlights
  • Live streaming
  • Team sharing

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 Veo
  • A national team programme that needs consistent workload data across athletes who play for different clubsnot Veo
  • A college programme with a sports science department that will act on readiness data rather than file itnot Veo
  • An indoor sport organisation prepared to fund a venue installation to get positional data where satellite tracking failsnot Veo

Veo

  • A club with nobody available to film matches that needs footage to exist before any analysis is possiblenot Catapult
  • An academy filming several age groups on the same pitch across a weekendnot Catapult
  • A school or college producing highlight clips for player recruitmentnot Catapult
  • A team wanting players to review full matches without a parent holding a phone on the touchlinenot 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.

Veo

  • The camera has to be present, so away fixtures at grounds without a Veo produce no footage and half the season goes unrecorded unless the opposition also owns one.
  • Automatic tracking degrades in rain, low light, snow and when the tripod is mounted too low, and a poorly tracked match is close to unwatchable.
  • Uploads are large and depend on the club broadband, so processing after a weekend of fixtures can take hours and rural clubhouses are the worst affected.
  • The subscription is the product; if it lapses, the camera you bought becomes a recording device with nowhere useful to send the footage.
  • Filming amateur sport almost always means filming minors, and the club is the party responsible for consent, retention and who can access the footage, not the vendor hosting it.

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

Veo

On request
  • Veo camera and subscription$undefined/year
    • Camera purchased once
    • Annual subscription required for cloud processing and storage
    • Tiers differ by recording hours and streaming

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 Veo if

  • You need two-lens wide capture.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want automatic following view.
Veo review

Questions people ask

Is Catapult or Veo better?
Neither clearly leads. Catapult starts at On request and Veo at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Catapult or Veo?
Catapult starts at On request and Veo at On request.
Does Catapult or Veo run on more platforms?
Catapult runs on Web, iOS, Android, Windows. Veo 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 Veo is typically brought in for.
What can Catapult do that Veo cannot?
Catapult covers Vector wearables, Training load analysis, Local positioning system, Video analysis. Veo covers Two-lens wide capture, Automatic following view, Cloud library, Clipping and highlights.

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.

Veo: Can Veo analyse footage I filmed myself?

No. Veo processes recordings from Veo cameras. Footage from a camcorder or phone needs a tagging and analysis package instead.

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.

Veo: Is this hardware or software?

Both, and the hardware is the gating purchase. You buy the camera and then subscribe to the cloud service that makes the recordings usable.

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.

Veo: What happens to our footage if we stop subscribing?

Access to the cloud library depends on an active subscription. Ask specifically about export and retention before you cancel, and download what you need first.

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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