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How Much Does Hudl Cost in 2026? Real Prices

Hudl publishes more pricing than most sports-video vendors, but not all of it. Here are the actual 2026 numbers for club, high school, Assist and Focus, and what is still quote-only.

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Hudl publishes basketball pricing for club and high school, and hides it for everything above that. As of July 2026, club and youth basketball team subscriptions are listed at $400 per team per year (Bronze), $1,000 (Silver) and $1,600 (Gold). High school program packages are listed at $1,500 per program per year (Silver+), $2,500 (Gold+) and $4,000 (Platinum+). Hudl Assist for club basketball runs $900 to $2,100 per team per season depending on priority and whether opponent scouting is included. Athletic department, college and professional packages are quote-only, with no published number anywhere on Hudl's site.

ProductPublished 2026 price
Club basketball, Bronze$400 / team / year
Club basketball, Silver$1,000 / team / year
Club basketball, Gold$1,600 / team / year
High school, Silver+$1,500 / program / year
High school, Gold+$2,500 / program / year
High school, Platinum+$4,000 / program / year
Hudl Assist, club basketball$900 to $2,100 / team / season
Athletic department packageQuote only
College packageQuote only
Professional (Sportscode, InStat, Focus)Quote only

That is a genuinely better disclosure record than most of the category. Synergy Sports, for comparison, publishes nothing at all. Credit where it is due: if you coach a club team or run a single high school program, you can budget Hudl off the website without talking to a salesperson.

The complication is that the published number is almost never the number you end up paying, because the tier that solves your actual problem is usually the one bundled with an add-on. Below is the full picture.

What Hudl actually costs, tier by tier

Club and youth basketball: $400 to $1,600 per team per year

Hudl's club pricing for basketball is straightforward and sold per team, per year:

  • Bronze, $400. Roughly 30 hours of storage, about 20 games, 1080p video, team messaging, iOS and Android apps. This is a film locker. You upload, you share, you review.
  • Silver, $1,000. Roughly 100 hours, about 65 games, plus mobile streaming.
  • Gold, $1,600. Roughly 200 hours, about 130 games, plus livestreaming with Focus cameras and Hudl Assist included.

The Gold tier is the one worth pausing on. Assist is listed as an add-on for Bronze and Silver, and included with Gold and club-wide packages. If you were going to buy Assist anyway at $900 or more per team per season, Gold at $1,600 is often cheaper than Silver at $1,000 plus Assist at $900. Run that math before you buy the middle tier.

Club-wide packages, where an organization licenses every team at once, are quote-based. Hudl advertises customizable bundles across subscriptions, Assist and Focus, with multi-year contracts available. Multi-year commitments are the standard discount lever here.

High school: $1,500 to $4,000 per program per year

Hudl publishes three high school program tiers, Silver+ at $1,500, Gold+ at $2,500 and Platinum+ at $4,000 per program per year. "Per program" means one sport, so a school buying for basketball, football and volleyball is buying three of these unless it moves to the department package.

The Athletic Department Package is quote-only. That is the tier most schools actually end up on, because it consolidates every sport onto one invoice and typically bundles cameras, Assist and a customer success manager. It is also where the number stops being predictable. Schools comparing quotes should ask specifically how many Assist breakdowns are included per sport, because that is the line item that varies most between quotes that otherwise look identical.

Hudl Assist: the line item that surprises people

Assist is Hudl's done-for-you stat and breakdown service. You upload film, Hudl's team tags it, and you get stats mapped to video clips. For most sports the tagging is done by human analysts, not computer vision, which is why it is priced per game volume and why turnaround has a queue.

Published club basketball pricing:

Assist packagePrice
Your Games, Standard Priority$900 / team / season
Your Games, Express Priority$1,300 / team / season
Your Games + Scout Games, Standard$1,500 / team / season
Your Games + Scout Games, Express$2,100 / team / season

The "Scout Games" upgrade is what turns Hudl from a film locker into an opponent-scouting tool, and it roughly doubles the Assist bill. High school Assist pricing is not published; Hudl states the price depends on your sport, your level of play and whether you want opponent scouting data.

The practical takeaway: a club basketball team that wants film sharing plus opponent breakdowns is realistically looking at $1,600 to $2,500 all-in per year, not $400.

Hardware: Hudl Focus cameras

Focus is Hudl's auto-tracking camera. Hudl does not publish a unit price, and cameras are usually folded into a package rather than sold as a line item. Figures reported in press coverage have put the camera around $3,000 before school discounts, with installation extra. Treat any specific number you see online as reported rather than official, and get it in writing in your quote.

Individual athletes: the $99 plan is gone

A lot of search traffic for Hudl pricing comes from people remembering a roughly $99 per year individual plan. That plan no longer exists. The cheapest published basketball team entry is $400. For individuals, Hudl's Balltime product is $20 per month for the Player tier and $25 per month for the Recruiting tier, billed at $299 annually. If you are budgeting from memory, adjust upward.

College and professional: no published price

Both the college and professional pricing pages route to a contact form. Hudl's stated reason is that the number of sports, roster sizes, existing tools and contract length all move the number, which is fair. Professional packages can bundle Sportscode, InStat, Focus, Wyscout and Hudl IQ, and those bundles are not comparable across organizations. If you are pricing those specific products, see our breakdowns of Hudl Sportscode cost and Hudl InStat pricing.

What drives your quote

Four variables move Hudl pricing more than anything else:

1. Game volume. Every tier is really a storage and breakdown allowance. Count your games honestly, including tournaments and scrimmages, before choosing. 2. Opponent scouting. Adding Scout Games to Assist is the single biggest jump in the published price list. 3. Contract length. Multi-year commitments are the standard discount lever, especially on club-wide and department packages. 4. Group buys. Hudl explicitly points buyers toward league and conference discounts through an area representative. If your state association or conference has a deal, that deal beats anything you negotiate alone.

Where Hudl is genuinely the right buy

Hudl is the default for a reason, and it is worth saying plainly. If your problem is film, getting it recorded, uploaded, shared with players and reviewed as a team, Hudl is the best answer on the market at high school and club level, and there is no close second. Network effects matter enormously here: most of your opponents are already on Hudl, which means film exchange is a non-issue. Focus cameras remove the parent-with-a-camcorder problem. The mobile apps get film in front of teenagers where they actually live. Assist gives a program with no analyst a real stat sheet without anyone learning software.

If you coach high school or club basketball and you are choosing one tool, choose Hudl. That is not a hedge, it is the honest answer.

Where the money stops buying decisions

What Hudl sells you is film infrastructure and descriptive stats. What it does not sell you is a decision. Assist tells you your opponent scored 1.08 points per possession in transition. It does not tell you which coverage to run against their pick and roll, which matchup to hunt in the fourth quarter, or what changes when their backup center is on the floor. That work still lands on a coach at 11pm.

There is also a workflow cost that does not appear on any invoice. Everything in the Hudl model starts with film that somebody has to capture, upload and wait on. Standard Priority Assist has a queue, which is why Express Priority exists as a paid upgrade. If your prep window is short, you are paying twice, once for the tier and once for the hurry.

How HoopBrief compares

HoopBrief solves a narrower problem and publishes its prices for it. Plans are $9.99 per month for Starter and $999 per month for Pro, listed openly, self-serve signup, no sales call. Instead of film, HoopBrief works from NBA play-by-play and tracking data and returns a decision-ready matchup brief in about five seconds. No upload, no queue, no analyst headcount.

HudlHoopBrief
Pricing visibleClub and HS published, rest quote-onlyFully published
Buying processSales contact for most tiersSelf-serve signup
InputYour film, uploadedNBA play-by-play and tracking data
OutputFilm library, stats, clipsDecision-ready matchup brief
TurnaroundQueue, hours to daysAbout 5 seconds
Staff neededUploader, optional analystNone
Best forHigh school and club film workflowNBA matchup and scouting intelligence

These are not substitutes. Hudl covers film for teams that play the games. HoopBrief covers the analytical layer for people studying NBA basketball, and it is priced so you can find out in a month whether it is useful.

See how HoopBrief compares to Hudl, or read the Hudl Sportscode cost breakdown and Hudl InStat pricing guide if you are pricing the elite side of Hudl's lineup.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much does Hudl cost per year?

For basketball, Hudl publishes club and youth team subscriptions at $400 per team per year for Bronze, $1,000 for Silver and $1,600 for Gold. High school program packages are published at $1,500 per program per year for Silver+, $2,500 for Gold+ and $4,000 for Platinum+. Athletic department packages, college packages and professional packages are quote-based with no published price. Most programs also add Hudl Assist, which is billed separately per team per season.

How much does Hudl Assist cost for basketball?

Hudl publishes Assist pricing for club and youth basketball. Your Games at Standard Priority is $900 per team per season, Your Games at Express Priority is $1,300, Your Games plus Scout Games at Standard Priority is $1,500, and Your Games plus Scout Games at Express Priority is $2,100. High school Assist pricing is not published and depends on sport, level of play and whether opponent scouting is included. Assist is billed on top of your Hudl subscription unless you are on a Gold or club-wide package.

Is Hudl still $99 a year?

No. The old low-cost individual Hudl plan is gone. As of 2026 the cheapest published team entry point for basketball is the Bronze club tier at $400 per team per year, which includes roughly 30 hours of storage. For individual athletes, Hudl's Balltime plans run $20 per month for the Player tier and $25 per month for the Recruiting tier, billed at $299 annually. Anyone budgeting off a remembered $99 figure should plan for four to five times that.

Why does Hudl not publish college and professional pricing?

Hudl states that every athletic department is different, and that the number of sports, roster sizes, existing tools and contract length all affect the final number. In practice that means college and professional deals are negotiated bundles that can include platform subscriptions, Hudl Assist, Focus cameras, Sportscode licences and InStat access on a single invoice. Because the mix varies so widely, there is no list price to publish. Expect a discovery call before you see a number.

Sources

  1. Hudl, Club Basketball Pricing, Packages and Features
  2. Hudl, High School Package Pricing
  3. Hudl, Assist Pricing for Basketball
  4. Hudl, College Pricing
  5. Hudl, Balltime Pricing for Individuals
  6. Hudl, Assist FAQ

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