HoopBrief vs ShotTracker
ShotTracker instruments the gym. Ceiling-mounted ultra-wideband anchors plus a chipped ball and player sensors produce automatic, real-time statistics for every practice and game played in that venue, no scorekeeper required. It is sold to college programs, pro teams, AAU clubs, and training academies through quotes that include hardware and installation. What ShotTracker measures is your own team, in your own gym. HoopBrief analyzes the opponent, requires no hardware, and returns a written matchup plan in about five seconds at $9.99 to $999/month. One tells you what your players just did. The other tells you what to do about the team you play Friday.
- Published pricing, $9.99 to $999 per month
- About 5 seconds to a scouting brief
- No film upload, no tagging, no analyst
The free scout needs no account and no card.
Side-by-side snapshot
| Feature | HoopBrief | ShotTracker |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | $9.99/mo (Starter), $999/mo (Pro), no hardware | Quote-based, includes sensor hardware and venue installation |
| Hardware required | None | Yes, ceiling anchors, chipped ball, player sensors |
| Whose performance | Opponents (NBA-grounded) | Your own team, in your instrumented gym |
| Live in-practice data | No | Yes, real time |
| Opponent scouting | Yes | No |
| Works on the road | Yes, anywhere | Only in venues with the system installed |
Where HoopBrief wins
Where ShotTracker wins
The verdict
HoopBrief is best for
Coaches preparing for opponents and players studying matchups, especially anyone who needs intelligence about teams they have never faced.
ShotTracker is best for
Programs with a home venue they can instrument, who want automatic tracking of their own team's practice and game performance without a stat crew.
Try it on a real matchup
Pick an attacker and a defender and read what HoopBrief writes: the attack plan, the guard plan, and the read when the first option is gone. Free, no account.
Frequently asked questions
How much does ShotTracker cost?
ShotTracker does not publish pricing. It is sold by quote because every deployment includes hardware, ultra-wideband ceiling anchors, chipped balls, and player sensors, plus installation in your venue. Cost therefore depends on the gym and program size. HoopBrief requires no hardware and publishes pricing at $9.99/month for Starter and $999/month for Pro.
Can ShotTracker scout an opponent?
No. ShotTracker only produces data from games and practices played in a venue where its sensor system is installed, using its chipped ball. It is a tool for measuring your own team. Opponent scouting is precisely the gap HoopBrief fills, and the two are complementary rather than competing.
Does HoopBrief track my own team's stats?
No. HoopBrief is grounded in NBA play-by-play, tracking, matchup, and shot-location data, and it does not ingest your team's practice or game data. If you want automatic statistics on your own athletes, ShotTracker or a manual stat workflow is the right tool.
Start scouting
Starter is $9.99/mo, Pro is $999/mo, both published. Every account starts with a 7-day trial, no card required.
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