HoopBrief vs Spiideo
Spiideo solves the capture problem. Mount a fixed panoramic camera system in your gym and every practice and game is filmed automatically, with no parent in the bleachers holding a phone and no camera operator to schedule. Reported pricing starts around $3,800 per year for a single team including the camera hardware. That is a real and worthwhile spend, but it produces footage, not conclusions. HoopBrief starts where Spiideo stops: it produces the matchup analysis, coverage plan, and tendency read, in about five seconds, at $9.99 to $999/month, and it needs no hardware in your building at all.
- 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 | Spiideo |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | $9.99/mo (Starter), $999/mo (Pro), no hardware | Reported from ~$3,800/yr per team including camera hardware |
| Hardware required | None | Yes, fixed panoramic camera install in your venue |
| Core job | Analysis and decisions | Automated capture of your own games and practices |
| Opponent scouting | Yes, NBA-grounded | Only if you have footage of that opponent |
| Time to value | ~5 seconds after signup | Install and commissioning, then per-game footage |
| Works away from your gym | Yes, anywhere | Only in venues with the system installed |
Where HoopBrief wins
Where Spiideo wins
The verdict
HoopBrief is best for
Coaches who need analysis and opponent intelligence, and who either already have film or do not need their own footage to prepare.
Spiideo is best for
Programs whose actual bottleneck is capturing video at all, and who can justify a hardware install through practice film and streaming.
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 Spiideo cost per year?
Spiideo is sold as an annual subscription that typically bundles the camera hardware, with reported pricing starting around $3,800 per year for a single team. Exact cost depends on venue, number of teams and courts, and whether streaming is included, so a quote is required. HoopBrief has no hardware component and publishes pricing at $9.99/month for Starter and $999/month for Pro.
Do Spiideo and HoopBrief compete?
No, they solve opposite halves of the same workflow. Spiideo captures video automatically; HoopBrief produces written matchup analysis. A program can run both, and many that install a camera system then discover their new bottleneck is having time to watch everything it records, which is the problem HoopBrief addresses.
Can I use HoopBrief without any camera system?
Yes. HoopBrief does not ingest user video at all. It is grounded in NBA play-by-play, tracking, matchup, and shot-location data, so you get scouting output with no camera, no install, and no footage of your own.
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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