The Dugout vs Rostered

The Dugout9.0Visit Rostered8.8Visit

Higher score The Dugout #4 in Sports Team Management Software 9.0/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 7 of 7 features Visit The Dugout

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Rostered #6 in Sports Team Management Software 8.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 7 of 7 features Visit Rostered

• The Dugout fits best

  Baseball teams and tournament organizers

• Rostered fits best

  Clubs needing multi-level administration

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Side by side

Feature	The Dugout 9.0/10 Visit ↗	Rostered 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.8
Ranking	#4 in Sports Team Management Software	#6 in Sports Team Management Software
Best for	Baseball teams and tournament organizers	Clubs needing multi-level administration
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	—	$9/mo
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	Web, iOS	Web, iOS, Android
Integrations	6 integrations	7 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market	Small business, Mid-market
Features The Dugout 7/7 · Rostered 7/7
Mobile apps	✓	✓
Roster management	✓	✓
Availability tracking	✓	✓
Team messaging	✓	✓
Event scheduling	✓	✓
Payment collection	✓	✓
Scorekeeping	✓	✓
Our review
Pros	Deep baseball tools: live scoring, pitch counts, scouting, and playbooks Tournament registration, brackets, umpire assignments, and field scheduling Messaging, RSVPs, payments, recruiting profiles, and video highlights	Manages club, division, team, cohort, athlete, and family rosters Combines scheduling, RSVPs, messaging, payments, and live scoring Supports calendar feeds, CSV imports, SportsEngine exports, and expense tracking
Cons	Coach-access terms differ across published plan descriptions The listed platforms are web and iOS Its broad sports coverage may be more than smaller teams need	Pricing is based on athlete count, with larger clubs directed to contact Rostered Payment requests use Venmo or PayPal links rather than broader listed options Kit AI is focused on expense data entry rather than general club administration
Our verdict	The Dugout is a youth sports management platform for coaches, parents, players, fans, umpires, and tournament directors. It supports baseball, softball, soccer, basketball, football, volleyball, lacrosse, and hockey, with tools for… Read the review →	Rostered is a youth sports management platform for parents, athletes, coaches, and administrators. It brings club, division, team, cohort, athlete, and family rosters into one system, alongside practices, games, tournaments, multi-day… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• The Dugout — where it wins

  • Deep baseball tools: live scoring, pitch counts, scouting, and playbooks
  • Tournament registration, brackets, umpire assignments, and field scheduling
  • Messaging, RSVPs, payments, recruiting profiles, and video highlights

  Where it doesn't

  • Coach-access terms differ across published plan descriptions
  • The listed platforms are web and iOS
  • Its broad sports coverage may be more than smaller teams need

• Rostered — where it wins

  • Manages club, division, team, cohort, athlete, and family rosters
  • Combines scheduling, RSVPs, messaging, payments, and live scoring
  • Supports calendar feeds, CSV imports, SportsEngine exports, and expense tracking

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is based on athlete count, with larger clubs directed to contact Rostered
  • Payment requests use Venmo or PayPal links rather than broader listed options
  • Kit AI is focused on expense data entry rather than general club administration

• The Dugout9.0/10 · Free plan

  A baseball-focused team and tournament platform with scoring, development, and operations tools.

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• Rostered8.8/10 · Free plan

  Rostered brings multi-level rosters, scheduling, communication, payments, scoring, and expenses together.

  Visit RosteredFull verdict →