The Dugout
The Dugout: A baseball-focused team and tournament platform with scoring, development, and operations tools. Ranked #4 of 37 in Sports Team Management Software by our editors (9.0/10); pricing: Free plan; best for baseball teams and tournament organizers.
At a glance
- Editor score9.0 / 10
- PricingFree plan
- Best forBaseball teams and tournament organizers
- Free planYes
- Availability trackingYes
- Facts checked22 Sep 2026
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
Our verdict on The Dugout
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 rosters, guest players, schedules, RSVPs, attendance, messaging, payments, scoring, statistics, and player development. Baseball teams get additional depth through pitch counts, scouting, opponent intelligence, playbooks, practice plans, recruiting profiles, and video highlights.
For tournament organizers, the Tournament Director plans cover registration, brackets and results, live scoring, umpire assignments, and multi-field scheduling. The annual option also includes priority support. Team plans include messaging, roster and schedule management, attendance tracking, live scoring and statistics, and Stripe payments. Integrations with Stripe, GameChanger, TeamSnap, YouTube, Twitch, and Facebook extend its fit across payments, team workflows, scoring, and video or social distribution. Access is listed for web and iOS, and AI features are included.
The main buying consideration is plan clarity. The product includes a free plan and Pro Monthly and Pro Lifetime options, while Tournament Director plans are available monthly and annually. Published coach-access descriptions differ, so teams should review the current subscription terms before choosing a paid or free route. The Dugout is a strong fit for baseball programs that want operations and player-development tools in one system, and for tournament directors managing live results and multiple fields. Teams seeking a simpler scheduling and messaging tool may find its baseball and tournament depth unnecessary.
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The Dugout fact sheet
| Free plan | Yes |
|---|---|
| Paid from | Not verified |
| Mobile apps | Yes |
| Roster management | Yes |
| Availability tracking | Yes |
| Team messaging | Yes |
| Event scheduling | Yes |
| Payment collection | Yes |
| Scorekeeping | Yes |
| Deployment | Cloud, Mobile |
| Platforms | Web, iOS |
| Built for | Small business, Mid-market (editorial estimate) |
| Integrations | 6 integrations: Stripe, GameChanger, TeamSnap, YouTube, Twitch, Facebook |
| Pricing | Free plan (source) |
| Website | app-thedugout.com |
| Facts checked | 22 Sep 2026 |
The Dugout integrations
The Dugout lists 6 integrations on its own site.
- Stripe
- GameChanger
- TeamSnap
- YouTube
- Twitch
Alternatives to The Dugout
- ChalkAn unusually broad toolkit for teams, clubs, tryouts, tournaments, and payments.9.4
- SportEasyA mature team hub covering scheduling, communication, lineups, stats, and payments.9.3
- BenchAppA broad team and league toolkit with a useful free plan and clear paid upgrades.9.1
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