Football scouting software, compared.
Of the six recruitment tools below, Scova Athlete is the only one that publishes a club price on its website. The others sell on quote. Every fact about another company comes from its own website, linked in the table.
What each tool is, and what it costs
| Tool | What it is, in its own words | Club price on its website | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scova Athlete (Scova Labs) | Scouting and recruitment software: every player as a low, likely and high range of rating and value, with confidence. Data feeds included in the licence. | Yes: €3,000, €9,000 or €24,000 a year per club by grade; Enterprise on quote | Pricing |
| Wyscout (Hudl) | "The world's biggest library of soccer video and data", from more than 1,000 competitions | No. Copper and Mercury plans are sold online; Gold, Diamond and club memberships say "Contact us for pricing" | hudl.com |
| StatsBomb (Hudl) | Football event data and models for professional teams, across 300+ competitions | No price on its product page | hudl.com |
| Opta (Stats Perform) | Sports data, licensed by competition, country or data level | No. Its FAQ says pricing is tailored and quoted by the sales team | statsperform.com |
| SciSports | Data and video analysis for clubs, players and leagues, including player profiles for scouting | No. Its pricing address opens the home page, with no prices | scisports.com |
| TransferRoom | "Football's transfer marketplace", connecting 800+ clubs and 550+ agencies, with scouting and injury data | No price on its website | transferroom.com |
Prices for Scova Athlete exclude VAT, on a 1-year contract paid yearly. Other companies may change their pages; tell us at contact if something here is out of date and we will fix it.
Match the tool to the job
You mainly need match video
Wyscout's plans are built around video: its plan table counts clip minutes, full-match views and downloads per month.
Your analysts want raw event data to model themselves
StatsBomb and Opta license data directly, scoped by competition and data level, for clubs with their own data team.
You want to reach clubs and agents with players to sell or loan
TransferRoom is a marketplace for exactly that, with market data alongside.
You want a shortlist you can defend, at a known price
Scova Athlete gives each player a value and rating range with its confidence, work-permit checks and signals in one place, with the data included and the price on the page. Try the demo or estimate your licence.
How we checked
We read each company's own website on 25 October 2026 and quote only what it says there. We do not repeat third-party price estimates, because vendors quote privately and estimates vary widely. Scova Labs makes Scova Athlete, so read this page as a vendor's comparison and check the linked sources.