Hudl handles your film. XCIV.ai handles everything else — practice planning, opponent scouting, gameplans, and play tracking. Starting free.
Hudl is a video platform. It stores film, lets you clip plays, and share footage with your players. For programs with staff time to spend on editing, it earns its keep.
XCIV.ai is a coaching intelligence platform. It helps you build practice plans, break down opponents, log what's working in your playbook, and walk into Friday night prepared — with or without film. Most of what coaches do every week has nothing to do with video. That's where XCIV lives.
These products don't compete. They cover different parts of what it takes to coach a team.
Every feature a working coach actually needs — and who covers it.
| Feature | XCIV.ai | Hudl |
|---|---|---|
| AI Practice Plan GeneratorTell it what you're working on. Get a structured practice in seconds. | ✓ | — |
| Opponent Scouting & BreakdownInput tendencies, build a gameplan — no film required. | ✓ | — |
| Gameplan BuilderBuild, store, and share gameplans with your staff. | ✓ | — |
| In-Season Play TrackingLog which sets your team executes and what's working. | ✓ | — |
| Voice Notes for Live ScoutingCapture observations at a tournament. Turns voice into structured data. | ✓ | — |
| Staff CollaborationGet your assistants aligned without a three-hour meeting. | ✓ | Film only |
| Game Film Storage & SharingUpload, clip, and distribute game footage. | — | ✓ |
| Chalkboard — Play DiagrammingDraw plays, share with your team and coaching staff directly from the platform. | ✓ | Film only |
| Free tier availableStart without a credit card. | ✓ | — |
| Coach-level pricingBuilt for the coach paying out of pocket. | ✓ | — |
Talk to any high school or AAU coach and the actual weekly workload looks like this — and very little of it is a video problem.
Hudl's program pricing starts in the hundreds per season and scales from there. XCIV.ai was priced for the coach who doesn't have an AD signing off on a six-figure tech stack.
No contract. Start free. Upgrade when it earns it.
Pricing varies by package. Typically requires AD or school approval.
If your program uses Hudl and values film work — keep using it. XCIV.ai isn't trying to replace your video platform. It's the AI coaching brain that sits alongside it.
Film shows you what happened. XCIV.ai helps you figure out what to do about it.
Use Hudl to review last night's game. Use XCIV.ai to turn what you saw into Tuesday's practice plan and Friday's gameplan. That's the stack that actually moves your program.
And if you don't have Hudl — if you're a middle school coach, a club coach running lean, or a JV coach working without a film budget — XCIV.ai gives you an AI coaching edge without requiring a video infrastructure you don't have.
Free tier. No credit card. Build a practice plan or gameplan right now and see if it saves you time this week.