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Big Sports vs. Fastbreak.

Fastbreak builds scheduling for pro leagues and big tournament operators. Big Sports is self-serve scheduling for clubs and leagues, with the price on the page.

Updated September 23, 2026 · Big Sports

Side-by-side · Big Sports vs. Fastbreak

  • CapabilityWho it's built for
    FastbreakProfessional leagues (Pro Schedule), and tournament and youth organizations (Compete).
    Big SportsVolunteer and part-time league directors who want to sign up at 9pm on a Tuesday and have a schedule that night.
  • CapabilityHow you buy it
    FastbreakPro Schedule is an enterprise contract. Compete is priced on transaction and usage fees rather than a subscription.
    Big SportsSelf-serve. A Free plan and Plus at $79/mo or $790/yr, both on the pricing page.
  • CapabilityScheduling engine
    FastbreakOptimization built for professional-league scheduling.
    Big SportsA constraint engine built for club and league seasons.
  • CapabilityHow you write a rule
    FastbreakSet up in the product's configuration.
    Big SportsDescribe it in plain English and Smart rules builds it, then shows you which of your real games it would flag before you accept it.
  • CapabilityTournament features
    FastbreakA strong tournament product, including travel and lodging.
    Big SportsGroup pools, single- and double-elimination brackets, and pools seeding into a bracket. No tournament dashboard, per-court availability, forfeit handling, or travel booking yet.
  • CapabilityBeyond scheduling
    FastbreakCompete bundles registration, ticketing, and a CRM.
    Big SportsScheduling only. Public schedule pages, a calendar feed, and CSV export.

Competitor pricing and feature details are based on public information at the time of writing. Always verify on the vendor’s site before making a decision.

Fastbreak is the most capable company in sports scheduling. It builds optimization software for professional leagues, it holds SOC 2 Type II certification, and it acquired Optimal Planning in 2024 and Barcelogic in 2025. If you're scheduling a professional league, Fastbreak is the right call and Big Sports isn't.

This page is for the much larger group of clubs and leagues that are nowhere near that scale.

What Fastbreak does well

Fastbreak's Pro Schedule engine handles the problems that come with professional sports: broadcast windows, travel across a whole country, and balancing fairness against revenue. That's hard work, done well.

Fastbreak Compete brings that expertise to tournament operators and youth organizations, and bundles registration, ticketing, a CRM, and travel. For a tournament operator running large weekend events with teams traveling in, it's a serious option.

Where the fit differs

Picture a club with 18 teams across two age groups, a ten-week season, and a director who does this after work.

  1. How you buy it. That director wants to see a price, sign up, and try it the same evening. Big Sports is built for that. Fastbreak's products are built for organizations that buy software through a sales conversation or pay per transaction on registrations and tickets.
  2. What it's tuned for. Broadcast windows and national travel aren't part of a 40-game youth soccer season. Big Sports concentrates on the rules those seasons do have: rest days, field availability, coach and family conflicts, and home and away balance.
  3. The rest of the season. Big Sports puts a lot of its effort into what happens after the schedule is published. Postpone a rained-out game and pick from up to three make-up slots that fit your rules, while the rest of the season stays put. Regenerate the unlocked games when you need a bigger reshuffle, and review it before you keep it. Every change is saved with a name and a time on it.

Pricing

Big Sports Plus is $79/mo or $790/yr and covers unlimited teams, venues and surfaces, every rule type, Smart rules, and public pages in your own colors with no watermark. It runs one division per season. If your organization runs several, talk to us.

Group pools, single- and double-elimination brackets, and pools seeding into a bracket all work today. A tournament dashboard, per-court availability, and forfeit handling aren't built yet, and we don't handle travel or lodging. If you run several weekend tournaments a year, talk to us before you choose a plan, and if travel is a big part of what you're buying, Fastbreak Compete is worth a look.

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