TapeBridge

Pricing

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Free

For athletes

$0 forever

Build a full athlete profile and post your film where coaches at every collegiate level can find and watch it.

  • Athlete profile
  • Film upload (YouTube/Hudl)
  • Intro video
  • Film available for coaches to find and watch
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Most popular

Spotlight

For athletes

$29 /mo

or $290/yr

Everything in Free, plus the ability to message any verified coach directly.

  • Everything in Free
  • Message any verified coach directly.
Choose Spotlight

Spotlight Elite

For athletes

$39.99 /mo

or $399.90/yr

Everything in Spotlight, plus face-to-face video calls with coaches.

  • Everything in Spotlight
  • Message any verified coach directly.
  • Video call coaches
Choose Spotlight Elite

Program

For high school & club programs

Coaches reply free — verified coaches answer athlete messages at no cost once the NCAA contact window opens.

$99 /mo

or $990/yr

For high school and club programs — teams and coaching staffs that recruit together. Includes 3 staff seats.

  • Initiate messages to athletes — replies are always free for verified coaches; initiation is what Program unlocks
  • Video call athletes — free for verified coaches
  • Program page
  • Watchlists
  • 3 staff seats
Choose Program
Recommended for programs

Program Elite

For college programs

Coaches reply free — verified coaches answer athlete messages at no cost once the NCAA contact window opens.

$249 /mo

or $2,490/yr

For college programs — everything in Program, with 10 staff seats, guided onboarding, and priority support.

  • Everything in Program
  • 10 staff seats
  • Guided onboarding
  • Priority support
Choose Program Elite

Evaluation

For athletes

$89 one-time

A true professional evaluation: a real coach of your sport watches your film, tells you what level of competition you are projected to play at — NCAA D1, D2, D3, NAIA, or junior college — and exactly what you can do to get better.

  • Film evaluation
  • Written feedback
  • Level-fit guidance
$89 vs ~$500 — see the comparison →

Already evaluated? The Second Look — a $49 follow-up six months later. Same coach, new film. Request it from your dashboard →

TapeBridge Highlight Studio — $79 one-time ($59 for Spotlight and Spotlight Elite members). A highlight tape built by TapeBridge from your film — coach-verified before it posts to your profile.

Request your evaluation

The TapeBridge Guarantee: your film is available to coaches on every profile — even a free one.

Program plans

Program plans, explained.

Coaches: your listing is free, and it always will be.

A verified coach can claim their directory listing and reply to athlete messages free — replies unlock on the NCAA contact calendar for your level. Program plans are for programs that want to run recruiting as a staff: initiate contact, bring your assistants in under one account, and work the whole board from inside TapeBridge.

Program

$99/mo· $990/yr

Who it's for

For high school & club programs.

Staff seats

3 staff seats

What's included

  • Verified program account — Sign up with your school email and confirm a 6-digit code; coaches claimed from the public directory or added new under your school, Verified Coach badge on claimed coaches.
  • Outbound recruiting — Staff can initiate messages to athletes (replies are always free for verified coaches; initiation is what Program unlocks).
  • NCAA contact rules enforced for you — Athletes can always send, and coaches can always view film and profiles. Coach messages and replies unlock on the NCAA calendar by athlete graduation year and your level — Division II, Division III, NAIA, and junior college coaches are ungated for electronic communication.
  • Video calls built in — Verified coaches are never charged for video calling.
  • The full athlete board — Search athletes across 118 sports by position, class year, school, and state; watch film on the profile; prebuilt athlete profiles claimable and growing.
  • Roster Needs board — Post what your program is looking for.
  • Transfer board — Browse college athletes looking to transfer.
  • Your school page — Program bio and coaching staff, in the directory — coaches listed from 1,606 schools.

How it works

  1. 1Create the program account with a school email (free/personal addresses can't create coach accounts).
  2. 2Enter the 6-digit code we email you — program verified.
  3. 3Claim your coaches: existing listings merge; unlisted coaches are added under your school.
  4. 4Invite staff into your 3 seats.
  5. 5Recruit: search, message, post roster needs, take video calls — all inside TapeBridge.
Recommended for programs

Program Elite

$249/mo· $2,490/yr

Who it's for

For college programs.

Staff seats

10 staff seats

Everything in Program, plus

  • 10 staff seats
  • Guided onboarding — We set your program up with you — staff seats, directory claims, school page checked before you start recruiting.
  • Priority support

How it works

  1. 1Create the program account with a school email (free/personal addresses can't create coach accounts).
  2. 2Enter the 6-digit code we email you — program verified.
  3. 3Claim your coaches: existing listings merge; unlisted coaches are added under your school.
  4. 4Invite staff into your 10 seats.
  5. 5Recruit: search, message, post roster needs, take video calls — all inside TapeBridge.

Onboarding is scheduled with your staff after checkout instead of self-serve.

Billing facts

  • Monthly or annual. Annual is two months free — Program $990/yr vs $1,188 paid monthly; Program Elite $2,490/yr vs $2,988 paid monthly.
  • Founding programs. The first 50 programs get 30% off the first year — $693/yr for Program, $1,743/yr for Program Elite on annual billing.
  • There is no long-term contract.

Founding offer

30% off your first year for the first 500 athletes on Spotlight or Spotlight Elite and the first 50 programs across Program and Program Elite.

Spotlight Access Waiver

Money shouldn't decide who gets Spotlight.

TapeBridge is free to start for every athlete — your profile and your film are on it either way. If your family qualifies below, Spotlight is free for a full year. Pick your basis and upload one proof document — an eligibility letter, an award letter, or your coach's nomination letter. Your documents stay private: only the TapeBridge staff reviewing your application can see them. A limited number of waivers are available each year, and every application is reviewed by a person.

The waiver covers the Spotlight plan only. It never buys an evaluation, a ranking, or an outcome — those are never for sale.

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Pricing transparency

No login needed to see what recruiting costs.

NCSA and SportsRecruits don't publish their plan pricing on their public sites — you sign in or talk to their team before you learn what you'd pay. TapeBridge lists every plan price on this page, whether you're signed in or not.

  • NCSA

    Plan pricing not listed publicly

  • SportsRecruits

    Pricing page sits behind a login

  • TapeBridge

    Every plan price on this page, no login

The full comparison

How TapeBridge compares

Competitor details come from their public materials; competitor features change, and this chart compares structural models, not momentary promotions.

TapeBridge compared with NCSA, SportsRecruits, FieldLevel, and Rivals / On3 across 17 features
FeatureTapeBridgeNCSASportsRecruitsFieldLevelRivals / On3
Sports covered118 — every sport31Many, sport-by-sport plansManyFootball & men's basketball first
College levelsAll five: D1 · D2 · D3 · NAIA · Junior collegeAll, inside paid plansAll, inside paid plansAll, inside networkMostly major-college FB/BB
Public coach directoryYes — 81,651 coaches, free to browse————
Published pricingYes — $29/mo postedNo — premium prices not publishedNo — pricing behind a loginPartial~$499 evaluation posted
Direct athlete→coach messagingYes — athlete initiatesYes, inside paid planYes, inside planPartial — athlete waits—
Coaches reply + video call freeYes — alwaysInside program feesInside program feesInside fees—
Video calling in-platformYes — built in————
Claimable prebuilt profilesYes———Media profiles, not claimable
Transfer boardYes————
Professional evaluation$89, signed coach reportAssessments in advisory packages; no published report——~$499; their FAQ: payment guarantees no outcome
Verified measurables, named verifierYes — each verified measurable names its verifying coachVia their eventsLimitedCoach network basedCombine circuit only
NCAA contact rules enforced in productYes — gates built into messagingEducates only———
Coach Activity (profile views)YesYes — paid tiersLimitedYes—
Highlight StudioYes — $79 one-time ($59 for Spotlight members)Yes — per-tier quantities———
Mobile appYes — installable web appYesYesYesYes
Owned verified camps feeding profilesSpring 2027 — 22-date tour, measurables post to profilesPartner/event tech, not owned combines——Combines as media funnel
AK/HI athlete subscriptionsSpotlight tiers free — evaluations and events still paid————
See the full comparison: TapeBridge vs NCSA