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Game Mode vs SportsEngine HQ

In its own words, SportsEngine HQ is “Sports Management Software.” Source

Every answer below is read from SportsEngine HQ’s own pages and dated.

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Features

Game Mode

34 / 35

SportsEngine HQ

12 / 35

Game Mode: 34 of 35 features. SportsEngine HQ’s own pages confirm 12.

Partial and add-on features aren’t counted. Tap the table for every answer and its source.

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Contract

Game Mode

Renews each billing period; cancel any time, ends at period end

SportsEngine HQ

After 90 days, one year from purchase; canceling may owe the full subscription fees

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Combined yearly cost

Game Mode

$7,518

Base

SportsEngine HQ

$7,624

HQ Premium

$106 lower with Game Mode

≈ 1% less

$150,000 a year in 1,000 card payments of $150, families paying the processing fee, first year.

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Feature Comparison

A side-by-side look at key capabilities. Tap a feature for details and sources.

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  • Coming soon
  • Not offered
  • Not verified
Features of Game Mode and SportsEngine HQ, read from each company’s own pages
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Competitor answers are read from each company’s own public pages and dated. “Not verified” means we could not find it there; it is never a guess.

Published prices and fees

What each company publishes, read from its own pages on Nov 4, 2026. Tap a row for the exact wording and the source.

Each short line is written from the quotes behind it. Game Mode’s card and bank fees include Stripe’s, on your own Stripe account.

Total Cost Comparison

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Costs for

Game Mode

$99/month · card 3.5% + $0.90 · bank 1.5% + $0.90

Software (annual)
$1,188
Setup (first year)
$0
Processing fees (paid by families)
$6,330
Organization cost
$1,188
Family fees
$6,330
Combined annual cost$7,518
  • No setup fee and no contract. A family paying the card fee is charged the amount that leaves the club its full price.

SportsEngine HQ

HQ Premium

“$749/year” · “3.25% and $2 on every transaction”

Software (annual)
$749
Setup (first year)
$0
Processing fees (paid by families)
$6,875
Organization cost
$749
Family fees
$6,875
Combined annual cost$7,624

$106 lower combined cost with Game Mode

Combined annual cost against SportsEngine HQ HQ Premium

≈ 1% less

1,000 payments a year at $150 each, by card, with families paying the processing fee where the platform allows it. An installment counts as one payment. Rates and prices are the ones each company publishes; actual costs vary by plan, payment mix and setup.

What a club would still need beside SportsEngine HQ

Features Game Mode includes that SportsEngine HQ’s own pages say it does not offer.

  • Custom scoring forms

    Not offered

    The roadmap’s evaluation step is “Use TeamGenius”, which syncs athlete lists from SportsEngine.

    Verified Nov 1, 2026Source

  • Weighted evaluation scoring

    Not offered

    Evaluations are not in the paid package list; the tryout roadmap sends them to TeamGenius.

    Verified Nov 3, 2026SourceSource

  • Coach scoring on a phone

    Not offered

    Scoring on tablets is TeamGenius; the SportsEngine app scores games.

    Verified Nov 1, 2026Source

  • Video capture at tryouts

    Not offered

    SportsEngine Play clips come from livestreams; nothing records players at a tryout.

    Verified Nov 1, 2026Source

  • Player rankings and results

    Not offered

    The roadmap says to “Filter member directory by tryout registration”. Power Rankings rank league teams, not players.

    Verified Nov 3, 2026SourceSourceSource

  • Training library

    Not offered

    Not in the paid package list. “Training Camp” is product tutorials.

    Verified Nov 3, 2026Source

  • AI-drafted replies to parents

    Not offered

    The communication page lists messaging, newsletters, emails, texts and team chat, and no AI.

    Verified Nov 1, 2026Source

  • AI assistant inside the product

    Not offered

    No AI assistant on HQ, any HQ feature page, or the 2026 product updates.

    Verified Nov 1, 2026Source

  • Club-specific AI knowledge

    Not offered

    Not in the paid package list. A help search for “AI” finds only WIN Reality and livestreams “with AI enhancement”.

    Verified Nov 3, 2026SourceSource

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SportsEngine HQ is a name that belongs to its owner. Game Mode is not affiliated with it. Every figure and every feature answer about them on this page was read from that company’s own public pages on Nov 1, 2026, Nov 3, 2026 or Nov 4, 2026, as each answer shows, is quoted as the page wrote it, and may have changed since. “Not verified” means their site does not state it; it is never a guess. If something here is wrong, tell us and we will correct it.