You filmed the game.
Then what?
Looking for a Hudl alternative for basketball coaches? Keep Hudl for film. Add XCIV.ai for the plan.
Hudl gives you the film, the clips, the highlights. It does not give you the game plan, the scout, or Thursday's practice. That part still lands on you at 11pm. XCIV is the “then what.”
The “then what” handoff
Every Hudl output has a “then what.”
The film is the input, not the answer. Here's what each thing Hudl hands you is supposed to become — and the part it leaves undone.
Hours of game film.
Captured, uploaded, tagged. You watched all of it — the dribble-drive, the late-game ATOs, the weak-side help.
A game plan your PG can absorb.
Tell XCIV what you saw. Get defensive sets, offensive actions, and adjustments — structured, teachable, ready for the film session.
Clips and playlists.
Every possession tagged and organized into a tidy library you can scrub through.
A scout your staff reads in 5 minutes.
Feed in their tendencies and personnel. Get a clean, shareable scouting report — the kind assistants actually open.
Highlight reels.
Polished clips for recruiting and social. Great for exposure — but the season doesn't stop at the highlight.
Per-player development plans.
Turn what the film exposed into individualized training programs — by position, age, and goal. Development, not just exposure.
A film room.
Everything's in there — if you have time to re-watch it before Thursday's practice.
Thursday's practice plan.
Name the gaps from last game. Get a drill-by-drill plan with timing and teaching points. No blank Google Doc at 10:30pm.
The honest table
Where Hudl wins. Where XCIV does.
We're not going to pretend Hudl is bad at film — it's the best there is. Here's the honest split. They own the video. We own what you do with it.
| Capability | Hudl | XCIV.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Game film capture & storageRecord, upload, host video | ✓ | — |
| Clip tagging & playlistsBreak film down possession by possession | ✓ | — |
| Recruiting exposure networkReach college coaches | ✓ | — |
| Highlight reel creationPolished clips for exposure | ✓ | — |
| AI game plansSets, actions, adjustments from what you saw | — | ✓ |
| Scouting report generationStructured, shareable scouts | — | ✓ |
| Practice plan builderDrill-by-drill with timing | — | ✓ |
| Per-player development plansBy position, age, and goal | — | ✓ |
| Player combine stats & multi-year trackingLog testing metrics; track growth across seasons | — | ✓ |
| Box-score & document parsingPhoto of a scorebook → profile | — | ✓ |
| Works with no film at allFully functional without video | — | ✓ |
| Free tier, no credit cardRun a full season free | — | ✓ |
| Starting price (high school) | $1,500 / year | Free |
Not just Hudl
Whatever you film with, XCIV is the layer after.
Synergy, Veo, Trace, QwikCut, MaxPreps — every one of them stops at the film or the stat line. XCIV pairs with any of them. Use them to get the data; use XCIV to turn it into a plan.
Pricing as the weapon
The whole ladder costs less than one Hudl tier.
A coach can't try Hudl for free the way you can run a whole season on ours. Free, then Basic $9, Varsity $19, Staff $39. School is custom. Each rung makes leaving the film-only world easier — without dropping Hudl.
Coach's questions, answered
Keep Hudl. Add XCIV.
Do I have to drop Hudl to use XCIV?
Does XCIV need video to work?
Is XCIV really cheaper than Hudl?
What about Synergy, Veo, Trace, QwikCut?
Will my highlights and clips still matter?
Is XCIV.ai one of the alternatives to Hudl?
You filmed the game.
Now win it.
Keep your film tools. Add the layer that turns what you saw into a plan. Free to start — no credit card.