DrillBase vs Vimasu
Vimasu is a player development platform for youth sports clubs. DrillBase is coaching management for racket sport coaches and academies. That difference decides which one fits you.
Vimasu pricing and features on this page were checked on from their own pricing page. Prices move, so check theirs before you decide.
DrillBase
58
per month for up to 50 active users, or 48 a month billed annually
Vimasu
89
per month on the Team plan, with unlimited players and coaches. Performance is 349, or 299 billed annually
What Vimasu actually is
Vimasu describes itself as a development platform for youth sports. It is built around a portable player development record: coach evaluations, parent reports, physical testing with age-adjusted percentiles, registration and waivers, dues invoicing, team chat and a parent app. Plans carry unlimited players and coaches rather than seat bands.
Side by side
Who it is for
DrillBase
Racket sport coaches and academies, juniors and adults.
Vimasu
Youth sports clubs and academies, across sports.
Entry price
DrillBase
58 a month for up to 50 active users, or 98 a month unlimited.
Vimasu
89 a month, unlimited players and coaches.
How seats work
DrillBase
Up to 50 active users on the entry plan, unlimited on the next one up.
Vimasu
Unlimited players and coaches on every paid plan.
Centre of gravity
DrillBase
The coaching itself: drill cycles, packages, scheduling and payment.
Vimasu
The player development record: evaluations, testing, parent reports.
Commercial model it assumes
DrillBase
Lesson packages, credits, subscriptions and one-off classes.
Vimasu
Club dues, registration and fundraising.
Sport specificity
DrillBase
Six racket sports only.
Vimasu
Multi-sport, with soccer prominent in their own customer stories.
Which one is actually for you
These products are not really competing for the same job. Here is the straight version.
Pick Vimasu if
- You run a youth club and the parent relationship is as important as the player one
- You want evaluations, season report cards and recruiter-facing player resumes
- You want unlimited players and coaches at the lowest flat monthly price
Pick DrillBase if
- You coach racket sports specifically, adults as well as juniors
- Your revenue is lesson packages and credits rather than club dues and registration
- You want the drills and the curriculum in the system, not just the assessment of them
Common questions
- Vimasu has unlimited players for 89. Is DrillBase worse value?
- On price alone they are close. Up to 50 active users DrillBase costs less, at 58 a month against 89. Above that, DrillBase Unlimited is 98 a month against Vimasu's 89, so Vimasu is slightly cheaper on a large roster and we will not argue otherwise. The real question is whether you need racket-sport structure or a youth club development record, because the two products are aimed at different jobs.
- Do they overlap much?
- Less than the name suggests. Both track player progress, but Vimasu is built to produce a portable development record for a young athlete, while DrillBase is built to run the coaching business: what the player trains, what they bought, and when they next play.
- Which for a junior racket academy?
- If your priority is parent-facing evaluations and season report cards, look hard at Vimasu. If it is a drill curriculum juniors climb, with packages and scheduling attached, DrillBase is closer to the job.
Still deciding? Try the coaching side.
DrillBase is free to try, and you can build a full program before you pay anything.
Great coaches deserve more.
Turn your sessions into a system your players climb.
