How much does Tourney Machine cost?

It doesn't publish prices; you email its sales team. Rally is free.

Can Rally run a tournament with pools and a knockout?

Yes. Teams go into groups with their own tables, and the knockout rounds are stages that don't count toward the group tables. Rally lists the rounds; it doesn't draw a bracket diagram.

Do families need an app to follow a Rally tournament?

No. They open the tournament page or subscribe to their team's calendar, which updates itself when a game time changes.

A free alternative to Tourney Machine

Tourney Machine is built for big weekend tournaments where families already have the app. For a smaller tournament, a cup or a league, Rally is free: groups, knockout rounds, results and standings, and every team gets a calendar link instead of a download.

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What Tourney Machine is

Tournament and league scheduling for youth sports organizers, now sold as SportsEngine Tourney, with a free spectator app. Strong in US youth baseball, softball and basketball.

Price: Not published; Tourney Machine asks you to email for pricing.

Rally vs Tourney Machine

Feature	Tourney Machine	Rally
Team schedule and practices	Yes	YesGames, practices and other events; a practice on many dates at once
Team chat	PartlyTexts and emails to coaches and parents	NoUse your group chat; Rally keeps the schedule
Native phone app	YesFree spectator app	NoA web app that works on any phone; add it to your home screen
League fixtures across many teams	YesScheduling engine	YesGroups, stages and draft fixtures; the assistant builds a round robin or reads your PDF
Standings tables	Yes	YesYour own points rules, overtime and which stages count
Tournament brackets	Yes	PartlyKnockout rounds are listed as stages; no bracket diagram
AI assistant	NoNone mentioned	YesBuilt in, or connect Claude, ChatGPT or Grok

Where Rally is different

Free, with no quote.
Groups, then knockout rounds as stages; the assistant drafts the whole weekend from a sentence.
Teams follow their games in the calendar on their phone, with no app to install.
A Rally team can follow the tournament, so a club team sees its tournament games beside its league games and practices.

Where Tourney Machine is better

A scheduling engine made for large tournaments across many fields.
A free spectator app with brackets and standings.
A large installed base, so many families already have the app.

Who should stay with Tourney Machine

You run large youth tournaments where teams expect to find you in the SportsEngine Tourney app and want a bracket view.

Questions

How much does Tourney Machine cost?: It doesn't publish prices; you email its sales team. Rally is free.
Can Rally run a tournament with pools and a knockout?: Yes. Teams go into groups with their own tables, and the knockout rounds are stages that don't count toward the group tables. Rally lists the rounds; it doesn't draw a bracket diagram.
Do families need an app to follow a Rally tournament?: No. They open the tournament page or subscribe to their team's calendar, which updates itself when a game time changes.

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Other comparisons

Exposure Events alternativeTournament, league and one-day event scheduling for 25+ sports, strongest in US youth basketball, with team registration and a directory of events.Challonge alternativeA bracket and tournament maker (single and double elimination, round robin, Swiss) used mostly for esports, card games, pool and darts.LeagueRepublic alternativeA UK-based free league website and fixture scheduler for amateur leagues (soccer, darts, pool, netball, volleyball and more), with a website included on every plan.

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