Tourney Machine
Athletic competition management software
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What is Tourney Machine
Tourney Machine is a tournament management platform used to create and run sports competitions, with a focus on youth and amateur events. It supports scheduling, brackets, team and roster management, and publishing event information for participants and spectators. The product is commonly used by tournament directors and clubs to coordinate multi-team events and communicate updates during the tournament.
Tournament scheduling and brackets
The product supports core tournament operations such as building schedules, managing brackets, and tracking results. These capabilities align with common needs for weekend and multi-day events where formats change across divisions. Centralizing schedules and results reduces reliance on spreadsheets and manual updates.
Participant-facing event visibility
Tourney Machine publishes schedules, standings, and results in a format that can be shared with teams and families. This helps reduce inbound questions to tournament staff and provides a single source of truth during event days. It is particularly useful when fields, start times, or matchups change and updates need to be distributed quickly.
Designed for team sports events
The platform is oriented around team-based tournaments rather than individual endurance events. It fits common workflows for clubs and tournament operators managing multiple divisions, venues, and concurrent games. This specialization can simplify setup compared with more general registration or event platforms.
Limited fit for endurance races
The product is primarily built for team tournament formats, not for timed endurance events such as road races or triathlons. Organizations that need bib assignment, chip timing integrations, and results processing for mass-participant races may require additional tools. This can increase operational complexity for endurance-focused event operators.
Integration depth may vary
Compared with broader sports operations suites, integration options for payments, registration, accounting, or CRM may be more limited or require workarounds depending on the event setup. If an organization needs extensive data synchronization across systems, it may face manual exports/imports. Buyers typically need to validate available APIs and partner integrations for their specific workflow.
Feature scope centered on tournaments
Capabilities outside tournament execution—such as year-round league administration, official/assignor management, or advanced governance workflows—may not be as comprehensive as purpose-built platforms for those needs. Multi-program organizations may end up using separate systems for leagues, memberships, and compliance. This can lead to fragmented reporting across programs.
Plan & Pricing
Pricing model: Pay-as-you-go Free tier/trial: Free account available for organizers (see notes); no official time-limited free trial for Tourney Machine found on vendor site. Example costs:
- Team / Event fee: $4 per team, per tournament (charged to organizer / can be added to team participation fees).
- Online registration processing: 2.9% + $1 per online tournament signup (processing fee applied to online payments). Notes & contact:
- SportsEngine/Tourney Machine provides a free mobile app for teams/families; organizers can "get started with a free account."
- For custom or large-event pricing and questions, SportsEngine directs organizers to contact pricing@tourneymachine.com or call SportsEngine sales/support.
