Scouty or DataVolley?
Updated 3 November 2026
DataVolley is the program scoutmen have used for years, on a PC, to analyse matches down to the last detail. Scouty is scouting from the phone, made for the bench: you tap the player and the outcome, and at the time-out the numbers are ready. Here we compare them honestly: what they cost, where they run, what they scout and how to use them together.
In short
- Price. Scouty is free to start; Club is 4.90 € a month or 39 € a year for the whole club. DataVolley 4 Lite is 299 $ a year (Data Project’s US price list; Italian prices on request).
- Device. Scouty runs on the phone, tablet or PC you already have, in the browser or installed as an app. DataVolley is a Windows PC program.
- What you scout. With Scouty you scout your own team, in real time, for the coach. DataVolley scouts both teams and links to video, for in-depth analysis.
- Together. Scouty uses the same symbols as DataVolley (# + ! − / =) and exports the .dvw file: if you keep both, you lose nothing.
Side by side
| Scouty | DataVolley 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free to start. Club 4.90 € a month or 39 € a year, for the whole club (up to 20 teams and 40 users). 14 days of Club free, no card. | Lite 299 $ a year, Professional 799 $ a year (US price list). Italian prices on request. |
| Where it runs | Phone, tablet or PC: Android, iPhone, Windows, Mac. In the browser or installed as an app. | Windows PC. |
| Updates | Online service (SaaS): nothing to install, new features arrive by themselves on every device. | A program to install on the PC. |
| How you scout | Two taps: the player and the outcome. The app offers only the skills that are possible and follows rotation and serve. | From the keyboard, with DataVolley codes: you need a scoutman who knows them. |
| What you scout | Your own team, action by action, in matches and in training. | Both teams, with zones and attack combinations. |
| At the time-out | Points won and errors, side-out and break, rotations, positivity: on the coach’s phone, while you play, and on every other device of the club, even away from the court. | The numbers are on the PC where you scout. |
| Video | No. | Yes, scouting links to video. |
| Outcome symbols | # + ! − / = | # + ! − / = |
| Export | DataVolley (.dvw) always, also with Free; PDF and Excel with Club. | .dvw file and reports. |
Using both: the .dvw file
Many clubs keep DataVolley for the first team and look for something simpler for the youth teams, or want numbers on the bench and the analysis the day after. With Scouty you scout from the phone in the gym, then export the .dvw file from the archived match and open it in analysis programs.
The file holds line-ups, substitutions, score and your team’s actions, with the same symbols. It does not hold combinations, zones, timing or the opponent’s actions, because Scouty does not record them.
Which one is for you
- Scouty if you coach youth or regional teams, if scouting is done by a parent, a club volunteer or a young coach, if you want the numbers at the time-out and not only the day after, if you also want to scout six against six in training.
- DataVolley if you have an experienced scoutman, if you also analyse the opponent and work with video.
- Both if you want numbers on the bench with Scouty and full analysis with DataVolley: the .dvw file is the bridge.
Questions
Is Scouty an alternative to DataVolley?
For scouting your own team in real time, yes: from the phone, with no codes to learn, at 4.90 € a month for the whole club. For scouting the opponent and working with video, DataVolley is still the right tool.
Can I open a match scouted with Scouty in DataVolley?
Yes: with Club you export the match’s .dvw file, with line-ups, substitutions, score and your team’s actions.
Do I need to learn DataVolley codes to use Scouty?
No. You tap the player, then the outcome; the symbols are the same as DataVolley’s, so if you know them you are at home right away. The scouting guide explains everything.
DataVolley is a trademark of Data Project. DataVolley prices and features as we read them on Data Project’s website; if something is out of date, write to info@scoutyapp.it and we will fix it.