Live Tourneys vs Exposure Events
Both platforms run basketball tournaments end to end. Here’s an honest, side-by-side look at where they line up and where they differ — so you can pick what fits your event.
Tournament scheduling
Constraint-aware scheduler: conflict-free brackets and pools that honor multi-team coaches, rest windows, game guarantees, and court/time preferences — and flag what's infeasible.
Established auto-scheduler for grassroots basketball brackets and pools.
Live brackets & scores
Public, shareable event page with live brackets, real-time scores, and standings — no app required.
Real-time results, standings, and bracket propagation.
Online registration & payments
One link to register and pay, with custom division forms, waivers, waitlist, and refunds; money to your account.
Team registration and payment for events.
Event marketing & showcase
Built to help you fill and show off the event — shareable pages, the field on display, and auto scoreboard graphics for every final.
Focused on running the event; lighter on demand generation and organizer-level showcase.
Cross-event team & club identity
Verified clubs and teams that carry wins and standings across every event — a reputation graph, not per-event silos.
Primarily per-event; identity doesn't follow teams across tournaments.
Pricing
Public, self-serve: free to start (first 5 teams free, then $2/team, no subscription), or flat-rate ($50/mo Pro, $200/mo All-Pro) for unlimited teams. The scheduler is on every plan.
Per-team scheduling credits (around $2/team); core features free.
Works on top of what you run today
Imports from Exposure Events, so you can try it without rebuilding an event from scratch.
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Comparison compiled by Live Tourneys for basketball tournament organizers. Details about Exposure Events are based on publicly available information and may change — verify current features and pricing on their site. This page names Exposure Events for comparison only; no affiliation or endorsement is implied.
Where Exposure Events is a strong choice
Exposure Events is the well-known grassroots-basketball scheduler with deep AAU brand recognition and a low per-team price. If all you need is cheap, no-frills scheduling and results for a single event, it does that well. Live Tourneys is the better fit when you want AI to resolve every scheduling conflict, fit more teams — and more entry-fee revenue — into the gym time you already pay for, and give teams a modern event experience — public pages, live scores, and share-ready graphics — with pricing you can see up front.
Common questions
What is the difference between Live Tourneys and Exposure Events?
Both run basketball tournaments end to end — scheduling, live brackets and scores, and online registration. Exposure Events is the established grassroots-basketball scheduler with a low per-team price. Live Tourneys matches those table stakes with a constraint-aware scheduler and adds event marketing and showcase, cross-event verified team identity, transparent self-serve pricing, and one modern product — and it imports from Exposure Events so you can try it without starting over.
Can I switch from Exposure Events to Live Tourneys?
Yes. Live Tourneys is designed to work on top of what you run today and can import from Exposure Events, so you don't have to rebuild an event from scratch to evaluate it.
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