The best skateboarding contest software (2026)

There are more ways than ever to score and run a skateboarding contest, but they don't all solve the same problem. An Olympic qualifier and a neighbourhood jam need very different things. This comparison walks through the main tools of 2026 — who each one suits and where each falls short — so you can pick based on your level and budget.

What to look at before choosing

• Skate depth: does it score in decimals? Does it understand tricks and formats (street/park, runs/best trick)?
• Event management: entries, payments, brackets, live results.
• Price and model: per event, a cut of entry fees, an annual licence, or free.
• Offline: does it survive the skatepark wifi going down?
• Broadcast: can you put live scores on a stream or a screen at the park?

1. Triqs — skate-native, grassroots to semi-pro

Built from skateboarding: 2-decimal scoring, a trick engine, voice dictation for the spotter, official WSK/ISU formats, paid entries, a reusable judge pool, athlete profiles with palmarès, and six broadcast graphics designs for OBS and the screen at the park. Works offline.

• Who it's for: clubs, organisers and local/regional federations.
• Strength: judging depth + the organising layer + live broadcast graphics, at a fair price.
• Limit: young project; still building enterprise features.

2. Liveheats — the federation incumbent

A solid multi-sport event management platform (surf, skate, snow), used by many federations. Good at entries and heats, but it doesn't score in decimals (a real problem for tiebreaks) and it's expensive: $132–396 per event plus 4% of entry fees.

• Who it's for: established federations and series.
• Strength: maturity, proven event management.
• Limit: no decimals, generic across sports, high price.

3. JudgeMate — free and multi-sport

A horizontal "one engine, 23+ sports" platform that positions itself as a Liveheats alternative. Unlimited events, athletes and judges, no commission. Breadth is the pitch — but that also means little skate-specific depth, and an unclear business model.

• Who it's for: anyone who wants a free tool and doesn't need skate depth.
• Strength: free, no limits, many sports.
• Limit: shallow depth, no help collecting entry fees, opaque model.

4. Rawmotion — the professional/broadcast standard

End-to-end scoring and TV graphics for elite events (SLS, World Skate Tour, the Games). Extremely capable, but enterprise: no public pricing, and built for big productions rather than a local championship.

• Who it's for: professional events with a broadcast.
• Limit: oversized and expensive for grassroots.

5. The Boardr Live — pro/semi-pro (US)

Widely used in the US (Nike, Vans, USA Skateboarding), with a strong reputation in the scene and a non-public annual licence. Oriented to the American market.

• Who it's for: semi-pro organisers, mostly in the US.
• Limit: weaker fit outside the US, non-transparent pricing.

6. STACT — native apps for grassroots

A freemium tool with iOS/Android apps for local contests. Good if you specifically want native apps, with partial offline support.

• Who it's for: local events that want a native app.
• Limit: less depth in judging and organising combined.

Quick summary

So which one should I pick?

• Elite event with a TV production: Rawmotion or The Boardr.
• Large established federation: Liveheats (or Triqs if you want decimals at a lower price).
• Club or local/regional contest that wants serious judging and to collect entry fees: Triqs.
• You just want to score something for free: JudgeMate or STACT.

Still unsure? See the head-to-head Triqs vs Liveheats vs JudgeMate, or read how to stream a contest with a live scoreboard in OBS.