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Prospect-Orbit vs NCSA

NCSA is the dominant full-service recruiting company — they take over your recruiting with a 1,100-person staff. Prospect-Orbit is its companion: you stay in control with transparent pricing and self-serve AI tools. If you're weighing the two, here's an honest breakdown.

Feature by feature

FeatureProspect-OrbitNCSA
PositioningCompanion — you stay in the driver's seatFull-service — they run your recruiting
PricingTransparent: $0 / $49 / $99Quoted, not published — often in the thousands
Who does the workYou, with self-serve AI toolsA 1,100-staff service team
Email draftingVoice-matched AI drafts in your athlete's voiceStaff emails coaches on your behalf
Coach interest signalsActivity Intelligence tells you who's engagingStaff interprets and manages follow-up
Data ownershipYour private board; export or delete anytimeYour profile lives in their network

When to choose each

Choose Prospect-Orbit if

  • You want to stay in control of your own recruiting
  • You want transparent, predictable pricing
  • You want AI tools that help you do it yourself

Choose NCSA if

  • You want to hand your recruiting to a full-service team
  • You're comfortable with quoted, higher pricing
  • You'd rather not email coaches yourself

Want to see it yourself?

Prospect-Orbit is built to run alongside the tools you already use. Create your free account and we'll help you set up your first board.

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