NV Play vs Frogbox: which one ticks all the boxes?
The short answer?
NV Play is a fully integrated cricket technology platform, with live scoring, streaming, video analysis, Vision AI and predictive analytics – built for boards, clubs and teams, from recreational to professional. Frogbox is a live-streaming camera kit for grassroots clubs, that auto-generates highlights and overlays scores from other official scoring apps.
Frogbox streams the game. NV Play runs it from end to end.
Quick comparison
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NV PlayThe operating system of cricket.
- The complete cricket platform – streaming, scoring, highlights, analysis
- Built just for cricket clubs, teams, boards, and broadcasters of every level
- The same scoring tools the pros use
- High performance data and video analysis built to help improve your game
- Run the entire game from a single platform – no multiple apps to juggle
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FrogboxA streaming-in-a-box service.
- A camera, encoder and tripod kit built to stream cricket matches
- Built for any sport – rugby, netball, AFL, and more – not just for cricket
- No built-in scoring capabilities
- No ball tracking, predictive analysis or performance analysis tools
- Relies on third-party apps for scoring, analysis, and a full picture of the game
Here’s the scorecard
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NV PlayOne-click streaming with broadcast-grade overlays
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FrogboxLive streaming camera kit with automated score overlays
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NV PlayChoose from a range of hardware kits designed to fit your needs
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FrogboxChoice limited to one standard kit
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NV PlayCatch the action from up to four cameras
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FrogboxNot offered
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NV PlayStream every match and cut set-up time to minutes
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FrogboxNot offered
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NV PlayAccurate, reliable, ball-by-ball, all formats
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FrogboxNeeds a separate scoring app
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NV PlayAutomated instant replays and activations
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FrogboxNot offered
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NV PlayEmbeddable, 2M+ users a week, auto video highlights shared with fans
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FrogboxFrogBox Play fan app
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NV PlayComprehensive management for competitions of any scale
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FrogboxOffered as a separate service
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NV PlayHigh Performance video analysis and training packages to help your team improve
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FrogboxNot offered
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NV PlayReal-time detection, trajectories and overlays from live camera feeds
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FrogboxNot offered
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NV PlayUmpire reviews enhanced with player stats and video replays
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FrogboxNot offered
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NV PlayUsed at Lord's, MCG, and at club grounds around the world
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FrogboxNot offered
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NV PlayAvailable for all levels from local clubs to International boards
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FrogboxBuilt for grassroots and community clubs
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NV PlayDesigned for the game, including full DLS4 support
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FrogboxGeneric tools for rugby, netball, AFL, cricket, and more
Run the entire match from one system.
Why juggle separate streaming apps, scoring software, competition platforms and stacks of spreadsheets, when you can run the game with just one platform? NV Play is cricket's single source of truth. Connecting scoring, fixtures, match centres, live streaming, video and analysis. Less switching between systems, less double-handling. More time to focus on cricket.
Get the cricket software built to lift your team’s game.
The best cricket software shouldn’t just broadcast what's happening. It should help you decide what to do next. With ball-by-ball coding and video analysis, NV Play turns every ball into insight. Helping coaches make smarter decisions, teams play better cricket, and clubs understand their game. With professional-grade streaming and built-in sponsorship opportunities, NV Play can help lift your team’s game – and your club's revenue.
Stream every cricket match like the pros.
Need more than a single camera pointed at the pitch? NV Play brings the same technology relied on by professional cricket straight to your stream. Get broadcast-grade cricket live streaming graphics, professional overlays, multi-camera options and APIs that connect your match data to the action. It’s the same platform the pros use, built for every level of cricket.
The straight-bat verdict?
If your needs begin and end with live streaming, Frogbox ticks the box. But if you need an end-to-end platform that manages every element of the game – streaming, scoring, highlights, analysis, competition management – and is built to help your club grow?
You need the operating system of cricket. That's NV Play.
Here’s why people rate NV Play live streaming over Frogbox.
We are heavily reliant on sponsorship and NV Play has opened new doors for us. We have acquired new sponsors, generated greater revenues from current sponsors, and grown our online presence.
The software is second to none and we have the same functionality as the First-Class Counties. It's user friendly, and we've trained several of our juniors to electronically score.
NV Play have revolutionised the way we deliver cricket at Stowe School, and enabled us to easily pull player stats and match highlights together.
Last season we used NV Play to stream all our 1st XI fixtures plus a successful national cup run for our U15s. It has changed the way we coach and analyse post-fixture.
We started using NV Play in 2022. We've seen increased viewership and engagement, and a clear sense that Twickenham CC has moved from a small local club to a well-established member of the Middlesex County Cricket League.
We see NV Play as an opportunity to connect with the business community. The ability to display custom graphics for fours, sixes, and wickets is a huge draw. It's a professional, measurable way for local companies to support grassroots sport.
It's an excellent tool for Streaming and links extremely well with Play-Cricket. More importantly as a Coach we use it for player development as a coaching tool.
FrogBox is primarily an all-in-one video capture and streaming solution. It combines a dedicated camera, encoder and streaming platform to make it simple for clubs to get matches live with minimal setup.
NV Play is a complete cricket technology platform. Alongside live streaming, it brings scoring, video highlights, professional broadcast graphics, match centres, performance analysis and Vision AI together in one connected system.
That means you can use NV Play simply to stream a match, or build on it as your club’s needs grow – from accurate scoring and automated highlights to professional-grade broadcasts, deeper performance insights and new sponsorship opportunities.
Yes. NV Play is built so that both your live streaming and scoring can be handled by just one person. Once your cameras are set up, NV Play links up your live score and stream, keeping both seamlessly updated in real time. So you can focus on the match rather than managing multiple systems. Read more on NV Play live streaming here.
Absolutely. For schools, NV Play offers more than streaming; it can help your facility provide a world-class cricket education. Schools can use NV Play to stream and score matches to a polished and professional standard. You can also access analysis tools and match data – so players can see where to improve, and coaches can create in-depth training packages. It’s the cricket software engineered to help grow future cricket stars. Read more on NV Play for schools here.
Yes. NV Play offers a range of live streaming hardware kits that make it easy to get up and running with a professional cricket streaming setup. Hardware requirements can vary depending on your venue, camera setup, and streaming needs – and availability is based on location. So get in touch, and we can recommend the right configuration for your cricket environment.
Sure can. NV Play's core technology was built in partnership with New Zealand Cricket and the ECB, has powered International cricket for 20+ years, and is now available to clubs and recreational cricket, too. Read more on NV Play for cricket clubs here.
It depends on what you need. FrogBox focuses purely on live streaming. NV Play is built to do much more, bringing scoring, competition management, streaming, video and analysis together in one platform. It offers built-in opportunities to increase sponsorship revenue, and the analysis tools it takes to life your club’s game. So if you want a complete system to stream, run, and develop your cricket – without juggling multiple third-party tools – NV Play would be the smarter choice.
NV Play's scoring technology has powered ESPNcricinfo's ball-by-ball data since 2004, across most international and first-class matches globally. Partners include the England & Wales Cricket Board and all 18 counties, Cricket Ireland, Cricket Hong Kong, Cricket NSW, the Bangladesh Cricket Board, the Mumbai Indians, Titans Cricket, and more. Over 500 recreational UK clubs also rely on NV Play to score, stream, and grow their game.