CoachCanvas vs. FastDraw
The pro's tool, without the pro price.
A faster, free alternative to FastDraw — draw plays and share them with your team.
Free forever · No sign-up · Import your FastDraw library
CoachCanvas vs FastDraw
FastDraw is the powerful pro standard, but it has hidden pricing and no free trial. CoachCanvas is the open alternative — a generous free-forever plan and clear pricing when you outgrow it.
A free forever plan
Create and share up to 30 plays and unlimited playbooks. Free forever, no sign-up required.
Try before you buy
Open the editor and start drawing in seconds — no card, no account, and no sales call required.
Clear, upfront pricing
Go unlimited for a flat $78/year — the price is right here, no sales call required.
Animated plays
Press play and watch the players and ball run every cut, screen, and pass just as you drew them — then export it as a video.
Beautiful PDF export
Export any play or your whole playbook as a clean, printable PDF. Both do it — CoachCanvas just makes it look better.
Share anywhere
Share your playbook with through a link — no account required to view. FastDraw sharing runs through its app and requires paid seats.
Community play library
FastDraw's PlayBank has around 10,000 ready-made plays to pull from. CoachCanvas doesn't have that yet, but you can import plays from FastDraw.
Scouting & video suite
Scouting reports, film breakdown, and player view-tracking for advanced game prep.
A free forever plan
Create and share up to 30 plays and unlimited playbooks. Free forever, no sign-up required.
Try before you buy
Open the editor and start drawing in seconds — no card, no account, and no sales call required.
Clear, upfront pricing
Go unlimited for a flat $78/year — the price is right here, no sales call required.
Animated plays
Press play and watch the players and ball run every cut, screen, and pass just as you drew them — then export it as a video.
Beautiful PDF export
Export any play or your whole playbook as a clean, printable PDF. Both do it — CoachCanvas just makes it look better.
Share anywhere
Share your playbook with through a link — no account required to view. FastDraw sharing runs through its app and requires paid seats.
Community play library
FastDraw's PlayBank has around 10,000 ready-made plays to pull from. CoachCanvas doesn't have that yet, but you can import plays from FastDraw.
Scouting & video suite
Scouting reports, film breakdown, and player view-tracking for advanced game prep.
Nothing to install, nothing to activate, and no card. Open the editor and draw your first play.
Draw your first playWhere FastDraw is ahead
We'll be straight with you — here's where FastDraw does more than CoachCanvas today.
A massive play library.
FastDraw's PlayBank has around 10,000 community plays and drills you can drop straight into your book. CoachCanvas doesn't have that yet.
A full scouting & video suite.
FastScout reports and video attached to plays. CoachCanvas is focused on drawing and sharing, not scouting.
Elite pedigree.
FastDraw is used by all 30 NBA teams and roughly 85% of college programs. That track record is hard to match.
Where CoachCanvas wins
Why coaches switch to CoachCanvas
If the community play library, scouting, and elite pedigree above aren't what your program needs, CoachCanvas will feel like a breath of fresh air.
- Free to start, a fair price when you grow.
- Create 30 plays and unlimited playbooks free forever, with no card and no sign-up — while FastDraw has no free plan, no trial, and no public price listed.
- Faster, more intuitive, more fun to draw.
- CoachCanvas' whole philosophy is to make drawing digital plays as effortless as sketching on a real coaching board.
- Your team, one tap away.
- Share your playbook with one link, or give players an installable app on their phone — no separate app to download and no accounts to manage.
Our honest take
Pick CoachCanvas if you mainly want to draw plays and get them to your team — it's faster, free to start, and a clear $78/year when you outgrow the free plan (no sales call to find out the price).
Pick FastDraw if you're a college or pro staff that needs scouting reports, video breakdown, and the PlayBank library.
Already on FastDraw? Import your whole library in a few clicks — up to 30 plays free, unlimited on Pro. Switching costs you nothing.
Bring your library overFrequently asked questions
Anything else you'd like to know? Send us an email.
- Is there a free alternative to FastDraw?
- Yes. CoachCanvas is free for up to 30 plays and unlimited playbooks, with no sign-up required to start drawing. FastDraw has no free plan and no free trial — only a 30-day money-back guarantee.
- Does FastDraw have a free trial?
- No. FastDraw doesn't offer a free trial — the only way to try it is a 30-day money-back guarantee, which means paying for a subscription up front and requesting a refund if it isn't for you. CoachCanvas does not require a sign-up or a credit card — you can draw your first play in under a minute.
- Can I import my FastDraw plays into CoachCanvas?
- Yes. You can import your existing FastDraw library into CoachCanvas so you keep everything you have already built — up to 30 plays on the free plan, and unlimited on Pro.
- Is CoachCanvas as powerful as FastDraw?
- Honestly, no — FastDraw has a huge community play library, scouting reports, and video tools that CoachCanvas doesn't. But most coaches don't need all of that. If you mainly want to draw plays and get them to your team, CoachCanvas is faster and free.
- Does CoachCanvas work on Mac or Chromebook without installing anything?
- Yes. CoachCanvas runs in any modern web browser on Mac, Windows, Chromebook, tablet, or phone — nothing to install. Native mobile apps are coming soon. FastDraw's desktop app needs to be installed and activated.
- How much does FastDraw cost?
- FastDraw no longer lists a price publicly — to get a quote you have to contact their sales team, and there's no free trial to test it first. CoachCanvas is the opposite: the price is right on the page. It's free for up to 30 plays and unlimited playbooks with no sign-up, and Pro is a flat $6.50/month billed yearly ($78/year) for unlimited plays.
The pro's tool, without the pro price.
Free forever for 30 plays and unlimited playbooks. When you outgrow it, the price is right here — $78/year, no sales call.
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