# Gracenote Sports

> Gracenote's Global Sports Data and Gracenote On Sports provide licensed schedules, live event data and IDs across many leagues for media, pay-TV and device makers. Access by request.

Canonical page: https://sportdex.net/providers/gracenote-sports/  
Last checked: 2026-11-03  
SportDex Score: 28/100 (rank 151; popularity 26, community n/a, transparency 35, developer experience 24)

## Facts
- Type: B2B data feed
- Website: https://www.gracenote.com
- Documentation: https://video-mcp-server-docs.gracenote.com/sports/Global-Sports-Data/global-sports-data-overview
- Pricing page: https://www.gracenote.com
- Sports: Multi-sport (40+)
- Data types: Fixtures, Results, Live scores, Standings, Team stats
- Protocols: not disclosed
- Delivery: Not disclosed
- Live / in-play: not disclosed
- Free tier: not disclosed
- Cheapest public paid plan: contact sales

## Plans
| Plan | Price | Requests | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Custom | Contact sales | — | Licensed; contact Gracenote for credentials and terms |

## Who it is for

Best for: Media, pay-TV and device companies that need licensed schedules, results and Gracenote IDs across many sports.

Not ideal for: Self-serve developers: access is by request only, with no public pricing or documentation of plans.

Use cases: Sports schedules for TV guides; Live event data for media apps; ID matching across Gracenote content

Limitations:
- Access and pricing are by contact only
- Licence terms are set by contract
- Saved home and terms pages hold little sports detail

## Quick answers

**What is Gracenote Sports best for?** Media, pay-TV and device companies that need licensed schedules, results and Gracenote IDs across many sports. Not ideal for: Self-serve developers: access is by request only, with no public pricing or documentation of plans.

**How much does Gracenote Sports cost?** Gracenote Sports has no public price list: pricing is quoted by sales on request.

**Does Gracenote Sports have a free tier?** Gracenote Sports does not say whether a free tier exists. Check https://www.gracenote.com.

**What does Gracenote Sports cover?** Gracenote Sports is a b2b data feed. Its sports: Multi-sport (40+); data: Fixtures, Results, Live scores, Standings, Team stats.

**What do developers say about Gracenote Sports?** Licensed sports schedule and event data sold to media and device makers by request. Everything the digest found concerns Gracenote's music-recognition and metadata APIs, or TV guide tools, not its sports data. No developer opinion on the sports product, so nothing is known about price, quality or access.

**What are the alternatives to Gracenote Sports?** Close alternatives in the SportDex catalog: Sportradar, Enetpulse, Data Sports Group, HockeyTech LeagueStat, TheSportsDB.

## What developers say

Licensed sports schedule and event data sold to media and device makers by request. Everything the digest found concerns Gracenote's music-recognition and metadata APIs, or TV guide tools, not its sports data. No developer opinion on the sports product, so nothing is known about price, quality or access.

## Method
Facts were read from the provider's own pages on 2026-11-03. Empty fields mean the provider does not say, not that a feature is missing. Method: https://sportdex.net/methodology/