SimHub vs Crew Chief
Quick summary
Verified pricing differs — SimHub: Free + paid license · Crew Chief: Free.
Verdict
Which one should you pick?
Choose SimHub when you want dashboards, hardware & tactile rigs — it has a verified free tier.
Worth knowing: Not a coach — dashboards/hardware only; full features and motion control gated behind separate paid licenses whose prices are not shown on the homepage
Choose Crew Chief when you want a free voice spotter & engineer — it has a verified free tier.
Worth knowing: Distribution and docs live on a vBulletin forum behind Cloudflare bot protection, and the Android companion app is marked EOL on the official forum
No universal winner — both entries are human-verified (dates in the Verification row below); weigh the limitations against your own setup.
Field by field
The verified fields
What it is
SimHub
Crew Chief
Pricing
SimHub
Free + paid license
- Free download (base)
- Paid perpetual license for full features (price not displayed on loaded page)
- Motion addon requires separate license
Crew Chief
Free
- Free download (CrewChiefV4.msi) — donations accepted via the site's donate link
Free access
SimHub
Crew Chief
Platforms
SimHub
Crew Chief
Standout feature
SimHub
Dash Studio — build your own dashboards/overlays with a large community library, plus no-code Arduino hardware support
Crew Chief
Human-like radio engineer + spotter voice calls — free, MIT-licensed open source (GitHub: mrbelowski/CrewChiefV4) with community voice packs, translations and name personalisations
Limitations
SimHub
Not a coach — dashboards/hardware only; full features and motion control gated behind separate paid licenses whose prices are not shown on the homepage
Crew Chief
Distribution and docs live on a vBulletin forum behind Cloudflare bot protection, and the Android companion app is marked EOL on the official forum
Verification
SimHub
Crew Chief
“—” means the official site does not state it — we leave it blank instead of guessing.
Straight answers
Common questions
Do SimHub or Crew Chief have a free tier?
SimHub does, and Crew Chief does. A free tier can mean the whole product or a heavily capped version, so check the pricing detail on each card rather than the yes or no alone.
How much does SimHub cost?
SimHub has a free tier, and its paid pricing starts at Free + paid license as listed on its own pricing page. Tiers change — the card above shows every tier we verified, with the date we checked.
How much does Crew Chief cost?
Crew Chief has a free tier, and its paid pricing starts at Free as listed on its own pricing page. Tiers change — the card above shows every tier we verified, with the date we checked.
What does SimHub support?
SimHub's own site lists 100+ supported games / 80+ simulations (per site), 200+ supported devices, Windows. We only record platforms a site names explicitly — a generic "100+ games" claim is not counted as support for any particular title.
What does Crew Chief support?
Crew Chief's own site lists iRacing, Assetto Corsa, Assetto Corsa Competizione, RaceRoom, rFactor, rFactor 2, GTR2, Automobilista, Project Cars 1 & 2, F1 2018/2019, Richard Burns Rally, Windows. We only record platforms a site names explicitly — a generic "100+ games" claim is not counted as support for any particular title.
What are the drawbacks of SimHub and Crew Chief?
SimHub — Not a coach — dashboards/hardware only; full features and motion control gated behind separate paid licenses whose prices are not shown on the homepage. Crew Chief — Distribution and docs live on a vBulletin forum behind Cloudflare bot protection, and the Android companion app is marked EOL on the official forum. These are the limitations each product's own materials made plain, not a verdict on quality.
Is SimHub or Crew Chief better?
Neither is better in the abstract, and this page does not name a winner. They differ on the verified fields above — price, free tier, platform support and stated limitations — and which of those matters is a question about your setup, not about the products.
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