The Swift EzeJump is a fine lab-grade plate, but it's a heavy steel slab that costs ~$2,576 and bills you ~$149 per mat every year. Plyomat is a force-plate-validated contact mat that measures the same core metrics, travels in a bag, costs about a third of the hardware, and never charges a subscription.
We'll be straight with you: the Swift EzeJump is a legitimately good piece of kit. It's a lab-grade stainless-steel-over-MDF plate with two independent left and right contact zones, which makes it a real tool for bilateral asymmetry and ACL return-to-play decisions. It runs the Swift SYNCRO app with a deep protocol library, full Bosco, fatigue testing, and more. Plyomat doesn't natively split one mat into independent L/R zones, so if two-zone asymmetry is the job, the EzeJump is the better tool. We won't pretend otherwise.
Here's the catch. That plate is roughly 31×31″ and about 14 kg, heavy, and not something you carry court-side easily. The hardware is about $2,576, and on top of it sits a ~$149/mat/year subscription (it drops to a free tier after year one, but you're locked into their cloud to start).
Plyomat is a force-based contact mat with the Controller 3.0. It measures vertical jump, contact time, RSI, RSQ, Power Score, and asymmetry at 0.001 s resolution, shows results on an on-device screen, and is force-plate validated (r≈0.97 vs AccuPower). It's built in the USA, it travels in a bag, and the app is free with no subscription, ever. For most programs, that's the trade that matters: a third of the cost, true portability, and no annual bill.
| Swift EzeJump | Plyomat | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Force-based contact mat (steel-over-MDF) | Force-based contact mat + Controller 3.0 |
| Core metrics | Jump height, contact time, RSI | Jump height, contact time, RSI, RSQ, Power Score, asymmetry |
| Bilateral L/R asymmetry | Yes, two independent zones | Not native (single-zone mat) |
| Protocol library | Deep (full Bosco, fatigue) | Core jump & RSI protocols |
| Build | Lab-grade stainless steel | Rugged switch mat, built in USA |
| Size & weight | ~31×31″, ~14 kg (heavy) | Lightweight, travels in a bag |
| On-device screen | Phone / app needed | Yes (Controller 3.0) |
| Force-plate validation | Established AU brand | Yes (r≈0.97 vs AccuPower) |
| Hardware price | ~$2,576 USD | Mats from $200 · systems from $750 |
| Subscription | ~$149/mat/yr (free tier after yr 1) | None, ever |
| Data ownership | Swift SYNCRO cloud | No vendor lock-in |
| Support & shipping | Australia-based | US-based support, shipping & warranty |
Plyomat systems start at $750 and mats at $200, roughly a third of the EzeJump's ~$2,576 hardware. Same core metrics, far less capital out the door before you've measured a single jump.
The EzeJump adds ~$149 per mat per year through Swift SYNCRO. Plyomat's app is free for life with no subscription and no vendor data lock-in, your athlete data is yours, not rented back to you.
The EzeJump is a ~14 kg steel plate. Plyomat's switch mats are lightweight and fold into a bag, with an on-device screen so you can test a full team court-side, in the weight room, or out in the field.
Plyomat reads ground contact directly from force on the surface at 0.001 s resolution and validates at r≈0.97 against an AccuPower force plate, a trustworthy signal for jump height, contact time, and RSI.
Beyond vertical jump you get contact time, RSI, RSQ, Power Score, and asymmetry on one device, the reactive-strength picture that drives plyometric programming, not a single number.
Plyomat is built in the USA with US-based support, shipping, and warranty, no overseas freight, customs, or time-zone gaps when you need a part or an answer fast.
Measure vertical jump, contact time, RSI, and asymmetry on a force-plate-validated mat that travels in a bag, about a third of the cost, and no subscription, ever.
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