Office pool sites compared
Most office pool sites are free with ads or charge by the entry, and several are built to collect and track entry fees. Breakroom Pick'em works differently: one flat price for the organizer, an AI helper that does the weekly work, and no money features at all.
I read every price below on each company's own page on November 11, 2026, except where the row says otherwise. Prices change. Follow the link in each row to check today's.
| Site | How it charges | What its page said | Where I read it |
|---|---|---|---|
| OfficePoolStop | Free with ads, or paid by league | Standard is free and shows ads. Plus is $10 a season, still shows ads, and adds collecting player fees online. Premium starts at a $20 minimum: $1.00 a player for the first 100 players, $0.75 for players 101 to 400, $0.50 after that, and it removes ads. | officepoolstop.com/pricing |
| PoolTracker | Free with ads, or player packs | Free pools have banner ads and unlimited players, with scores calculated nightly. Paid player packs remove the ads. On the pool pricing page I read, 10 players were $12.50, 50 were $50 and 100 were $62.50. | A PoolTracker pool pricing page |
| Gridiron Games | Per entry | The first entry is free. Its pricing tables list entries 2 to 50 at $1.25 or $2.00 each, with lower rates as a pool grows. The hosting fee covers the season. | gridirongames.com/pool-pricing |
| Splash Sports (RunYourPool) | Per entry | A one-time service fee based on the number of entries, in tiers. The help center doesn't list the rates. A calculator in the commissioner console shows the amount. | Splash Sports help center |
| Office Pickem League | One flat price | Its Capterra listing shows a starting price of US$400, flat rate, and describes it as a workplace perk with no betting. | Capterra listing |
| Breakroom Pick'em | One flat price | $40, $80 or $150 once, by league size. Players never pay. After the first year the league stays free by hand, or the AI helper is $20, $40 or $75 for another year. No ads on any plan. | The pricing page |
Yahoo, ESPN and CBS also run free pick'em games. Each player signs in with an account on that site, and the games live on a sports site.
Three ways these sites charge
- Free with ads. It costs nothing, and the page your coworkers open has ads on it.
- By the entry or the player. Fair for a small group. The bill grows with the league, and you find out the total after people join.
- One flat price. You know the number before you start.
What each kind is built for
This is the part that matters more than the price. Several of the sites above are built for pools where money changes hands. OfficePoolStop's paid plans list collecting player fees online as a feature. That's a fine tool for a group that wants a cash pool and is allowed to run one.
Breakroom Pick'em is built for the office that doesn't want that. There's nothing in it that tracks, holds or moves a dollar between players, there are no odds or point spreads, and the Terms forbid using a league to wager. If your group wants a cash pool, this is the wrong tool, and I'd rather say so here than after you pay.
How to choose
- You want a cash pool with fee tracking. Use one of the sites built for it, and check your state's law and your workplace policy first.
- You want free and don't mind ads or accounts. The big sports sites and the free tiers above will do the job.
- You want it at work, with no money and nobody to chase. That's what I built this for.
| The question | Breakroom Pick'em |
|---|---|
| What players need | A link. No account, no app, no email address. |
| Who does the weekly work | The Commish, an AI helper. It builds the sheet, grades the games and writes the Monday memo. |
| Money features | None. No entry fees, no prizes, no payouts, no tracking. |
| Odds and point spreads | None anywhere. |
| Ads | None. |
| Price | $40, $80 or $150 once, paid by the organizer. |
Questions
How much does it cost?
$40, $80 or $150, paid one time by the organizer. Huddle is $40 for up to 40 players. Varsity is $80 for up to 100 players in each of 3 leagues. Franchise is $150 for up to 250 players in each of 10 leagues. Players never pay.
Is it a subscription?
No. You pay once and nothing renews by itself. The league is yours to keep. The Commish, the AI helper, is included for the first year. After that you can pay to keep it ($20, $40 or $75 for another year, depending on your plan) or run the league by hand for free.
Can we put money on it ourselves?
Please don't. The Terms don't allow betting on a league, the site has no way to track money, and I'll close a league that's being used that way. If your group wants a cash pool, this isn't the right tool.
Do players need an account or an app?
No. The league link opens in any browser. A player types a name, picks a jersey number, and they're in. Their phone remembers them after that.
Written by the person who builds Breakroom Pick'em at Lind-Sac AI Solutions LLC, Omaha, Nebraska. Last reviewed .