Best poker tournament management software in 2026
Eleven poker tournament management tools, compared on 30 September 2026 from their official websites: price, platforms, working without internet, tables, online registration, leagues and languages. None is the best for everyone: the right choice depends on your devices, the size of your tournaments and your language. This page is published by MyPokerCaptain, one of the eleven; its facts about the others are sourced and dated.
Publishers' facts checked on their websites on 30 September 2026
At a glance
Web apps
| Criterion | MyPokerCaptain | BlindValet | Poker Home Games | NextBlind | LynxPoker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free for 1 tournament of 9 players; Home Games €7.99, Club €12.99, Casino €47.99 a month; 14-day trial, no credit card | Free up to 9 players; Home Game €8.99 (27 players), Club €14.99, Pro €59.99 a month, Pro required for commercial use (prices recorded on 25/09/2026) | Free up to 6 players; 48-hour pass €1.99 (20 players); Sit-and-Go €4.99 (10 players), Club €9.99, Club+ €14.99 a month | Free up to 9 players; Supporter $7 a month (20 players), Club $29 a month (unlimited players, commercial use), Partner from $149 a month | Free (1 active table); Pro $59 a month; Elite $216 a month; no credit card required |
| Platforms | Web browser on computer, tablet and phone, Windows or Mac; installable as an app from Chrome and Edge | Web browser on any device: Mac, Windows, Linux, iPad, Android, phone | Web app, nothing to install; TV mode over HDMI, Chromecast or AirPlay | Web browser on phone, tablet, computer and TV; no app | Web platform in any modern browser; player app on iOS and Android |
| Computers and accounts | Any of the club's devices; the plan does not limit the number of director accounts | Any device, synced in real time; staff handle seating and eliminations from a phone | Timer and actions run remotely from a phone; number of accounts not documented | Several operators per tournament; multiple venues on the Partner plan | Team invited by email, with per-person permissions; multiple venues on the Elite plan |
| Offline | Yes: the clock, eliminations and cash desk keep working without a network; the first opening needs a connection | Not documented on the publisher's website | Not documented on the publisher's website | Not documented on the publisher's website | Not documented for the platform, whose state lives on the server; only the free clock on its website runs offline |
| Tables and seating | Table seating and balancing (Home Games plan and up), up to 1,200 players | Yes: table seating and balancing | Yes: seat draw, table balancing and breaking | Yes: automatic rebalancing as the field shrinks, live seating view | Yes: auto-balancing, guided table breaking, live seating map; 1 active table on the free plan |
| Online registration | Planned: registration from the club's Wix website | Not documented on the publisher's website | Yes: pre-registration with approval and a waiting list, player accounts, QR code check-in | On site: players sign up with a rotating QR code, visible only in the room | Yes: players register from the player app before they arrive |
| League | Yes (Club plan): three points systems, best-results-only if you choose | Yes (Club plan): leagues and series, customisable points system, real-time standings | Yes, from the 48-hour pass: seasonal leagues, jokers, public standings; number of leagues depends on the plan | Not documented on the publisher's website | Mentioned by the publisher (“league scoring”), without a detailed description |
| French | Yes, natively; ten other languages | Yes; 47 languages in all | Yes; other languages not documented | Not documented: website in English | No: English and Hebrew |
Software you install
| Criterion | MyPokerCaptain | The Tournament Director | Poker Tournament Supervisor 2 | The Poker Timer | Poker Hawk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free for 1 tournament of 9 players; Home Games €7.99, Club €12.99, Casino €47.99 a month; 14-day trial, no credit card | Personal licence $49.99, doesn't expire for version 3; commercial licence $299.99 a year; 30-day trial | 3-month licence €7.90; 1-year licence €24.90 to €44.90 (1 to 3 computers), personal use; commercial licence €79.90 a year; 20-day trial | Starter free (4 players); Home $2.99 a month (30 players), Club $9.99 a month (120 players), billed annually | Basic free (single-table tournaments); Pro $14.99 a month (up to 6 tables), Elite $24.99 a month (unlimited tables); 14-day trial; product in early access |
| Platforms | Web browser on computer, tablet and phone, Windows or Mac; installable as an app from Chrome and Edge | Windows 10 and 11 only; no Mac version | Windows (.exe installer); other systems not documented; last update published on 29/06/2021 | Windows and Mac apps | Apps for Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Fire TV and Google TV; the desktop remains the main control surface |
| Computers and accounts | Any of the club's devices; the plan does not limit the number of director accounts | Personal licence: 3 PCs owned by the licence holder, one event at a time; commercial licence: a single PC | 1 to 3 computers depending on the licence; commercial licence: 1 computer | Structures and tournaments tied to the account, not to one computer; limit not documented | Devices synced over the internet; device limit not documented |
| Offline | Yes: the clock, eliminations and cash desk keep working without a network; the first opening needs a connection | Yes, after online activation; the licence revalidates online every 30 to 120 days or so | Not documented on the publisher's website | Partly: structures saved while online stay available without a connection | Partly: internet is needed during the tournament, but the clock keeps running on the host computer through brief drops |
| Tables and seating | Table seating and balancing (Home Games plan and up), up to 1,200 players | Yes: automatic seating and suggested moves to keep tables balanced | Yes: six table management modes, from fully automatic to drag and drop | Not documented on the publisher's website | Yes: auto-balancing, table breaking, new seats sent to players' phones |
| Online registration | Planned: registration from the club's Wix website | Not documented on the publisher's website | Not documented; the organiser registers players from their profiles | Not documented; the organiser registers players | Yes: members RSVP from their phones and check themselves in |
| League | Yes (Club plan): three points systems, best-results-only if you choose | Yes: points formulas, and free online league tracking | Not documented; per-player statistics | Not documented as a feature; final standings for each tournament | Yes (from Pro): points formulas, standings and exports |
| French | Yes, natively; ten other languages | English officially; French translations shared by users, sometimes incomplete | Yes; six languages | Not documented: website in English | Not documented: website and app in English |
Mobile apps
| Criterion | MyPokerCaptain | PokerBoss Tournament Manager | Blinds Are Up! |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free for 1 tournament of 9 players; Home Games €7.99, Club €12.99, Casino €47.99 a month; 14-day trial, no credit card | Free with in-app purchases; all features $6.99 as a one-time purchase | Free with ads; upgrades by subscription or one-time purchase in the app; prices not published on the website |
| Platforms | Web browser on computer, tablet and phone, Windows or Mac; installable as an app from Chrome and Edge | iPhone and iPad; no Android version; last updated on 03/05/2020 | Android only, Chromebooks included; no iOS or Windows version |
| Computers and accounts | Any of the club's devices; the plan does not limit the number of director accounts | Clock mirrored on other iOS devices over Bluetooth or Wi-Fi (in-app purchase) | One Android device; data transfer between devices with an upgrade |
| Offline | Yes: the clock, eliminations and cash desk keep working without a network; the first opening needs a connection | Not documented by the publisher | Not documented on the publisher's website |
| Tables and seating | Table seating and balancing (Home Games plan and up), up to 1,200 players | Random seating across one or more tables; balancing not documented | Yes: automatic balancing, breaking and adding tables, final table redraw |
| Online registration | Planned: registration from the club's Wix website | Not documented by the publisher | Not documented on the publisher's website |
| League | Yes (Club plan): three points systems, best-results-only if you choose | Not documented by the publisher | Yes: seasons of up to 110 games, points list or formula, HTML and CSV export |
| French | Yes, natively; ten other languages | No: English | No: app in English; display screen in a few languages, French not among them |
How we compared
Eleven tools: the eight we have been following since September 2026, plus Poker Hawk and Blinds Are Up!, which AI assistants often mention when asked for tournament software. Every fact about a competitor comes from its publisher’s official website, or its App Store or Google Play listing, read on 30 September 2026. Anything the source doesn’t say is marked “not documented”: that doesn’t mean the feature doesn’t exist.
This page is published by MyPokerCaptain. Its facts about MyPokerCaptain come from the product itself, and features that don’t exist yet are marked “planned”.
Which one is right for whom?
- MyPokerCaptain: the club or home game where several people run games, without depending on the venue’s Wi-Fi, up to multi-day events.
- The Tournament Director: the director who runs games on a Windows PC, prefers a licence paid once, or runs limit and pot-limit tournaments.
- BlindValet: the web app in 47 languages, with a free plan up to 9 players that includes seating.
- Poker Home Games: the French club that wants to take pre-registrations online and manage its members, on a small budget.
- NextBlind: the impromptu game night, with no accounts for players, who sign up with a QR code shown in the room.
- LynxPoker: the card room or casino that manages dealers and a floor, in English or Hebrew.
- Poker Hawk: the club that wants native apps on computer, phone and TV; the product is in early access.
- The Poker Timer: a clock on Windows or Mac, for tournaments of up to 120 players, at a low price.
- Poker Tournament Supervisor 2: Windows software in French, on three-month or one-year licences; its last published update dates from 2021.
- Blinds Are Up!: the clock on an Android phone or tablet, with spoken blind announcements.
- PokerBoss: iPhone or iPad, with a one-time purchase; its last update dates from 2020.
Detailed comparisons
Frequently asked questions
What is the best poker tournament management software?
None is the best for everyone. On a Windows PC, Tournament Director; as a web app, MyPokerCaptain, BlindValet or NextBlind; on an Android phone, Blinds Are Up!; for a card room with dealers, LynxPoker. The right choice depends on your devices, the size of your tournaments, whether you need to work without internet, and your language.
Is there free poker tournament software?
Several have a free plan: BlindValet, NextBlind and MyPokerCaptain up to 9 players, Poker Home Games up to 6, The Poker Timer up to 4, Poker Hawk and LynxPoker for one table, Blinds Are Up! and PokerBoss with in-app purchases. Tournament Director and Poker Tournament Supervisor offer 30- and 20-day trials.
Which poker tournament software works without internet?
Tournament Director, after online activation. MyPokerCaptain, the only web app in this comparison that documents running the tournament without a network, after being opened online once. Poker Hawk and The Poker Timer partly hold up without a connection; the others don't document an offline mode.
Which poker tournament software runs on a Mac?
The web apps run on a Mac: MyPokerCaptain, BlindValet, Poker Home Games, NextBlind and LynxPoker. The Poker Timer and Poker Hawk have a Mac app. Tournament Director and Poker Tournament Supervisor run on Windows.
Which software can run a club's poker league?
MyPokerCaptain (Club plan), BlindValet (Club plan), Poker Home Games (from €4.99 a month), Tournament Director, Poker Hawk (from the Pro plan) and Blinds Are Up! all run a points league. The others don't document one.
Which poker tournament software is available in several languages?
BlindValet comes in 47 languages, MyPokerCaptain in eleven, Poker Tournament Supervisor in six, and LynxPoker in English and Hebrew. Tournament Director is officially in English, with user translations. The others are documented in English only.