The numbers, right when you decide
Win probability, how many in your pool picked the same team, expected value, and the future value of a team you save for later. Right on the card you’re about to click.
Keeper, survivor, pick’em or squares — all in one place. With the odds, expected value and pool pick rate shown right when you decide.
The pool on one platform. The odds on another. Pick percentages behind a paywall. The pot in a spreadsheet. The trash talk in a group chat. Podium puts all of it in one place.
Win probability, how many in your pool picked the same team, expected value, and the future value of a team you save for later. Right on the card you’re about to click.
A hat trick becomes a shareable card. A tight rivalry is detected on its own. An old brag resurfaces the moment the standings contradict it. The pool tells its own story.
A rule can’t be changed retroactively — the system locks it at the first game. The pot, payments and payouts are visible to everyone, and every action is logged.
| Podium | Fantrax | ESPN | Others | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odds and win probabilities built in | ✓ | Paid | — | — |
| Pool pick rate (consensus) | ✓ | — | — | Third-party |
| Expected value (EV) per pick | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Season planner (survivor) | ✓ | — | — | Paid |
| Keeper, survivor, pick’em and squares | ✓ | Partial | Partial | One only |
| Social wall with moments and predictions | ✓ | Chat | Chat | — |
| Pot and ledger built in | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Anti-retroactivity locks on rules | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Full French and English | ✓ | English | English | Varies |
| Unlimited free pools | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Varies |
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Comparison based on publicly documented features at the time of writing. We respect these platforms — we simply answer different needs.
Switch formats without switching platforms. Same account, same friends, same wall.
Lineups, contracts, salary cap, farm team, draft and lottery. The full format for serious leagues.
Most completeOne team per period, never the same twice — with expected value, pick popularity and a season planner.
Most nerve-rackingCall the winners every week. Odds, injuries and consensus on every game.
Most approachableOne pick per square. Easy to explain, impossible to put down.
FastestThe standings say who’s winning; the wall says why everyone keeps coming back. Podium spots the big moments, the rivalries and the ill-timed bragging, then turns them into content your members will fight over.
Classic keeper, NFL survivor, weekly pick’em or squares. All 22 modules come preset — adjust only if you want to.
One link in your group chat. Your friends join in a click, with no complicated account and nothing to install.
Live scoring, reminders before lock, the pot tracked, and a wall that keeps itself alive. You go back to being a player instead of an accountant.
The full pool is free, for everyone, with no limits. Pro is for those who want the analytical edge.
A Pro member puts nobody at a disadvantage: the pool stays fair and its metrics stay visible to everyone.
Set up your pool in three minutes. Invite everyone with a link. Free, unlimited, no credit card.