OfficePools alternative
The OfficePools alternative: more formats, a lower price
OfficePools has run hockey pools for a long time, and it's good at them. Pick'em Builder runs the same kinds of pools (hockey box, draft and open pools, playoff brackets, weekly pick'em), adds formats they don't have, and charges one low price instead of a fee per pool.
Side by side
| Pick'em Builder | OfficePools | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free up to 10 players. Unlimited: $5/month or $49/year, every pool, any size | From $10 per pick'em or survivor pool; from $25 per box, draft or open pool (tiered by team count) |
| NHL box, draft & open pools | ✓ Live stats, boxes built for you | ✓ |
| NBA & Premier League player pools | ✓ | ✓ |
| NHL playoff bracket | ✓ Series + number of games | ✓ |
| Weekly pick'em (NFL, NHL, NBA, soccer) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Confidence points | ✓ | — |
| College football & college basketball pick'em | ✓ | — |
| Survivor & streak pools | ✓ | ✓ Survivor |
| Soccer leagues | Premier League, Champions League, LALIGA, Bundesliga, Serie A, Ligue 1, MLS, Liga MX, NWSL | Premier League, World Cup |
| Golf | Pick-N, tiers, majors series | Box pools per tournament, full-season pool |
| Custom pools you score yourself | — | ✓ (Pool Lab) |
| Junior & Olympic hockey, curling, tennis | — | ✓ |
OfficePools details are from their public website in October 2026; check officepools.com for current pricing and features. OfficePools is a trademark of its owner, and Pick'em Builder isn't affiliated with it.
What a season costs
Say you run a hockey box pool, a Stanley Cup playoff bracket and an NFL pick'em for the same office. At per-pool prices that's three purchases a season, more if your hockey pool has a lot of teams. Here it's free if each pool stays at 10 players or fewer, and $49 for the year (or $5 a month) for all of them at any size, with branded pool pages and emails included.
What you get here
- Boxes and draft lists built for you from this season's stats, and fully editable.
- Live scoring from box scores during every game, and a Monday standings email for everyone.
- Drafts that run themselves: on-the-clock emails, a pick clock, and auto-pick.
- Players join from one link with no app and no account, on any phone.
- Pick reminders, emailed pick receipts, waitlists, multiple teams per player.
- We never touch the money: you collect buy-ins and pay winners however you like.
Switching your pool over
- Create your pool (about two minutes) and adjust the scoring to your house rules.
- Paste your group's emails into the invite screen. Everyone gets the link and joins in about 30 seconds.
- Start any time: stats count from your start date, so a mid-season switch isn't a problem.
When OfficePools is the better fit
If your pool needs something we don't run yet (a junior hockey or Olympic pool, curling, tennis, or a fully custom pool you score by hand), OfficePools covers those today. For NHL, NBA and Premier League player pools, playoff brackets and weekly pick'em, give us a try: it's free to set up.
Run your next pool here
Free for up to 10 players. $5 a month for everything after that.
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