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Arbusers vs ArbVantage: forum or scanner?
Arbusers is a long-running English-language forum about arbitrage, value and matched betting. ArbVantage is software that finds sure bets and works out your stakes. They are not really rivals: one gives you knowledge and experience reports, the other gives you opportunities. This page compares them fairly and shows how a beginner can use both.
Updated 22 October 2026
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ArbVantage wrote this comparison. We compare only facts you can check yourself, give the source and date, and don't link to other providers.
Quick comparison
Arbusers figures come from its public forum index, checked on 22 October 2026. Forum statistics change daily.
| Criterion | ArbVantage | Arbusers |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Sure-bet and middle scanner with stake calculation; value bets coming soon | Community forum about bookmakers, exchanges, arbing, value and matched betting |
| Price | €97 a month after a 14-day free trial (card required) | Free to read; free registration to post |
| Current opportunities | Yes, pre-match sure bets and middles, updated continuously | No; members discuss tools and opportunities, but there is no feed |
| Stake calculation | Built into every opportunity, with rounding | Not on the forum index; discussed in threads |
| Alerts | Web push to your phone, per saved filter | Forum notifications for followed threads |
| Size | Not a community product | 11,888 members, 6,840 topics and 67,868 posts on the day we checked |
| Languages | English, German, Spanish, Slovak | Mostly English, with Spanish and Portuguese sections |
| Funding | Subscriptions | Banners from betting brokers, e-wallets and a scanner |
| Focus on AT and SK | Yes: Austria first, then Slovakia | International; no country focus |
As of October 2026. Sources at the end of the page.
Other providers' prices as of 22 October 2026; their own site is authoritative.
What the forum is good for
Arbusers is organised in sections: bookmaker discussion, exchanges, prediction markets, arbing and matched betting, value betting, a large "Newbie's questions" area with more than 1,000 topics, sections for alert services (scanners), e-wallets and betting agents. That makes it useful in ways a scanner is not:
- Experience reports. How a bookmaker handled a payout, how fast it limited a winning account, what its verification asks for.
- Questions from beginners. You can ask, and often someone with years of experience answers.
- Tool reviews by users. Members compare scanners, including their weak points.
Keep in mind what a forum is: individual opinions, often anonymous, and sometimes out of date. A thread from 2021 can describe rules that have since changed. Check important points (licences, tax, terms) against official sources. The forum also carries partner banners, which is a normal way to fund a free site but worth knowing when you read recommendations.
What a scanner adds
A forum can teach you what a sure bet is. It can't tell you that, right now, two bookmakers disagree on tonight's match. To find that by hand you would compare dozens of bookmakers across hundreds of matches, and the price difference may be gone before you finish.
ArbVantage scans the odds continuously, shows each opportunity with both bookmakers, the age of every price and the stakes for your budget, and can send a push alert to your phone when a saved filter matches.
A football match with three outcomes: home at 2.45, draw at 3.60 and away at 3.45, each with a different bookmaker. The implied probabilities are 40.82% + 27.78% + 28.99% = 97.58%, so about 2.5% is left over.
With €300 in total you stake €125.49 on home, €85.40 on the draw and €89.11 on away. Whatever the result, the payout is about €307.44, roughly €7.44 more than you staked, if all three bets are accepted at these odds and stand.
You can check such a split yourself with our free arbitrage calculator. The hard part is not the maths but finding the prices in time.
Using both: forum knowledge plus live opportunities
Many beginners get the most from combining the two:
- Learn the basics in plain language, for example in sure betting explained.
- Read forum threads about the bookmakers you plan to use: payouts, verification, limits.
- Use a scanner to find opportunities and work out stakes, starting small.
- Bring questions about odd situations (a voided leg, a retirement in tennis) back to the forum or to our guides.
One caution for readers in Austria and Slovakia. Forums discuss betting agents and brokers that give access to Asian bookmakers. Check whether such a service may legally serve your country before you use it. In Slovakia only licensed operators may offer betting, and unlicensed offers can be on the regulator's list of prohibited offers. We don't recommend grey-market services.
Free vs paid: what you actually get
The forum is free, and that is a clear advantage. A scanner costs money: ArbVantage is €97 a month after the 14-day trial. Whether that pays off depends on your stakes. At a 1% average net margin (our model's assumption), €97 needs about €9,700 in total stakes a month to be covered. That is an illustration, not a forecast. Real results vary and can be negative: odds move, bets get voided and accounts get limited.
If you only want to learn, the forum and our free guides are enough. If you want to act on opportunities without hours of manual comparison, a scanner is the tool for that. Our guide free arbitrage finders explains what free tools can and can't do.
Which suits whom
- Arbusers suits you if you want to learn from other bettors, read experience reports on bookmakers and tools, and ask questions, all for free.
- ArbVantage suits you if you want live sure bets and middles with stakes worked out, push alerts and an interface in German or Slovak, with a focus on Austria and Slovakia.
Scanners compared with each other: best arbitrage betting software.
Frequently asked questions
Is Arbusers free?
Yes. The forum can be read for free, and registration to post is free. It is funded by partner banners, for example from betting brokers and e-wallets.
Does Arbusers show live sure bets?
No. Arbusers is a discussion forum. Members talk about opportunities, bookmakers and tools, but there is no live feed of sure bets with stakes. That is what a scanner such as ArbVantage does.
Can I use Arbusers and ArbVantage together?
Yes, and many beginners do. The forum is good for experience reports and questions; the scanner finds opportunities and works out the stakes. Check forum advice against official sources, because posts can be out of date.
Is forum advice reliable?
Some of it is excellent, some is opinion or out of date. Treat posts as experience reports, not facts, and check licences, tax rules and bookmaker terms on official pages.
Sources
- Arbusers: public forum index with section and member statistics (arbusers.com), checked 22 October 2026
- ArbVantage: price, trial and feed per our pricing section and FAQ, as of 22 October 2026
- ÚRHH (Slovak gambling regulator): list of prohibited offers
- Wikipedia: Arbitrage betting
- Directive 2006/114/EC on misleading and comparative advertising
As of 22 October 2026. We deliberately don't link to other providers. Prices without guarantee; the provider's own page prevails. The calculations are illustrations under the stated assumptions.
Not betting, financial or legal advice. 18+. Betting involves risk, sure bets included: odds move, bets get voided and accounts get limited. Only stake money you can afford to lose. More in our disclaimer and on responsible gambling.