Comparison · 7 min read
ArbVantage vs Surebet.com: a factual comparison
Surebet.com has been around since 2009, lists more than 400 bookmakers and has a free tier. If you're looking at it as an alternative to ArbVantage, or the other way round, this page compares what both publish: price, free tier, bookmakers, odds freshness and use on a phone.
Updated 22 October 2026
Contents
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
Surebet.com's figures come from its home page and plan overview, checked on 22 October 2026. Check prices with the provider before you buy.
| Criterion | ArbVantage | Surebet.com |
|---|---|---|
| Free option | 14-day trial, card required, full features | Free forever, shows arbs up to 1% profit |
| Price per month | €97, one plan | Basic €29.90, Max €59.90 |
| Other terms | Monthly only | Basic: week €9.90, 3 months €77.90, year €199.90. Max: week €19.90, 3 months €155.90, year €399.90 |
| Sure bets / middles / value bets | Yes / yes / coming soon | Yes / yes / yes (Basic and Max) |
| Filters | Bookmakers, sports, margin, odds, time to start; several saved filters | Basic 8 filters, Max 32 with multi-filter |
| Bookmakers | 36 international bookmakers in the feed | 408 in the bookmaker filter |
| Odds age | Shown on every opportunity; stale prices hidden | Auto-update in both paid plans |
| Alerts | Web push to your phone, per saved filter | Not described in the plan overview |
As of October 2026. Sources at the end of the page.
Other providers' prices as of 22 October 2026; their own site is authoritative.
Free tier vs paid plans
Surebet.com's free version shows arbs with less than 1% profit. For arbs above 1%, the site points you to a paid plan. That's enough to understand what arbs look like. For actually betting, margins under 1% are thin, as this example shows.
Odds of 2.00 at bookmaker A and 2.03 at bookmaker B. The implied probabilities add up to 50.00% + 49.26% = 99.26%, a margin of about 0.74%. With €500 in total you stake €251.86 at A and €248.14 at B. Either outcome pays €503.72, which is €3.72 more than you staked.
If one of the two bookmakers deducts Austria's 5% Wettgebühr from the stake, that's €12.59 on €251.86, more than the whole edge. A single rounded stake or a small price move is also enough to push an arb like this below zero.
The paid plans are inexpensive: Basic costs €29.90 a month, Max €59.90. Both include sure bets, middles and value bets. Max adds more filters (32 instead of 8, with multi-filter), exchange commission in the calculation, opening odds, unlimited similar bets and early access. A week costs €9.90 (Basic) or €19.90 (Max).
On price, Surebet.com is clearly below ArbVantage's €97. The question is what you pay for. With us, the price is mostly the work around the maths: rounded stakes, balances per bookmaker and hiding stale prices, with an interface in German and Slovak. Which margin is worth taking after all costs is covered in what is a good arbitrage percentage.
Bookmaker count vs odds age
Surebet.com lists 408 bookmakers; ArbVantage reads 36 today. More bookmakers mean more arbs on the list. Whether you can use them depends on two things: do you have an account there, and is the price still current?
Many arbs exist because a bookmaker hasn't adjusted a price yet. Some, though, exist because the scanner hasn't re-read a price yet. Then you see an arb that is already gone at the bookmaker. The more sites a service reads, the harder it is to check all of them equally often.
That's why ArbVantage shows on every opportunity when its odds were last checked, and hides prices that are too old. Push alerts only go out for opportunities whose odds are at most three minutes old. That gives fewer hits than a long list, but hits that are more often still there. How often Surebet.com checks which bookmaker isn't stated in its plan overview; the best test is to check an arb at the bookmaker before you place it.
From Austria, the bookmakers in our feed that matter most are Tipico and William Hill. Popular Austrian brands such as Admiral, bwin, Interwetten, tipp3 and bet-at-home aren't in our feed yet and follow with a second odds source; Surebet.com listed all of them in our check, and all six Slovak licensees we looked for. Pinnacle, Betfair Exchange and Matchbook don't accept Austrian residents, so arbs involving them can't be placed from Austria, whichever scanner shows them.
Using it on a phone
Arbs often last only minutes. Whether you catch them depends on how fast you get from the alert to the second bet. When comparing tools on a phone, check:
- Do you get a notification when a matching arb appears, or do you have to refresh the list yourself?
- Are the stakes worked out, and can they be rounded?
- Does a tap open the bookmaker at the right event?
- Is the list readable on a small screen without scrolling sideways?
ArbVantage runs as a web app in your phone's browser. Push alerts work on Android and on iPhone (iOS 16.4 or later) once you add the app to your home screen. Native iPhone and Android apps are in development.
Which suits whom
- Surebet.com suits you if you want to start free or cheaply, need the longest list of bookmakers including Austrian and Slovak names, or want value bets today.
- ArbVantage suits you if you bet from Austria and want odds age shown on every opportunity, push alerts and an interface in German or Slovak, with arbs and middles in one plan.
All six tools side by side: best arbitrage betting software. Before trusting any arb list, read arbitrage betting risks.
Frequently asked questions
Is Surebet.com free?
Partly. The free version shows arbs with up to 1% profit. Arbs above 1%, middles and auto-update need a paid plan.
How much does the full version of Surebet.com cost?
According to its plan overview in October 2026: Basic €29.90 and Max €59.90 a month. Weekly, 3-month and annual terms are also available; Max adds more filters and exchange commission.
How fresh are the odds?
Surebet.com's paid plans auto-update, but the plan overview doesn't say how often each bookmaker is checked. ArbVantage shows on every opportunity when its odds were last checked and hides stale prices. With any tool, check the price at the bookmaker before you place the second bet.
Sources
- Surebet.com: home page, plan overview and bookmaker list (en.surebet.com, en.surebet.com/plan/overview, en.surebet.com/by/bookie), checked 22 October 2026
- ArbVantage: price, trial, feed and alerts per our pricing section and FAQ, as of 22 October 2026
- 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 page prevails.
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