Simple plans that grow with your boards
Start free. Upgrade when you need bigger rosters, your own branding, and shared admins. Every paid plan is month-to-month — cancel anytime, in one click.
Free
Two small boards, no card
$0forever
- Branding removed
- Colors, logo, backgrounds, avatars
- Active boards
- 2
- Participants per board
- 15
- Bracket entrants
- 64
- Round-robin teams
- 24
- Shared admin access
- None
- Export (CSV & JSON)
- Priority support
- Website embed
Pro
Most popularFor regular organisers
$24/mo
billed monthly
Renews at $24/month. Cancel anytime.
- Branding removed
- Colors, logo, backgrounds, avatars
- Active boards
- 25
- Participants per board
- 50
- Bracket entrants
- 128
- Round-robin teams
- 32
- Shared admin access
- Up to 3
- Export (CSV & JSON)
- Priority support
- Website embed
Premium
For big rosters and teams
$52/mo
billed monthly
Renews at $52/month. Cancel anytime.
- Branding removed
- Colors, logo, backgrounds, avatars
- Active boards
- 100
- Participants per board
- 500
- Bracket entrants
- 512
- Round-robin teams
- 35
- Shared admin access
- Unlimited
- Export (CSV & JSON)
- Priority support
- Website embed
Running a single event? · one-time, doesn't renew
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Verified educators can apply for special individual-classroom pricing.
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Everything you need to pick the right plan
| Feature | Free $0 | Pro $24/mo | Premium $52/mo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Presentation | |||
Remove watermark Hide the MakeTheBoard branding | — | ||
Custom colors Match your brand palette | — | ||
Custom logo Upload your own logo | — | ||
Custom backgrounds Upload background images or use presets | Presets only | ||
Public sharing link Share your board with a unique URL | |||
QR code sharing Share your board with a generated QR code | |||
| Limits | |||
Number of boards Active boards in your account | 2 | 25 | 100 |
Participants per board Entries on each board (leaderboards, score sheets, goal trackers, tier lists) | 15 | 50 | 500 |
Bracket entrants Tournament brackets run on their own, larger ladder | 64 | 128 | 512 |
Round-robin teams League size, capped by the format rather than the plan | 24 | 32 | 35 |
Real-time updates Live sync across all devices | |||
| Collaboration | |||
Shared admin access Invite people to manage a board via an admin link | None | Up to 3 | Unlimited |
Website embed Embed boards on your website with an iframe — free embeds carry a small MakeTheBoard badge | |||
| Data | |||
CSV & JSON export Download your data anytime | — | ||
Board history Snapshots and change tracking | — | ||
| Support | |||
Email support Get help when you need it | |||
Priority support Faster response times and dedicated assistance | — | ||
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes! The Free plan gives you up to 2 boards with 15 participants each, real-time updates, and a public sharing link. There's no time limit and no credit card required. It's free forever. Great for trying out MakeTheBoard or running a small competition.
Yes. If you only need a single board to look professional (custom player avatars, custom colors, backgrounds, your logo, no badge, and up to 50 participants), you can unlock that one board for a one-time $15, right from the board's editor. It's permanent: no subscription, nothing to cancel, and it stays unlocked forever. Pro and Premium are better value once you're running several boards.
Pro gives you up to 25 boards, 50 participants per board, custom branding, data exports, the developer API, and shared admin access for up to 3 people. Premium includes everything in Pro plus up to 100 boards, 500 participants per board, unlimited shared admins, team management with roles, analytics, and an audit log.
Yes. Upgrades are prorated, so you only pay the difference for the rest of your billing cycle and the new plan starts immediately. Downgrades take effect at the end of the current period, so you keep what you paid for until then. Switching between monthly and annual works the same way.
One click, from your account page — no email, no phone call, and nothing to talk you out of it. Your plan stays active until the end of the period you've already paid for, then reverts to Free. We also email you three days before every renewal, monthly or annual, with a cancel link right in the message.
Nothing is deleted. Your boards and all their data stay exactly as they are. If you're over the Free plan's limits you simply can't add more boards or participants until you're back within them, and paid-only features like custom branding and exports switch off. Everything comes back the moment you resubscribe.
Yes — Pro and Premium are subscriptions, so they renew until you cancel: monthly plans every month, annual plans once a year. You'll get an email three days before each renewal telling you the exact amount and date, with a one-click cancel link. The 7-day Pro pass is the exception: it's a single payment that expires on its own and never renews.
No. The 7-day Pro pass is $9, one payment, and gives you everything in Pro for a week — no card kept on file and nothing to cancel. When it ends your account goes back to Free and your boards stay put. If you only need one board to look professional rather than a whole plan, the $15 permanent board unlock is the other option.
We handle refunds on a case-by-case basis. If you're not happy with your purchase, reach out within 14 days and we'll work something out. You can also cancel any subscription in one click to stop all future charges.
Yes, on every plan including Free. Each board gets an iframe code you can drop into any website, blog, WordPress, Squarespace, Notion, or LMS, and the embedded board updates in real time with your theme and colors. Embeds on the Free plan show a small 'Made with MakeTheBoard' badge; any paid plan removes it.