PokerEnginePro and poker-engine.com:
two different platforms.
The short answer
Which to choose
Choose poker-engine.com if
- You want a published price: €25,000, €75,000 or €250,000 a year.
- You want a TypeScript and Node.js stack on Docker and Kubernetes, with PostgreSQL 16 and Redis 7.
- Seven variants and three betting structures cover the games you plan to deal.
Choose PokerEnginePro if
- You want 20-plus variants, from Razz and Badugi to mixed games, with run it twice, insurance and bomb pots.
- You need each market's rules as a signed rule pack, and play money and real money on one double-entry ledger.
- You want an engine measured at 50,000 concurrent players, self-hosted or hosted.
Where poker-engine.com is strong[1]
- Published pricing in three annual tiers — rare among poker suppliers.
- A server-authoritative platform on a mainstream stack: TypeScript, Node.js, React, PostgreSQL 16, Redis 7, Docker and Kubernetes.
- A 35-page back office with seven-tier role-based access and an audit trail; four-tier KYC, AML and sanctions screening.
- Multi-table tournaments, Sit & Go and satellites, and more than 8,400 tests, as the site states.
Side by side
The comparison
Who sells it
Games
- poker-engine.com
- Seven: Hold'em, PLO, Omaha Hi-Lo, Short Deck, Stud, Stud Hi-Lo and H.O.R.S.E./8-Game, in three betting structures.[1]
- PokerEnginePro
- 20-plus, adding Razz, 2-7 Triple Draw, Badugi and more mixed games, in every betting structure.
Table features
- poker-engine.com
- Not published.[1]
- PokerEnginePro
- Run it twice, all-in insurance, bomb pots, the 7-2 bounty and straddles — each a switch per table and per market.
Tournaments
- poker-engine.com
- Multi-table tournaments, Sit & Go with auto-replenishment, satellites with tickets.[1]
- PokerEnginePro
- Scheduled MTTs, Sit & Go lines, satellites, bounties and fields of 10,000.
Rules per market
- poker-engine.com
- Described as regulation-ready; markets not named.[1]
- PokerEnginePro
- 22 markets as signed rule packs, with 503 tested scenarios.
Compliance
- poker-engine.com
- Four-tier KYC, AML and sanctions screening.[1]
- PokerEnginePro
- Tiered KYC, AML, sanctions and PEP screening, geolocation, national self-exclusion registers and responsible-gambling tools.
Ledger
- poker-engine.com
- Not published.[1]
- PokerEnginePro
- Double-entry to the chip, every posting exactly once, reconciled every night.
Play money
- poker-engine.com
- Not published.[1]
- PokerEnginePro
- Play money and real money on one platform, kept apart; a social casino built in.
Payments and crypto
- poker-engine.com
- Stripe, Coinpayments (nine currencies including BTC and ETH), bank transfer and manual processing.[1]
- PokerEnginePro
- Payment providers through adapters; stablecoins on a closed loop, every address screened.
Scale evidence
- poker-engine.com
- "Unlimited tables, unlimited players"; no load figures published.[1]
- PokerEnginePro
- Measured at 50,000 concurrent players on 10,000 tables, chips exact; one actor per table and per player.
Testing and certification
- poker-engine.com
- 8,400-plus tests; no lab certificate published.[1]
- PokerEnginePro
- 6,298 automated tests; built for GLI-19, certification kit ready.
Price
- poker-engine.com
- €25,000, €75,000 or €250,000 a year.[1]
- PokerEnginePro
- A platform licence, self-hosted or hosted; talk to us.
Two names, two products
PokerEnginePro and poker-engine.com are unrelated. They share a word, not an owner, a codebase or a team. Both are server-authoritative poker platforms an operator licenses, and both run on Kubernetes; past that, they differ in scope.[1]
Where they differ most
The gaps are in breadth and in evidence. PokerEnginePro deals more variants, carries each market's rules as a signed rule pack, and keeps every chip on a double-entry ledger. Its scale figures come from a recorded run, not a promise.
- Variants: 20-plus against seven.
- Markets: 22 rule packs, 503 tested scenarios.
- Money: play and real, card and stablecoin, on one ledger.
- Scale: measured at 50,000 concurrent players.
On building it yourself
poker-engine.com puts the cost of building an equivalent platform in-house at $1.5M+ and 18–24 months. Whatever the figure, the point stands: a real-money poker platform is a long build. Our build-versus-buy guide sets out the choice.[1]
Questions
Asked and answered
Is PokerEnginePro the same company as poker-engine.com?
No. They are separate products from separate companies, with no shared ownership or code. This page compares them from public information.
What does poker-engine.com cost?
It publishes three annual tiers: €25,000, €75,000 and €250,000 a year.[1]
Why does PokerEnginePro not publish a price?
The licence depends on how you deploy — self-hosted or hosted — and on your markets. Talk to us and we will quote it.
Can I host PokerEnginePro myself?
Yes. It installs on any Kubernetes cluster, in any cloud or data centre, from one chart — or we host it for you.
Method
Facts about other companies come from their own pages and from trade press, listed here with the date each was last checked. Facts about PokerEnginePro describe the platform itself. Where a company does not publish something, the page says so instead of guessing. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we will correct it.
Last reviewed 7 October 2026
Sources
- [1]Poker Engine: home page — poker-engine.com, checked 7 October 2026
- [2]Online Poker Script: home page — onlinepokerscript.com, checked 7 October 2026
Poker Engine and poker-engine.com are names of their respective owner. PokerEnginePro is a separate product and is not affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by poker-engine.com or onlinepokerscript.com.
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