Upside vs Outlier: research app or price scanner?
Updated November 3, 2026 · Written by the Upside team
Outlier and Upside both help with player props, but they start from different places. Outlier is a research app. It shows a player's recent games, matchups, injuries and trends, then adds odds and +EV tools on its higher plans. Upside starts from prices. It compares what every book and pick'em app is paying for the same bet against a fair price, and ranks the gaps.
We make Upside, so read this with that in mind. Every claim about Outlier links to Outlier's own site, help center or app listing, checked on November 3, 2026.
The short answer
Pick Outlier if you like to research a player before you bet and want a polished phone app to do it in. Its $19.99 Premium plan is the cheapest way into either product.
Pick Upside if you want +EV plays, arbitrage and pick'em slips ranked for you across every book. Upside's Silver plan has all three for $59.99 a month. Outlier puts its full +EV feed and arbitrage on Pro at $79.99.
At a glance
| Upside | Outlier | |
|---|---|---|
| Plans |
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| Free trial | 5-day free trial on every monthly plan, card required | 7-day free trial |
| Free to use | Odds Screen, Steam Chaser (early access) and eight calculators, free with an email | A few free NBA and NFL insights per sportsbook, and free calculators |
| Books and apps | 47 sportsbooks, pick'em apps, exchanges and prediction markets | No count published |
| How fair odds are set | A blend of every book's no-vig price by default, which you can switch to sharp books only, Pinnacle only, or your own weights | Pinnacle with the vig removed by default. Pro lets you pick several books and weight each one. |
| Where it runs | Web, built for phone and desktop browsers. No App Store app. | Web, iPhone app and Android app |
What each one costs
Outlier has three plans. Premium is $19.99 a month for prop research, odds comparison, line movement and alerts. Premium+ is $29.99, sold as an early bird rate, and adds +EV badges and live odds movement charts. Pro is $79.99 and unlocks everything, including the full +EV feed, arbitrage, middles and React Live, its separate live betting app. Annual plans save about two months.
Upside also has three. Silver is $59.99 a month for the +EV optimizers, arbitrage and low hold across sportsbooks, pick'em apps and prediction markets. Gold is $159.99 and adds Whale Watch. Diamond is $199.99 and adds +EV Sniper, live betting and the VIP Discord. See all plans.
So for prop research alone, Outlier is cheaper. For +EV and arbitrage, Upside Silver costs $20 a month less than Outlier Pro. For live betting, Outlier Pro at $79.99 is cheaper than Upside Diamond at $199.99.
Outlier gives you 7 days free. Upside gives you 5, card required.
Where Outlier is better
Research. Outlier is built around a player's numbers: recent games, splits, matchups, injuries, game scripts and AI breakdowns. Upside has none of that. If your process starts with "how has he done lately", Outlier fits it and Upside doesn't.
Phone apps. Outlier has iPhone and Android apps. Upside runs in your phone's browser and has no App Store app.
A cheaper way in. Premium at $19.99 a month is less than a third of Upside's cheapest plan.
Middles and live betting for less. Outlier Pro includes a middles finder, which Upside doesn't have, and its React Live app for $79.99. Upside's live betting is on Diamond at $199.99.
Where Upside is better
More pick'em apps. Outlier shows PrizePicks and Underdog lines. Upside prices PrizePicks, Underdog, Betr, DK Pick6, Sleeper, Dabble, ParlayPlay and more, and builds whole slips. The PrizePicks Optimizer shows the +EV slips on the board, not just single picks.
Prices first. A player's last few games are usually already in the line, because the books have seen them too. We wrote about why recent stats are mostly priced in. Upside skips the stats and goes straight to the question that decides a bet's value, whether this price is better than fair.
Tools Outlier doesn't list. Upside has a Low Hold finder, and Whale Watch tracks where the biggest bets and prediction market orders land. We couldn't find either on Outlier's site.
Free tools that do real work. Upside's Odds Screen and Steam Chaser are free with an email, no card.
How each one works out fair odds
Both remove the vig from other books' prices to get a fair price. Outlier uses Pinnacle by default, and Pro lets you choose several books and weight each one. Upside blends every book by default and lets you switch to sharp books only, Pinnacle only, or your own weights on every plan. How book weights work.
Feature by feature
A row only appears when we could confirm it for both products. A plan name is the cheapest plan that includes the feature.
| Feature | Upside | Outlier |
|---|---|---|
| Finding bets | ||
| +EV bet finderBets a book prices better than the fair odds | YesSilver | YesPro · Premium+ shows +EV badges, Pro has the full feed |
| Odds screenEvery book's price for the same bet, side by side | YesFree · Sign in with an email | YesPremium |
| Arbitrage finderBoth sides at different books for a profit either way | YesSilver | YesPro |
| Middles finderTwo lines far enough apart that both bets can win | No | YesPro |
| Line movementPrice history, or plays left behind when a sharp book moves | YesFree · Steam Chaser, in early access | YesPremium · Live movement charts on Premium+ |
| What it covers | ||
| Player propsPoints, yards, strikeouts and other player stats | YesSilver | YesPremium · Trends, injuries, matchups and AI breakdowns |
| Pick'em appsPrizePicks, Underdog, Betr, DK Pick6 and similar apps | YesSilver · PrizePicks, Underdog, Betr, DK Pick6, Sleeper and more | YesPremium · PrizePicks and Underdog lines |
| Prediction marketsKalshi, Polymarket, Novig, ProphetX and similar | YesSilver · Kalshi, Polymarket, Novig, ProphetX, Crypto.com | YesCompares odds across books and prediction markets |
| Live bettingGames already in progress | YesDiamond | YesPro · React Live, a separate app |
| Around the bet | ||
| Links into the bet slipOne tap from the play to the book | YesSilver · One tap to the book or pick'em slip | YesJumps to the best price at your book |
| Alerts for new playsPush, email or Discord when a play appears | YesDiamond · Push alerts for Betr slips and Steam Chaser | YesPremium · Alerts on your saved filters |
| Free calculatorsNo-vig, EV, Kelly, hedge and arbitrage math | YesFree · 8 calculators | YesFree |
Which one should you pick?
Pick Outlier if
- You research players before you bet and want trends, injuries and matchups in one place.
- You want an iPhone or Android app.
- You want to start for $19.99 a month.
- You want middles or live betting tools for less than $80 a month.
Pick Upside if
- You want the best +EV prices ranked across every book without doing the research yourself.
- You play pick'em apps beyond PrizePicks and Underdog, or want whole +EV slips built for you.
- You want arbitrage and low hold tools for $59.99 a month.
- You want to see where the biggest bets are landing with Whale Watch.
Frequently asked questions
Is Outlier cheaper than Upside?
At the bottom, yes. Outlier Premium is $19.99 a month and Upside Silver is $59.99. For +EV and arbitrage tools, Upside is cheaper. Outlier puts both on Pro at $79.99, and Upside Silver has both at $59.99.
Does Outlier have arbitrage and +EV tools?
Yes, on Pro at $79.99 a month. Premium+ at $29.99 shows +EV badges on some plays but not the full feed, and Premium has neither.
Which is better for PrizePicks?
Outlier shows PrizePicks and Underdog lines next to its research. Upside works out each pick's chance to hit from sportsbook prices, compares it to what the slip needs, and ranks whole +EV slips across PrizePicks, Underdog, Betr, DK Pick6, Sleeper and others.
Does Upside have a phone app like Outlier?
Not in the App Store. Upside runs in your phone's browser and is built for phone screens. Outlier has iPhone and Android apps.
See the numbers yourself.
The fastest way to compare is to open both on the same game. Upside's Odds Screen is free with an email.
5 days free · $0 today, card required · From $59.99/mo after
Sources and corrections
Every claim about Outlier comes from its own website or app store listings, checked on the date shown. Where a site blocked us, we used an archived copy of its own page and link to it below. Prices and features change. If you work at Outlier and something here is wrong or out of date, email support@upside.tools and we will fix it.
Outlier, checked 2026-11-03
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