The arbitrage betting software trial checklist
A free trial answers the only question that matters — does this tool produce enough opportunities you can act on to justify its price? This checklist turns a trial into a measurement instead of a vibe.
Before you start the trial
- ☐ List the bookmakers where you hold usable, unrestricted accounts. This list — not the tool's global count — is your real coverage.
- ☐ Set your test bankroll and per-bet cap, separate from living money (bankroll guide).
- ☐ Screenshot the tool's public pricing page with today's date, so you can spot changes at renewal time.
- ☐ Read the cancellation terms before entering any payment details.
- ☐ Create a simple log: date, market, bookmakers, odds quoted, odds actually available, stake, outcome, fees.
Day 1–2: configuration
- ☐ Filter the bookmaker list to only the books you can use. Screenshot it, with the date.
- ☐ Set minimum-margin and sport filters to something realistic, not the promotional defaults.
- ☐ Verify the odds format and stake calculator against our independent arbitrage calculator — the numbers must agree.
The core test week
- ☐ Run at least five consecutive ordinary days, not just a big sports weekend.
- ☐ For every alert you would have taken: open both bookmakers and record whether the quoted odds were actually available. This is the odds-freshness test that separates real scanners from stale feeds.
- ☐ Count actionable opportunities per day — alerts where both legs were placeable at your books, at your stakes.
- ☐ Note alert-to-action time. If prices are gone before you can react, the volume number is fiction (see common mistakes).
- ☐ Check market-rules pairs on anything you place — void-rule mismatches are the classic silent killer.
Before you pay
- ☐ Multiply your measured actionable margin by realistic monthly volume. Does it clear the subscription cost with room to spare?
- ☐ Confirm what the renewal price is (not the promotional price) and how billing currency converts to yours.
- ☐ Re-read your log. Decide on the data, not on how the dashboard made you feel.
Red flags that mean walk away
- Marketing that promises guaranteed or risk-free returns — no honest operator in this space promises that.
- No way to filter to your country's bookmakers, or a coverage list the support team won't confirm in writing.
- Odds that consistently fail the freshness spot-check.
- Pressure pricing: discounts that expire in hours, or cancellation flows designed to be hard.
Ready to run it? Start with the shortlist on the best software hub (Australians: use the Australia hub), and check the reviews for what is already verified about each tool. A printable and email version of this checklist is planned; until then, this page is the canonical copy.