IndependentUpdated 01 Oct 2026Region: United States

Prediction market
rankings 2026

Compare prediction market platforms using published fees, access rules and documented research. Each review explains its sources and what remains unverified.

56platforms
18comparisons
9criteria

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Top 10 platforms

Platforms you can use where you are come first, then by Editor Score across nine published criteria · paid placements are flagged AD and get no score boost

Last updated 01 Oct 2026

Prediction market platforms available in your region first, then ranked by Editor Score, with type, fees, availability and score.
#	Platform	Type	Fees	Availability	Score	Visit platform
01	Kalshi	Regulated exchange	Taker 0.07·P·(1−P) — 1.75¢ at 50¢	Available	8.0	Visit Review
02	OG	Regulated exchange	Taker 7%×P(1−P), maker 1.75%×P(1−P) /contract	Available	7.1	Review
03	Novig	Regulated exchange	0% maker · taker fee on live and futures	Available	6.4	Review
04	FanDuel Predicts	Broker	—	Available	6.2	Visit Review
05	Interactive Brokers ForecastTrader	Broker	—	Available	5.9	Visit Review
06	Crypto.com Prediction Markets	Regulated exchange	$0.01–$0.0175/contract taker · 0% maker	Available	5.8	Visit Review
07	Alpha Arcade	Crypto · on-chain	Taker 0.07×p×(1−p); maker 0	Available	5.1	Review
08	PredictIt	Regulated exchange	10% of profit · 5% on withdrawals	Available	3.9	Visit Review
09	Manifold Markets	Play-money	—	Available	3.7	Visit Review
10	Delphi	Crypto · on-chain	Creator-set, default 2% per trade	Available	3.5	Review

Platforms without an affiliate program are ranked on the same terms — monetization never affects the order. Not scored yet: DraftKings Predictions, Rain, Onyx Odds (Onyx Predictions), Augur and 4 more.How we score →

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Kalshi

CFTC-regulated event contract exchange

8.0Prelim

RegulatedFiatAPI

No welcome offer — see the review for the all-in cost per contract.

Available

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OG

Crypto.com’s standalone prediction-market app, listed on the NADEX/CDNA exchange

7.1Prelim

RegulatedFiatMobile

No welcome offer — see the review for the all-in cost per contract.

Available

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Novig

CFTC-designated peer-to-peer sports prediction market (Ludlow)

6.4Prelim

RegulatedFiatAPI

No welcome offer — see the review for the all-in cost per contract.

Available

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FanDuel Predicts

FanDuel event contracts listed by CME Group and Crypto.com

6.2Prelim

RegulatedFiatMobile

No welcome offer — see the review for the all-in cost per contract.

Available

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Interactive Brokers ForecastTrader

Forecast contracts listed on ForecastEx, a CFTC-designated contract market

5.9Prelim

RegulatedFiat

No welcome offer — see the review for the all-in cost per contract.

Available

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Crypto.com Prediction Markets

USD-settled event contracts in the Crypto.com app, listed by CDNA

5.8Prelim

FiatMobile

No welcome offer — see the review for the all-in cost per contract.

Available

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FanDuel PredictsVSDraftKings Predictions

The two sportsbook brands’ prediction products are close cousins: both are US-only brokers offering CFTC-regulated contracts, centred on sports. FanDuel Predicts is scored on our model and available in all 50 states for financial contracts; DraftKings Predictions is newer, unscored so far, and excludes Maine and New Hampshire.

Not enough recorded facts on both sides to call a row-by-row edge yet.

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Kalshi vs Crypto.com Prediction MarketsBoth are CFTC-regulated, but Crypto.com’s prediction trading is US-only and runs inside the Crypto.com app, while Kalshi is a stand-alone exchange open to many countries. Kalshi scores higher on our model; Crypto.com publishes one of the clearest fee schedules — no maker fee and a small fixed taker fee per contract.Kalshi vs DraftKings PredictionsKalshi is the established exchange with a scored review and a wide market list; DraftKings Predictions, launched in December 2025, is a broker product for US users centred on sports. We have not scored DraftKings yet, so the comparison rests on structure and access rather than on a score.Kalshi vs FanDuel PredictsKalshi is the exchange; FanDuel Predicts is a broker front-end to CFTC-regulated contracts. Kalshi scores higher on our model and lists a far wider range of markets — politics, economics, science as well as sports — while FanDuel suits sports-first traders who already use FanDuel and want contracts inside that account.Kalshi vs Interactive Brokers ForecastTraderKalshi is the specialist exchange with the broader market list; Interactive Brokers ForecastTrader brings ForecastEx contracts into a full brokerage account. Kalshi scores higher on our model. ForecastTrader suits existing IBKR clients who want economic and political contracts next to their other investments, with a flat, symmetric per-contract fee.

How we score platforms

Our model uses 9 criteria with fixed weights. We score the evidence we can document and leave unassessed criteria unrated. Funded-account tests are shown only when a review includes a dated test record. Liquidity has the largest declared weight (20%); commercial relationships do not affect scores.

Editor score 0–10 — documented research, with a written note per assessed criterion
Preliminary assessments — untested criteria stay unrated
Availability — checked per region, not assumed from a marketing page

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