Fantasy football platforms

These host a league from end to end: the draft, rosters, weekly scoring and matchups. If you are choosing where to run next season, start here — everything else in this directory sits on top of a platform rather than replacing one.

16 tools in this category.

CBS Sports Fantasy preview

CBS Sports Fantasy

Fantasy platforms

League host for fantasy football, baseball, basketball and hockey. Free leagues run up to 12 teams on standard scoring; the paid Commissioner tier allows up to 30 teams, deep scoring options, keepers and salary cap drafts. Includes live scoring, expert rankings and pick'em games.

  • Free tier + paid

DynastyOS

Fantasy platforms

Contract dynasty fantasy football league host in pre-alpha. It automates salary caps, contracts, franchise tags, free-agent auctions and rookie drafts, with standard dynasty and redraft planned. Installable web app; public launch aimed at 2027.

  • Free
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ESPN Fantasy

Fantasy platforms

Free league host for fantasy football, basketball, baseball and hockey: create or join public leagues, standard or custom rules, mock drafts, live scoring, league chat and ESPN rankings. Also runs Knockout leagues and free NFL pick'em, survivor and prediction games.

  • Free
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Fantasy365

Fantasy platforms

Web fantasy league platform for NFL and seven other sports: single-sport leagues with custom rules or cumulative multi-sport dynasties, with keepers, mock drafts, waivers, live scoring, trade veto votes, and optional collected entry fees with automatic payouts.

  • Free tier + paid
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Fantrax

Fantasy platforms

Highly customizable fantasy league host for football and many other sports, aimed at dynasty, keeper and redraft leagues: custom rosters and scoring, salaries and contracts, future pick and multi-team trades, very large leagues, league chat and year-round transactions.

  • Free tier + paid
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Fleaflicker

Fantasy platforms

Free fantasy league host for football, baseball, basketball and hockey, running since 2005: live scoring, league chat, 137 scoring rules, taxi squads, up to 40 keepers, future pick and multi-team trades, email drafts, year-round access and one-click import of ESPN or Yahoo leagues.

  • Free tier + paid
  • ESPN
  • Yahoo
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Fourth & Foreplay

Fantasy platforms

Fantasy football for couples: two partners set lineups, play a weekly head-to-head matchup and agree on a reward for the winner and a forfeit for the loser. Early-access sign-up only so far.

  • Pricing unknown

Front Office Pros

Fantasy platforms

Fantasy football league platform built around NFL-style contracts and the salary cap: negotiated contracts, extensions, restructures, blind-bid free agency, rookie drafts and training camp cuts, with depth charts and IDP. Also offers dynasty rankings and a contract trade calculator.

  • Paid
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League Tycoon

Fantasy platforms

League host built for dynasty: slow auction drafts, trade auctions, compensatory picks, draft lottery and league history, with an optional contract dynasty mode for salary caps, contracts, franchise tags and RFA. Imports leagues and history from Sleeper, ESPN, CBS, MFL or Fantrax.

  • Free tier + paid
  • CBS
  • ESPN
  • Fantrax

MyFantasyLeague

Fantasy platforms

Long-running fantasy football league host built for deep commissioner customization: custom scoring, rosters and waiver rules, live and slow drafts and auctions, and league types from redraft to keeper, dynasty, best ball, DFS-style and chop leagues. Free NFL playoff leagues.

  • Paid

Pickup Fantasy Sports

Fantasy platforms

Weekly one-on-one fantasy football matchups with no league needed: find an opponent through public or private matchups, then draft with an I-cut-you-choose mechanic.

  • Pricing unknown
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Rivyls

Fantasy platforms

Free fantasy college sports where managers draft whole schools instead of players and score when those schools win. Leagues get live snake or linear drafts, add/drops, trades and custom scoring, plus pick'em and survivor games. College football leads; other college sports are covered too.

  • Free
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Sleeper

Fantasy platforms

Free league host for fantasy football and other sports with in-league chat, commissioner settings, mock drafts and live scores on web and mobile. Also runs pick'em, survivor, Chopped elimination leagues and real-money player picks.

  • Free
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Underdog

Fantasy platforms

Real-money sports app for NFL and other sports: player and team pick'em, best ball and other draft games, streaks, prediction-market style contracts on game lines, and card packs. Web, iOS and Android, 18+ in states where it operates.

  • Paid
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Waiver Wizards

Fantasy platforms

Fantasy football league host with tabletop RPG mechanics: managers spend energy on dice-rolled plays to boost their own players or hinder opponents, players get attributes from real stats, and managers level up. Uses real NFL scoring; the strategy layer can be ignored.

  • Free
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Yahoo Fantasy

Fantasy platforms

League host for fantasy football and other sports: free public and private leagues with live and instant drafts, FAAB waivers, live scoring and a league feed. Also offers best ball, prize leagues, daily fantasy, pick'em, survivor and bracket games, plus an optional Fantasy Plus subscription.

  • Free tier + paid