The best GTO Wizard alternative depends on what you need: to solve your own spots it’s PioSolver, a one-time license for a Windows PC from €300 plus tax, and for cheaper solver drills it’s DTO Poker from $9.99 a month or Postflop+ at $14.99, both with free versions.
If you’re still learning, Poker Skill, which we make, is a free app where you play full hands against AI opponents in Practice vs AI and each decision is graded. For PLO, GTO Wizard is still the one to pick: none of the others covers it, though the maker of Postflop+ sells a PLO trainer as a separate app.
The alternatives, by what you need
Each one fits a different need, so pick by what you’d use it for.
€300 once, plus tax, for Pro on one computer
PioSolver.A solver you run on your own PC
A solver you run on your own Windows PC, bought once. Pick this if you want to solve your own spots and build the trees yourself.
$9.99 a month for Cash Beginner or Tournament Grinder, on the web
DTO Poker.Solver practice for less
Hands against a GTO bot, each decision graded, plus an explorer of solutions, on web and phone. Pick this if you want solver practice for much less.
$14.99 a month, or $99.99 a year
Postflop+.Solver drills on your phone, offline
Solver drills on your phone that work offline. Pick this if you want to drill postflop spots on the go.
Free forever.
Poker Skill.OursA free app that teaches the why
Practice vs AI, lessons and the Daily Puzzle, free on iPhone and Android. Pick this if you’re still learning and want the why explained.
Free GTO Wizard alternatives
Every alternative here has a free version.
| Alternative | Best for | Price | Free version |
|---|---|---|---|
| PioSolver | Solving your own heads-up spots on a Windows PC | €300 once, plus tax | Solves example flops only |
| DTO Poker | Graded practice against a GTO bot, on the web and phone | From $9.99 a month | Every cash preflop solution and one cash postflop spot with no hand limit |
| Postflop+ | Postflop drills on your phone, offline | $14.99 a month | Free drills every day |
| Poker Skill Ours | Learning Hold’em in Practice vs AI and lessons | Free forever. | One Practice vs AI game a day, every lesson and the Daily Puzzle |
GTO Wizard’s own free plan gives 100 preflop solutions, 1 postflop solution and 10 Trainer hands a day.
Cheaper GTO Wizard alternatives
Prices and features checked October 2026.
A solver for your own spots
GTO Wizard solves spots you set up on two plans. Elite, at $169 a month, solves heads-up spots and Ultra adds multiway ones. PioSolver does the heads-up part on your own Windows computer, for a one-time price plus tax: Pro costs €300 for one computer or €450 for two, and Edge, which adds a preflop solver, costs €550 or €800. PioSolver vs GTO Wizard compares the two in full.
A library of solved spots
GTO Wizard’s library covers cash games, tournaments and PLO4 across many stack depths and bet sizes, and it is the only one here with PLO. DTO Poker’s explorer is the closest cheaper match, with every cash preflop solution free and more on paid plans. Postflop+ carries solved postflop spots across all 1,755 strategically distinct flops on your phone. Our free solver answers for heads-up pots are far smaller: 50 spots chosen from what players search for, each with the why in plain words.
A trainer that explains the why
Poker Skill, which we make, is built around the why: in Practice vs AI you play full hands against AI opponents while Coach Max grades each decision, and every lesson answer comes with a coaching explanation. DTO Poker explains hands in words too. A free account gets 5 Virtual Coach explanations a day in the web trainer, and paid plans get more. A solver gives you the right play as numbers, which helps once you can read EV and frequencies.
The four alternatives in detail
PioSolver
A solver you run on your own PC
€300 once, plus tax, for Pro on one computer
Best for Serious players who want to set up and solve their own heads-up spots, and to own the software outright.
Skip if You want solved spots ready to browse, or you study PLO or multiway pots, which it doesn't solve.
Free version A free version with Pro's speed that solves only example flops, for testing your computer.
Where it runs Windows; a Mac through Parallels
PioSolver solves heads-up Hold'em spots you define yourself: you enter both ranges, the pot, the stacks and the bet sizes, and it works out the strategy on your own computer. Pro handles flop, turn and river spots and includes a trainer, node locking and aggregation reports. Edge adds a preflop solver for computers with at least 64 GB of memory. The license is yours for life, with a year of updates included.
Compared with Poker Skill: PioSolver is the better pick for solving your own spots on a Windows PC, while Poker Skill teaches Hold'em and deals coached hands on iPhone and Android.
DTO Poker
Solver practice for less
$9.99 a month for Cash Beginner or Tournament Grinder, on the web
Best for Players who want to play hands against a GTO bot and see each decision graded, for much less than GTO Wizard.
Skip if You play PLO, which DTO doesn't cover, or you want exact EV loss and frequencies without paying for a top plan.
Free version A free account opens every cash preflop solution, trains one cash postflop spot with no hand limit and gives 5 Virtual Coach explanations a day in the web trainer.
Where it runs Web, iPhone, iPad and Android; the explorer is web only
DTO Poker grades every decision you make in hands against its GTO bot, using simplified solutions it designs to be easier to learn. An explorer of solutions sits beside the trainer on the web, and a Virtual Coach, powered by OpenAI, explains hands in words. Cash and tournaments are separate products, and each product's top plan, Cash Pro at $39.99 or Super High Roller at $99.99 a month, adds exact EV loss and frequencies.
Compared with Poker Skill: DTO Poker is the better pick for cheap solver drills on web and phone, while Poker Skill explains each lesson answer in plain words on iPhone and Android.
Postflop+
Solver drills on your phone, offline
$14.99 a month, or $99.99 a year
Best for Players who know the basics and want to drill postflop spots against solver play on a phone, with or without a connection.
Skip if You're learning the game, since it grades you against solver play rather than explaining it in words, or you study PLO, which its maker sells as a separate app.
Free version Free to download, with free drills in every game type each day.
Where it runs iPhone, iPad and Android
Postflop+ stores solved spots on your device and has you play postflop hands against a GTO bot, in cash games, tournaments, Spin & Go and heads-up, across all 1,755 strategically distinct flops. Each action gets a grade of Perfect, OK, Mistake or Blunder, with the solver's EV and frequency beside it. Once the spots are downloaded, it works with no connection.
Compared with Poker Skill: Postflop+ is the better pick for drilling solver spots on a phone with no connection, while Poker Skill starts from the rules and hand rankings on iPhone and Android.
Poker Skill
A free app that teaches the why
Free forever.
Best for Players still learning Hold'em who want each decision in a full hand graded and each lesson answer explained.
Skip if You want solved spots to browse, your own solves or hand-history analysis. Poker Skill is a learning app and doesn't solve spots.
Free version Every lesson, the Daily Puzzle and one Practice vs AI game a day. Poker Skill Plus is an optional subscription.
Where it runs iPhone, iPad and Android
We make Poker Skill. Practice vs AI deals full hands against AI opponents at a heads-up or three-player table, and Coach Max grades each of your decisions. Every lesson answer gets a coaching explanation, so you learn why a play works, and the Daily Puzzle grades every option of one decision a day. It teaches Texas Hold'em only.
How we compared
- What it does
- What it costs
- What's free
The alternatives were grouped by the need each one fits, then compared on what it does, what it costs and what’s free. PioSolver’s facts come from its store and documentation, read October 2, 2026, and DTO Poker’s from its pricing pages, web trainer and store listings, read October 2, 2026. Postflop+ was checked against its app store listings and its maker’s site on October 2, 2026. GTO Wizard’s facts come from its plan menu, read signed in on October 2, 2026. Poker Skill’s come from its store listings and the app. Which player each fits is our judgment, and we make Poker Skill.
Where this fits in your decision
More on GTO Wizard
For the difference between the kinds of tool, trainer vs solver explains what each does, and our guide to the best poker training apps compares four apps by what they train.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a free alternative to GTO Wizard?
Yes, though none of the free versions solves your own spots beyond a trial. DTO Poker's free account trains one cash postflop spot with no hand limit, Postflop+ gives free drills every day and PioSolver's free version solves only example flops. For learning the game, Poker Skill gives one Practice vs AI game a day, every lesson and the Daily Puzzle free. GTO Wizard's own free plan gives 10 Trainer hands a day.
What's a cheaper alternative to GTO Wizard?
DTO Poker, from $9.99 a month on the web for cash or tournament practice against its GTO bot, and Postflop+, at $14.99 a month or $99.99 a year on a phone. Both grade your decisions against solver solutions. GTO Wizard's own paid plans start at $49 a month billed monthly, or $39 a month billed yearly.
What are the best alternatives to GTO Wizard for learning poker?
For learning the game itself, a trainer that explains beats a solver. Poker Skill, which we make, deals full hands against AI opponents and explains each lesson answer, free on iPhone and Android. Once ranges make sense, DTO Poker and Postflop+ drill solver spots for less than GTO Wizard.
Which is the best solver for study: DTO, GTO Wizard or others?
For browsing solved spots, GTO Wizard: it has a library for Hold'em and PLO4 and solves custom spots on its Elite and Ultra plans. For building your own heads-up spots, PioSolver, a desktop solver. DTO Poker is a trainer with a library of simplified solutions rather than a solver you run.
Can I use a GTO Wizard alternative on my phone?
Yes. DTO Poker, Postflop+ and Poker Skill all run on iPhone and Android. Postflop+ also works offline. GTO Wizard runs in a phone's browser, while PioSolver has no phone version: it's a Windows program.