Beleeg vs Challonge
Both make a bracket. Only one runs the league after.
Beleeg lets anyone build a bracket without an account, can charge entry online, and turns into a full league when the tournament becomes a season. If a bracket is all you need, either works. Here is the honest list, including what Challonge still does that we don't.
Side by side
Beleeg and Challonge, feature by feature.
| Feature | Beleeg | Challonge |
|---|---|---|
| Make a bracket from a list of names | Yes. Type names, one per line | Yes. |
| Build the bracket before creating an account | Yes. Sign in only when you press Create | No. Account first |
| Single elimination with automatic byes | Yes. | Yes. |
| Round robin | Yes. | Yes. |
| Consolation bracket / three-match guarantee | Yes. | Partly. Double elimination instead |
| Double elimination | No. | Yes. |
| Swiss format | No. | Yes. |
| Public bracket page, no login to view | Yes. | Yes. |
| Enter scores from a phone, winners advance | Yes. | Yes. |
| Charge an entry fee online | Yes. Players pay by card; Beleeg keeps $3 an entry | No. |
| Pairs / doubles as one entrant | Yes. | Partly. Name them as a team |
| Grows into a league: season schedule, standings, lineups, dues | Yes. | No. |
| Works on a phone | Yes. In any phone’s web browser | Yes. Mobile web |
| Embed the bracket on another site | No. | Yes. |
| Ads on the bracket page | No. None | Partly. On the free tier |
Challonge details are from its public product pages as of September 2026 and may change. Tell us if we got one wrong and we will fix it.
By Michael Montalbano, founder of Beleeg · Last updated
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Who Beleeg is for, and who it isn’t for
Beleeg is for adults who run amateur leagues and tournaments. If your league needs youth-sports checks, facility rentals, or ticket sales, another tool will serve you better.
Beleeg is for
- Adult and amateur rec leagues and clubs: tennis, pickleball, platform tennis, padel, squash, softball, bowling, darts, pool, cornhole, and more, 30 sports in all.
- Commissioners already running a league on a spreadsheet, a group text, or an older tool, who want the schedule, scores, standings, and dues in one place. We move your league over for you.
- Clubs that run several leagues, divisions, or seasons under one name.
- Tournament hosts. Brackets are free, with or without a league.
Beleeg is not the right fit for
- Youth sports programs that need background checks, SafeSport training records, or parent and guardian accounts. Beleeg is made for adults and does not run or track any of these.
- Large parks and recreation departments that need to rent out fields and courts by the hour across many sites. Beleeg schedules league games; it does not book facilities or take court rentals.
- Pro and semi-pro teams selling tickets to fans. Beleeg can take payment for a club event with a set number of spots, but it has no seat maps or box office.
- Leagues that need Swiss brackets.
- You need an App Store or Google Play download today. Beleeg’s iOS app is awaiting Apple review; the web app is available now.
Moving a bracket over
Paste your names and you are done.
Copy the participant list out of Challonge, paste it into the Beleeg builder one name per line, pick the format, press Create. Scores already played on Challonge do not carry over; start the new bracket from the current round.
Ready when you are
Try it with your next bracket.
Free to make, free to share, and it is still there when the tournament turns into a league.