RotoGrinders Premium vs Stokastic
By the DFS Directory team. Checked Nov 2, 2026.
Which one fits you
RotoGrinders Premium
- Pick RotoGrinders Premium if you want expert articles and strategy alongside an optimizer. Its DFS plans include premium articles.
- Pick RotoGrinders Premium if you play many sports and want the cheaper all-sport bundle. RG DFS covers 10+ sports for $99.99 a month, or $699.99 a year.
- Pick RotoGrinders Premium if you also play pick'em. RG MVP ($129.99 a month) adds PickLabs to the DFS tools.
Stokastic
- Pick Stokastic if you want contest sims to build and rank your whole lineup pool, from 2,000 lineups on Core up to 10,000 classic NFL lineups on Max.
- Pick Stokastic if you want weekly billing. Plans start at $19.95 a week, and NFL Core is $44.95.
- Pick Stokastic if you want to try contest sims free before paying.
What you're buying
RotoGrinders' NFL plan includes the LineupHQ optimizer with projections and ownership, SimLabs NFL and premium articles from DFS experts. LineupHQ takes RotoGrinders' expert projections or your own uploads. Stokastic NFL Core includes projections, ownership projections, live ownership, late swap and Contest Sims for up to 2,000 lineups. Stokastic says it has no separate optimizer; the Sims are the lineup builder.
Price
For NFL, RotoGrinders is $74.99 a month or $425 a year, and Stokastic NFL Core is $149.95 a month or $44.95 a week. For all sports, RG DFS is $99.99 a month and Stokastic All Access Core is $229.95 a month. The cheapest DFS plans are RotoGrinders MMA at $29.99 a month and Stokastic NASCAR or MMA Core at $19.95 a week.
Sports
RotoGrinders says LineupHQ has 29 optimizers across 15 sports and four operators, and it lists SimLabs for NFL, NBA, MLB and PGA. Stokastic sells DFS plans for 8 sports: NFL, college football, NBA, MLB, NHL, PGA, NASCAR and MMA.
How the simulations work
RotoGrinders says SimLabs simulates the contest, the games and the field, then finds lineups based on your preferences. Stokastic's Contest Sims run the contest tens of thousands of times and rank lineups by simulated ROI. A 'percent to first' setting changes how they value ceiling for each payout structure. For mass entry, Stokastic NFL Max ($229.95 a month) raises the cap to 10,000 classic and 50,000 showdown lineups.
Trials and pick'em
RotoGrinders' 3-day trials cost money ($9.99 for NFL), but you can test SimLabs with one lineup and no credit card. Stokastic says you can try the Sims free. For pick'em, RG Props is $39.99 a month and covers PrizePicks, Underdog, DK Pick 6, Sleeper and Splash. Stokastic sells separate Props packages.
Side by side
| Type | Premium content | Simulator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | From $29.99/mo | Free, or $19.95/wk |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Sports | NFL, CFB, NBA, CBB, WNBA, MLB, NHL, Golf, NASCAR, MMA, Soccer, F1, Other | NFL, CFB, NBA, MLB, NHL, Golf, NASCAR, MMA |
| Works with | DraftKings, FanDuel, Yahoo, PrizePicks, Underdog, DraftKings Pick6, Sleeper, Splash Sports | DraftKings, FanDuel, Yahoo, PrizePicks, Underdog, Sleeper, DraftKings Pick6 |
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| Company | Better Collective | Stokastic |
| Launched | 2010 | 2017 |
| Visit RotoGrinders Premium(opens in a new tab) | Visit Stokastic(opens in a new tab) |
The table is built from each listing's published details. See the RotoGrinders Premium and Stokastic profiles for their sources and check dates.
Sources and corrections
Last checked Nov 2, 2026. We wrote this page from the sources below, and each listing links its own. If something about RotoGrinders Premium or Stokastic has changed, let us know.