A free bracket maker with no account
Looking for a Challonge alternative? Bracket makes a bracket for your players, and it does only that. You do not sign up. Your players do not sign up.
- Free. No sign-up.
- No ads. Made for phones.
- Deleted 90 days after the last change.
- One page does one job.
What is different
Many bracket sites ask you to sign up, or show ads. Bracket does not. This is how Bracket works:
- No account. You make a bracket and get two links at once.
- No ads. The page has no ads, no cookies and no cross-site tracking. It keeps anonymous usage counts only.
- Free. There is no paid plan. Bracket has no cap of its own on the number of participants. Only the limits in the list below apply.
- Phones first. The buttons are big and easy to tap.
- Live view. Your players see new scores while you enter them.
- Short life. We delete your tournament 90 days after the last change.
What Bracket does not do
Bracket does not have accounts, a list of your past tournaments, match times, chat or a paid plan. If you need those, use another tool.
How it works
- Step 1Make a tournamentWrite a name and add your participants, one on each line. It takes one minute.
- Step 2Share the view linkSend the link to your players. Nobody needs an account.
- Step 3Enter the scoresUse the organizer link. The bracket updates for everyone.
Questions
How is Bracket different?
You do not sign up. There are no ads. The pages are made for a phone first. Bracket deletes your tournament 90 days after the last change.
Is there a limit on the number of participants?
No cap asks you to pay. The only limits are the same for everyone: 256 participants in an elimination bracket and 64 in a round robin. The list of limits is on this page.
What does Bracket not do?
Bracket does not have accounts, a list of your past tournaments, match times, a chat or a paid plan. It makes a bracket and shows it live. It does only that.
Do I need an account?
No. You do not need an account to make a tournament. The people who watch do not need one either. They open the view link and look.
How long does my tournament stay?
The server deletes your tournament 90 days after the last change. Each score you save is a change. You can delete it sooner with your organizer link. Read more about privacy.
What are the view link and the organizer link?
When you make a tournament, you get two links. Share the view link with your players. They can look at the bracket, but they cannot change it. Keep the organizer link for yourself. With it you can enter scores, fix names and delete the tournament.
Does the bracket update live?
Yes. The page asks for new results every 5 seconds while it is open. Your players see a new score soon after you save it. They do not need to load the page again.
What are the limits?
Participants in a single or double elimination: 256. Participants in a round robin: 64. Tournaments per minute: 10. Tournaments per day: 100. Days a tournament stays after the last change: 90. Limits are monitored. They may go up automatically, or on request. To ask for more, write to kamadorueda@gmail.com.
Challonge is a trademark of its owner. Bracket is not affiliated with or endorsed by Challonge.