It runs where Holdem Manager will not
HM3 wants Windows, an install and a database service. This is a browser tab. The same account opens on a Mac laptop, a phone on the train and a tablet on the sofa, with the same hands in it.
A Holdem Manager alternative with nothing to install
Poker Unity is a free, browser-based alternative to Holdem Manager 3 for reviewing hand histories you already have. You upload a session, it becomes 45 stats sliced by position, format, buy-in and date, and every stat drills through to the hands that produced it. It has no on-table HUD for online play and no auto-import — Holdem Manager keeps those.
Free under a $25 buy-in or $0.25 blinds — no licence key, no install, no card. Above that line, Premium is ฿499 or $15 a month for every stake.
Poker Unity next to a desktop tracker
| Poker Unity | A desktop tracker | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A web page you open | An application you install, with a database behind it |
| Where it runs | Any browser — Mac, PC, Linux, tablet, phone | A desktop operating system, usually Windows |
| Getting hands in | Upload or paste a hand history export | A watched folder, imported as you play |
| While you play online | Nothing. No overlay on your poker client | A HUD on the table, updating as the hand goes |
| Stats on opponents | Notes you write yourself | A database built from every hand it has seen |
| Reading one number | Its definition, its sample size, and the hands behind it | A figure in a report |
| Sharing a hand | A link | A screenshot or an export |
| Cost | Free under $25 stakes | A paid licence |
The right-hand column describes desktop trackers as a category. Holdem Manager 3's own pricing and features are for Holdem Manager 3 to state — check them before you decide.
Why people move across
The stats explain themselves
Every one of the 45 stats states its numerator, its denominator, what it excludes and how precise it is at your sample size. 15 of them also name where their definition differs from the usual tracker version, so you are never comparing two numbers that were never the same measurement.
Sharing a hand is a link
Any hand opens in a replayer and any replay becomes a URL you can paste into Discord. There is no export, no screenshot and no seat at your desk required for someone to look at the spot with you.
What Poker Unity does not do
- It does not sit on the table while you play online. There is no overlay on your poker client and nothing reads your screen.
- It does not import by itself. You upload or paste a hand history; no folder is watched.
- It is not a bulk opponent database. Stats are for your own play; notes on other players are ones you write.
- The Live HUD is for live poker: you tap what each seat does at a casino table. It is not an online overlay.
Stay on Holdem Manager if you play online and want a HUD on the table, want your hands imported automatically as you play, or rely on its opponent database and reports.
Questions
- Is Poker Unity a free alternative to Holdem Manager 3?
- Yes. Free under a $25 buy-in or $0.25 blinds — no licence key, no install, no card. Above that line, Premium is ฿499 or $15 a month for every stake. It reads the same hand history files — PokerStars, GG Poker, Open Hand History (OHH) — and turns them into 45 stats over your own play.
- Does it work on a Mac?
- Yes. It runs in the browser, so macOS, Windows, Linux, iPad and phone all work the same way. There is nothing to install and no virtual machine to keep.
- Does it replace the Holdem Manager 3 HUD?
- No. Nothing is overlaid on your poker client and nothing reads your screen while you play online. The Live HUD is for live poker: you tap what each seat does at a casino table. It is not an online overlay.
- How do my hands get in?
- You upload or paste a hand history export and save it to a collection. PokerStars, GG Poker, Open Hand History (OHH) are supported. No folder is watched and nothing imports by itself.
- Are the stats the same ones a tracker shows?
- They are built to be comparable: the engine was reconciled against PokerTracker 4 on a 17,753-hand audit. 15 of the 45 stats carry a note naming exactly where their definition differs and why.
Look before you sign up
Database Review opens on an example database — every stat, every filter, every leak it found — so you can judge it before you hand it a single hand history.
Open the example