# LiveDraft-It — Live Drafts & Auctions for Any Sport > LiveDraft-It runs live snake drafts, budget auctions and hybrid drafts for any sport or list, from your own CSV or a ready-made template. Setting up is free and everyone you invite plays free; the host pays $9 to take one draft live, or $49 once for unlimited drafts. Canonical: https://livedraftit.com **Draft anything, live.** Upload any list — fantasy football players, MLB prospects, your beer-league roster, even movies — and run real-time snake drafts or budget auctions with your friends. Synced clocks, live bidding, zero spam. Invited players free · Unlimited drafts · No subscription · Any sport, any list - 293 drafts run live - 1,999 picks made - 1,371 seats filled - $49 one-time, unlimited drafts ## A full draft engine, not a spreadsheet Every feature, in one price. Run as many drafts and auctions as you want, for whatever you want — $49 once, forever. - **Draft literally anything:** Upload a CSV with unlimited custom rating columns, or start from a community or system template. Players, teams, prospects, keepers — if it fits in a list, you can draft it. - **Snake & standard drafts:** Run classic linear or snake drafts with configurable rounds, roster sizes, and per-pick timers that keep the board moving. - **Budget auctions:** Full nomination auctions with live bidding, anti-snipe extensions, max bids, and minimum increments. Salary caps optional. - **Hybrid format:** Auction the top N of your board, then snake-draft the rest. The best of both worlds in a single event. - **Truly live & synced:** Server-authoritative clocks keep every manager on the exact same second. Drop off and reconnect anytime — your seat is waiting. - **Auto-pick on the clock:** Nobody likes waiting on an AFK manager. Optional auto-pick takes the best available by rank the moment the timer hits zero. - **Friends, invites & lobby:** Add friends by username, invite them to your event, set or randomize the draft order, and ready-up together in the lobby. - **Live chat & sound alerts:** Talk trash in real time and get an audible heads-up when you are on the clock. Zero email spam, zero refresh-to-see-the-pick. - **Public spectating:** Open the doors and let the league, the group chat, or the whole internet watch your draft unfold pick by pick. - **Pro-grade board tools:** Search, sort, and filter the pool by position, team, and any custom rating. Never scroll past your sleeper again. - **No duplicate picks, ever:** Database-level locks and a per-event mutex make double-picks and race conditions impossible, even with a full room bidding at once. - **Template marketplace:** Browse ready-made community and system templates for dozens of sports, or publish your own for the world to draft. - **Photos on every pick:** Add headshots or logos to every draftable item so the board looks like a broadcast, not a spreadsheet. - **Works in ChatGPT and Claude:** Connect LiveDraft-It to ChatGPT or Claude and set up a draft from a pasted list, check who’s left, or make your pick on the clock, all by chatting. - **Anonymous auction bidding:** Hide bidder identities during the auction for pure, poker-faced price discovery. No tells, no collusion. ## From CSV to draft night in minutes 1. **Build your board.** Upload a CSV with unlimited custom rating columns, or start from a ready-made template. Your ranks, positions, and stats — your way. 2. **Invite your league.** Add friends by username, set or randomize the order, pick your format, and ready-up in the lobby together. 3. **Draft it live.** Synced clocks, live bidding, chat, and sound alerts. Reconnect anytime — the draft never loses a beat. ## Or just ask your AI assistant Set up your draft and make your picks by chatting with ChatGPT or Claude. Paste your rankings, name your league, and it builds the board, adds your friends and drafts for you on your turn. How to connect: [LiveDraft-It in ChatGPT and Claude](https://livedraftit.com/chatgpt). ## Create a live draft for any sport From fantasy football to floorball, we have a landing pad and a template for every team sport under the sun. - [Fantasy Football](https://livedraftit.com/create-live-draft-for/fantasy-football) - [Fantasy Basketball](https://livedraftit.com/create-live-draft-for/fantasy-basketball) - [Fantasy Baseball](https://livedraftit.com/create-live-draft-for/fantasy-baseball) - [Fantasy Hockey](https://livedraftit.com/create-live-draft-for/fantasy-hockey) - [Fantasy Soccer](https://livedraftit.com/create-live-draft-for/fantasy-soccer) - [Cricket](https://livedraftit.com/create-live-draft-for/cricket) - [Rugby Union](https://livedraftit.com/create-live-draft-for/rugby-union) - [Rugby League](https://livedraftit.com/create-live-draft-for/rugby-league) - [Volleyball](https://livedraftit.com/create-live-draft-for/volleyball) - [Lacrosse](https://livedraftit.com/create-live-draft-for/lacrosse) - [Field Hockey](https://livedraftit.com/create-live-draft-for/field-hockey) - [Water Polo](https://livedraftit.com/create-live-draft-for/water-polo) - [Team Handball](https://livedraftit.com/create-live-draft-for/team-handball) - [Ultimate Frisbee](https://livedraftit.com/create-live-draft-for/ultimate-frisbee) - [Netball](https://livedraftit.com/create-live-draft-for/netball) - [Australian Rules Football](https://livedraftit.com/create-live-draft-for/australian-rules-football) - [Gaelic Football](https://livedraftit.com/create-live-draft-for/gaelic-football) - [Hurling](https://livedraftit.com/create-live-draft-for/hurling) - [Kabaddi](https://livedraftit.com/create-live-draft-for/kabaddi) - [Softball](https://livedraftit.com/create-live-draft-for/softball) - [Curling](https://livedraftit.com/create-live-draft-for/curling) - [Futsal](https://livedraftit.com/create-live-draft-for/futsal) - [Floorball](https://livedraftit.com/create-live-draft-for/floorball) - [Bandy](https://livedraftit.com/create-live-draft-for/bandy) - [Korfball](https://livedraftit.com/create-live-draft-for/korfball) - [Roller Derby](https://livedraftit.com/create-live-draft-for/roller-derby) - [Quadball](https://livedraftit.com/create-live-draft-for/quadball) - [Beach Volleyball](https://livedraftit.com/create-live-draft-for/beach-volleyball) - [Esports](https://livedraftit.com/create-live-draft-for/esports) - [League of Legends](https://livedraftit.com/create-live-draft-for/league-of-legends) - [Counter-Strike](https://livedraftit.com/create-live-draft-for/counter-strike) - [Valorant](https://livedraftit.com/create-live-draft-for/valorant) - [Dota 2](https://livedraftit.com/create-live-draft-for/dota-2) - [Rocket League](https://livedraftit.com/create-live-draft-for/rocket-league) - [Overwatch](https://livedraftit.com/create-live-draft-for/overwatch) - [Call of Duty](https://livedraftit.com/create-live-draft-for/call-of-duty) - [Apex Legends](https://livedraftit.com/create-live-draft-for/apex-legends) - [Golf](https://livedraftit.com/create-live-draft-for/golf) - [Formula 1](https://livedraftit.com/create-live-draft-for/formula-1) - [NASCAR](https://livedraftit.com/create-live-draft-for/nascar) - [MMA](https://livedraftit.com/create-live-draft-for/mma) - [Boxing](https://livedraftit.com/create-live-draft-for/boxing) - [Tennis](https://livedraftit.com/create-live-draft-for/tennis) - [Cycling](https://livedraftit.com/create-live-draft-for/cycling) - [Pickleball](https://livedraftit.com/create-live-draft-for/pickleball) - [Darts](https://livedraftit.com/create-live-draft-for/darts) - [Chess](https://livedraftit.com/create-live-draft-for/chess) - [College Football](https://livedraftit.com/create-live-draft-for/college-football) - [Dodgeball](https://livedraftit.com/create-live-draft-for/dodgeball) - [Polo](https://livedraftit.com/create-live-draft-for/polo) - [Rowing](https://livedraftit.com/create-live-draft-for/rowing) - [Sepak Takraw](https://livedraftit.com/create-live-draft-for/sepak-takraw) - [Broomball](https://livedraftit.com/create-live-draft-for/broomball) - [Wheelchair Basketball](https://livedraftit.com/create-live-draft-for/wheelchair-basketball) - [Tug of War](https://livedraftit.com/create-live-draft-for/tug-of-war) ## Everything, forever, for $49 **$9 to run one draft, or $49 once for every draft you ever host. Start with one and it counts toward Lifetime.** Setting up and inviting your league is free either way. Run unlimited drafts, at any size, with every feature — forever. Your second draft costs nothing. So does your two-hundredth. Split across a 12-person league, one draft is $0.75 a head, and Lifetime is $4.08 a head — once, not every season. **Not a subscription. No renewals, no per-seat pricing, and no card kept on file.** - Take unlimited drafts live, forever - Unlimited participants in every draft - Custom CSV datasets with unlimited rating columns - Community & system templates - Everyone you invite plays free - Priority support 30-day money-back guarantee — no reason required. ## Pay once. Draft forever. $49 once — then every draft you will ever run is included. Your second draft costs nothing. So does your two-hundredth. Not a subscription. No renewals, no per-seat pricing, and no card kept on file. ### Invited player: Free always Someone sent you a link. You never pay anything. - Join any draft you are invited to - Every format — snake, standard, auction & hybrid - Live chat, spectating & sound alerts - Photos on the board and anonymous bidding - No card, no trial, no expiry ### Single draft: $9 per draft Only running the one? Pay for that draft, at Start. - Take one draft live - Any size: unlimited participants - Every format — snake, standard, auction & hybrid - Everyone you invite plays free - Counts toward Lifetime: upgrade later for $38 ### LiveDraft Lifetime: $49 once Run unlimited drafts, at any size, with every feature — forever. $38 if you already bought a single draft. - Take unlimited drafts live, forever - Unlimited participants in every draft - Custom CSV datasets with unlimited rating columns - Community & system templates - Everyone you invite plays free - Priority support ### Pay once. Draft forever. **Not a subscription. No renewals, no per-seat pricing, and no card kept on file.** Your second draft costs nothing. So does your two-hundredth. Everyone you invite plays free, forever. No seats, no per-player fees, no account upsell. Split across a 12-person league, one draft is $0.75 a head, and Lifetime is $4.08 a head — once, not every season. 30-day money-back guarantee — no reason required. - Unlimited drafts, forever - Unlimited players in every draft - Every format — snake, standard, auction & hybrid - Everyone you invite plays free - Priority support and new features as they ship ## Draft nights that run themselves Six setups this was built for. Every one of them is a format the engine runs today. ### The dynasty auction that spans time zones 14 teams · budget auction · anti-snipe on Nomination auctions with live bidding, max bids and minimum increments, and anti-snipe extensions so the last second is never the last word. Turn on anonymous bidding and nobody can read the room — just price discovery. ### Your own scouting board, not someone else’s ranks CSV upload · unlimited rating columns Upload a list with as many custom rating columns as you keep, then search, sort and filter the pool by position, team or any column you invented. The board is ordered your way, not by a provider you disagree with. ### The beer league that used to run on a spreadsheet 2 to unlimited players · snake or standard Invite by username, randomize the order, and everyone joins the live room from whatever phone is in their pocket. Server-authoritative clocks keep all of them on the same second, and duplicate picks are impossible by construction. ### Movie night, drafted No sport required · any list in a CSV Films, candy, office superlatives, prospects, franchises. If it fits in a list it can be drafted, and the template marketplace already has boards for a lot of it. The draft room does not care what is on the board. ### The draft the whole group chat watches Public spectating · live chat · sound alerts Flip on public spectating and anyone with the link follows along pick by pick. Everyone in the draft gets an audible heads-up on the clock, and a chat to talk trash in while they wait. ### The manager who drops off mid-round Reconnect anytime · optional auto-pick Someone loses signal and the draft does not stop. They reconnect to the seat exactly where they left it, and if the timer beats them there, auto-pick takes the best available by rank and the board keeps moving. ## Questions, answered ### How much does it cost? $9 to take one draft live, or $49 once for a LiveDraft Lifetime license: unlimited drafts, unlimited participants, every feature, forever. Setting up a draft and inviting players is free. Start with a single draft and Lifetime is $38 after it. Neither is a subscription, and there are no per-seat fees. ### Do the people I invite have to pay? No, and they never will. Everyone you invite plays free, forever. No seats, no per-player fees, no account upsell. Only the person running the draft needs a license, so a twelve-person league's draft costs $9 in total. ### Is it a subscription? Does it expire? Neither. You pay once and the license is yours permanently — no renewals, no expiry, no card kept on file for later. ### What features does the license include? All of them. Every format (snake, standard, auction, hybrid), custom CSV datasets with unlimited rating columns, photos on the board, anonymous auction bidding, live chat, spectating, auto-pick, the template library, and priority support. There is no higher tier to buy. ### Do I need to know how to code or use a spreadsheet? No. Start from a ready-made template in one click, or upload a simple CSV. We provide a downloadable template with the columns already set up for you. ### How many people can join a draft? As many as your format needs. Invite friends by username, set the draft order, and everyone joins the live room from any device — no installs required. ### What draft formats are supported? Standard and snake drafts, budget auctions with anti-snipe and max bids, and a hybrid mode that auctions the top of your board before drafting the rest. ### What happens if someone loses connection? The clock is server-authoritative, so the draft stays in sync for everyone. Anyone who drops can reconnect and resume exactly where they left off, and optional auto-pick keeps things moving on the clock. ### Can other people watch our draft? Yes — flip on public spectating and anyone with the link can follow along pick by pick, live. ### Can I use LiveDraft-It from ChatGPT or Claude? Yes. Add LiveDraft-It as a connector (https://livedraftit.com/mcp) in ChatGPT or Claude and sign in. You can set up drafts from a pasted list or a screenshot of your rankings, add friends, set the order, check the board, and make your pick when you’re on the clock. ## Related - [Pricing](https://livedraftit.com/pricing) - [Draft board templates](https://livedraftit.com/templates) - [How to run a draft](https://livedraftit.com/help) - [Office drafts](https://livedraftit.com/office-drafts) - [Free draft tools](https://livedraftit.com/tools) - [Guides for commissioners](https://livedraftit.com/blog) - [Comparisons](https://livedraftit.com/compare)