bet365 vs Paddy Power Compared

Quick verdict: which to pick

Choose bet365 if you want the widest range of markets, deeper coverage across football, tennis and racing, and the strongest live-betting and streaming setup. Its ratings lead in market coverage, sports depth, live capability, app and features.

Choose Paddy Power if you lean into Irish racing and GAA and value a familiar, homegrown operator. Its sample margin was marginally tighter overall, and it landed the best price on more markets in our comparison (12.3% best-price share vs 0% for bet365 in the sampled set).

Avoid making price the only factor — the two odds samples differ in size (30 vs 195 markets), so treat the margin figures as directional rather than absolute. Both are licensed and safe to use in Ireland.

Head-to-head ratings table

The scores below are BETAURO editorial ratings out of 10, alongside the verifiable facts each operator supplies.

• Odds rating: bet365 8.8 / Paddy Power 7.8
• Market coverage: bet365 9.6 / Paddy Power 8.3
• Sports depth: bet365 9.5 / Paddy Power 8.4
• Live capability: bet365 9.4 / Paddy Power 8.2
• Bet Builder: bet365 9.0 / Paddy Power 8.0
• Licence & safety: bet365 9.5 / Paddy Power 9.2
• Payments: bet365 8.8 / Paddy Power 8.5
• Withdrawals: bet365 8.9 / Paddy Power 8.6
• App: bet365 9.3 / Paddy Power 8.8
• Features: bet365 9.2 / Paddy Power 8.4
• Support: bet365 8.6 / Paddy Power 8.0
• Sampled average margin: bet365 7.44% (30 markets) / Paddy Power 6.93% (195 markets)
• Best-price share in sample: bet365 0% / Paddy Power 12.3%
• Minimum deposit: both €10
• Withdrawal time: both 0–24h

bet365 leads on every editorial rating. Paddy Power's advantage shows in the pricing sample, where it more often carried the best price.

Odds and margins: what the sample shows

Odds are the one area where Paddy Power closes the gap. Across the markets we sampled, Paddy Power's average bookmaker margin was 6.93% versus 7.44% for bet365, and Paddy Power held the best available price on 12.3% of shared markets while bet365 held none in that particular set.

One important caveat: the samples aren't the same size. Paddy Power was sampled across 195 markets and bet365 across 30, so the comparison isn't like-for-like. A smaller sample can misrepresent an operator's typical pricing. Read these numbers as a signal that Paddy Power priced competitively in the markets checked — not as proof it is always sharper.

bet365's higher odds rating (8.8) reflects consistency across a far wider spread of markets rather than headline best prices. If you bet a broad book across multiple sports, that breadth matters as much as any single price. Compare live prices yourself on our betting odds Ireland pages before staking.

Sports and competitions: racing, GAA and football

Both cover the core Irish menu — Football, Horse Racing, GAA, Rugby, Tennis and Golf — but depth differs. bet365's sports depth (9.5) and market coverage (9.6) top Paddy Power (8.4 and 8.3), which typically means more markets per event and more niche competitions.

For football, both price the Premier League, Champions League, Europa League, Serie A, Ligue 1, Copa Libertadores and World Cup, plus ATP and WTA tennis. bet365's coverage edge tends to show in secondary leagues and in-play markets.

Paddy Power's identity is built around Irish racing and GAA, and it remains a natural home for punters who follow those closely alongside the daily accumulator crowd. If GAA championship and Irish festival racing are your bread and butter, Paddy Power is a comfortable fit; if you want the same events plus far deeper international coverage, bet365 wins on range.

Live betting, streaming and Bet Builder

bet365 rates higher for live capability (9.4 vs 8.2) and features (9.2 vs 8.4). Both operators offer Live Betting, Cash Out, Bet Builder and Live Streaming, so the tools you'd expect are present on each.

bet365 is widely used for its in-play and streaming setup, and its Bet Builder rating (9.0) edges Paddy Power's (8.0). Paddy Power lists Fast Payout among its headline features, which is worth noting if quick access to winnings is a priority for you.

Both support building multi-leg single-match bets and cashing out running wagers. If in-play volume and streaming breadth are central to how you bet, bet365 is the stronger pick; if you mainly want Cash Out and a clean Bet Builder on the sports you already follow, either works.

Payments, deposits and withdrawals

There is nothing to separate the two on payment methods. Both accept Debit Card, PayPal, Apple Pay and Revolut Pay, both set a €10 minimum deposit, and both quote a 0–24h withdrawal window.

Paddy Power flags Fast Payout as a feature, and its withdrawals rating (8.6) sits just behind bet365 (8.9). Actual withdrawal speed depends on your method and any verification checks, so the quoted 0–24h range applies to both.

If you specifically want to fund an account with a particular method, see our PayPal betting sites, Apple Pay betting sites and Revolut Pay betting sites lists to confirm current support before you sign up.

Licence and safety in Ireland

Both operators are licensed and legal to use in Ireland. Gambling here is overseen by the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland (GRAI), and the minimum age to bet is 18.

Paddy Power is recorded in our data as regulated by GRAI. bet365 is listed as licensed; we don't hold a specific regulator field for it in this dataset, so we won't state one. On our editorial safety scores both are strong — bet365 9.5 and Paddy Power 9.2 — meaning either is a sound choice on the safety front.

Whatever you choose, only ever use operators that hold the appropriate Irish authorisation. See our legal betting sites Ireland page for the wider list.

Which bettor each one suits

Pick bet365 if: you want the deepest market coverage, the strongest in-play and streaming experience, a top-rated app (9.3), and consistent pricing across many sports. It leads every editorial rating in this comparison.

Pick Paddy Power if: your focus is Irish racing and GAA, you value a homegrown operator regulated by GRAI, and you want competitive pricing — it carried the best price more often in our sample and posted the tighter average margin there, with Fast Payout as a listed feature.

If you can't decide, there's no rule against holding both and line-shopping between them event by event. Read the full write-ups in our bet365 review and Paddy Power review before deciding.