MDA Explorer: the line BTN open, BB call, flop bet and call, turn checked through, BB checks the river; the button's river bets size by size, population next to GTO.pokalab.com
MDA Explorer, NL50 GGPoker regulars. The line runs left to right, one click per decision; at the river the button’s bets are split size by size, the population next to GTO. Real capture, October 5, 2026.

Pokalab vs MassBuster, feature by feature

FeaturePokalabMassBuster
Database of real hands
Hands379M and growing Cash games and tournamentsYour database 100M+ hands per database, by RAM
Cash-game roomsGGPokerPokerStarsiPokerWPN888pokerSoonCoinPokerWinamaxIgnitionWPTPokerStarsACRGGPoker888PartyPokeriPokerWinamaxClubGGBetclicBetMGMCoinPoker
TournamentsWith tournament phase filtering · GGPoker, WPN, Chico— Cash-game hand histories, by its site
PLOSoon—
StakesNL2 to NL5k+Your hands Lite: NL50 or lower
MDA: how real players play
Game-tree explorerWalk the population's tree click by click, preflop to river, with GTO beside itPreflop to river, GTO beside it—
Preflop ranges vs GTODe-biased, next to GTO's, hand by hand—
Any postflop line, bet size pinned per stepComputed on demandAny line, sizing, runout
Multiway pots2- to 5-way flops, in Explorer—
Board texturesFlop, turn and river, combinedTexture and runout
Pot types13, in one click—
Player typesReg and Fish families, 4 styles eachRegs vs fish
HUD-stat filters29 stats, in MDA PostflopWWSF and other filters
Tournament phase filter10 phases—
Players
Stats per player54 Per named player or pool—
GTO
Preflop GTO next to the populationAt your room's rake, where the library has itLimited: in the replayer, several rake structures
Postflop GTO next to the populationHeads-up, NLHE cashSolver comparison, range strength index
GTO solution libraryMore than 50 preflop, each room's rakeLimited: strategies inside its replayer
Custom solving, nodelocking—1-click export to PioSolver
Study
TrainerBeta—
Hand replayer
Analysis of your own handsLeak Finder: leaks in bb/100 vs Top Regs, preflop vs GTOIts core: Hero vs the pool
Price
Paid plans from€49.99/mo Pro, up to NL50$129/yr Lite, 500k hands; Pro $599/yr
Free planA real NL50 spot, a solution, the Trainer—

yesLimited: the limit, as its site states it— not found on its site (checked October 25, 2026)Soon announced, not live yet

Where MassBuster leads

MassBuster leads on the solver workflow: a solver comparison on your own pool data, and hands and game trees sent to PioSolver in one click.

Which one to pick

Pick MassBuster if

  • You already own a large database of the pool's hands.
  • You work in PioSolver and want trees exported from the data.

Pick Pokalab if

  • You have no database of the pool, or not enough hands.
  • You want your leaks in bb/100 against the Top Regs, the winning regulars.
  • You play tournaments too.
  • You want preflop solutions, a trainer and the game tree in the browser.
MDA Explorer preflop: the big blind against a button open, the population's range next to the GTO range.pokalab.com
The same Explorer, preflop: the big blind against a button open, the population’s range (left) next to GTO’s (right), hand by hand. Free preview, real capture, October 5, 2026.

Sources

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MassBuster is a trademark of its owner, named here only to identify it. Pokalab is not affiliated with, endorsed or sponsored by MassBuster. The facts about MassBuster were read on its own website on October 25, 2026; products change, and its site is the reference. Spotted a fact that is wrong or out of date? Write to contact@pokalab.com and it will be corrected.