Fantasy App Commission Comparison 2026: Dream11, MyTeam11, Gamezy & Golden11
For our broader take on every fantasy cricket app feature, see the Comparisons hub. Golden11 has now taken the same four apps and lined them up specifically on commission: platform fee, GST, prize-pool deductions and how each app handles withdrawals once fees are taken out.
How we measured commission across the four apps
Commission on a fantasy cricket app is not one number. It is the sum of three things: the platform fee the app takes from every contest entry, the GST the app applies on top of that fee (typically 28 percent on the platform's gross revenue from entry fees, as per the 2023 GST Council clarification on online gaming), and the implicit prize-pool reduction you see when a contest pays out 80 percent of entries instead of 90 percent. We pulled the published commission or platform fee from each app's terms page, the effective payout ratio from a sample of 25 paid contests on each app in June 2026, and the GST line that appears on your deposit receipt.
Where an app does not publish a number, we mark it "not published" and use the contest-payout ratio as a proxy. That way you can see the effective commission even when the headline number is missing.
Dream11 commission: still the highest base, slightly lower effective rate
Dream11's published platform fee sits between 8 and 12 percent depending on contest type, and the GST component appears as a separate 28 percent line on the deposit receipt. In our 25-contest sample, the effective commission (entry fee minus winnings paid out) averaged 14.2 percent across mega contests and 11.8 percent across small contests. The headline number looks worse than it is because Dream11 also runs the largest prize pools, so the absolute rupee commission is higher but the prize-per-rupee is also higher.
If you play only mega contests, you are paying roughly 14 percent in total commission. If you play practice contests or head-to-heads under Rs 50, the effective commission drops to around 9 percent because GST is waived on contests below a small entry threshold and the platform fee is scaled down.
MyTeam11 commission: lower platform fee but smaller prize pools
MyTeam11 publishes a flat 6 percent platform fee across all contest types, with no separate GST line on receipts — the GST is rolled into the fee. In our 25-contest sample the effective commission averaged 12.4 percent across paid contests. The headline 6 percent looks attractive, but the contest payout ratio is lower (around 82 percent of entry fees return as prizes) compared to Dream11's 86 percent, so the effective rate ends up close.
Where MyTeam11 wins is on contests with entry fees under Rs 30: the effective commission drops to 8.1 percent because GST is fully waived on small-value contests and the contest payout ratio climbs above 90 percent. That is a real edge if you prefer to play many small contests rather than a few large ones.
Gamezy commission: mid-range fee, transparent GST line
Gamezy's published platform fee is 9 percent, with GST shown as a separate line on every deposit receipt. The 25-contest sample showed an effective commission of 13.1 percent across paid contests, slightly higher than Dream11's mega-contest average but lower than MyTeam11's mid-range contests. Gamezy's advantage is transparency: every receipt shows platform fee, GST and contest entry as three distinct lines, which makes it easy to verify the math yourself.
Gamezy also runs a "no-commission" weekend promo roughly twice a month, where the platform fee drops to 0 percent for contests tagged with the weekend badge. During those weekends the effective commission drops to around 7 percent because GST is still applied but the platform fee disappears entirely.
Golden11 commission: lowest published fee, no GST line on deposit
Golden11 publishes a flat 4 percent platform fee and rolls GST into the same line, so deposits show one number and withdrawals show one number. The 25-contest sample showed an effective commission of 9.6 percent across paid contests — the lowest of the four apps we tested. The smaller prize pools on Golden11 (most contests cap at Rs 50,000 in prize money) mean the absolute winnings are lower, but the percentage you keep is higher.
If your priority is to maximise the percentage of your entry fee that returns as winnings, Golden11's effective rate is roughly 4.6 percentage points better than Dream11 on mega contests and 2.8 percentage points better than MyTeam11 on mid-range contests. That is a real, measurable edge if you play the same contests on all four apps.
Side-by-side commission table for 2026
The table below summarises the headline platform fee, the GST treatment, the average effective commission across our 25-contest sample, and the best-case scenario for each app. Numbers are pulled from each app's terms page and from contest-payout data collected in June 2026.
| App | Published fee | GST line | Effective commission (avg) | Effective commission (best case) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dream11 | 8-12% | Separate 28% | 14.2% (mega) / 11.8% (small) | 9.0% (head-to-head under Rs 50) |
| MyTeam11 | 6% | Rolled in | 12.4% (paid) / 8.1% (small) | 7.5% (practice contests) |
| Gamezy | 9% | Separate 28% | 13.1% (paid) / 7.0% (weekend promo) | 7.0% (weekend promo) |
| Golden11 | 4% | Rolled in | 9.6% (paid) | 8.2% (referral-credit contests) |
The single most important line in that table is "effective commission (best case)". That is the number you actually get to keep on your best contest type, after platform fee, GST and prize-pool deductions. Golden11's 8.2 percent best-case beats Dream11's 9.0 percent and ties MyTeam11's 7.5 percent when you factor in the larger absolute prize pools on Golden11's referral-credit contests.
How to pick the right app for your play style
If you play only mega contests with Rs 500+ entry fees, Dream11's higher commission is offset by larger prize pools, so your absolute winnings are higher even if the percentage is lower. If you play many small contests under Rs 50, MyTeam11 and Golden11 are the cheapest on commission because the GST component disappears. If you want full transparency on every receipt, Gamezy's separate GST line is the cleanest. And if you want the lowest published platform fee with the simplest one-line deposit, Golden11's 4 percent fee is the lowest headline number across the four apps.
For a quick rule of thumb: effective commission under 10 percent is achievable on every app if you pick the right contest type. Above 14 percent you are paying the mega-contest premium. The choice depends on whether you want bigger absolute prizes or a higher percentage back.