PulseGTO
Comparison · Desktop solvers
PulseGTO vs PioSOLVER
Both run on your own Windows PC and solve heads-up postflop spots for every combo, with your own ranges, rake and bet tree. PulseGTO adds what PioSOLVER does not cover: preflop blueprints for two to six players, three-way postflop spots, Pot-Limit Omaha and hand-history analysis.
At a glance
| PulseGTO | PioSOLVER | |
|---|---|---|
| Runs on | Windows 10/11, 64-bit, AVX2 CPU | Windows; Mac through Parallels or Boot Camp |
| Licence | One-time, 12 months of updates, two devices | One-time, one year of updates, two computers |
| Price | NLHE Engine €299; NLHE and PLO €500 | Pro €450, Edge €800, plus tax |
| Free option | 7-day trial of both engines, no payment card | Free version solves two example flops |
| Heads-up postflop | Yes, every combo | Yes |
| Preflop solving | Blueprints for 2–6 players with your stacks, rake and sizes | Edge only, heads-up |
| Three-way postflop | Yes | No |
| Pot-Limit Omaha | Yes (PLO Engine) | No |
| A solved game to browse | Yes: every line of the blueprint, re-solved exactly when you ask | Solves one spot at a time |
| Node locking | Any decision of a heads-up solve or re-solve, whole range or per hand class; preflop action rules | Any node |
| Reports over many flops | No separate report tool | Yes |
| Hand-history analysis | Yes (Hold’em, with pool profiles) | No |
PioSOLVER details as listed on piosolver.com on 29 October 2026.
Instant answers, exact re-solves
A PulseGTO blueprint is a solved game: every preflop line and every flop, turn and river is on screen the moment you click. When a spot matters, re-solve it exactly with the ranges that reach it, the blueprint’s own bet sizes or yours, to the accuracy you set.
- On a 15 W laptop CPU (Intel i5-1235U) a river re-solves in about 3–4 seconds and a turn in a few seconds to about a minute, depending on the ranges and sizes. River re-solves can start by themselves as you reach a river.
- How close is the instant answer? On three NL2 6-max flops (button vs big blind, the c-bet after a check), playing the blueprint’s strategy instead of the exact re-solve gave up 0.004–0.006 bb per hand, about the exact solve’s own remaining error.
- Three-way pots get their own exact re-solve, with all three ranges.
What PulseGTO adds
- Preflop for your own game: two to six players, your stacks, rake and open, 3-bet and 4-bet sizes, trained into a blueprint you keep.
- Three-way postflop solving, every combo of all three ranges.
- Pot-Limit Omaha: preflop blueprints and heads-up postflop solving in the PLO Engine.
- Hand histories: your own play graded against the blueprint, and profiles of the player pool.
- A browser library of published solutions, for when you are away from your PC.
Where PioSOLVER is the stronger pick
- You study aggregated reports across many flops in one view.
- You work with files and courses built on PioSOLVER, which has been the reference postflop solver for years.
- You solve on a large workstation: Edge runs up to 64 threads.
Questions
Is PulseGTO a PioSOLVER alternative?
For heads-up postflop study, yes, and it also covers preflop, three-way spots and PLO. If you need aggregated reports over many flops, PioSOLVER fits better.
Can I rebuild a PioSOLVER tree in PulseGTO?
Yes. Bets in % of the pot, raises, donk bets, the all-in threshold and rounding to whole chips are all set per street, so the same bet amounts can be rebuilt.
Does PulseGTO run on a Mac?
The desktop engine needs Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit) and a CPU with AVX2. The library of published solutions opens in any browser.
Is there a free version?
A seven-day trial of both engines, with no payment card, and a free browser preview of ten boards a day.
Try it on your own spots
The seven-day trial includes the NLHE and PLO engines, with no payment card. The desktop engine needs Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit) and a CPU with AVX2; activation needs an internet connection.
PioSOLVER is a product of PioSoft. PulseGTO is not affiliated with, sponsored or endorsed by PioSoft. PioSOLVER prices and features as listed on piosolver.com on 29 October 2026; check their site for current terms.