Sportsbet vs. Bet365 - Which is the Best Online Betting Site?

Sportsbet and Bet365 are two of the most popular and well-known online betting sites in Australia and each offers a comprehensive betting service to Aussie punters.

Sportsbet has the most Australian customers of any online betting site, a wide range of markets and even free live streaming for all Australian and NZ horse races.

Bet365, on the other hand, is the biggest betting site in the world and, like Sportsbet, has a huge range of quality betting options, features, live streaming options and betting apps.

But which online betting website is better?

Spoiler Alert: It's not even close

The first round is a big one - which online bettings site has the best betting odds?

Odds are undoubtedly the most important thing to consider when choosing an online bookmaker.

The higher the odds you get, the more you will earn on winning bets. As any regular punter will know, even small differences in odds can add up in the long run.

When it comes to which bookie has the best odds, some online betting sites will have higher odds one day, and lower odds the next.

However, for consistently high odds you can't beat Bet365.

No matter what sport you choose - whether it's racing, AFL, NRL, soccer, cricket, rugby or Taekwondo - Bet365 will likely have the best odds of any online betting website in Australia.

To illustrate this we took a couple of random Champions League matches and compared the odds offered. In general, Bet365 had equal or better odds than Sportsbet. We also know from experience that Bet365 has significantly higher odds for both major and more niched sports and betting markets.

Betting markets are the individual outcomes that you can bet on for any sport, racing or novelty event.

Common betting markets are win/loss markets i.e. who will win a match but there are hundreds of other markets you can bet on - depending on the sport you choose - like goalscorers, number of runs scored, handicap bets, yellow cards, number of three-pointers and much more.

When it comes to betting markets both Sportsbet and Bet365 are pretty evenly matched.

In general, we found more betting markets on Sportsbet for popular leagues and competitions like the EPL, AFL, NRL, test cricket, novelty bets and Australian racing but more betting markets on Bet365 for more niched events like Futsal, non-open tennis, lower-league soccer, Snooker, Darts and winter sports.

However, when you take into account in-play betting markets, Bet365 has more to offer, so, by the skin of their teeth, Bet365 wins round 2 as well.

Fair enough, we know that betting apps aren't exactly the same as online betting sites but they are a huge part of the betting experience for many Aussie punters and it's important not to overlook their popularity.

The best betting apps are fast to load, easy to navigate free from bugs and have additional features like live streaming, bet builders and betting previews.

After using both the Sportsbet and Bet365 apps for last few years we've noticed that they've had some minor bug issues which caused the apps to crash. These days, however, both apps have been updated and most of these problems no longer exist.

As for which app is best - We prefer the Bet365 app.

Part of the reason for this is that they have more live streaming, live betting and bet builder options. Another big reason is that their app is simply easier to use.

The Sportsbet app isn't bad, it loads pretty fast and there's still plenty of betting options but the navigation is not as intuitive and the app is a little confusing.

Note that all Australian betting apps can be downloaded for free from the Apple App Store for iOS devices and directly from the mobile betting website of your chosen bookmaker for Android devices.

The range of betting payment methods available at an online betting website can make a break an bookie for many Aussies.

Popular deposit and withdrawal options at online bookmakers include Debit and Credit Card, PayPal, Apple Pay, Bank Transfer, POLi and BPAY.

But does Sportsbet or Bet365 have more payment methods?

Bet365 offers the most payment methods of any Australian online betting website

That's right, out of the 17 most popular betting payment types, Bet365 supports 13 of them whereas Sportsbet only offers 10.

Most of the betting deposit and withdrawal methods offered by the two bookmakers are the same however Bet365 has four options that Sportsbet doesn't (Cheque, paysafecard, Flexepin and ClicktoPay) while Sportsbet has one (BPAY).

Live streaming is definitely the best way to keep up to date with your bets as the match progresses.

Both Sportsbet and Bet365 offer live streaming but Bet365's range of events is much more comprehensive

Bet365's strength comes in its coverage of international fixtures and niched events - no matter the time of the day you'll find plenty of live streams across a wide range of sports available on Bet365. To watch them you just need to have a positive account balance or to have placed a bet in the last 24 hours.

Sportsbet does offer live streaming of all New Zealand and Australian races for free, and some sports streaming if you have money in your account, however, the total number of streams is very limited compared to Bet365.

Due to Australian betting regulations, live betting in Australia must be done over the phone.

The best online betting sites offer plenty of live betting markets at high odds and they also have lots of stats and match information.

Both Sportsbet and Bet365 have a wide range of live betting markets.

However, as we showed in Round 2 - Bet365 has better odds and more betting markets for more in-play events. They also have more comprehensive live betting features where you can follow games and stats in real-time.

Sportsbet is probably a better live online betting site for big Australian sports like AFL and NRL but when it comes to international soccer, tennis, rugby and most other sports Bet365 is superior.

Customer support is normally not a deal-breaker for most punters but a good customer support team also gives you an insight into how much you are valued as an online betting site customer.

Sportsbet and Bet365 have 24/7 live chat, email and phone lines

The winner of this round was based on more of a gut feeling.

After pretending to be a needy customer a few different times on both Sportsbet and Bet365 - we found that Bet365's team replied quicker, were generally more knowledgeable and more slightly more friendly.

The difference wasn't huge but we liked our experience with the Bet365 team better.

The moment you've all been scrolling for has finally come... Sportsbet vs. Bet365... which is the best online betting website...

Round 1: Betting Odds - Bet365

Round 2: Betting Markets - Bet365

Round 3: Betting Apps - Bet365

Round 4: Payment Methods - Bet365

Round 5: Live Streaming - Bet365

Round 6: Live Betting - Bet365

Round 7: Customer Support - Bet365