DUPR+ and DUPR Reset Explained: What's Free, What Costs Money, and a Free Rating Alternative

DUPR has had a busy year with its pricing. In March it sold a one-off rating reset for $34.99. In October it launched DUPR+, a yearly subscription for extra stats. A lot of players are now asking two questions: do I have to pay for a rating, and is there a free alternative? This post answers both, with the facts as of November 2026.

One thing up front: we make PickleballScorer, which has its own free rating (CPR and GPR). We have tried to be fair to DUPR here, and the section on who should keep using it is meant seriously.

Is DUPR Still Free?

Yes. The standard DUPR rating and match tracking are still free. Nothing that decides your number has moved behind a paywall. What costs money is extras on top of the rating, and in 2026 a one-time reset.

What DUPR+ Costs and What It Includes

DUPR+ was free to try worldwide from 13 to 27 October 2026. Since then it costs US$19.99 a year. It adds:

• Insights: rating trends, upsets, and your record in close games
• Performance by level: your win rate against opponents in each rating band
• Metro rankings: local leaderboards (United States only)
• AI-enhanced rating: optional video analysis
• DUPR Replay: a monthly AI recap of your matches
• Verified checkmark: identity verification for tournament play

If you only want your number, you do not need DUPR+. If you like digging into your stats, it is a fairly cheap add-on.

What DUPR Reset Was, and Why Players Were Angry

DUPR Reset ran from 16 March to 17 May 2026. For a one-time, non-refundable $34.99, DUPR recalculated your rating using only the matches you played in that window. You needed at least eight matches with at least two different partners, and only director-submitted results counted. At the end you kept whichever rating was higher, so a reset could only raise your number. Players who did not reach eight matches lost the fee.

DUPR said the reset was for players whose rating no longer matched how they play today. The criticism was about the price tag. Opening a second account to start fresh is against DUPR’s terms, but paying let you do much the same thing. Many players read that as charging to fix a problem the rating itself had created, and the threads about it on r/Pickleball ran to hundreds of comments.

DUPR vs CPR at a Glance

To be clear about the second row: we also sell a paid plan for players, Pro Player, with extra analytics and AI match insights. Your CPR and GPR, the change after every game, and your public player page are free and stay free. So is scoring, joining events and running open play sessions, and there are no ads anywhere in the app.

How CPR Is Calculated

DUPR does not publish its formula. We think you should be able to check your own number, so here is ours. CPR is an Elo rating, the same family of system chess uses, with a few changes for pickleball.

• Starting point. Everyone starts at 1200 points, shown as 3.0. Every 200 points is one whole level: displayed rating = 1.0 + (points − 800) ÷ 200, from 1.0 up to 8.0.
• Expected result. Before each game we work out how likely you were to win from your rating and the average rating of the other side. Beat players you were expected to lose to and you gain a lot; beat players you were expected to beat and you gain a little.
• How far one game can move you. For your first 20 games, ratings move fast (a K-factor of 60) so new players reach their level quickly. After that the K-factor drops to between about 9 and 15, so each game moves you less, and less again when the two sides are far apart in rating.
• Score margin. Winning 11–2 counts for more than winning 11–9. The margin is measured against the game’s target score, so a game to 15 and a game to 11 are treated alike.
• Short games count less. A game to 11 is the baseline. A game to 5 or 7 moves your rating less.
• Unknown opponents count less. If the other side are guests with no account, we do not know how strong they are, so the game moves your rating at 35% weight instead of 100%. That also stops anyone farming points by beating made-up players.
• CPR and GPR. CPR counts every game. GPR counts tournament games only, moves more slowly, and has limits against padding it: a daily cap on rated tournament games, and a cap on repeat games against the same opponent within a week.

After every game the app shows how much your rating moved. If you play better than your rating says, you beat people rated above you and the number goes up on its own. You never have to pay, or wait for a window, to get there.

What it does not do yet: in doubles, your expected result is worked out from your own rating against the other pair’s average, without weighing in your partner. We are working on it, and we will update this page when it changes.

Who Should Keep Using DUPR

A rating is only as useful as the number of people who share it, and DUPR has by far the most players. Keep your DUPR if:

• You enter tournaments that ask for a DUPR rating to register or to seed brackets
• You play in leagues or clubs that set levels by DUPR
• You want a number that players in other cities and countries will recognise

Many players do not fit any of those. Lots of people play open play, club nights and local leagues several times a week and never enter a DUPR event. For them, a free rating that counts every game they score is enough. And you can keep both: a CPR does not replace or affect your DUPR.

For Organizers

You do not have to choose between them. When you run a tournament on PickleballScorer, players can add a DUPR, UTPR or IPTPA rating when they register, and you can use it to seed the draw. The games they play in your event also count toward their CPR and GPR, so players with no DUPR still come away with a rating. Entry fees, brackets, live scores and the public results page all run from the same place. See how hosting a tournament works.