Polymarket US vs Polymarket.com

The short answer

For a U.S. resident, Polymarket says the relevant product is Polymarket US, not Polymarket.com. Its public help material says U.S. residents cannot deposit funds or place trades on the international website. For an international reader, Polymarket.com has its own geographic restrictions and is not simply the U.S. product with a different screen.

This is a product map, not a permission slip. It does not decide a person’s eligibility, what is available in a particular state, or whether a particular market is suitable.

Two products, not two versions

The cleanest way to avoid bad conclusions is to stop calling them “the app and the website.” Polymarket’s own description is more consequential: the products have separate accounts and separate support. That means a feature, account state or support instruction from one side is not evidence about the other.

Polymarket US is operated by QCX LLC d/b/a Polymarket US. The CFTC lists that entity as a designated contract market. Polymarket describes the international platform as independent from that U.S. offering and not regulated by the CFTC.

The practical differences

The table is deliberately narrow. It compares the product identity that a reader needs to get right first; it does not invent a feature-by-feature comparison where current public evidence is not enough.

What not to infer

“Separate” does not mean one product is a workaround for the other. It also does not mean that CFTC designation answers every question about accounts, locations, markets or personal eligibility. The useful rule is simpler: keep the claim attached to the product it actually describes.

I would also avoid treating a browser result as a product decision. A page can load while funding, trading or account actions remain subject to different controls. The global legal overview explains why product policy, local law and individual eligibility are separate questions.

Which question to ask first

1. Start with physical location, not a general assumption about nationality or a search result.
2. Name the product precisely: Polymarket.com or Polymarket US.
3. Check the current product controls that apply to that location.
4. Only then assess the exact market, its rules and the available price.

That order keeps an access question from contaminating the rest of the decision. If the location question is the blocker, use the country information hub; if the market itself is the question, return to how Polymarket works.

Bottom line

Polymarket US and Polymarket.com are distinct products with separate accounts, support and regulatory context. For U.S. residents, Polymarket points to the U.S. product rather than the international website. Keep every claim attached to the right product, then make the location and market checks that remain relevant to you.