Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Gdevelop
GDevelop clearly comes out ahead of Unity on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier. Unity's paid plans start at $210/mo.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | hybrid | hybrid |
| Company | GDevelop | Unity Technologies |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | - |
| Integration | - | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | Design | DesignSales & CRM |
| Categories | ai-3d | ai-3d |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
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| Feature | gdevelop | unity |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Free Asset Pack To Claim Per Month | ||
| Ability To Remove Unity Splash Screen | ||
| Collaboration: Share Projects With Teammates | ||
| Access To Unity Cloud Ecosystem | ||
| Complete Gdevelop Essentials Course | ||
| Additional Cloud Storage And Features | ||
| Dedicated Channel On Discord | ||
| Additional Year Of Lts Support | ||
| Dedicated Support Channel On Discord For Pros | ||
| Advanced Support | ||
| Fully Featured, Open-Source Game Engine | ||
| Build And Publish For Game Consoles And Apple Vision Pro | ||
| Publish On Google Play, Desktop And On The Web | ||
| Cloud And On-Prem Build Automation | ||
| Publish To Android/Desktop (Once Per Day) | ||
| Core Unity Editor | ||
| Publish Your Game On Ios | ||
| Dedicated Support | ||
| Thousands Of Free Assets On The Asset Store | ||
| Enterprise Cloud Storage And Features | ||
| Try Multiplayer And Online Services For Free | ||
| Everything In Personal | ||
| Unlimited Cloud Projects | ||
| Everything In Pro | ||
| Unlimited Multiplayer Lobbies | ||
| Industry-Specific Solutions Toolkits | ||
| Unlimited Multiplayer Lobbies And Leaderboards | ||
| Over 80,000 Free Assets | ||
| Version History For Projects | ||
| Publish To Web, Desktop, Ar/Vr, And Mobile |
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On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, GDevelop comes out ahead overall, though Unity can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Both GDevelop and Unity offer a free tier.
GDevelop scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
GDevelop is open source. The feature comparison and dimension scores above cover the full breakdown.
