eqdps vs Skada

eqdps is a graphical EverQuest log parser and damage meter, built primarily for EverQuest Legends. It follows an active log file and can replay recent history, tracking concurrent fights and separating melee, spell, proc, damage-over-time and damage-shield damage. Displays include DPS and SDPS, hit and critical-hit counts, active time, fight filters and expandable combatant details. A separate compact overlay can show the current fight and event timers. The app also reports session XP per hour, progress toward the current level and estimated time to the next level. Users can configure spell-fade, spell-timer, text and regular-expression events, with desktop notifications and sound alerts. Plane of Sky tracking covers quests, items, runes, watched quests and turn-ins. Inventory and Plane of Sky data can optionally be uploaded to eqldb.org. EverQuest Legends is the main compatibility target; other versions may work when their log messages use the same format. The app presents information without modifying or interacting with the game client. It is free for Linux and Windows; Windows builds are not code-signed and may show an Unknown publisher warning.

Skada is a free, modular damage meter for World of Warcraft that lets players inspect combat data across saved fight segments. Its Bar, Inline, and Data Text windows can display different levels of detail, and users can open multiple windows and customize them. The Midnight edition supports WoW 12.0 and later and uses Blizzard’s session-based combat systems; a classic version is available for older releases. Listed game flavors include Retail, Mists of Pandaria Classic, and Classic. The Midnight edition also includes UI presets, animated visual elements, and a theme engine for importing and exporting themes. Data Text works with LDB display addons including Titan Panel, ChocolateBar, and ElvUI. Third-party plugins add displays and metrics such as graphs, tank performance, and friendly-fire damage, and the project API lets developers create more plugins. Skada aims to use memory and CPU efficiently. It is listed under the MIT license and is available at no cost for World of Warcraft.