FF Logs vs Skada

FF Logs provides combat analysis for Square Enix's Final Fantasy XIV. Players can record encounters, upload reports, and examine combat activity in real time. The site lists raid progress, speed, and execution rankings, along with job balance statistics. Its Deaths Statistics show how often players die, which mechanics are involved, and how much overkill occurred. FF Logs also supports match history, player profiles, team statistics, leaderboards, and live statistics. The homepage links to a downloadable app; subscribers receive ad-free viewing within uploader applications. For developers, the public GraphQL v2 API uses client credentials, while access to private reports through the private API requires user permission. API authentication uses OAuth 2.0. FF Logs has a free plan, with paid subscriptions starting at $2 a month for Silver. Higher tiers list older-report access, increased API limits, and Discord roles or channels. Supported access includes web, Windows, macOS, Linux, and API.

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.