PlayFab vs Pragma Engine
PlayFab
developer.microsoft.comPragma Engine
pragma.ggSide by side
| Figure | PlayFab | Pragma Engine |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $99/mo | $6,000/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 5 | 2 |
| Spec score · Game Server Orchestration Software | 8.8 (#3) | 7.6 (#16) |
| Spec score · Game LiveOps Software | 8.9 (#6) | 7.7 (#19) |
| Spec score · Game Backend Services | 8.8 (#8) | 7.7 (#20) |
| Analytics | PlayStream supplies a real-time and historical event stream with rules, filtering, search and exports to Azure Blob Storage or Amazon S3. | Analytics provides live-service and health dashboards, custom metrics, and large-scale analytics and big-data pipeline integration. |
| Intended users | Microsoft describes PlayFab as serving game developers, from indie titles to AAA franchises. | The product is presented for studios building live-service online games, including MOBAs, shooters, MMOs, sandbox, social and casual, and survival games. |
| Product | PlayFab provides backend services for live games and connects players across platforms. | Pragma Engine is a backend game engine for building, launching, and supporting online multiplayer games. |
| Support | PlayFab describes ticketed support and 24/7 emergency escalations, with real-time service health at status.playfab.com. | Standard support includes ticket support with a 2-business-day response, documentation access, quarterly engagement, onboarding support, and playtest support. |
Plans
PlayFab
- Free to StartFree
- Standard Plan$99 a month
- Premium Plan$1,999 a month
- Enterprise PlanPriced on request
- Pay-as-you-goFree
In their own words
PlayFab
PlayFab provides managed backend services for live games and connects players across platforms. Its player services include identity, groups, friends, chat, profiles, stats, game saves and shared data, alongside competitive leaderboards and multiplayer networking. Live-operations tools support remote gameplay tuning, real-time player segmentation and A/B testing. Economy and user-generated-content tools cover virtual economies, live offers, monetization and built-in moderation. Game Data Stream can monitor player activity, analyze retention and revenue, and export raw data. The product lists Unreal and Unity SDKs, custom-engine language support, and integrations including Xbox, Steam, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, App Store and Google Play. Development Mode is free and permits up to 1,000 lifetime player account creations per title, with up to 10 titles per account. Free to Start costs nothing. Standard Plan costs $99 a month; Premium Plan costs $1,999 a month.
Pragma Engine
Pragma Engine has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.