Head-to-head · Game Damage Meters
Advanced Combat Tracker vs Elite Insights
Advanced Combat Tracker leads on 1 check, Elite Insights on 0, and 4 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 5 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.
Our verdict
- Highest scoreAdvanced Combat Tracker · 9.4/10
- Free planboth
- Most featuresAdvanced Combat Tracker · 4 of 4
Advanced Combat Tracker scores higher on our rubric for game damage meters: 9.4 against 8.8 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #6.
Advanced Combat Tracker offers live overlay; Elite Insights doesn't.
Advanced Combat Tracker is the better fit for broad, free combat analysis across many MMOs. Elite Insights is the better fit for guild Wars 2 offline reports and replays.
- Advanced Combat Tracker fits best
Broad, free combat analysis across many MMOs
- Elite Insights fits best
Guild Wars 2 offline reports and replays
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Side by side
| Feature | Advanced Combat Tracker 9.4/10 Visit ↗ | Elite Insights 8.8/10 Visit ↗ |
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| At a glance | ||
| Editor score | 9.4 | 8.8 |
| Ranking | #1 in Game Damage Meters | #6 in Game Damage Meters |
| Best for | Broad, free combat analysis across many MMOs | Guild Wars 2 offline reports and replays |
| Pricing model | Free | Free |
| Starting price | Free plan | Free plan |
| Free plan | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Deployment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Support | Community, Docs | Community |
| Integrations | 3 integrations | 3 integrations |
| Built for | Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise | Solo, Small business |
| Features Advanced Combat Tracker 4/4 · Elite Insights 2/4 | ||
| Live overlay | ✓ (best) | — |
| Combat-log import | ✓ | ✓ |
| Replay analysis | ✓ | ✓ |
| Session history | ✓ (best) | Not checked yet |
| Specs | ||
| Supported games | EverQuest II; Final Fantasy XIV; Rift; Age of Conan; Aion; Star Wars: The Old Republic; The Secret World | Guild Wars 2 |
| Combat metrics | Full_combat | Full_combat |
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| Our verdict | Advanced Combat Tracker is a free Windows desktop application for analyzing MMO combat logs in real time or offline. It is aimed at players and analysts who want detailed encounter information across EverQuest II, Final Fantasy XIV, Rift,… Read the review → |
Elite Insights is an open-source Guild Wars 2 combat-log parser for players, commanders, and analysts who want detailed offline reports. It imports ArcDPS EVTC, EVTC.ZIP, and ZEVTC files, then produces HTML reports alongside JSON, CSV, and… Read the review → |
Strengths and trade-offs
Advanced Combat Tracker — where it wins
- Free live and offline analysis with full-combat metrics
- Replay views, history, tables, graphs, and multiple export formats
- Custom overlays, timers, triggers, and a .NET plugin API
Where it doesn't
- Available only as a Windows desktop application
- Game coverage depends on available parsing plugins
- Advanced customization may be more than basic meter users need
Elite Insights — where it wins
- Free, open-source processing for EVTC, EVTC.ZIP, and ZEVTC logs
- Detailed damage, healing, support, buff, graph, and replay analysis
- HTML, JSON, CSV, and XML output with batch and log-watching tools
Where it doesn't
- Supports Guild Wars 2 only
- Does not provide a live combat overlay
- Focused on log analysis rather than live session tracking
- Advanced Combat Tracker9.4/10 · Free plan
A free Windows combat meter with live parsing, replay analysis, overlays, and plugins.
Visit siteFull verdict → - Elite Insights8.8/10 · Free plan
A free, open-source analyzer for detailed Guild Wars 2 reports and replays.
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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
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