Gua vs Poki Playtesting

Gua8.6Visit Poki Playtesting7.6Visit

Higher score Gua #4 in Game Testing Software 8.6/10 Open source ✓ 1 of 3 features Visit Gua

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Poki Playtesting #8 in Game Testing Software 7.6/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Poki

• Gua fits best

  Open-source visual regression testing

• Poki Playtesting fits best

  Free web-game player and fit testing

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Side by side

Feature	Gua 8.6/10 Visit ↗	Poki Playtesting 7.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.6	7.6
Ranking	#4 in Game Testing Software	#8 in Game Testing Software
Best for	Open-source visual regression testing	Free web-game player and fit testing
Pricing model	Free	Free
Starting price	Open source	Free plan
Free plan	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Self-hosted, Desktop	Cloud
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux	Web
Support	Docs	Email, Docs
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Gua 1/3 · Poki Playtesting 3/3
Automated test execution	✓	✓
Playtesting workflows	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Performance monitoring	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Test environments	Hybrid	Cloud
Supported game engines	Godot, Unity	Defold, Construct 3, Unity, Babylon.js, Godot, PlayCanvas, PixiJS, Phaser, Cocos Creator, Stencyl, GameMaker, Three.js, LayaAir, Wonderland Engine
Target platforms	Windows, Linux, macOS	web
Our review
Pros	Semantic selectors locate controls by role, text, ID, and state PNG visual regression testing includes baselines and diffs Diagnostics combine logs, screenshots, and runtime metadata	Free access to player recordings and automated fit testing Targets audiences, devices, and orientations for playtests Tracks playtime, click-through, time-on-page, and conversion to play
Cons	Verified support is limited to Godot and Unity Desktop workflows exclude iOS and Android targets Support is documentation-only	Focused on web games rather than broad cross-platform QA Playtests provide 10 gameplay recordings per request Testing is closely tied to Poki players and category pages
Our verdict	Gua is an open-source game testing and automation protocol for Godot and Unity. It is aimed at game developers and QA teams that need end-to-end UI testing, semantic control discovery, screenshot capture, visual regression comparison, and… Read the review →	Poki Playtesting is a free web-based service for developers iterating on prototypes and web games before release. It combines playtests with real Poki players, automated player-fit testing, web-fit testing, build management, and… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Gua — where it wins

  • Semantic selectors locate controls by role, text, ID, and state
  • PNG visual regression testing includes baselines and diffs
  • Diagnostics combine logs, screenshots, and runtime metadata

  Where it doesn't

  • Verified support is limited to Godot and Unity
  • Desktop workflows exclude iOS and Android targets
  • Support is documentation-only

• Poki Playtesting — where it wins

  • Free access to player recordings and automated fit testing
  • Targets audiences, devices, and orientations for playtests
  • Tracks playtime, click-through, time-on-page, and conversion to play

  Where it doesn't

  • Focused on web games rather than broad cross-platform QA
  • Playtests provide 10 gameplay recordings per request
  • Testing is closely tied to Poki players and category pages

• Gua8.6/10 · Open source

  A focused open-source choice for semantic UI and visual regression testing.

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• Poki Playtesting7.6/10 · Free plan

  A free, focused way to evaluate web-game player fit before release.

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