PQ Companion vs Elite Insights

PQ Companion8.9Visit EIElite Insights8.8Visit

Higher score PQ Companion #5 in Game Damage Meters 8.9/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit PQ Companion

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EI Elite Insights #6 in Game Damage Meters 8.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 4 features Visit Elite Insights

• PQ Companion fits best

  Project Quarm players wanting a full overlay suite

• Elite Insights fits best

  Guild Wars 2 offline reports and replays

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Side by side

Feature	PQ Companion 8.9/10 Visit ↗	EIElite Insights 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.9	8.8
Ranking	#5 in Game Damage Meters	#6 in Game Damage Meters
Best for	Project Quarm players wanting a full overlay suite	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	2 integrations	3 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business	Solo, Small business
Features PQ Companion 4/4 · Elite Insights 2/4
Live overlay	✓ (best)	—
Combat-log import	✓	✓
Replay analysis	✓	✓
Session history	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
Supported games	Project Quarm	Guild Wars 2
Combat metrics	Full_combat	Full_combat
Our review
Pros	Free and open source with local Windows operation Combines DPS, threat, timers, history, triggers, and replay mode Adds database overlays and detailed character progression tracking	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
Cons	Supports Project Quarm rather than multiple games Runs on Windows 10 and 11 only Some features depend on combat logs or optional Zeal exports	Supports Guild Wars 2 only Does not provide a live combat overlay Focused on log analysis rather than live session tracking
Our verdict	PQ Companion is a free, open-source Windows desktop companion for Project Quarm players who want more than a basic damage meter. It reads EverQuest combat logs and optional Zeal exports to provide live DPS overlays, persistent combat… 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

• PQ Companion — where it wins

  • Free and open source with local Windows operation
  • Combines DPS, threat, timers, history, triggers, and replay mode
  • Adds database overlays and detailed character progression tracking

  Where it doesn't

  • Supports Project Quarm rather than multiple games
  • Runs on Windows 10 and 11 only
  • Some features depend on combat logs or optional Zeal exports

• 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

• PQ Companion8.9/10 · Free plan

  A deep, free overlay suite for Project Quarm players on Windows.

  Visit PQ CompanionFull verdict →
• EIElite Insights8.8/10 · Free plan

  A free, open-source analyzer for detailed Guild Wars 2 reports and replays.

  Visit Elite InsightsFull verdict →