BlastFX comparisons
BlastFX is compared head-to-head with Unreal Niagara, Unity Visual Effect Graph and Particle Illusion and more: 7 head-to-heads in Game Particle Effect Editors, each with the specs and prices we checked.
BlastFX head-to-head
- BlastFX vs Unreal Niagara
- BlastFX vs Unity Visual Effect Graph
- BlastFX vs Particle Illusion
- BlastFX vs GameMaker Casts Particle Editor
- BlastFX vs GDX Particle Editor
- BlastFX vs RTX Remix Particle System
- BlastFX vs Particles Editor
BlastFX vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | GPU simulation | Engine integration | Supported engines | Export formats | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | BlastFX | No | $19.99 one-time | Yes | Standalone | Sprite sheet, PNG image sequence, animated GIF, uncompressed AVI | 8.5 | |
| 1 | Unreal Niagara | Yes | Yes | Built_in | Unreal Engine | 9.4 | ||
| 2 | Unity Visual Effect Graph | Yes | $2,310/seat/yr | Yes | Built_in | Unity | 9.2 | |
| 4 | Particle Illusion | Yes | $195/yr | 8.3 | ||||
| 5 | GameMaker Casts Particle Editor | Yes | $2 one-time | Plugin | GameMaker | GameMaker Language (GML); .particle files | 8.0 | |
| 6 | GDX Particle Editor | Yes | Free | Standalone | libGDX | libGDX-compatible particle effects | 7.9 | |
| 7 | RTX Remix Particle System | Yes | Free | Yes | Built_in | 7.9 | ||
| 8 | Particles Editor | Yes | Standalone | PNG textures; source code | 7.9 |
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