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Overview

What Unity does

Unity is a cross-platform game engine used to create 2D, 3D, VR, and AR games and experiences. It is the most widely-used game development platform globally with support for 25+ platforms.

What people use it for

  • Building 2D and 3D games for desktop, mobile, web, AR and VR
  • Shipping console titles under a Pro or Enterprise licence
  • Real time 3D for manufacturing, automotive and retail visualisation
  • Live operations and in-app purchase management for mobile games

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The honest half

Where it falls short

Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about Unity.

  • Unity Personal is free only for businesses with under $200,000 in funding or annual revenue; above that a Pro subscription is required
  • Unity Pro costs $210.00 per month or $2,310.00 per year per seat
  • Businesses with more than $25M in annual revenue are required to be on Unity Enterprise, which is custom priced and requires contacting sales
  • Deploying to game consoles and to Apple Vision Pro requires Unity Pro or above
  • Splash screen customization is not available on Unity Personal
  • Unity Personal is licensed for gaming and entertainment applications only
  • Read-only engine source code access is an Enterprise feature and carries an additional cost
  • Asset Manager storage on Personal is capped at 10 GB per organization
  • Unity AI tools are free for a 14 day trial on Personal, after which a paid subscription is required
  • Enterprise terms note that minimum subscription or spending commitments may apply

Pricing

What Unity costs

Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.

Personal

Free

  • Full engine access
  • Asset Store access
  • Community support
  • Personal revenue limit

Professional

$399 /mo

  • All Personal features
  • Priority support
  • Advanced analytics
  • Collaboration tools

Capabilities

Features

  • Visual editor

    Visual editor capability

  • Physics engine (PhysX)

    Physics engine (PhysX) capability

  • Animation system

    Animation system capability

  • Particle system

    Particle system capability

  • Built-in audio engine

    Built-in audio engine capability

  • Scripting with C#

    Scripting with C# capability

  • Asset Store

    Asset Store capability

  • Version control integration

    Version control integration capability

  • Visual Studio Code

    Integration with Visual Studio Code

  • GitHub

    Integration with GitHub

  • Perforce

    Integration with Perforce

  • Blender

    Integration with Blender

Behind it

Who makes Unity

Company
Unity Technologies
Based in
San Francisco, CA
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