Introduction to the Analytics Service
Last updated on March 5, 2025
Overview
AccelByte Analytics empowers studios to analyze player behavior, refine game balance, and measure the performance of your game. From out-of-box metrics to deep-dive trend analysis, our tools turn raw data into actionable strategies. Available in Shared Cloud and Private Cloud now.
Looking for data warehousing support to unlock actionable insights cross-games and player 360? Check out Accelbyte Intelligence Service here.
Key features
Out-of-box Player Engagement Dashboards
- Monitor critical metrics at a glance:
- Activity: DAU (Daily Active Users), MAU (Monthly Active Users), Peak Active Players
- Player acquisition: New registered users versus Total registered users
- Retention: Churn rates, returning player trends
- Matchmaking: Session, player
- Customizable timeframes (daily/monthly) and CSV exports for external analysis.
- Monitor critical metrics at a glance:
Game Telemetry & Event Tracking
- Capture granular player interactions using Client/Server SDKs:
- Log game events (e.g., quest completion, resource usage, map exploration)
- Structured and high-quality data with predefined schemas for fast player insight with Game Standard Events.
- Use cases:
- Identify underutilized content (e.g., "30% of players miss the tutorial NPC")
- Track progression bottlenecks or unbalanced gameplay systems
- Capture granular player interactions using Client/Server SDKs:
Seamless Data Pipeline Integrations
- Stream game data to external data storage in near real-time:
- Storage & Analytics: Amazon S3, Redshift, Snowflake
- Build custom workflows for advanced modeling, archival, or compliance.
- Stream game data to external data storage in near real-time:
Use cases
Playtesting & Game Design Validation
- Example: Measure weapon pick rates in an FPS beta to identify overpowered items.
- Ask: Are players engaging with new content as intended?
- Act: Adjust spawn rates, quest triggers, or ability stats pre-launch.
LiveOps & Post-Launch Optimization
- Correlate retention drops with gameplay changes (e.g., "DAU fell 15% after v2.1 patch").
- Quantify marketing ROI by tracking campaign-driven MAU spikes.
Why AccelByte Analytics?
- End-to-End Ownership: Own your data—no third-party black boxes.
- Scalability: Built for games of all sizes, from indie to AAA.
- Developer-Centric: SDKs support Unity, Unreal, and custom engines.
Get started Today
Instrument your game with our lightweight SDKs, configure dashboards in under 15 minutes, and start transforming raw data into player-first decisions!
Feature Comparison
| Shared Cloud Analytics | Private Cloud Analytics | Add-on: Accelbyte Intelligence Analytics | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free | Tiered, the cheapest starts from $500 / Month |
| Value | Shared Cloud analytics is the easiest, fully self-serve, free analytics service to help Accelbyte game developers get readily available insights. | Private Cloud Analytics is a free, out-of-box analytics service that offers additional customizability than Shared Cloud analytics. | AccelByte Intelligence Service (AIS) is a player data warehousing solution that allows you to run studio and game-specific analysis on player 360 data. |
| Data Type Available | AGS Service Telemetry + Game Telemetry | AGS Service Telemetry + Game Telemetry | AGS Service Telemetry, Game Telemetry, 3rd party data ingestion |
| Data Ownership | Total Ownership | Total Ownership | Total Ownership |
| Data Access | Raw events and dashboard | Raw events and dashboard | Any layers - data lake, data warehouse, data mart, dashboard |
| Near Real-time Raw Event Piping | No - default every 60 mins | Supported | Supported |
| Dashboard | Out-of-box Dashboard | Out-of-box Dashboard | AIS Dashboard + Custom Dashboard |
| Metrics Aggregation | Daily/Weekly/Monthly | Daily/Weekly/Monthly | Hourly/Daily/Weekly/Monthly |
| Resource Accessibility | Multi-tenant | Multi-tenant | Single Tenant - Cross game, studio, domain access |
| Release | Slower - Following AGS Release | Slower - Following AGS Release | Fast - Custom Release |
| Support | Self-serve only | Regular Support | Can be upgraded to Enterprise support |