Comparison

Amp vs Azure PlayFab

	Amp	Azure PlayFab
What it says it does	AmpAmp is a coding agent and development environment built for the frontier. You can build anything in Amp, in orbs that let you run the agent without supervision from anywhere, or on your own machine with our CLI and runner.	Azure PlayFabPlayFab is the complete backend platform for live games. Build cross-platform multiplayer, LiveOps, economy, and player identity services. Free to start.
Pricing	AmpHobby free (pay as you go for Amp-hosted orbs, unlimited self-hosted orbs, bring your own ChatGPT/Claude subscriptions or API keys with no Amp token fees); Individual $20/mo (45,000 minutes of hosted orb time, unlimited public/private repositories, your own domains for portals); Teams no extra charge (shared billing and pooled credits, SSO); Enterprise custom (official)	Azure PlayFabDevelopment Mode free (up to 10 titles, up to 1,000 lifetime players per title); Pay-as-you-go $0/mo plus metered usage; Standard $99/mo with included meters; Premium $1,999/mo; Foundation Mode included free for titles shipping on Xbox (official)
Website	Amphttps://ampcode.com/	Azure PlayFabhttps://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/games/products/playfab/

Which tool for which job

Amp wins when you want an agent that can keep working unattended and you already pay for a model subscription.

Azure PlayFab wins when you want hosted player accounts, economy and LiveOps with a free start, especially if you ship on Xbox.