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SteamSpy - All the data about Steam games versus VG Insights (Video Game Insights)
Compare	SteamSpy - All the data about Steam games	VG Insights (Video Game Insights)
Verdict	Worth it	Depends
Best for	Indie devs scoping market size	Indie devs scoping Steam niches
Who it's not for	Teams needing official, verified sales figures	Teams needing exact sales figures . these are estimates
Privacy	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.^¹	Publishes a security page and SPF records; no known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.
Support quality	No support channels documented anywhere	No support evidence in sources
Public sentiment	Gamers, developers, and researchers across forums and papers treat SteamSpy as a go-to reference for Steam player and sales estimates.^⁸	Devs and analysts find it useful for ballpark Steam sales figures, but widely acknowledge the estimates are rough and debated.¹³
Biggest gotcha	Owner numbers are estimates with wide error margins; verify before publishing^⁵	Estimates derive from a reviews-to-sales multiplier; real sales can diverge sharply

Pick SteamSpy - All the data about Steam games when

Indie devs scoping market size
Games journalists
Students and researchers
PC gaming data hobbyists

When SteamSpy - All the data about Steam games is not a fit

Teams needing official, verified sales figures
Buyers wanting SLAs or enterprise data contracts
Console/mobile game makers . Steam coverage only
Anyone needing a supported analytics product with guaranteed uptime

Pick VG Insights (Video Game Insights) when

Indie devs scoping Steam niches
Publishers doing competitor research
Analysts and journalists citing sales
Investors tracking game market trends

When VG Insights (Video Game Insights) is not a fit

Teams needing exact sales figures . these are estimates
Mobile-only studios wanting PC context without Sensor Tower
Buyers needing a stable, settled vendor post-acquisition
Anyone targeting Epic/itch/GOG, not Steam

Sources

SteamSpy security page checksteamspy.com
security
Steam: Beloved Gaming Client and Security Tale of Woe (Tufts)cs.tufts.edu
security
Explaining and Predicting Helpfulness and Funniness of Online Reviews (ScienceDirect)sciencedirect.com
review
Predicting the Popularity of Independent Video Games (UNC thesis)cdr.lib.unc.edu
review
Collaborative Filtering and Innovation: Steam case studycoen.needell.org
review
Steam's Early Access Model study (names maintainer S. Galyonkin)researchgate.net
review
AoE forum: units sold and player counts cited from SteamSpyforums.ageofempires.com
news
Quarter To Three forums user commentforum.quartertothree.com
review
Thimbleweed Park forums user commentforums.thimbleweedpark.com
review
Game design document using SteamSpy dataconnormakes.games
review
2015 Japanese blog citing SteamSpygamesaved.hateblo.jp
news
Wikipedia citation example (Undertale)en.wikipedia.org
news
Is Vginsights reliable? : r/gamedevreddit.com
review
VG Insights Alternatives After the Sensor Tower Move (2026)steampageanalyzer.com
news
Steam Revenue Estimators Compared: 4 Tools Testedsteampageanalyzer.com
review
Video Game Insights . Steam stats for every gamevginsights.medium.com
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