Question 1

What is Buildpixel?

Accepted Answer

Buildpixel is a distributed CI/CD platform purpose-built for Unreal Engine. Connect a Git or Perforce repo, choose a target platform, and Buildpixel fans your build out across a pool of bare-metal dedicated servers running Horde — Epic Games' open-source distributed build system — that compile, cook, and package your project, then hand you a downloadable artifact. Backed by Microsoft for Startups and Google for Startups.

Question 2

How is this different from building locally or using GitHub Actions?

Accepted Answer

Building locally ties up your workstation for hours. GitHub Actions and generic CI tools rent you a thin vCPU slice on shared infrastructure and treat Unreal builds as opaque shell scripts — they time out, throttle, and don't understand .uproject files, shader compilation, or content cooking. Buildpixel runs Horde on bare-metal dedicated servers — 24 to 128 raw cores per box — and speaks Unreal's pipeline natively.

Question 3

Do I need to set up or host Unreal Engine Horde myself?

Accepted Answer

No. Buildpixel is fully-managed Unreal Engine Horde — we run Epic's Horde scheduler, the build agents, the cache, and the storage on bare-metal dedicated servers for you. There's nothing to install, configure, or babysit: connect your repo and your first build runs in minutes. It's the managed alternative to standing up and maintaining your own Horde deployment.

Question 4

What Unreal Engine versions do you support?

Accepted Answer

We support UE 5.2 and newer, including custom engine forks.

Question 5

Is there a free plan?

Accepted Answer

Yes — the Free tier lets you add one project at no cost. The Studio plan is €99/mo with 3 projects and unlimited build minutes.

Frequently asked questions

What is Buildpixel?

How is this different from building locally or using GitHub Actions?

Do I need to set up or host Unreal Engine Horde myself?

What Unreal Engine versions do you support?

Do I need to change my workflow?

Does it support console builds (PS5, Xbox, Switch)?

Where do builds run?

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Is there a free plan?