# Top 6 Box2D Alternatives & Competitors
**Average Rating:** 4.4/5
**Total Number of Reviews:** 11
Research alternative solutions to Box2D on G2, with real user reviews on competing tools. Other important factors to consider when researching alternatives to Box2D include features and performance. The best overall Box2D alternative is PhysX. Other similar apps like Box2D are Bullet, BeamNG, Havok, and PhysicsJS. Box2D alternatives can be found in [Physics Engine Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/physics-engine).


## Best Paid & Free Alternatives to Box2D
  - [PhysX](https://www.g2.com/products/physx/reviews)
  - [Bullet](https://www.g2.com/products/bullet/reviews)
  - [BeamNG](https://www.g2.com/products/beamng/reviews)
  - [Havok](https://www.g2.com/products/havok/reviews)
  - [PhysicsJS](https://www.g2.com/products/physicsjs/reviews)
  - [Matali Physics](https://www.g2.com/products/matali-physics/reviews)

## Top 6 Alternatives to Box2D Recently Reviewed By G2 Community
Browse options below. Based on reviewer data, you can see how Box2D stacks up to the competition, check reviews from current & previous users in industries like Computer Games, E-Learning, and Design, and find the best product for your business.


  ### 1. [PhysX](https://www.g2.com/products/physx/reviews)
By NVIDIA
**Average Rating:** 3.9/5
**Total Reviews:** 37
PhysX creates effects and scene filled with dynamic destruction, particle based fluids, and life-like animation with accurate physics simulation.


Reviewers say compared to Box2D, PhysX is:
- More expensive
- More usable
- Better at support
Categories in common with Box2D: [Physics Engine](https://www.g2.com/categories/physics-engine)

**Compare:** [Box2D vs PhysX](https://www.g2.com/compare/box2d-vs-physx)
**Compare PhysX with other alternatives:**
- [PhysX vs Bullet](https://www.g2.com/compare/bullet-vs-physx)
- [PhysX vs BeamNG](https://www.g2.com/compare/beamng-vs-physx)
- [PhysX vs Havok](https://www.g2.com/compare/havok-vs-physx)
- [PhysX vs PhysicsJS](https://www.g2.com/compare/physx-vs-physicsjs)
- [PhysX vs Matali Physics](https://www.g2.com/compare/matali-physics-vs-physx)

  ### 2. [Bullet](https://www.g2.com/products/bullet/reviews)
By Bullet.so
**Average Rating:** 4.0/5
**Total Reviews:** 2
Bullet is a physics engine which stimulates collision detection, soft and rigid body dynamics, soft body support, and more.


Categories in common with Box2D: [Physics Engine](https://www.g2.com/categories/physics-engine)

**Compare:** [Box2D vs Bullet](https://www.g2.com/compare/box2d-vs-bullet)
**Compare Bullet with other alternatives:**
- [Bullet vs PhysX](https://www.g2.com/compare/bullet-vs-physx)
- [Bullet vs BeamNG](https://www.g2.com/compare/beamng-vs-bullet)
- [Bullet vs Havok](https://www.g2.com/compare/bullet-vs-havok)
- [Bullet vs PhysicsJS](https://www.g2.com/compare/bullet-vs-physicsjs)
- [Bullet vs Matali Physics](https://www.g2.com/compare/bullet-vs-matali-physics)

  ### 3. [BeamNG](https://www.g2.com/products/beamng/reviews)
By BeamNG
**Average Rating:** 4.5/5
**Total Reviews:** 1
BeamNG aims to bring soft-body physics and soft-body physics model design to the forefront of game physics simulation making available the technology and know-how a wide audience.


Categories in common with Box2D: [Physics Engine](https://www.g2.com/categories/physics-engine)

**Compare:** [Box2D vs BeamNG](https://www.g2.com/compare/beamng-vs-box2d)
**Compare BeamNG with other alternatives:**
- [BeamNG vs PhysX](https://www.g2.com/compare/beamng-vs-physx)
- [BeamNG vs Bullet](https://www.g2.com/compare/beamng-vs-bullet)
- [BeamNG vs Havok](https://www.g2.com/compare/beamng-vs-havok)
- [BeamNG vs PhysicsJS](https://www.g2.com/compare/beamng-vs-physicsjs)
- [BeamNG vs Matali Physics](https://www.g2.com/compare/beamng-vs-matali-physics)

  ### 4. [Havok](https://www.g2.com/products/havok/reviews)
By Havok
**Average Rating:** 3.8/5
**Total Reviews:** 2
Havok is a collision detection and physical stimulation technology for interactive software for digital media creators in games and movie industries.


Categories in common with Box2D: [Physics Engine](https://www.g2.com/categories/physics-engine)

**Compare:** [Box2D vs Havok](https://www.g2.com/compare/box2d-vs-havok)
**Compare Havok with other alternatives:**
- [Havok vs PhysX](https://www.g2.com/compare/havok-vs-physx)
- [Havok vs Bullet](https://www.g2.com/compare/bullet-vs-havok)
- [Havok vs BeamNG](https://www.g2.com/compare/beamng-vs-havok)
- [Havok vs PhysicsJS](https://www.g2.com/compare/havok-vs-physicsjs)
- [Havok vs Matali Physics](https://www.g2.com/compare/havok-vs-matali-physics)

  ### 5. [PhysicsJS](https://www.g2.com/products/physicsjs/reviews)
By PhysicsJS
**Average Rating:** 4.3/5
**Total Reviews:** 2
A modular, extendable, and easy-to-use physics engine for javascript


Categories in common with Box2D: [Physics Engine](https://www.g2.com/categories/physics-engine)

**Compare:** [Box2D vs PhysicsJS](https://www.g2.com/compare/box2d-vs-physicsjs)
**Compare PhysicsJS with other alternatives:**
- [PhysicsJS vs PhysX](https://www.g2.com/compare/physx-vs-physicsjs)
- [PhysicsJS vs Bullet](https://www.g2.com/compare/bullet-vs-physicsjs)
- [PhysicsJS vs BeamNG](https://www.g2.com/compare/beamng-vs-physicsjs)
- [PhysicsJS vs Havok](https://www.g2.com/compare/havok-vs-physicsjs)
- [PhysicsJS vs Matali Physics](https://www.g2.com/compare/matali-physics-vs-physicsjs)

  ### 6. [Matali Physics](https://www.g2.com/products/matali-physics/reviews)
By Komires Sp. z o.o.
Matali Physics is an advanced, multi-platform, high-performance 3d physics engine intended for games, virtual reality and physics-based simulations. Matali Physics and add-ons form physics environment which provides complex physical simulation and physics-based modeling of objects both real and imagined.


Categories in common with Box2D: [Physics Engine](https://www.g2.com/categories/physics-engine)

**Compare:** [Box2D vs Matali Physics](https://www.g2.com/compare/box2d-vs-matali-physics)
**Compare Matali Physics with other alternatives:**
- [Matali Physics vs PhysX](https://www.g2.com/compare/matali-physics-vs-physx)
- [Matali Physics vs Bullet](https://www.g2.com/compare/bullet-vs-matali-physics)
- [Matali Physics vs BeamNG](https://www.g2.com/compare/beamng-vs-matali-physics)
- [Matali Physics vs Havok](https://www.g2.com/compare/havok-vs-matali-physics)
- [Matali Physics vs PhysicsJS](https://www.g2.com/compare/matali-physics-vs-physicsjs)


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