Agones Alternatives

Agones is described as 'Replaces usual bespoke or proprietary cluster management and game server scaling solutions with a Kubernetes cluster that includes the Agones custom Kubernetes Controller and matching Custom Resource Definitions for GameServers, Fleets and more' and is an game in the games category. There are eight games similar to Agones for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Windows, SaaS, Microsoft Azure and Linux apps. The best Agones alternative is Amazon GameLift, which is free. Other Agones like games are Nakama, Thundernetes, PlayFab and GameSparks.

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  1. Amazon GameLift icon

    Amazon GameLift

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    Amazon GameLift is a dedicated game server hosting solution that deploys, operates, and scales cloud servers for multiplayer games.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Amazon Web Services
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    • Amazon GameLift is the most popular SaaS alternative to Agones.

    • Amazon GameLift is the most popular free alternative to Agones.

    • Amazon GameLift is Freemium and ProprietaryAgones is Free and Open Source
  2. Nakama icon

    Nakama

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    Nakama is an open-source distributed social and realtime server for games and apps. It has a large set of services for users, storage, and realtime communication; as well as specialized APIs like realtime multiplayer, groups/guilds, and chat.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Unity
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    • Nakama is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Mac, Linux & Self-Hosted alternative to Agones.

    • Nakama is the most popular Open Source alternative to Agones.

    • Nakama is Freemium and Open SourceAgones is Free and Open Source

  4. Thundernetes

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    Thundernetes is a project originating from the Azure PlayFab Multiplayer Servers (MPS) team and other teams in Azure/XBOX that enables you to run both Windows and Linux game servers on your Kubernetes cluster. Thundernetes can be useful in the following scenarios:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Kubernetes
     
  5. PlayFab icon

    PlayFab

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    PlayFab is a powerful backend platform for your game.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Microsoft Azure
     
  6. GameSparks icon

    GameSparks

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    GameSparks is a Backend-as-a-Service solution provider to mobile game developers to help them reduce the overall cost of development of their games and improve retention of their players and monetization of games post launch.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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  7. Unity Multiplayer icon

    Unity Multiplayer

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    Unity Multiplayer is the way to create multiplayer games for Unity. Unity-provided servers ensure that your players can find and play with each other.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     

    • Unity Multiplayer is the most popular commercial alternative to Agones.

    • Unity Multiplayer is Paid and ProprietaryAgones is Free and Open Source
  9. Google Game Servers icon

    Google Game Servers

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    Deliver seamless multiplayer gaming experiences with simpler multicluster management.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  10. Giskard icon

    Giskard

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    Giskard provides interfaces for AI & Business teams to evaluate and test ML models through automated tests and collaborative feedback from all stakeholders.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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