Photon Engine Alternatives

Alternatives list

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   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

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Online
   • Self-Hosted
   • Unity

   

   

   

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   • Nakama is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Photon Engine.

   • Nakama is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Photon Engine.

   • Nakama is Freemium and Open SourcePhoton Engine is Freemium and Proprietary
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   PlayFab

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   PlayFab is a powerful backend platform for your game.

   Cost / License

   • Freemium (Pay once)
   • Proprietary

   Application type

   • Backend as a Service

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • Online
   • Microsoft Azure

   Is PlayFab a good alternative to Photon Engine?

    
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   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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   Steamworks

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   Steamworks is a free suite of tools available to any developer to use in their game or software on Steam. Here is a small sampling of the available features:

   Cost / License

   • Pay once
   • Proprietary

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Online

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   • Steamworks is the most popular commercial alternative to Photon Engine.

   • Steamworks is Paid and ProprietaryPhoton Engine is Freemium and Proprietary
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   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

   Is Unity Multiplayer a good alternative to Photon Engine?

    
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   Colyseus

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   Colyseus is a Authoritative Multiplayer Game Server for Node.js. It allows you to focus on your gameplay instead of bothering about networking.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Game Development Tool

   Origin

   • Germany
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Online
   • Node.JS

   

   

   

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   Reactor Multiplayer Engine

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   Reactor is a fully server-authoritative multiplayer system which includes integrated hosting and orchestration as well as the most efficient networking stack available.

   Cost / License

   • Paid
   • Proprietary

   Application type

   • Game Development Tool

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Software as a Service (SaaS)

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   • Reactor Multiplayer Engine is the most popular SaaS alternative to Photon Engine.

   • Reactor Multiplayer Engine is Paid and ProprietaryPhoton Engine is Freemium and Proprietary
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    Xbox Live Creators Program

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    With the Xbox Live Creators Program, anyone can integrate Xbox Live into their title and publish to Xbox One and Windows 10.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

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    SocketWeaver

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    Multiplayer gaming cloud designed for Unity game developers.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    

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    • SocketWeaver is the most popular Android & iPhone alternative to Photon Engine.

    • SocketWeaver is Paid and ProprietaryPhoton Engine is Freemium and Proprietary
12. DarkRift Networking

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    DarkRift Networking is a high performance, multithreaded networking system for Unity designed for speed and flexibility. It aims to be the ideal solution for every type of game, be it a First Person Shooter, a Trading card game or a Massively Multiplayer Online game.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Unity

    Is DarkRift Networking a good alternative to Photon Engine?

     
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    SmartFoxServer

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    SmartFoxServer is a comprehensive SDK for rapidly developing multiplayer games and applications with Adobe Flash/Flex/Air, Unity, HTML5, iOS, Windows Phone 8, Android, Java, Windows 8, C++ and more.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Is SmartFoxServer a good alternative to Photon Engine?