SocketWeaver Alternatives

SocketWeaver is described as 'Multiplayer gaming cloud designed for Unity game developers' and is a game development tool in the development category. There are nine alternatives to SocketWeaver for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Windows, Linux, Mac and Android apps. The best SocketWeaver alternative is PlayFab, which is free. Other great apps like SocketWeaver are GameSparks, Unity Multiplayer, Steamworks and Photon Engine.

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  1. 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
     

    • PlayFab is the most popular Web-based & Windows alternative to SocketWeaver.

    • PlayFab is the most popular free alternative to SocketWeaver.

    • PlayFab is Freemium and ProprietarySocketWeaver is Paid and Proprietary
  2. 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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  4. 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 SocketWeaver.

    • Unity Multiplayer is Paid and ProprietarySocketWeaver is also Paid and Proprietary
  5. Steamworks icon

    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

    Platforms

    • Online
     

  6. Photon Engine

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    Global cross platform multiplayer game backend as a service (SaaS, Cloud) for synchronous and asynchronous games and applications. SDKs are available for android, iOS, .NET., Mac OS, Unity 3D, Windows, Unreal Engine, HTML5 and others.

    11 Photon Engine alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Self-Hosted
     

    • Photon Engine is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to SocketWeaver.

    • Photon Engine is Freemium and ProprietarySocketWeaver is Paid and Proprietary
  7. SmartFoxServer icon

    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
     

    • SmartFoxServer is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to SocketWeaver.

    • SmartFoxServer is Paid and ProprietarySocketWeaver is also Paid and Proprietary

  9. 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
     

    • DarkRift Networking is the most popular Android alternative to SocketWeaver.

    • DarkRift Networking is Free and ProprietarySocketWeaver is Paid and Proprietary
  10. Reactor Multiplayer Engine icon

    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

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     

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

    • Reactor Multiplayer Engine is Paid and ProprietarySocketWeaver is also Paid and Proprietary
  11. Xbox Live Creators Program icon

    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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