Amazon GameLift is a dedicated game server hosting solution that deploys, operates, and scales cloud servers for multiplayer games.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Amazon Web Services
- Software as a Service (SaaS)

Unity Multiplayer is described as 'The way to create multiplayer games for Unity. Unity-provided servers ensure that your players can find and play with each other' and is an game in the games category. There are more than 10 games similar to Unity Multiplayer for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Windows, Android, SaaS and Self-Hosted apps. The best Unity Multiplayer alternative is Amazon GameLift, which is free. Other Unity Multiplayer like games are Heroic Cloud, PlayFab, Agones and GameServers.
Amazon GameLift is a dedicated game server hosting solution that deploys, operates, and scales cloud servers for multiplayer games.

Grow and scale your games effortlessly with Nakama. Heroic Cloud ensures your Nakama servers are always available, regularly backed up and can be scaled up in a moment's notice for your games and apps.



Agones 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.
Gameserversprovides managed hosting services across the globe specifically catering to gaming. Strategically placed in 36 worldwide locations, can brings title closer to audience and instantly gives a global presence.
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:
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.
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.


Gameye gives game studios the power to deploy game sessions closer to their players. Has agnostic approach to game server infrastructure enables servers resources to evolve according to player demand and as features & content are released.
Deliver seamless multiplayer gaming experiences with simpler multicluster management.
Reactor is a fully server-authoritative multiplayer system which includes integrated hosting and orchestration as well as the most efficient networking stack available.