Colyseus is an open-source Node.js framework for building real-time multiplayer games, with matchmaking and state synchronization.
Alternatives to GS2-Matchmaking
Unity Engine is development software for making games and apps, including immersive experiences built from CAD and 3D data.
AccelByte Gaming Services (AGS) is a managed backend platform for building and operating online games.
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brainCloud
brainCloud is a cloud-based backend-as-a-service platform for games, apps, and other digital services.
Free planAndroidiOSWebAPI8.2From $5 a month - 5

Edgegap
Edgegap provides matchmaking, game server hosting, and orchestration for multiplayer games on public edge infrastructure.
Free planAndroidiOSWebAPI8.2From $0.03 a month - 6

Metaplay
Metaplay is a backend platform for building and operating live-service games.
Free planAndroidiOSWebAPI8.2From €195 a month - 7

Photon Realtime
Photon Realtime is a cloud-hosted networking service for building cross-platform real-time multiplayer games.
Free planAndroidiOSWebAPI8.1From $0.29 a month - 8

Unity Version Control
Unity Version Control is an engine-agnostic source control tool for game development teams working with large repositories, files, and binaries.
Free planWebAPILinuxmacOS8.1Free plan - 9

Epic Online Services
Epic Online Services is a suite of modular online services for game developers, with tools for accounts and social features, multiplayer, player and…
Free planAndroidiOSWebAPI7.6Free plan - 10
SmartFoxServer
SmartFoxServer is a client/server SDK for building real-time multiplayer games, MMOs, virtual communities, and other shared experiences.
Free planAndroidiOSWebAPI7.5From €32.50 a month - 11

Beamable
Beamable is a game server platform for studios building and operating online games and virtual worlds.
AndroidiOSWebAPI7.2From $125 a month - 12

Amazon GameLift Servers
Amazon GameLift Servers deploys, operates, and scales dedicated cloud servers for session-based multiplayer games.
AndroidiOSWebAPI6.9From $1 a month - 13
Pragma Engine
Pragma Engine is a backend game engine for studios building and operating online multiplayer games.
Free planWeb6.8From $6,000 a month - 14

Asobi
Asobi is an open-source multiplayer game backend built on Erlang/OTP for solo developers and small teams making indie 2D multiplayer games.
AndroidiOSWebAPI6.7 - 15
Multiplayer API
Multiplayer API is a hosted backend for online games, providing player accounts, rooms, matchmaking, leaderboards, and realtime state updates.
Free planWebAPISelf-hosted6.7From $25 a month - 16
PlayFlow
PlayFlow is a managed service for game developers who need server hosting, matchmaking, and lobbies.
Free planWebAPI6.7From $20 a month - 17
GameRanger
GameRanger is a managed service for playing more than 700 games and demos online with friends and opponents.
Free planmacOSWindows6.5From $19.95 a year - 18

Gameye
Gameye is a managed container-orchestration platform for multiplayer game servers.
WebAPISelf-hosted6.4From $2 a month - 19
Hive Matchmaking
Hive Matchmaking is a managed service that connects game users with opponents of similar skill for multiplayer matches.
AndroidiOSWebWindows6.4 - 20

Nakama
Nakama is an open-source backend for social and real-time games, aimed at developers building online multiplayer experiences.
AndroidiOSWebAPI6.4 - 21
Namazu Elements
Namazu Elements is an open-source backend server and LiveOps platform for online and connected multiplayer games.
Free planWebAPILinuxmacOS6.4Free plan - 22
Open Match
Open Match is a free, open-source framework for developers building a game matchmaker.
Free planAPISelf-hosted6.4Free plan - 23

5Stack
5Stack is a self-hosted Counter-Strike 2 competition platform for communities and organizers who want competition tools under their own hosting.
Free planWebAPILinux6.1Free plan - 24
Idem
Idem provides matchmaking for multiplayer games, matching players by skill and supporting both casual and elite play.
Free planWebAPISelf-hosted6.1Free plan - 25

Steam Input
Steam Input is a controller configuration system built into the Steam client.
APILinuxmacOSWindows6.0 - 26
Xsolla Backend
Xsolla Backend is a low-code backend for scalable, cross-play multiplayer games.
Free planWebAPISelf-hosted6.0Free plan - 27

GameFabric
GameFabric is a web and API platform for orchestrating and managing multiplayer game servers.
WebAPI5.4


