Amazon GameLift Servers
6.9#4 in game server orchestration softwareFrom $1 a monthAndroidiOSWebAPI
VisitAmazon GameLift Servers vs Multiplay
What both publish
| Fact | Amazon GameLift Servers | Multiplay |
|---|---|---|
| Observability | The service provides dashboards, automatically collected game server logs, CloudWatch alarms, and telemetry integrations including Amazon Managed Service for Prometheus and Amazon Managed Grafana. | Logs, crash reporting, and tracing are tagged to each allocation and made customer-facing. |
| Purpose | Amazon GameLift Servers deploys, operates, and scales dedicated cloud servers for session-based multiplayer games. | The platform sits between a game’s matchmaker and global compute to manage scaling, patching, resilience, and live operations. |
| Security | Service API clients must support TLS 1.2 or later, and fleets run in logically isolated VPCs with configurable inbound port and IP ranges. | The security page says its information security program follows SOC 2 Framework criteria and that independent third-party penetration testing is performed at least annually. |
Amazon GameLift Servers plans
- Player Packages$20 a month
- Managed hostingPriced on request
- Matchmaking Hours$1 a month
- Anywhere hostingPriced on request
- Managed container hostingPriced on request
- Managed EC2 hostingPriced on request
Multiplay plans
- Custom hostingPriced on request
Pick Amazon GameLift Servers if…
It suits game teams deploying dedicated servers for session-based multiplayer games across supported player platforms. Teams should consider whether managed containers’ Linux-only limit fits their hosting needs.
Pick Multiplay if…
You want what its maker publishes above — check its page for the details.