Asobi
6.7#15 in game matchmaking softwareAndroidiOSWebAPI
VisitAsobi vs Colyseus
What both publish
| Fact | Asobi | Colyseus |
|---|---|---|
| Cloud hosting | Asobi Cloud is hosted on Hetzner in Germany, uses EU-only infrastructure sub-processors, and is invite-only while studios are onboarded. | Colyseus Cloud provides managed deployment, scaling and monitoring without requiring operators to manage servers. |
| Self-hosting | The project is Apache-2.0 licensed and can be run locally with Docker Compose or self-hosted as a Docker container. | Colyseus runs as a standard Node.js application and can be deployed on cloud providers or bare metal. |
Asobi plans
- Asobi CloudPriced on request
Colyseus plans
- Open SourceFree
- Colyseus Cloud$15 a month
Pick Asobi if…
Asobi suits solo developers and small teams building indie 2D multiplayer games who want a self-hostable backend and multiple client SDKs. Its single-node design makes it a poor fit for twitch-latency AAA shooters.
Pick Colyseus if…
It suits developers building real-time multiplayer games who want server-authoritative state synchronization and matchmaking. Teams can choose self-hosting or Colyseus Cloud, depending on their deployment needs.