Amazon GameLift Servers pricing

Player Packages

Monthly Player Packages charge

50,000 player packages per month free tier

Read 21 Sep 2026 · aws.amazon.com

Managed hosting

Managed EC2 and managed container fleets · Compute billed by instance usage · Data transfer charges may apply

Read 20 Sep 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com

Matchmaking Hours

Monthly Matchmaking Hours charge

5 matchmaking hours free tier

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Anywhere hosting

Usage-based; charges are based on game sessions placed on Anywhere compute and server process connection minutes; no compute charges for resources you supply and manage.

Uses game hosting resources supplied and managed by the customer

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Managed container hosting

Usage-based; compute billed by Amazon EC2 instance usage and data transfer; managed container fleets run on Linux only.

Linux only; generation 6 and later instances have free network bandwidth

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Managed EC2 hosting

Usage-based; compute billed by instance usage, with costs varying by AWS Region, instance family, type, size, operating system, and Spot or On-Demand choice; data transfer may also apply.

Linux and Windows Server 2016 game servers; Windows licensing can increase instance costs by almost 2x; generation 6 and later instances have free network bandwidth

Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com