Edgegap

Edgegap provides matchmaking, game server hosting, and orchestration for multiplayer games using public edge infrastructure. Its regionless hosting deploys servers on demand across more than 615 locations without requiring an SDK. Edgegap says available-server placement can reduce player latency by up to 58%. Hybrid orchestration can combine Edge Cloud with a Private Fleet. The service also offers automated matchmaking and a server browser on managed clusters. Engine plugins are listed for Unity, Unreal Engine, and Godot; service integrations include PlayFab and Epic Online Services Lobbies, and networking integrations include Mirror and Photon Fusion 2. Edge Cloud is billed by vCPU-minute, lists free when there are no active servers, and charges $0.10 per GB of monthly egress. Its containers have a 24-consecutive-hour runtime limit; Private Fleets are the option for longer-running containers. Distributed Relays support peer-to-peer networking but provide neither compute nor authoritative game servers. Free trials are time-limited or resource-capped depending on the service. The product is aimed at game studios and developers, including teams building mobile, VR, extended-reality, or WebGL/HTML games.

Edgegap combines on-demand server placement with matchmaking and managed server-browser options. Check the container runtime and relay limits against the game’s hosting needs; longer-running containers can use Private Fleets.

Edgegap is intended for game studios and developers building multiplayer games. Its hosting, matchmaking, and networking options include support for mobile, VR, extended-reality, and WebGL/HTML projects.

Edgegap is multiplayer infrastructure for studios that need matchmaking, game-server hosting and orchestration across public edge locations. It is best suited to developers building latency-sensitive online games who want on-demand placement alongside a private-capacity option. Its breadth is appealing, but the 24-hour Edge Cloud runtime cap and relays’ lack of compute make workload fit an important part of the decision.

Overview

Edgegap combines automated matchmaking, a server browser and game-server orchestration. Its regionless hosting caches and deploys servers on demand across more than 615 locations without requiring an SDK, while the orchestrator places deployments on available servers. Edgegap says that placement can reduce player latency by up to 58%; that is a potential benefit, not a promised result for every game or player.

Hybrid orchestration can deploy to a Private Fleet as well as Edge Cloud. That gives studios a way to pair elastic public capacity with persistent private servers, rather than using an always-on fleet for every workload. The company was founded in October 2018 and is based in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada.

Key features

Matchmaking and the server browser run on fully managed clusters. Engine plugins cover Unity, Unreal Engine and Godot, with service integrations including Unity Gaming Services matchmaking, Heroic Labs Nakama, PlayFab and Epic Online Services Lobbies. Listed netcode integrations include Mirror, Unity Netcode for GameObjects, Fish Networking, Photon Fusion 2, PurrNet and Netfox. This range gives developers several integration paths, though teams should check that their chosen engine, backend and networking stack fit their architecture.

Edge Cloud runs containerized game servers, with deployments from 0.25 to 4 vCPU and usage billed by the minute. There is no charge for zero active servers, but monthly egress costs $0.10/GB. Containers have a 24-consecutive-hour runtime limit, so longer-running workloads need Private Fleets. Persistent storage and custom domains are supported.

Distributed Relays serve peer-to-peer networking; they do not provide compute and cannot act as authoritative game servers. Edgegap lists instant DDoS protection among its capabilities, unlocked when a credit card is added. The homepage says its team supports live games 24/7, alongside community support and an AI chatbot trained on its documentation. Enterprise services add a dedicated 24/7 team, guaranteed response times and an uptime SLA.

Pricing

Edgegap is a paid service with free trials, not a free plan. The trial options are tightly scoped: Matchmaking & Server Browser — Free Trial costs nothing on a shared environment for three hours, with all features but limited resources. Game Server Hosting — Free Trial costs nothing, requires no credit card, and is capped at one app, two versions, 1.5 vCPU, one concurrent deployment and 60 minutes of uptime per deployment. Distributed Relays — Free Trial costs nothing, includes up to 50 CCU and 160 GB egress, and provides no compute. These are useful for a short evaluation, not sustained production traffic.

Edge Cloud costs nothing as a base, then bills per vCPU per minute of use; idle time with zero active servers costs $0, and egress is $0.10/GB monthly. Its 0.25–4 vCPU deployments and no-commitment billing suit variable demand, provided the 24-hour runtime limit is acceptable.

Private Fleet (Bare Metal) costs $0.03 a month, billed per vCPU per hour, monthly and always on. The listed host rate is $280 per host/month (12-month rate) or $350 monthly. Each host has 16 vCPU (15 usable), egress included up to 6 TB per host/month, and capacity in 58 locations. Persistent 24/7 capacity suits workloads that outgrow Edge Cloud’s runtime window, but the always-on host commitment is less suited to intermittent use.

Matchmaking & Server Browser — Hobbyist costs $0.03 a month at $0.0312/hour, estimated at $22/month with 24h/30d usage; it includes a dedicated environment with 1 vCPU and 2 GB RAM. Studio costs $0.15 a month at $0.146/hour, estimated at $105/month with 24h/30d usage, with 6 vCPU and 12 GB RAM. Enterprise costs $0.55 a month at $0.548/hour, estimated at $395/month with 24h/30d usage, with 18 vCPU and 48 GB RAM for high traffic. These tiers scale the dedicated matchmaking and browser environment; the estimates assume continuous use, so actual cost depends on hours run.

Distributed Relays — 100 CCU costs $8 a month and includes 325 GB egress; Distributed Relays — 500 CCU costs $115 a month and includes 1,625 GB. Choose by concurrent-user capacity and included transfer, bearing in mind that neither tier supplies game-server compute.

Platforms

Edgegap supports Android, iOS, Linux, macOS and Windows, as well as API and web platforms. Its engine and networking integrations give multiplayer developers multiple routes to connect game clients and server deployments.

Who it's for

Edgegap is aimed at game studios and developers building multiplayer games, including mobile, VR, extended reality and WebGL/HTML titles. It is a strong fit for teams that need managed matchmaking or server browsing and want on-demand deployment near players, or that need to combine public edge hosting with persistent private capacity. It is less suitable when a game requires authoritative containers to run longer than 24 consecutive hours without a Private Fleet, or when a team expects relays to host authoritative servers.

Pros and cons

• Pros: On-demand placement spans more than 615 locations without requiring an SDK, giving distributed games a broad deployment footprint.
• Pros: Per-minute Edge Cloud billing has no active-server charge at zero usage, which helps avoid paying for idle public capacity.
• Pros: Hybrid orchestration and Private Fleets offer persistent 24/7 capacity alongside public edge deployment.
• Cons: Edge Cloud containers stop at 24 consecutive hours, requiring Private Fleets for longer-running workloads.
• Cons: Relays provide networking for peer-to-peer play but no compute, so they cannot replace authoritative game servers.
• Cons: Trial access has short time and usage caps, limiting how much sustained or production-like traffic can be evaluated.

Alternatives

brainCloud is a freemium option with a free plan and free trial; its Developer support plan is free and includes best-effort weekday 9x5 support through chat and forums.

Metaplay suits teams that want to build and run locally first: its free plan includes the full SDK and local server with no hard limits on local development.

Photon Engine offers a free development-only tier for up to 20 connected users, with 60.0 GB monthly traffic and no CCU burst; consider it when those development limits fit.

PlayFab is another freemium option, with a Free to Start plan before a title passes 100K players; its Development Mode supports 10 titles and 1,000 lifetime players per title.

AccelByte Gaming Services has a free Public Cloud Foundations plan while building, with usage fees as players arrive.

Colyseus offers an open-source, self-hosted plan with community support and no restrictions for teams that want to run it on their own servers.

GamePush has a free plan with 50,000 API requests per month, 100 MB cloud storage and 1,000 cloud images.

Normcore is another alternative to compare.

Browse more options in Game Backend Services and Game Matchmaking Software.

Verdict

Choose Edgegap if your multiplayer game benefits from managed matchmaking and server browsing, on-demand placement across a wide edge footprint, and the option to add persistent private capacity. Its strongest case is combining elastic public hosting with a path to always-on fleets; look elsewhere if you need long-running Edge Cloud containers without that fleet model, or if a relay-only service must also provide authoritative compute.