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Alternatives · 2026

The best Nakama alternatives

The rest of Best Game Backend Services, in this site's order: each with what it costs, where it runs and its record score.

1
AccelByte Gaming Services

AGS is intended for game studios, from small teams to global launches, that need managed backend services.

AndroidiPhone & iPadWeb+5 $1,500 a month Record6.6 Visit
2
brainCloud

brainCloud suits game developers, studios, publishers, and enterprise customers building mobile, console, PC, web, or cross-platform services.

AndroidiPhone & iPadWeb+5 $5 a month Record6.6 Visit
3
Metaplay

Metaplay suits game studios building server-authoritative Unity games, from prototypes to global launches.

AndroidiPhone & iPadWeb+5 €195 a month Record6.6 Visit
4 AndroidiPhone & iPadWeb+4 $2,310 a year Record6.6 Visit
5
Photon Engine

Photon Engine suits developers building real-time multiplayer games or applications who need networking, matchmaking, voice, or chat components.

AndroidiPhone & iPadWeb+5 $125 a month Record6.3 Visit
6
PlayFab

PlayFab suits game developers building live titles, from indie projects to AAA franchises.

AndroidiPhone & iPadWeb+4 $99 usage-based Record6.3 Visit
7
Colyseus

Colyseus suits developers building multiplayer games who want server-side state handling and automatic matchmaking.

AndroidiPhone & iPadWeb+5 $15 a month Record6.1 Visit
8
Edgegap

Edgegap is intended for game studios and developers building multiplayer games.

AndroidiPhone & iPadWeb+4 $8 a month Record6.0 Visit
9
Normcore

Normcore suits Unity developers building multiplayer games or other networked experiences across desktop, mobile, XR, and WebGL.

AndroidiPhone & iPadWeb+4 $49 a month Record6.0 Visit
10
Beamable

Beamable is aimed at game makers and studios running live online, multiplayer, or Web3 titles.

AndroidiPhone & iPadWeb+5 $125 a month Record5.9 Visit
11
SmartFoxServer

It suits developers building multiplayer games or other multiuser services who need client/server tools, networking options, and server extensions.

AndroidiPhone & iPadWeb+6 €32.50 a month Record5.9 Visit
12
Epic Online Services

Epic Online Services is for game developers, from small developers to large publishers, who need online services across social, multiplayer, data, or…

AndroidiPhone & iPadWeb+4 Free plan Record5.8 Visit
13
Amazon GameLift Servers

It suits developers and publishers running session-based multiplayer games across console, PC, mobile, web, or AR/VR platforms.

AndroidiPhone & iPadWeb+4 $1 a month Record5.5 Visit
14
SpacetimeDB

It suits developers building real-time applications, multiplayer projects, or services needing embedded server logic and synchronized data.

WebWindowsMac+3 $25 a month Record5.5 Visit
15
GamePush

GamePush suits developers building small projects or multiplayer games, and teams adding backend services incrementally to an existing game.

AndroidWebAPI $5.99 a month Record5.3 Visit
16 WebAPISelf-hosted $24.99 a month Record4.9 Visit
17
LootLocker

It suits game developers and publishers building player accounts, progression, playtesting, commerce, and live systems.

WebAPISelf-hosted $500 a month Record4.8 Visit
18 WindowsMacLinux+1 Free plan Record4.8 Visit
19 AndroidiPhone & iPadWeb+5 — Record4.7 Visit
20 LinuxAPISelf-hosted Free plan Record4.5 Visit
21
Satori

Satori is for game studios and publishers operating live service games.

AndroidiPhone & iPadWeb+2 $600 a month Record4.5 Visit
22 Web $6,000 a month Record4.4 Visit
23 APISelf-hosted Free plan Record4.3 Visit
24 WebAPISelf-hosted — Record4.2 Visit