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Best Photon Engine Alternatives in 2026

12 apps from game backend services ranked against Photon Engine on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    brainCloud Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $15/mo9.7
    Photon Engine vs brainCloud
  2. 2
    Colyseus Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $15/mo9.4
    Photon Engine vs Colyseus
  3. 3
    Metaplay Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac €195/mo9.4
    Photon Engine vs Metaplay
  4. 4
    AccelByte Gaming Services Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxself-hosted $1,500/mo9.3
    Photon Engine vs AccelByte Gaming Services
  5. 6
    SmartFoxServer Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSLinux €32.50/mo9.0
    Photon Engine vs SmartFoxServer
  6. 7
    Epic Online Services Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac Free8.5
    Photon Engine vs Epic Online Services
  7. 8
    GamePush Free plan AndroidapiWeb $5.99/mo8.5
    Photon Engine vs GamePush
  8. 9
    Normcore Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted $49/mo8.4
    Photon Engine vs Normcore
  9. 10
    Edgegap Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $0.03/mo8.1
    Photon Engine vs Edgegap
  10. 11
    Unity Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 7.5
    Photon Engine vs Unity
  11. 12
    Nakama WinMacLinux 7.0
    Photon Engine vs Nakama
  12. 13
    Beamable Web 6.9
    Photon Engine vs Beamable
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