Photon Server
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About
Photon Server is ranked #15 of 24 in game networking middleware on Inferse. It runs on Windows. There is no free plan.
Compared on game networking middleware
- Free plan
- Nophotonengine.com
- Paid from
- $500/mophotonengine.com
- Network model
- client-serverphotonengine.com
- Supported platforms
- Windows; .NET/C# clients; cross-platform game clientsphotonengine.com
- Matchmaking
- Yesphotonengine.com
- Transport protocols
- reliable UDP; TCP; HTTP; WebSocket; Secure WebSocketphotonengine.com
Company
- Founded
- 2003photonengine.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- Hamburg, Germanyphotonengine.com · 28 Sept 2026
Best Photon Server alternatives
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8.8 Colyseus $15/mo first paid tier Free plan
8.8 SmartFoxServer €32.50/mo first paid tier Free plan
8.6 Photon Realtime $0.29/mo first paid tier Free plan
7.4 Photon Quantum $0.50/mo first paid tier Free plan
7.3 Photon Fusion $0.50/mo first paid tier Free plan
7.0 Netick Free free plan, no paid price published Free plan Where it ranks on Inferse
Sources
- photonengine.com/server· checked 28 Sept 2026



