Photon Fusion is ranked #1 of 25 in game networking middleware on The Geeks Club. It runs on Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Web, Windows. There is a free plan. Paid plans start at $0.50/mo.
Photon Fusion plans and pricing
All plansFree 100 CCU Free Free One app per customer · Games only · Approx. 40k MAU · 0.3 TB traffic per month · no CCU burst photonengine.com · 30 Sept 2026
Development Only 20 CCU Free Free Development only · 20 concurrent users · 60.0 GB traffic per month · no CCU burst photonengine.com · 30 Sept 2026
Premium Cloud $0.50/mo Per CCU, invoiced based on monthly usage; minimum fee $1,000 per month 2,000 CCU and 6.0 TB traffic included at minimum fee · Games only · Usage-based CCU auto-scaling · DDoS protected by default · Up to 50,000 CCU photonengine.com · 30 Sept 2026
100 CCU $95 once One-time for 12 months Games only · Approx. 40k MAU · 0.3 TB traffic per month · no CCU burst photonengine.com · 30 Sept 2026
500 CCU $125/mo Per month Games only · Approx. 200k MAU · 1.5 TB traffic per month · CCU burst included photonengine.com · 30 Sept 2026
1000 CCU $250/mo Per month Games only · Approx. 400k MAU · 3.0 TB traffic per month · CCU burst included photonengine.com · 30 Sept 2026
Compared on game networking middleware
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $95/mo
- Network model
- hybrid
- Supported platforms
- Windows 10/11, macOS, iOS, visionOS, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, Android, WebGL
- Matchmaking
- Yes
- Rollback netcode
- No
- Transport protocols
- UDP, TCP, WebSockets, Secure WebSockets
