Photon Realtime is ranked #5 of 27 in game matchmaking software on The Geeks Club. It runs on Android, API, iOS, Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Web, Windows. There is a free plan. Paid plans start at $0.29/mo.
Photon Realtime plans and pricing
All plansDevelopment Only — 20 CCU Free 20 concurrent users · 60.0 GB traffic/month · development only · no CCU burst photonengine.com · 30 Sept 2026
Premium Cloud $0.29/mo per CCU, invoiced based on monthly usage; $580 minimum fee per month 2,000 CCU minimum · 6.0 TB traffic included · usage-based CCU auto-scaling · DDoS protected by default photonengine.com · 30 Sept 2026
100 CCU $95 once for 12 months 100 concurrent users · 0.3 TB traffic/month · games only · no CCU burst photonengine.com · 30 Sept 2026
500 CCU $95/mo per month 500 concurrent users · 1.5 TB traffic/month · CCU burst included · games only photonengine.com · 30 Sept 2026
1000 CCU $185/mo per month 1,000 concurrent users · 3.0 TB traffic/month · CCU burst included · games only photonengine.com · 30 Sept 2026
2000 CCU $370/mo per month 2,000 concurrent users · 6.0 TB traffic/month · CCU burst included · games only photonengine.com · 30 Sept 2026
Compared on game matchmaking software
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $95/mo
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