Best Open Match Alternatives in 2026

Updated October 2026

20 apps from game matchmaking software ranked against Open Match on the same published basis.

1
brainCloud Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $15/mo6.8
Open Match vs brainCloud
2
Edgegap Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $0.03/mo6.8
Open Match vs Edgegap
3
GS2-Matchmaking Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac Free6.8
Open Match vs GS2-Matchmaking
4
Metaplay Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac €195/mo6.8
Open Match vs Metaplay
5
Photon Realtime Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $0.29/mo6.8
Open Match vs Photon Realtime
6
AccelByte Gaming Services Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxself-hosted $1,500/mo6.7
Open Match vs AccelByte Gaming Services
7
Colyseus Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $15/mo6.7
Open Match vs Colyseus
8
Epic Online Services Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac Free6.7
Open Match vs Epic Online Services
9
SmartFoxServer Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSLinux €32.50/mo6.7
Open Match vs SmartFoxServer
10
Namazu Elements Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.6
Open Match vs Namazu Elements
11
Unity Version Control Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 6.6
Open Match vs Unity Version Control
12
5Stack Free plan apiLinuxWeb Free6.4
Open Match vs 5Stack
13
GameRanger Free plan MacWin $1.66/mo6.4
Open Match vs GameRanger
14
Idem Free plan apiself-hostedWeb Free6.4
Open Match vs Idem
15
PlayFlow Free plan apiWeb $20/mo6.4
Open Match vs PlayFlow
16
Xsolla Backend Free plan apiself-hostedWeb Free6.4
Open Match vs Xsolla Backend
17
Steam Input apiLinuxMacWin 5.6
Open Match vs Steam Input
18
Asobi Web 5.2
Open Match vs Asobi
19
Hive Matchmaking Free trial AndroidiOSWebWin 5.2
Open Match vs Hive Matchmaking
20
Nakama WinMacLinux 5.2
Open Match vs Nakama

Open Match alternatives compared

#	App	Score	Free plan	From	Runs on
1	brainCloud	6.8	Free plan	$15/mo	Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2	Edgegap	6.8	No	$0.03/mo	Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
3	GS2-Matchmaking	6.8	Free plan	Free	Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4	Metaplay	6.8	Free plan	€195/mo	Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5	Photon Realtime	6.8	Free plan	$0.29/mo	Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6	AccelByte Gaming Services	6.7	Free plan	$1,500/mo	Android, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7	Colyseus	6.7	Free plan	$15/mo	Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
8	Epic Online Services	6.7	Free plan	Free	Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
9	SmartFoxServer	6.7	Free plan	€32.50/mo	Android, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
10	Namazu Elements	6.6	Free plan	Free	API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
11	Unity Version Control	6.6	Free plan	—	API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
12	5Stack	6.4	Free plan	Free	API, Linux, Web
13	GameRanger	6.4	Free plan	$1.66/mo	Mac, Windows
14	Idem	6.4	Free plan	Free	API, self-hosted, Web
15	PlayFlow	6.4	Free plan	$20/mo	API, Web
16	Xsolla Backend	6.4	Free plan	Free	API, self-hosted, Web
17	Steam Input	5.6	No	—	API, Linux, Mac, Windows
18	Asobi	5.2	No	—	Web
19	Hive Matchmaking	5.2	No	—	Android, iOS, Web, Windows
20	Nakama	5.2	No	—	Windows, Mac, Linux

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Questions about Open Match alternatives

What is the best alternative to Open Match?

brainCloud, number 1 in game matchmaking software with a score of 6.8 out of 10. The others here: Edgegap, GS2-Matchmaking, Metaplay and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Open Match?

brainCloud is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 15 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.