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brainCloud vs Colyseus
Both stand on game leaderboard software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+5
brainCloud bundles game-oriented backend services, with a free Development tier and paid Lite and Standard subscriptions. Review the Development user and account caps, the exclusion of live in-app purchases, and consumption-based API charges before choosing a plan.
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Free plan Open source AndroidAPIiPhone+5
Colyseus combines server-side game logic, state sync, and matchmaking in a Node.js framework. The free self-hosted plan and paid Cloud service offer different support and deployment paths.
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| brainCloud | Colyseus | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | No | Yes |
| Runs on | Android, API, iPhone, Linux, Mac, Self-hosted, Web, Windows | Android, API, iPhone, Linux, Mac, Self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| Lowest paid plan | Development Plus: $5 a month | Colyseus Cloud: $15 a month |
| Plans published | 12 | 2 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | getbraincloud.com | colyseus.io |
| On game leaderboard software | #4 of 37 | #1 of 37 |
brainCloud: what it does well
- Free Development plan available
- Includes multiplayer, leaderboards, tournaments, and chat
- Client libraries cover desktop, mobile, and web
- Private managed instances can run in a customer's cloud
- Supports Unity and Unreal platforms
What to know first
- Development plan is limited to 100 daily active users
- Development plan is limited to 1,000 accounts
- Development plan excludes live in-app purchases
- Extra API usage is charged by consumption
Colyseus: what it does well
- MIT-licensed and free for commercial games
- Automatic room creation and player matching
- SDKs listed for multiple engines and languages
- Self-hosted deployment or managed Cloud options
- Cloud spans 32 global locations
What to know first
- Cloud has no free tier
- Cloud does not currently offer auto-scaling
- Heavier Cloud workloads require resource upgrades
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