Amazon GameLift Servers pricing
6 plans read from aws.amazon.com
Player Packages$20 a month Monthly Player Packages charge50,000 player packages per month free tier Read 21 Sep 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Managed hostingPriced on request Managed EC2 and managed container fleets · Compute billed by instance usage · Data transfer charges may apply Read 20 Sep 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Matchmaking Hours$1 a month Monthly Matchmaking Hours charge5 matchmaking hours free tier Read 21 Sep 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Anywhere hostingPriced on request Usage-based; charges are based on game sessions placed on Anywhere compute and server process connection minutes; no compute charges for resources you supply and manage.Uses game hosting resources supplied and managed by the customer Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Managed container hostingPriced on request Usage-based; compute billed by Amazon EC2 instance usage and data transfer; managed container fleets run on Linux only.Linux only; generation 6 and later instances have free network bandwidth Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Managed EC2 hostingPriced on request Usage-based; compute billed by instance usage, with costs varying by AWS Region, instance family, type, size, operating system, and Spot or On-Demand choice; data transfer may also apply.Linux and Windows Server 2016 game servers; Windows licensing can increase instance costs by almost 2x; generation 6 and later instances have free network bandwidth Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
In short
- Amazon GameLift Servers has a free plan (Managed hosting).
- Paid plans published: 2, from $1 a month.
- 4 plans are priced on request (Managed hosting, Anywhere hosting, Managed container hosting, Managed EC2 hosting).
What the alternatives costAll alternatives →
| Tool | From | Free plan | Free trial |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colyseus | $15/mo | Yes | No |
| Photon Realtime | $0.29/mo | Yes | No |
| FishNet | — | Yes | No |
| Unity | — | Yes | Yes |
| netcode.io | — | Yes | No |
| Normcore | $49/mo | Yes | No |
| GameNetworkingSockets | — | Yes | No |
| Photon Fusion | $0.50/mo | Yes | No |