Photon Quantum pricing
8 plans read from photonengine.com
Development Only 20 CCUFree 20 connected users · development only · 60.0 GB traffic per month · no CCU burst Read 29 Sep 2026 · photonengine.com
Free 100 CCUFree 100 connected users · one app per customer · games only · approximately 40k MAU · 0.3 TB traffic per month · no CCU burst Read 29 Sep 2026 · photonengine.com
Premium Cloud$0.50 a month Invoiced based on monthly usage; $1,000 minimum fee per monthPer CCU · 2,000 CCU minimum with 6.0 TB traffic included · usage-based CCU auto-scaling · DDoS protected by default Read 29 Sep 2026 · photonengine.com
100 CCU$95, paid once One-time for 12 months100 connected users · games only · approximately 40k MAU · 0.3 TB traffic per month · no CCU burst Read 29 Sep 2026 · photonengine.com
500 CCU$125 a month Per month500 connected users · games only · approximately 200k MAU · 1.5 TB traffic per month · CCU burst included Read 29 Sep 2026 · photonengine.com
1000 CCU$250 a month Per month1,000 connected users · games only · approximately 400k MAU · 3.0 TB traffic per month · CCU burst included Read 29 Sep 2026 · photonengine.com
2000 CCU$500 a month Per month2,000 connected users · games only · approximately 800k MAU · 6.0 TB traffic per month · CCU burst included Read 29 Sep 2026 · photonengine.com
Enterprise CloudPriced on request Dedicated managed cloud environment · unlimited titles · SLA · priority operations support · dedicated servers · server authoritative logic via plug-ins · multi-layered DDoS protection Read 29 Sep 2026 · photonengine.com
In short
- Photon Quantum has a free plan (Development Only 20 CCU).
- Paid plans published: 5, from $0.50 a month.
- 1 plan is priced on request (Enterprise Cloud).
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 |
| Amazon GameLift Servers | $1/mo | No | No |
| GameNetworkingSockets | — | Yes | No |