Edgegap vs Hive Matchmaking
Edgegap
edgegap.comHive Matchmaking
developers.hiveplatform.aiSide by side
| Figure | Edgegap | Hive Matchmaking |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $0.03/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 19 | 3 |
| Spec score · Game Matchmaking Software | 9.3 (#4) | 7.8 (#21) |
| Headquarters | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada | Seoul, South Korea |
| Support | The homepage says its team supports live games 24/7 and offers community support plus an AI chatbot trained on its documentation. | The platform offers a dedicated technical support team, with email support on the On-Demand Plan and direct technical support on Enterprise. |
Plans
Edgegap
- Distributed Relays — Free TrialFree
- Edge CloudFree
- Free TrialFree
- Game Server Hosting — Free TrialFree
- Matchmaking & Server Browser — Free TrialFree
- Matchmaking Hobbyist$0.03 a month
- Matchmaking & Server Browser — Hobbyist$0.03 a month
- Private Fleet$0.03 a month
- Private Fleet (Bare Metal)$0.03 a month
- Matchmaking & Server Browser — Studio$0.15 a month
Hive Matchmaking
- Trial PlanFree
- Enterprise PlanPriced on request
- On-Demand PlanPrice not published
In their own words
Edgegap
Edgegap provides matchmaking, game server hosting, and orchestration on public edge computing infrastructure for multiplayer games. Its regionless hosting can cache and deploy game servers on demand across more than 615 locations without an SDK. The orchestrator places deployments on available servers; Edgegap says this can reduce player latency by up to 58%. Hybrid orchestration can combine Edge Cloud hosting with a Private Fleet. The service also offers automated matchmaking and a server browser on managed clusters. Listed engine plugins cover Unity, Unreal Engine, and Godot, while service integrations include Unity Gaming Services matchmaking, Nakama, PlayFab, and Epic Online Services Lobbies. Edge Cloud containers are limited to 24 consecutive hours; Private Fleets are directed to users needing longer-running containers. Distributed Relays support peer-to-peer networking but provide neither compute nor authoritative game servers. The free trials have usage or time limits. Edge Cloud is billed by vCPU-minute and lists $0.10/GB monthly egress; a Private Fleet Bare Metal listing gives $0.03 per vCPU-hour billed monthly, with a 12-month host rate of $280 per month.
Hive Matchmaking
Hive Matchmaking has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.