Epic Online Services vs RoSentry

Epic Online Services is a suite of modular online services for game developers. Its service areas cover accounts and social features, multiplayer, player and game data, and trust and safety. Social capabilities include crossplay, friends, presence, overlay, and the Epic Games account ecosystem. Multiplayer tools include peer-to-peer features, sessions, lobbies, and voice chat. Developers can use leaderboards, stats, achievements, and storage for player and title data. Trust and safety services include Easy Anti-Cheat, sanctions, player reports, and Kids Web Services. The services can be used with Unreal Engine, Unity, or a developer's chosen engine. SDKs are available for PC in C or C#, Android, and iOS; console SDKs require a request through the Developer Portal. Epic describes the service as free to use, with no royalty or hosting fees, though usage restrictions may apply. Epic says it processes game-service data to operate the services and does not share partner data without explicit authorization. Use may be throttled or suspended for violations of service restrictions.

RoSentry is a cloud-based, server-side anti-cheat for Roblox games. It learns typical behavior for each player and flags differences with evidence, comparing observations such as movement speed, weapon range, and player stats with that player’s baseline. A new installation begins in learning mode: it records findings as shadow data without automatically punishing players. Developers can add custom checks in Luau alongside built-in detections. Moderation tools cover investigations, audit logs, ban waves, and appeals; Discord integration lets moderators look up or ban players, work appeal threads, and receive alerts. Installation involves placing RoSentry.rbxm in ServerScriptService and setting a Roblox secret for api.rosentry.com. The maker says the in-game SDK does not capture screens, analyze aim or mouse movement, or use hardware IDs. If its backend is briefly unavailable, the join check retries instead of ejecting players. The free plan supports one game and up to 100 concurrent players; paid plans start at $19 a month.