GameRanger vs GS2-Matchmaking
GameRanger
gameranger.com
GS2-Matchmaking
docs.gs2.ioSide by side
| Figure | GameRanger | GS2-Matchmaking |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $1.66/mo | $1,000/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 7 |
| Spec score · Game Matchmaking Software | 8.1 (#16) | 9.1 (#5) |
| Founded | 1999 | 2016 |
| Headquarters | Perth, Australia | Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan |
| Purpose | GameRanger is a free service for Mac and PC that lets people play more than 700 games and demos online with friends and opponents worldwide. | GS2-Matchmaking groups players based on conditions and can be used to find opponents. |
| Support | Support options include getting-started help, FAQs, password recovery, game-problem help, and discussion forums. | Basic support is free through the forum, while Business Support is listed at 3,000 USD per month and includes up to 15 hours of support. |
Plans
GS2-Matchmaking
- IndividualFree
- IndividualFree
- Professional Service$200, paid once
- Prototyping$1,000 a month
- Business Support$3,000 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
- ProfessionalPrice not published
In their own words
GameRanger
GameRanger has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
GS2-Matchmaking
GS2-Matchmaking is a managed service for grouping game players by conditions and finding opponents. In standard matchmaking, a player creates a gathering and others may join when they meet its requirements; it is deleted after reaching its required player count. Conditions can include up to five player attributes, role capacities, ratings, allowlists, and blacklists. Ratings follow a Glicko-2-based process, starting at 1500 and changing with game results. Party tokens allow gatherings with existing party members; player tokens last 3 minutes and party tokens last 10 minutes. Season matchmaking keeps gatherings for a specified period and supports up to 1000 players, but only searches by GS2-Experience rank and does not allow players to leave during the season. The service supports latency or region matching and server allocation. SDKs cover Unity, Unreal Engine 5, Godot 4, Go, PHP, Java, C#, TypeScript, and Python. The Individual plan is free for eligible users, subject to request-rate thresholds and a GS2 logo requirement at launch.