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Automerge vs Photon Engine

A side-by-side look at Automerge and Photon Engine. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Automerge

Automerge

Development

Automerge is a JSON-like data structure and algorithms for building collaborative applications. It allows multiple users to edit shared documents simultaneously while ensuring that all copies remain converged without needing a central server.

jsoncollaborative-editingrealtime
Photon Engine

Photon Engine

Gaming Software

Photon Engine is a proprietary multiplayer game development platform that provides a real-time multiplayer game backend and networking engine. It handles hosting, networking, matchmaking, lag compensation and has out-of-the-box support for different platforms.

multiplayernetworkingrealtimegame-backendmatchmakinglag-compensationcrossplatform