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AWS Amplify vs Photon Engine

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

AWS Amplify

AWS Amplify

Development

AWS Amplify is a set of tools and services that enables developers to build full-stack web and mobile apps more easily. It handles hosting, code generation, authentication, managed GraphQL API backend, analytics, and much more.

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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.

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