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Photon Engine vs SmartFoxServer

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

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
SmartFoxServer

SmartFoxServer

Gaming Software

SmartFoxServer is an open source server engine for building multiplayer games and applications. It enables real-time communication between clients such as chat, rankings, profiles, and manages game rooms.

realtimechatgame-roomsopen-source