Photon Engine vs Stream Chat

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

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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Stream Chat

Social & Communications

Stream Chat is a chat API and UI kit that allows developers to easily integrate real-time messaging features into their applications and websites. It handles all the complex infrastructure and networking requirements behind building chat.

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