Amazon GameLift is described as 'Dedicated game server hosting solution that deploys, operates, and scales cloud servers for multiplayer games' and is an app. There are three alternatives to Amazon GameLift for Web-based, Self-Hosted and Kubernetes. The best Amazon GameLift alternative is Agones, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Amazon GameLift are Unity Multiplayer and GameSparks.
Agones replaces usual bespoke or proprietary cluster management and game server scaling solutions with a Kubernetes cluster that includes the Agones custom Kubernetes Controller and matching Custom Resource Definitions for GameServers, Fleets and more.
Unity Multiplayer is the way to create multiplayer games for Unity. Unity-provided servers ensure that your players can find and play with each other.
GameSparks is a Backend-as-a-Service solution provider to mobile game developers to help them reduce the overall cost of development of their games and improve retention of their players and monetization of games post launch.
