We have the fitting plan!
All applications run conveniently in the Photon Cloud.
Hosting, operations and scaling services are all cared for by us.
You build it, we run it.
Develop and Launch Your Game
for Free in Photon Cloud
Our Photon Cloud gaming plans have been proven in thousands of games across various genres and business models - whether you're developing premium games for platforms like Steam, free-to-play mobile titles, or immersive XR experiences.
Start building today, launch your project for free, and only pay once your game scales beyond our free tier.
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PUBLIC CLOUD
FOR GAMINGDevelopment Only
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20 CCU
DEVELOPMENT ONLYFREEIncludes 20 Connected Users at the Same Time.
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For Development Only
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Limited to 60.0 GB Traffic per Month
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Capped at 20 CCU - no CCU Burst
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For Launch
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FREE 100 CCU
ONE APP ONLYFREEIncludes 100 Connected Users at the Same Time.
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One App per Customer Only
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For Games Only
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Suitable for ˜ 40 k MAU
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Includes 0.3 TB Traffic per Month
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Capped at 100 CCU - no CCU Burst
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100 CCU
ONE-TIMEfor 12 months$ 95Includes 100 Connected Users at the Same Time.
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For Games Only
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Suitable for ˜ 40 k MAU
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Includes 0.3 TB Traffic per Month
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Capped at 100 CCU - no CCU Burst
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500 CCU
PER MONTH$ 125Includes 500 Connected Users at the Same Time.
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For Games Only
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Suitable for ˜ 200 k MAU
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Includes 1.5 TB Traffic per Month
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CCU Burst included
Additional GB
$0.05Europe / Canada, East / RU / RUE / USA, East / USA, West$0.10Asia / Australia / China / India / Japan / South Africa / South America / South Korea / Turkey / United Arab Emirates -
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1000 CCU
PER MONTH$ 250Includes 1,000 Connected Users at the Same Time.
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For Games Only
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Suitable for ˜ 400 k MAU
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Includes 3.0 TB Traffic per Month
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CCU Burst included
Additional GB
$0.05Europe / Canada, East / RU / RUE / USA, East / USA, West$0.10Asia / Australia / China / India / Japan / South Africa / South America / South Korea / Turkey / United Arab Emirates -
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2000 CCU
PER MONTH$ 500Includes 2,000 Connected Users at the Same Time.
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For Games Only
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Suitable for ˜ 800 k MAU
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Includes 6.0 TB Traffic per Month
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CCU Burst included
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$0.05Europe / Canada, East / RU / RUE / USA, East / USA, West$0.10Asia / Australia / China / India / Japan / South Africa / South America / South Korea / Turkey / United Arab Emirates -
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PREMIUM CLOUD
FOR GAMINGAutomatically Adapts to Your Usage for up to 50,000 CCU
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PER CCU
INVOICEDbased on monthly usage$0.50MINIMUM FEE
2,000 CCU + 6.0 TB Traffic includedPER MONTH$1,000Includes 2,000 Connected Users at the Same Time.
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For Games Only
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Suitable for up to ≈ 20m MAU
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Includes 3.0 GB Traffic per Peak CCU per Month
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Usage-Based CCU Auto-Scaling
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CCU Burst for CCU > 50k
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DDoS Protected by Default
Additional GB
$0.05Europe / Canada, East / RU / RUE / USA, East / USA, West$0.10Asia / Australia / China / India / Japan / South Africa / South America / South Korea / Turkey / United Arab Emirates -
Not Building a Game?
Photon Industries Circle offers access to special hosting products, coding samples including priority support - required for business use cases like education, training, medical, simulation, collaboration, meeting, events, defense, sports, metaverse, social VR/XR, arcades and more.
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ENTERPRISE CLOUD
Dedicated, Managed Cloud Environment for Multiple Unlimited CCU Titles.
Guaranteed service levels and plugins for server authoritative logic make it the trusted choice for the world’s top studios.
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Unlimited Titles
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SLA (incl. Uptime and Response Time)
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Priority Operations Support
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Dedicated Servers
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Server Authoritative Logic via Plug-Ins
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Premium Dashboard and Counters
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Multi-layered DDoS Protection
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CCU
The number of users allowed to connect to your application is defined by its CCU. For plans the CCU total is defined by the sum of peaks for all regions.
Sample Month: EU peak 420 CCU, US peak 230 CCU, Other regions 0 CCU — CCU total = 420 + 230 = 650, matching 1000 CCU subscription plan. -
CCU Burst, Overage
Don't worry about losing users - we allow you to temporarily burst your agreed CCU limit and will simply bill this CCU overage with next month's invoice according to the fees set out in your subscription agreement. After your first burst you have 48 hours to upgrade your subscription plan before we, subject to our sole discretion, may cap your number of CCU to the agreed number.
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Traffic Calculation
The included traffic depends on your subscription plan. All incoming and outgoing messages to the Photon Cloud servers count towards the traffic limit. Overage fees apply to traffic exceeding that limit.
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One-Time Plans
One-time plans apply to one application and for 12 months, no recurring fees. You can add 100 CCU to any other existing monthly subscription plan, e.g. 100 + 500 = 600 CCU in total. Can be applied to an app only once at a time.
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Monthly Active Users
We assume, as rule of thumb and based on our experience, 1 CCU to match 20 daily active users (DAU). Each DAU translates to 20 monthly actives (MAU).
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Down- and Upgrade at any Time
Downgrade and upgrade subscription plans at any time. Additional CCU are available immediately. Any fees paid but unused will be credited automatically. Termination takes effect at the end of the month.
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Free Support
Comprehensive online docs, free samples, tutorials, video streams, assistance with non-technical issues like account activations, account management, billing and service status are free and included in all our plans.
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Gaming Circle Premium Support
Gaming Circle is our premium development support program and includes direct chat support for all Photon products, exclusive samples, access to our Circle Discord pro community and much more. Read more here.
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Regions
For optimum round-trip-times your application can connect the nearest region we host in. Choose from multiple regions around the globe.
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Still Questions?
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