Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to PlayFab

The top open-source alternatives to PlayFab are Nakama, Colyseus, and ct.js. One of the criteria for ordering this list is the number of mentions that products have on reliable external sources. You can suggest additional sources through the form here.

Nakama Landing Page
1

Nakama

Nakama is an open-source distributed social and realtime server for games and apps.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Developer Tools #App Development #Development 14 social mentions
Colyseus Landing Page
2

Colyseus

Multiplayer Game Server for Node.js. Focus on the gameplay instead of networking.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Developer Tools #App Development #Game Development 4 social mentions
ct.js Landing Page
3

ct.js

ct.js is a 2D game editor (desktop app) based on web technologies.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Game Development #Game Engine #3D Game Engine 3 social mentions
Unity Landing Page
4

Unity

The multiplatform game creation tools for everyone.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Game Development #Game Engine #3D Game Engine 197 social mentions
Defold Engine Landing Page
5

Defold Engine

Defold lets you quickly build high performing, cross-platform games together with your team.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Game Development #Game Engine #3D Game Engine 47 social mentions
LOVE 2D Landing Page
6

LOVE 2D

Hi there! LÖVE is an *awesome* framework you can use to make 2D games in Lua.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Game Development #Game Engine #2D Game Engine 181 social mentions
Kivy Landing Page
7

Kivy

Open source Python framework for rapid development of applications that make use of innovative user interfaces, such as multi-touch apps. Installation on WindowsInstallation on Windows. Installation; What are wheels .
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Developer Tools #Rapid Application Development #Python Tools 46 social mentions
Supabase Landing Page
8

Supabase

An open source Firebase alternative
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Developer Tools #Realtime Backend / API #Backend As A Service 428 social mentions
Godot Engine Landing Page
9

Godot Engine

Feature-packed 2D and 3D open source game engine.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Game Development #Game Engine #3D Game Engine 446 social mentions
DarkRift Networking Landing Page
10

DarkRift Networking

DarkRift Networking is a fast, flexible and superpowered networking solution for .NET and Unity.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Developer Tools #App Development #Game Development 1 social mentions
Pusher Landing Page
11

Pusher

Pusher is a hosted API for quickly, easily and securely adding scalable realtime functionality via WebSockets to web and mobile apps.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Mobile Push Messaging #Developer Tools #App Development 50 social mentions
PocketBase.io Landing Page
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PocketBase.io

Open Source backend with realtime database, authentication, file storage and admin dashboard, all compiled in 1 portable executable.
Pricing:
- Open Source
- Free
#Realtime Backend / API #Web Frameworks #Open Source 76 social mentions