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Nakama vs Sphinx Search

Nakama logo
NakamaBackend-as-a-Service
From $600 / moPublished price
Sphinx Search logo
Sphinx SearchBackend As a Service
FreePublished price
Nakama logo
Nakama
Backend-as-a-Service

Scalable game backend and LiveOps stack for multiplayer games

Sphinx Search logo
Sphinx Search
Backend As a Service

Open source full-text search engine designed for indexing database content with SQL-like query language.

Overview
CategoryBackend-as-a-ServiceBackend As a Service
What it isOpen-source game server from Heroic Labs providing social, real-time, and competitive features.Open source full-text search engine designed for indexing database content with SQL-like query language.
Pricing
Published priceFrom $600 / mo
Nakama is open source and free to self-host. Heroic Cloud managed Nakama currently starts at $600 per month, with larger deployments and support priced by configuration.
Free
Sphinx Search is open-source software available without a license fee. Users bear their own hosting and operations costs.
Pricing modelTiered plansNot available
Free optionsFree plan · No free trialFree plan · No free trial
Deal on CubbieNone right nowNone right now
Company
Founded20152001
Team size51-200 employees1-10 employees
HeadquartersLondon, UKRemote

Where these sit in Backend-as-a-Service

  • Nakama$7,200
  • Backend-as-a-Service median$588

Per seat, per year, across 10 products publishing a price. Half of Backend-as-a-Service sits between $99 and $6,894, and 21% of its plans are priced on request. Sphinx Search states a range rather than a single yearly figure, so it is not marked here.

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