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GDevelop vs Photon Engine

	GDevelop	Photon Engine
What it says it does	GDevelopGDevelop is a free, fast, easy, open-source game engine. Learn 2D, 3D or multiplayer game development with our tutorials. Publish everywhere: iOS, Android, Steam... Use AI to learn and build faster.	Photon EngineBuild and scale real-time multiplayer games with Photon Fusion, Quantum, Realtime, Voice and Chat. Trusted by thousands of studios. Start free.
Pricing	GDevelopFree open-source MIT game engine with a free cloud account (limited AI credits, cloud projects and daily publishes); paid Silver, Gold and Pro memberships add AI credits, cloud storage, iOS publishing and collaboration (see official pricing page for current USD amounts; save up to 40% yearly); companies over $50K annual revenue or funding must use Pro when using a GDevelop account (official)	Photon EngineFusion: free 20 CCU for development; free 100 CCU for one launched app; 100 CCU $95 one-time for 12 months; 500 CCU $125/mo; 1,000 CCU $250/mo; 2,000 CCU $500/mo; Premium $0.50 per CCU ($1,000/mo minimum); extra traffic $0.05-$0.10/GB (official)
Website	GDevelophttps://gdevelop.io	Photon Enginehttps://www.photonengine.com/

Which tool for which job

GDevelop wins when you want to make and export a 2D or 3D game without writing the whole project in code.

Photon Engine wins when you want managed multiplayer networking with a free tier to prototype and launch small.

Descriptions in the table come from each vendor's own site. This verdict is a fit call from those official pages as of 14 October 2026, not a shared benchmark or a hands-on score. Prices change, so confirm the pricing row on each tool page. How we review tools.

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