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Phaser vs Photon Engine

	Phaser	Photon Engine
What it says it does	PhaserPhaser is a long-running open-source HTML5 game framework from Phaser Studio, now paired with Phaser AE, a browser workspace with tools, bots and expansion packs that spend credits to make art, music, sound, designs and builds.	Photon EngineBuild and scale real-time multiplayer games with Photon Fusion, Quantum, Realtime, Voice and Chat. Trusted by thousands of studios. Start free.
Pricing	PhaserPhaser framework free and open source; Phaser AE: start free and pay as you go with credits (3,500 credits for $10 up to 44,000 for $100, credits last a year); Pro $20/mo (8,000 credits a month, all 358 expansion packs including 195 Pro packs, bonus credits on top-ups); Teams plan by contact (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	Phaserhttps://phaser.io/	Photon Enginehttps://www.photonengine.com/

Which tool for which job

Phaser wins when you want a JavaScript game framework with optional AI-assisted asset tools.

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 9 November 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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