Services
A comparison of third-party hosting and relay services compatible with FishNet, including our recommended providers.
We strongly recommend reviewing our Server Hosting page for terminology as well the Pros/Cons of services mentioned on this page.
This information is updated to the best of our knowledge. If you are interested in a service listed below — to better understand their platform — please visit the provided links to their official website.
Our Recommended Service
PlayFlow Cloud, a company we've had the pleasure of working with firsthand, is recommended as our top-pick for a hosting service Their outstanding support, reliable service, and superior pricing have consistently impressed our staff and community.
Other Services
Here is a non-extensive selection of other hosting services that work well with FishNet.
Dedicated Servers
These hosts offer session-based servers, as well persistent servers. Relay services may be available as well.
Pay-per-use pricing.
Session-based servers available.
Persistent servers available.
Relay servers available.
Match Making / Lobbies.
Relays Only
These are relay only services.
Steam relays are offered free when you launch your game on steam; there is a percentage of sales, as well initial fee when using Steam.
We have an official FishNet transport for Steam, and there are third-party Unity assets available as well to help utilize Steam Relays. A popular asset is Toolkit for Steamworks Foundation by Heathen Engineering.
Free for games launched using Steam.
Session-based relays.
Match Making / Lobbies.
Friends list (Steam).
EOS provides a number of features for free. The API and documentation is a bit more complex, which may be difficult to beginners. A vetted third-party EOS transport is available for FishNet, which may help with some of those hurdles.
A cross-platform friends list is possible with EOS but at the cost of complexity; eg: you will not be able to directly access your Steam friends via the EOS platform. With this in mind, match making with friends may be more difficult.
Free to all developers.
Session-based relays.
*Match Making / Lobbies.
*Friends list.
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