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24 alternatives to Game Lambda

Rent game servers on the cloud

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Game Lambda launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Amazon GameLift▲103

   Deploy and scale games in the cloud in minutes

   2016 · aws.amazon.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Wings.io▲73

   Another fast paced multiplayer game

   2016 · wings.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   CloudPeeps▲166

   The marketplace for remote community managers

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Tutum▲86

   Docker containers as a cloud service

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Steam Broadcasting▲86

   Watch friends play games on Steam (Beta)

   2014 · steamcommunity.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Portal▲81

   Run apps on your own easy to use cloud server

   2015 · portalplatform.net · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Hive▲236

   First free unlimited cloud service in the world.

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   CloudApp 2.0▲103

   Share faster

   2014 · getcloudapp.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Cloud Academy▲88

   Learning Cloud Computing online. Now.

   2014 · platform.qa.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    BrowerQuest▲65

    A HTML5/JavaScript multiplayer game experiment

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    GAMURS▲57

    The ultimate CS:GO network

    2016 · gamurs.group · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Bitport Torrents▲118

    Download torrents to your cloud and stream them securely :)

    2015 · bitport.io · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Online Go Server▲65

    The best place to play Go online

    2015 · online-go.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Cloud9▲115

    Your development environment, in the cloud

    2014 · aws.amazon.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    GameBot▲88

    Telegram's in-app gaming platform

    2016 · telegram.me · its alternatives →

16. 16
    GameHub▲72

    The video game advice service for parents

    2015 · gamehubhq.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    SimpleRockets▲54

    A sandbox space experience 🚀

    2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Landlord▲70

    Foursquare-based Monopoly game

    2014 · landlordgame.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    RealPlayer Cloud▲61

    All your videos in one safe place

    2014 · real.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Gamelock▲64

    Netflix-style Rent-to-Own Video Games

    2014 · forsale.godaddy.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Sandstorm.io▲101

    A better way to run a personal server

    2015 · sandstorm.io · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Below▲80

    Explore. Survive. Discover.

    2015 · whatliesbelow.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Windows Server 2016▲75

    Microsoft's cloud-ready OS

    2016 · microsoft.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    CodeCloud.me▲82

    A fun tech personality test

    2015 · tylecacuoc.net · its alternatives →

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