## Page summary

Edgegap's usage-estimate calculator for game server hosting and orchestration — models a monthly cost across hybrid orchestration (on-demand Edge Cloud plus reserved Bare Metal / VM Fleets) and compares it against AWS GameLift and Gameye.

Capabilities: genre presets (Turn-Based, Shooter, TCG, RTS, Battle Royale, MOBA, Survival, MMO, Social) or custom metrics (vCPU per instance, players per match, egress per player, peak / low-tide CCU); adjustable Bare Metal ratio (0–100%) and Fleet commitment (off, 1 / 6 / 12 months); calculation by matches or peak CCU.

Outputs: estimated monthly cost (Edgegap vs GameLift vs Gameye), savings, cost per peak CCU, and a weekly breakdown of Fleet hosts, cloud instances, and deployments. Built on real traffic data across hundreds of games; within ±3% of the full spreadsheet model.

Rates used: Edge Cloud $0.00115/vCPU-min, egress $0.10/GB; Private Fleet from $280/host/mo (12-mo), $323.75 (6-mo), $350 monthly, 16 vCPU/host total (13.6 usable) and 6 TB egress per host.

Full rate card: https://edgegap.com/pricing.md

Platform

Gaming

Resources

Enterprise

Company

Platform

Gaming

Resources

Enterprise

Company

Game Server Hosting & Orchestration

Usage Estimate Calculator

Important Notes

Presets: We strongly recommend using presets unless you have your exact server performance metrics.

Presets: We strongly recommend using presets unless you have your exact server performance metrics.

Presets: We strongly recommend using presets unless you have your exact server performance metrics.

Live Traffic: For live games, please contact us for a tailored estimate based on your traffic & geographic distribution.

Live Traffic: For live games, please contact us for a tailored estimate based on your traffic & geographic distribution.

Live Traffic: For live games, please contact us for a tailored estimate based on your traffic & geographic distribution.

Launch peaks ≠ monthly cost: Contact us for a custom estimate with retention from Month 1 to Month 2 onwards.

Launch peaks ≠ monthly cost: Contact us for a custom estimate with retention from Month 1 to Month 2 onwards.

Launch peaks ≠ monthly cost: Contact us for a custom estimate with retention from Month 1 to Month 2 onwards.

Metrics
Presets
Calculation Type
Game Genre
Estimated Monthly Matches
Custom Metrics
vCPU Usage per Instance
vCPU
Players per Match
Egress per Player (KB/s)
KB/s
Peak CCU
Low Tide CCU
Bare Metal Ratio
%
0%50%100%
Persistent Servers
Off
Commitment on Fleets
Cost Estimate
Edgegap
Estimated Monthly Cost
$—/month
$—/month
Estimated Savings
—
Cost per Peak CCU——
Estimated Instances & Deployments - Weekly Breakdown
Private Fleet Host (Used Hosts)
Private Fleet Instances ("Wasted" Hosts)
Cloud Instances
Est. Deployments
Disclaimers
Each game’s resource usage is unique. The following calculator provides a ballpark estimate based on weekly historical data from our platform. It is not expected to be perfectly accurate to your game’s exact traffic.
Games vary in player base over time. Make sure to avoid estimating monthly costs based on your initial peak CCU.
For “month 1” estimates, we suggest investigating comparable games to estimate realistic retention decay in the first month after release.
Games with multiple game modes may require a combination of estimates.
How the Estimate Works
This model is built on Edgegap’s real traffic data across hundreds of games and millions of matches, used to establish what an “average week” of player activity looks like for every minute of that model week. Starting from your expected peak concurrent users, the model applies a usage curve to every minute of a full 7-day week, scaling based on historical time-of-day and day-of-week patterns.
It uses your game’s metrics (vCPU per server and players per session) to calculate how many game servers need to be running at each minute to meet demand, including both ongoing sessions and new ones spinning up. Assumptions include a fill rate of 100%, alongside dynamic active session ratio, peak users, and session duration usage variables based on historical data. It applies pricing (compute and egress) across both Cloud and Private Fleet capacity at each minute, producing the cost estimate above using a Cloud rate of $0.00115/vCPU-min, egress rate of $0.10/GB, and Private Fleet hosts from $280/month on a 12-month commitment ($323.75 for 6 months, $350 month-to-month), each with 13.6 vCPU available and 6 TB egress included per host.
The full spreadsheet model (over 210,000 formulas across 10,080 data points) has been simplified into a JavaScript implementation for this calculator. Due to rounding in the simplification, estimates here may run ±3% than the full model. Contact us for an estimate outside these assumptions, or if you have further enquiries about how the model functions.

If you notice any accidental discrepancies or errors, please contact us! We'll get this fixed ASAP.

Comparison

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Orchestration - Key Features

Edgegap

AWS Gamelift

Regionless Hosting

Yes, to all locations worldwide on-demand

No. Pay-per-region only

Locations

615+

99

Pricing - Cloud

One universal price worldwide

Variable pricing per region

Automated Rapid-Scaling

Yes, up to 14M CCU

Yes, but requires custom setup

Server Boot Time (Cold Start)

1 second avg.

Slower (fleet-based)

Latency Reduction

58% avg. latency reduction vs public cloud

None

Multi-Cloud Orchestration

Yes, 17+ providers

No, AWS only

Bare Metal & Persistent Servers

Yes. Hybrid orchestration and Private Fleet

No. Needs other products

Availability

99.99%

99.99%

Additional Features & Benefits

Free Integration Support

Yes, via Discord, Slack or email

No, documentation only

24/7 Support for Live games

Yes, free (see SLA)

No. Needs additional products ($)

Matchmaking

Yes

No. Needs other products ($)

SDK for Unreal Engine & Unity

Yes

Unity & Unreal only, no other samples or plugins

Automated DevOps

Yes

No

Cross-Platform Game Servers

Yes

Yes

Managed Cluster

Yes

No. Needs other products ($)

Free Containerization Build Tool

Yes

No

Orchestration - Key Features

Edgegap

AWS Gamelift

Regionless Hosting

Yes, to all locations worldwide on-demand

No. Pay-per-region only

Locations

615+

99

Pricing - Cloud

One universal price worldwide

Variable pricing per region

Automated Rapid-Scaling

Yes, up to 14M CCU

Yes, but requires custom setup

Server Boot Time (Cold Start)

1 second avg.

Slower (fleet-based)

Latency Reduction

58% avg. latency reduction vs public cloud

None

Multi-Cloud Orchestration

Yes, 17+ providers

No, AWS only

Bare Metal & Persistent Servers

Yes. Hybrid orchestration and Private Fleet

No. Needs other products

Availability

99.99%

99.99%

Additional Features & Benefits

Free Integration Support

Yes, via Discord, Slack or email

No, documentation only

24/7 Support for Live games

Yes, free (see SLA)

No. Needs additional products ($)

Matchmaking

Yes

No. Needs other products ($)

SDK for Unreal Engine & Unity

Yes

Unity & Unreal only, no other samples or plugins

Automated DevOps

Yes

No

Cross-Platform Game Servers

Yes

Yes

Managed Cluster

Yes

No. Needs other products ($)

Free Containerization Build Tool

Yes

No

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