Independent · sourced · Updated June 2026
Best Cloud Gaming (2026)
The cheapest cloud gaming is Amazon Luna at $0/mo. 2 offer a free tier (Amazon Luna, NVIDIA GeForce NOW). This page compares 6 options on entry price, free tier, HIPAA/SOC 2 and best-for — every figure linked to its source, updated June 2026.
6 options compared on price, free tier, compliance and fit — ranked cheapest-first. Every figure links to the vendor's own page and the date we captured it; quote-only tiers show “—”, never a guess.
Key takeaways
- Cheapest: Amazon Luna at $0/mo (Luna for Prime Members).
- Typical paid price: from $8.33/mo, median $9.99/mo, up to $37.99/mo — across 5 with published pricing.
- Free tier: Amazon Luna, NVIDIA GeForce NOW.
- Tracked: 6 vendors, data current through 2026-06-15.
Comparison
| # | Cloud Gaming | Entry price | Free | HIPAA | SOC 2 | Best for | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Luna | $0/mo Luna for Prime Members | Yes | — | — | Amazon Prime subscribers wanting $0 add-on cloud gaming | techcrunch.com |
| 2 | NVIDIA GeForce NOW | $0/mo Free | Yes | — | — | PC gamers who already own a large Steam/Epic/GOG library | en.wikipedia.org |
| 3 | Xbox Cloud Gaming | $9.99/mo Game Pass Essential | No | — | — | Console gamers wanting day-one Xbox first-party titles | xbox.com |
| 4 | PlayStation Plus (Premium cloud streaming tier) | $10.99/mo Essential — Monthly | No | — | — | PS5 owners wanting to play PS3-era classics (only streaming option) | playstation.com |
| 5 | Shadow PC | $37.99/mo Neo | No | — | — | PC gamers wanting a full persistent cloud Windows PC (not just game streaming) | shadow.tech |
| 6 | Boosteroid | — | No | — | — | Gamers in regions where GeForce NOW or Xbox Cloud Gaming are unavailable | quote-only |
Prices are the lowest published self-serve monthly rate as captured on the linked source. Annual-billing and usage details are on each vendor's record in our open dataset.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cheapest cloud gaming?
Amazon Luna has the lowest published entry price at $0/mo (Luna for Prime Members), as of 2026-06-15.
How much does cloud gaming cost per month?
Across the 5 cloud gaming with published paid pricing, the median starting price is $9.99/mo, ranging from $8.33/mo to $37.99/mo, as of 2026-06-15. 2 also offer a free tier. 1 are quote-only.
Which cloud gaming have a free plan?
Amazon Luna, NVIDIA GeForce NOW offer a free tier.
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How we compiled this
Prices collected by fetching official vendor pricing pages and confirmed US store pages. Official NVIDIA GeForce Now pricing pages (nvidia.com/en-us/geforce-now/plans/) returned 404 on all variants; prices sourced from Wikipedia GeForce Now article (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeForce_Now), confirmed by NVIDIA's own page referencing 'Performance' and 'Ultimate' tiers with a '35% off 12-month' promo live as of 2026-06-14. Xbox Cloud Gaming prices sourced from the live Xbox Microsoft Store product pages which rendered actual USD figures. PlayStation Plus cloud-streaming prices sourced from the official playstation.com/en-us/ps-plus/ page. Amazon Luna pricing sourced from TechCrunch's October 23, 2025 article covering the service revamp (luna.amazon.com redirects to luna.amazon.de in this environment — US page geolocated away). Shadow PC pricing sourced from the official US offers page (shadow.tech/us/shadowpc/offers/) which rendered full USD prices. Boosteroid's official site (boosteroid.com) geolocated to EUR pricing only in this environment; no USD self-serve price could be confirmed — monthlyUsd set to null per methodology. All minutesIncluded, callsIncluded, overagePerMin, overagePerCall set to null (non-telephony vertical). annualDiscountPct calculated where both monthly and annual prices are published. accessedAt: 2026-06-14.
Last verified 2026-06-15. We re-check published prices and compliance on a recurring cadence and update this page when they change.
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