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Best Xbox Cloud Gaming alternatives (2026)
5 alternatives to Xbox Cloud Gaming in cloud gaming, ranked by entry price. Xbox Cloud Gaming starts at $9.99/mo. Every figure links to the public page it was captured from — the vendor's own wherever the vendor publishes the number, otherwise the named public source — with the date we captured it.
Key takeaways
- Cheaper than Xbox Cloud Gaming: Amazon Luna, NVIDIA GeForce NOW.
- Free alternatives: Amazon Luna, NVIDIA GeForce NOW.
- Closest by price: Amazon Luna ($0/mo), NVIDIA GeForce NOW ($0/mo), PlayStation Plus (Premium cloud streaming tier) ($10.99/mo).
Xbox Cloud Gaming alternatives compared
| # | Alternative | Entry price | Free | HIPAA | Best for | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Luna | $0/mo | Yes | — | Amazon Prime subscribers wanting $0 add-on cloud gaming | amazongamestudios.com |
| 2 | NVIDIA GeForce NOW | $0/mo | Yes | — | PC gamers who already own a large Steam/Epic/GOG library | nvidia.com |
| 3 | PlayStation Plus (Premium cloud streaming tier) | $10.99/mo | No | — | PS5 owners wanting to play PS3-era classics (only streaming option) | playstation.com |
| 4 | Shadow PC | $37.99/mo | No | — | PC gamers wanting a full persistent cloud Windows PC (not just game streaming) | shadow.tech |
| 5 | Boosteroid STALE · 2026-06-14 | not priced monthly | No | — | Gamers in regions where GeForce NOW or Xbox Cloud Gaming are unavailable | boosteroid.com |
Data current through 2026-09-05. STALE marks a row with at least one plan we have not re-checked at its source in over 30 days. 1 of 5 rows above is marked. Compare any two directly on the Cloud Gaming index.