checkmatevsNakama
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| checkmate | Nakama | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 72/100 | 76/100 |
| Rank in category | #15 of 104 in Monitoring & observability | #3 of 62 in Game Servers |
| GitHub stars | 11 007 | 13 605 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +124 | +63 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 15 | 9 |
| Latest release | v3.13.1 · 22 Oct 2026 | v3.41.0 · 18 Sept 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Go |
Which one should you pick?
Nakama scores 76/100 against 72/100 for checkmate, so it is the safer default.
checkmate ships more often: 15 stable releases in the past year, against 9 for Nakama.
If you want the quickest setup, checkmate is easier to run; Nakama needs more configuration.
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