Sunshine vs LinuxGSM
A side-by-side comparison of Sunshine and LinuxGSM — pricing, license, deployment, and where each tool wins.
Sunshine
app.lizardbyte.dev
Remote game stream host for Moonlight with support up to 120 frames per second and 4K resolution.
LinuxGSM
linuxgsm.com
CLI tool for deployment and management of dedicated game servers on Linux: more than 120 games are supported.
| Feature | Sunshine | LinuxGSM |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| Model | Open-source | Open-source |
| License | CC-BY-SA-3.0 | CC-BY-SA-3.0 |
| Deployment | Self-hosted | Self-hosted |
| Category | Games - Administrative Utilities & Control Panels | Games - Administrative Utilities & Control Panels |
| Self-hosted | ✓Yes | ✓Yes |
| Free tier | ✓Yes | ✓Yes |
Pick Sunshine if…
- ✓You prefer Sunshine's feature set or ecosystem fit.
Pick LinuxGSM if…
- ✓You prefer LinuxGSM's feature set or ecosystem fit.