Alternatives to Apollo

A Sunshine fork for self-hosted game and desktop streaming at the client device's native resolution. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Apollo.

  • Sunshine

    The open source host that replaced NVIDIA GameStream, so Moonlight can stream from any PC.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    Sunshine is the upstream host Apollo builds on, with Windows, Linux, macOS and FreeBSD support and a web interface, but without Apollo's native-resolution and virtual display features.

  • Parsec

    A low-latency remote desktop app for reaching a work or gaming computer from another device.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOS

    Parsec is a proprietary freemium app for Windows and macOS with its own client and 4K 60 fps streaming, instead of a self-hosted host without a vendor account.

Also worth comparing

These listings name Apollo as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • GeForce NOW

    NVIDIA's cloud gaming service that streams your existing game library to weaker hardware.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOSAndroidiOSWeb

    Apollo is a free GPL-3.0 self-hosted streaming host for Windows that streams your own PC at native client resolution, requiring your own hardware and a client app.

  • Shadow

    A subscription cloud PC service that streams a full Windows computer to your own devices.

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroidWeb

    Apollo is a free GPL-3.0 Sunshine fork for streaming from your own Windows PC at the client's native resolution, needing a compatible client.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.