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Swarm Hosts vs Steel

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Swarm Hosts compared with Steel
DetailSwarm Hosts logo Swarm HostsSteel logo Steel
What it doesSelf-hosted game server management platform GPU-accelerated rigid-body dynamics solver for robot learning
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Pricing modelFreemium Open source
PricingFree: one connected computer, unlimited game servers on that host, local backups, managed shared relay and custom DNS where supported. Plus: $5/month or $50/year (billing coming soon), unlimited connected hosts under fair use, same core tools as Free. Not given
Key features
  • Free 2-hour demo on shared capacity
  • Browser-based server management dashboard
  • Local backup and restore
  • File management and editing
  • Multi-user access control
  • Swarm Zones for multiple hosts
  • Real-time resource monitoring
  • Game update and version management
  • 3.8× PhysX throughput on 20 benchmarks geometric mean
  • 13.0× performance on heterogeneous task mixtures
  • Per-environment work scheduling for efficiency
  • Reduced-coordinate articulation dynamics
  • Differentiable simulation
  • Rigid-deformable coupling support
  • Compliant and hydroelastic contact
  • 62% less GPU memory than PhysX at matched batch size
  • 3.90 million environment steps per second peak throughput
What makes it different
  • Free tier with one connected computer and unlimited servers on it
  • No port forwarding required with managed relay
  • Try before installing with free 2-hour demo
  • Automatic failover with 3-copy backup protection across multiple hosts
  • Designed for heterogeneous workloads with different robots and tasks simulated together efficiently
  • Integrated into open-source Newton for seamless adoption without separate physics stack
  • Supports diverse physical interactions beyond rigid bodies
  • Enables scaling of diverse robot experience for general-purpose learning
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)2 no change since last check67 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)724
Citation Flow (Majestic)2140
Referring domains (Majestic)102061

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