Boosteroid vs GeForce Now

Boosteroid vs GeForce Now, and the third option

Two services that stream games from a list, compared honestly. Then the option neither of them offers: the whole PC. Updated October 2026.

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No hour cap on Boosteroid
100 h a month on GeForce Now paid plans
210 h a month on Shadow PC

The short answer. Boosteroid vs GeForce Now comes down to price against power. Boosteroid has the lower entry price, from €7.49 a month on a yearly plan, and no limit on hours or session length. GeForce Now has a free tier, a longer game list and RTX 5080 hardware, with 100 hours a month on its paid plans. Both stream games from your existing library, as long as those games are on their list.

That last condition is where a third option comes in. Shadow PC is not a game list: it is a complete Windows PC in the cloud, where you install any launcher, mod or app yourself. It is worth knowing about if a game you play, a mod you use or a tool you need is missing from both.

Compared on October 1, 2026, from Boosteroid's and NVIDIA's own pages.

Boosteroid, GeForce Now and Shadow PC, side by side

Each service gets the tick where it earns it. Shadow PC prices are on the offers below, not in the table.

Boosteroid, GeForce Now and Shadow PC compared on ten criteria
	Boosteroid	GeForce Now	Shadow PC
Entry price	Boosteroid From €7.49 a month, yearly plan	GeForce Now Free tier	Shadow PC See the offers below
Free plan	Boosteroid No	GeForce Now Yes	Shadow PC No
Play time per month	Boosteroid No limit	GeForce Now 100 h on paid plans	Shadow PC 210 h (Shadow PC), 120 h (Lite)
Games you can play	Boosteroid Hundreds of supported titles	GeForce Now 4,500+ supported games	Shadow PC Any game you install, except about 30 strict anti-cheat titles
Play your Steam or Epic library	Boosteroid Yes	GeForce Now Yes	Shadow PC Yes
Install mods and any launcher	Boosteroid No	GeForce Now No	Shadow PC Yes
Run your apps next to the game: voice chat, clips, streaming	Boosteroid No	GeForce Now No	Shadow PC Yes
Your files between sessions	Boosteroid No storage	GeForce Now Install-to-Play storage deleted if you cancel	Shadow PC Stay on your drive, 256 GB to 5 TB
GPU	Boosteroid AMD	GeForce Now RTX 5080 on Ultimate	Shadow PC Dedicated NVIDIA RTX
Browser, TV and mobile	Boosteroid Yes	GeForce Now Yes	Shadow PC Yes

Boosteroid data from boosteroid.com, GeForce Now data from NVIDIA's FAQ, membership and terms pages, both checked on October 1, 2026. Shadow PC prices are on the offers block: they vary by market and change often.

Which one is for you

Boosteroid

Choose Boosteroid if

you want the lowest monthly price
you play long sessions without a cap
your games are on its list

GeForce Now

Choose GeForce Now if

you want to start for free
you care about the highest frame rates
your games are on its list

Shadow PC

Choose Shadow PC if

a game or a launcher you use is on neither list
you mod your games or play on FiveM servers
you want to talk with friends, clip shorts or stream from the PC that runs your game
you want your files to stay put, with 210 hours a month

Price and limits: Boosteroid's strong suit

This is where Boosteroid wins, and it is the reason most people look at it. Its entry plan starts at €7.49 a month when you pay for the year, and Boosteroid sets no limit on session length or on monthly hours. There is no free plan, though.

GeForce Now goes the other way. Its free tier lets you play without paying, with queues and short sessions. Its paid Performance and Ultimate plans include 100 hours a month, with up to 15 unused hours carried over, and NVIDIA sells extra hours beyond that.

Shadow PC sits outside this race. Its Shadow PC range includes 210 hours a month with sessions of up to 6 hours, Shadow PC Lite 120 hours and 4 hours.

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The games: two lists, your library

Both services work on the same idea: you bring games you already own on Steam, Epic Games, Ubisoft Connect, EA app or Battle.net, and they stream the ones they support.

GeForce Now publishes the larger list, more than 4,500 games, and adds Install-to-Play for extra Steam titles on paid plans. Boosteroid describes its catalog as hundreds of titles and also streams PC Game Pass games.

The rule is the same on both: if a game is not on the list, it does not start. Before you subscribe to either, search for every game you play, including the small ones.

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Graphics and screens: close, with nuances

GeForce Now Ultimate runs on RTX 5080 rigs, up to 5K HDR at 120 fps, and it supports the widest range of devices, Steam Deck and VR headsets included. Boosteroid runs on AMD GPUs and streams in a browser or its apps on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, Android TV, Chromebook and some Samsung and LG TVs.

Shadow PC gives you a dedicated NVIDIA RTX GPU, up to 5K at 240 Hz per screen on the Shadow PC range, with apps for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Android TV and Apple TV, or a browser tab at pc.shadow.tech.

Play on your TV

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Mods and launchers neither of them carries

Boosteroid and GeForce Now stream games, and neither gives you a Windows desktop. So there is nowhere to install a mod manager, a FiveM client or a launcher they do not support.

Shadow PC is that desktop. You install Steam and the rest yourself, then Nexus Mods, CurseForge or the Steam Workshop, and everything stays on your drive between sessions. It is not a niche use: this summer, the game our players spent the most hours in was FiveM, the GTA V roleplay mod.

Modding on Shadow PC

A player at his desk at night playing a modded shooter on Shadow PC

Talk, clip and stream from one PC

A game stream is just that: the game. On Shadow PC, your voice chat runs next to it, Discord or TeamSpeak on the same machine. One in three of our players keeps Discord, Medal or OBS open while they play.

Clip a moment with Medal, turn it into a short with CapCut or DaVinci Resolve, go live with OBS, all without a second computer. And because the PC is yours, you download and install whatever you want, at 1 Gb/s.

A player with a headset, a game on one screen and a voice chat app on the other

A cloud PC, not a game stream

Boosteroid promises no downloads, no storage and no updates, and for a pure streaming service that is the point. It also means nothing of yours lives on the machine.

A Shadow PC keeps what you put on it: 512 GB of storage on the Shadow PC range, 256 GB on Shadow PC Lite, expandable up to 5 TB. Your saves, your mod folders, your creative projects are where you left them, from your laptop to your TV to a browser tab.

It costs more than an entry streaming plan, and it is a different thing: you are not renting access to a list of games, you are renting a computer.

How Shadow PC works

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If you need the whole PC

Start with Shadow PC Lite if you play a few hours a day, or take Shadow PC for 210 hours a month and two screens. You can switch as you go.

Questions about Boosteroid and GeForce Now

Is Boosteroid cheaper than GeForce Now?

At the entry level, yes. Boosteroid starts at €7.49 a month on a yearly plan, according to its website in October 2026, and has no hour cap. GeForce Now is free on its basic tier, but its paid Performance and Ultimate plans cost more and include 100 hours a month. Prices change often and vary by market: check both sites before you choose.

Does Boosteroid have a free tier?

No. Boosteroid has no free plan: you pay from the first month, with the best price on a yearly subscription. GeForce Now is the one of the two with a free tier, with longer queues and sessions limited to a shorter length than on its paid plans.

Does Boosteroid have an hour limit?

No. Boosteroid sets no limit on session length or on monthly hours, which is one of its main advantages over GeForce Now, whose paid plans include 100 hours a month. Boosteroid does disconnect you after a few minutes of inactivity.

Can I use my Steam library on Boosteroid and GeForce Now?

Yes, with the same condition on both. You link your Steam account, and the other stores each service supports, and you play the games you own that are on its list. A game that is not on the list does not start, even if you own it. On Shadow PC you install Steam itself and any game in your library, except about thirty titles with a strict anti-cheat.

Can I install mods on Boosteroid?

No. Boosteroid streams games without giving you access to a Windows desktop, so there is nowhere to install a mod manager, a client such as FiveM or your own files. The same goes for GeForce Now. Shadow PC is a full Windows PC: Nexus Mods, CurseForge, the Steam Workshop and FiveM install as they would on your own computer.

How is Shadow PC different from Boosteroid?

Boosteroid streams games from a list. Shadow PC is a complete Windows PC in the cloud with a dedicated NVIDIA RTX GPU: you install any launcher, game, mod or app, and your files stay on your drive. Boosteroid is cheaper and has no hour limit; Shadow PC includes 210 hours a month on the Shadow PC range and runs everything a Windows PC runs.

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