Funding
Battlesnake is community-funded and maintained by volunteers. All infrastructure runs through Corey Alexander's personal LLC — GitHub Sponsors donations come in, infrastructure bills go out, and Corey covers the difference out of pocket.
Monthly Costs
As of March 2026, it costs roughly $620–660 USD/month to keep Battlesnake running:
| Service | What it does | Cost (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| Google Cloud | Game engine, web platform, and backend services | $442.10 |
| Mailgun | Email notifications | $94.00 |
| Google Workspace | Email and domain for battlesnake.com | $34.62 |
| Sentry | Error monitoring and alerting | $29.00 |
| GitHub | Organization plan and CI/CD | $20.00 |
| Total | $619.72 |
We're actively rewriting the platform in Rust with cost efficiency as a major goal, so these numbers should come down over time.
Sponsors
Battlesnake currently has 19 GitHub Sponsors contributing roughly $120 USD/month. Thank you to everyone who helps keep the lights on!
How to Help
If you'd like to help keep Battlesnake running:
Every contribution — no matter the size — makes a difference. Sponsorships go directly toward infrastructure costs.
Sponsor data last updated April 10, 2026.