Crux vs Hyperstone
Crux
crux.supercraft.host
Hyperstone
hyperstone.aiSide by side
| Figure | Crux | Hyperstone |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $10/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 5 |
| Spec score · Game LiveOps Software | 8.6 (#12) | 8.7 (#7) |
| Integrations | The maker lists Unity, Roblox, Godot, and custom game servers as supported integrations, and publishes JavaScript, Godot, Unity, and Roblox client SDKs. | The maker advertises Unity SDK and server-to-server integration and says its SDK/API can complement analytics, ad mediation, and payment tools. |
| Privacy | The maker says player data is processed on the game developer's behalf, and states that it does not sell personally identifying profile data to third parties. | The Unity SDK states that it collects no personally identifiable information, advertising identifiers, or device identifiers. |
| Product | Crux provides multiplayer game backend services including player authentication, persistent data, leaderboards, server registry, live config, economy, and matchmaking. | Hyperstone is a game optimization platform that tunes prices, difficulty, ad frequency, and LiveOps by testing up to 1,000 combinations at once. |
| Security | Crux describes PostgreSQL row-level security, environment isolation, and separate API key, server token, and player JWT access modes. | SDK traffic uses HTTPS/TLS, IP addresses are anonymized before processing, and the service says collected data is not shared with third parties. |
| Support | Dev includes community support, Launch includes email support, and Scale includes priority email support. | The contact page promises email or issue responses within 24 hours; Enterprise pricing includes 24/7 support and a dedicated manager. |
Plans
In their own words
Crux
Crux provides multiplayer game backend services for player authentication, persistent data, leaderboards, server registration, live configuration, game economies, and matchmaking. Authentication supports email and password, guest sessions, Google, GitHub, and Discord OAuth, as well as Roblox verification. Developers can store player- or project-scoped JSON documents and configure ranked or seasonal leaderboards with recurring resets. Economy tools handle currencies, virtual items, and inventories through atomic, server-authoritative updates. Matchmaking queues players by game mode and region, then assigns them to live servers from the dedicated server registry. The maker lists Unity, Roblox, Godot, and custom game servers as integrations, with client SDKs for JavaScript, Godot, Unity, and Roblox. The hosted API is documented with OpenAPI, and client SDKs are MIT-licensed; the managed backend is proprietary. Crux has a free Dev plan and paid plans from $10.00 per month. Runtime is a capacity-gated closed alpha for Godot 4 Linux dedicated-server exports, with Dev evaluation limited to admitted projects. Crux says it best suits dedicated-server multiplayer survival or co-op games.
Hyperstone
Hyperstone is a game optimization platform for tuning prices, difficulty, ad frequency, and LiveOps. It can test as many as 1,000 configuration combinations at once and adjust values for individual players against a selected metric such as LTV, ARPU, or retention. Dashboards update as player events arrive and provide Engagement, Monetization, Business, and AI reports. Winning values can be sent through the SDK without a store update. Hyperstone lists a Unity SDK, Server-to-Server integration, and custom integration options. It supports destinations including Google Play, App Store, Steam, Huawei, itch.io, PlayStation, Xbox, iOS, Android, and web browsers. The service runs on Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Windows, web, API, and self-hosted deployments. The free plan allows 2,000 installs monthly per app; extra installs cost $0.001 each and switch the app permanently to pay-as-you-go. The Unity SDK is in Beta.