Hiro vs PlayFab
Hiro
heroiclabs.comPlayFab
developer.microsoft.comSide by side
| Figure | Hiro | PlayFab |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $99/mo |
| Free plan | — | 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 | 1 | 5 |
| Spec score · Game Leaderboard Software | 7.5 (#27) | 8.9 (#6) |
| Spec score · Game Backend Services | 7.4 (#23) | 8.8 (#8) |
| Spec score · Game LiveOps Software | 7.5 (#23) | 8.9 (#6) |
| Economy | Features include rewards, virtual stores, rewarded video ads, inventory, virtual wallets, and reward buckets. | Economy tools include catalogs, stores, sales, virtual currencies, user-generated content, drop tables and receipt validation. |
| Integrations | Documented integrations include Facebook, Google, Apple, Satori, Firebase, GameAnalytics, Smartlook, and Unity Purchasing. | The product page lists integrations for Xbox, Steam, PlayStation 4 and 5, Nintendo Switch, Apple App Store and Google Play. |
| Product | Hiro is a client-server library built on Nakama for adding economy, social, and LiveOps features to games. | PlayFab provides backend services for live games and connects players across platforms. |
| Security | Heroic Labs states that Heroic Cloud data is encrypted at rest, connections use TLS 1.2 or higher, and the service is SOC 2 Type II compliant. | Microsoft says developer sign-in migration adds MFA, conditional access, encryption and single sign-on through Microsoft accounts. |
Plans
PlayFab
- Free to StartFree
- Standard Plan$99 a month
- Premium Plan$1,999 a month
- Enterprise PlanPriced on request
- Pay-as-you-goFree
In their own words
PlayFab
PlayFab provides managed backend services for live games and connects players across platforms. Its player services include identity, groups, friends, chat, profiles, stats, game saves and shared data, alongside competitive leaderboards and multiplayer networking. Live-operations tools support remote gameplay tuning, real-time player segmentation and A/B testing. Economy and user-generated-content tools cover virtual economies, live offers, monetization and built-in moderation. Game Data Stream can monitor player activity, analyze retention and revenue, and export raw data. The product lists Unreal and Unity SDKs, custom-engine language support, and integrations including Xbox, Steam, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, App Store and Google Play. Development Mode is free and permits up to 1,000 lifetime player account creations per title, with up to 10 titles per account. Free to Start costs nothing. Standard Plan costs $99 a month; Premium Plan costs $1,999 a month.