Hypercade Pricing
Hypercade is a managed service, not usage-based chaos. You get a fixed monthly cost for your studio’s CI/CD platform, plus transparent add-ons if you exceed base limits.
Foundation (DevOps Platform)
These are all-inclusive. You get builds, crash reporting, analytics ingest, and Portal access.
| Tier | Monthly | Setup | Best For | Includes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | $500 | $2,000 | 1-2 person indie teams | Up to 30 builds/month, 100GB artifact storage, basic crash reporting, analytics for 1 game |
| Pro | $2,000 | $5,000 | AA studios, 5-20 person teams | Up to 300 builds/month, 500GB artifact storage, advanced crash reporting, analytics for 3 games, Radar integration |
| Enterprise | $5,000+ | $15,000+ | Publishers, large studios, 20+ people | Unlimited builds, 2TB+ artifact storage, dedicated support, advanced analytics, full Radar, Sonar integration |
All tiers include Unreal Engine and/or Unity support, Windows CI/CD, BugSplat crash reporting, and Portal access.
Setup covers onboarding, infrastructure provisioning, and initial configuration. It’s a one-time fee.
Discounts
Annual Prepay Pay for 12 months upfront and get 10-12% off monthly rate.
Example: Starter tier at 6,000/year normally, or $5,280 prepaid (12% off).
Portfolio Discount If you ship 5+ titles on Hypercade, we offer 10-30% off depending on total volume.
Example: A publisher with 10 games could negotiate 15-20% across the portfolio.
Publisher Relationships Studios brought in via publisher partnerships may have subsidized or custom pricing. Discuss with your publisher contact.
Add-Ons and Overages
You only pay for these if you go over your tier’s base limits.
Artifact Storage Beyond your tier’s base: $0.15/GB/month.
Example: Pro tier includes 500GB. If you store 600GB, you pay 15/month for the overage.
Analytics Ingest Beyond your tier’s base: $0.30/GB/month.
This covers event ingest only - not storage or compute. If you’re shipping 1M+ sessions/day with heavy custom events, you might exceed this. It’s rare, but we charge transparently if you do.
BugSplat Overages BugSplat charges per crash report after a base threshold. We pass through their costs + 10-15% infrastructure fee.
Most studios don’t hit this. Large games with millions of players might. We’ll alert you if overages are approaching.
Private Builders If you need dedicated build hardware (not shared with other studios), add $100/month per runner.
Only needed if your builds are so large they contend with other studios, or if you have strict compliance requirements. Most studios don’t need this.
BigQuery and Cloudflare Pass-Through If you use advanced analytics features or have high-volume traffic, we pass through BigQuery and Cloudflare costs + 25% infrastructure fee.
This is transparent and itemized on your invoice.
What’s Not Included
Sonar (Audience Intelligence) If you want community insights, comp analysis, and pre-launch audience seeding, Sonar is a separate product. Pricing starts at $2,000/month. Talk to your Hypercade contact for details.
Your Tools You bring your own Jira, Linear, or PM tool. We integrate with them for free, but you pay their subscription separately.
Estimates
Small indie studio (1-2 games): $500/mo (Starter) + setup = good fit.
AA studio shipping 2-3 games: $2,000/mo (Pro) + setup. Add Sonar if doing pre-launch marketing analysis.
Publisher with 10 game slate: 4,250-4,500/mo. Plus Sonar if using audience intelligence across the slate.
Billing and Contracts
- Monthly or annual invoicing (choose at signup)
- Annual plans lock in pricing and include 10-12% discount
- Contracts are 12 months minimum (can discuss shorter trials in special cases)
- No long-term lock-in after initial 12 months - month-to-month renewal available
Questions?
- Do you have a free tier? No - infrastructure costs money and we’re transparent about it. Most indie teams start with Starter at $500/mo.
- Can we do a trial? Talk to your sales contact. We sometimes do limited trials for specific studio partnerships.
- How do you count artifacts or analytics volume? We’re transparent. Your Portal dashboard shows you real-time usage so there are no surprises.
- What if I go over a limit one month? We’ll reach out and let you know. You can upgrade the tier or request a custom overage arrangement.
Contact [email protected] to discuss your specific needs.