GambleGamesSoftAggregator vs St8: your own studio deals, or none at all
St8 is built for operators who already hold some studio contracts: it routes them through one API for a flat percentage and adds a revenue-share package for everything else. SoftAggregator is built for operators who hold none: 40,000+ games from 200+ studios on one free API, opened through a self-service portal. St8 brings audit and jackpot-feed tooling; SoftAggregator brings the larger catalogue and no setup cost.
| SoftAggregator | St8 | |
|---|---|---|
| Games (as published, October 2026) | 40,000+ | 21,000+ |
| Studios (as published, October 2026) | 200+ | 220+ (some pages say 200+) |
| Commercial structure | Free API: no setup, integration or monthly fee; revenue share on request | Flat percentage for your own studio deals, revenue share for full aggregation, thumbnails-only plan; amounts on request |
| Bring your own studio contracts | Not offered | Yes, the core of its pitch |
| Getting access | Self-service portal, API keys and free test credit the same day | Contact first; average integration about five days |
| Audit and data tools | Not advertised | Checksum API, Jackpot Feeds Aggregator, 150,000+ thumbnails |
| Published throughput | Not published | 7+ billion transactions a month, 175,000 requests per minute |
| Sportsbook | On the same seamless-wallet API | Sportsbook integration listed among products |
| Currencies | Set per player, including BDT, ETB, TND, TRY, LATAM currencies and crypto | Not described on the aggregator page |
| Funding model | Prepaid credit topped up in USDT or USDC | Not published |
Pick St8 if you already have direct deals with a handful of studios and want one API to route them, or if your finance and risk teams value a checksum audit trail and a published throughput record. Pick SoftAggregator if you are starting without studio contracts, want the bigger catalogue on day one and would rather open an account today than negotiate a fee structure first.
SoftAggregator vs St8 comes down to a question most comparison pages skip: who signs with the studios? St8 assumes you may already have some of those signatures and want a cleaner pipe for them. SoftAggregator assumes you have none and would rather not collect them. Answer that first and the rest of the table mostly follows.
The studio contract question
St8’s best-known feature is its bring-your-own-providers model. An operator with direct deals, say with three slot studios and a live dealer brand, routes them through St8 for a flat percentage and buys the rest of the catalogue on revenue share. The structure is public; the percentages are not (site, October 2026).
SoftAggregator does not offer that route. Everything comes through its own catalogue of 40,000+ games from 200+ studios, with the API itself free of setup, integration and monthly fees and revenue share on request. For a new brand that is a feature: no studio paperwork at all. For an established brand with good direct terms, it means those terms stay outside.
Catalogue and speed
On published numbers SoftAggregator carries the larger catalogue, 40,000+ games against St8’s 21,000+ (October 2026). St8 lists more providers on some pages (220+), so the gap is in titles per studio rather than in studio names. Check your must-have list on both.
On speed, St8 cites an average integration of about five days and a few weeks for complex multi-vertical setups. SoftAggregator issues keys and free test credit the same day through a self-service portal, and typical integration runs in days. The difference is mostly before integration: one has a contact step, the other does not.
Tooling after launch
St8 is clearly ahead here. Its Checksum API verifies each transaction before it is recorded, which builds an audit trail your risk team can use in a dispute. The Jackpot Feeds Aggregator puts network, local and custom jackpots in one dashboard, and a library of 150,000+ thumbnails keeps the lobby consistent. SoftAggregator covers free rounds through its API, but has no tournament or jackpot tools yet and does not advertise an audit API.
Scenario: a Latin American brand with two direct deals
The brand already has direct contracts with two popular local studios and good terms on both. St8 is the natural home: route those two deals at a flat rate and take the rest on revenue share. SoftAggregator would cover the same studios through its own catalogue, but the brand would be giving up terms it negotiated.
Scenario: a new crypto casino in Bangladesh
No studio contracts, a stablecoin treasury and players who think in taka. SoftAggregator fits: per-player BDT balances, prepaid credit topped up in USDT or USDC, and a sportsbook on the same callbacks. St8 does not describe its currency handling on the aggregator page, so this team would need answers in writing first.
What to ask both
- Send the game list live in my currencies today, as a file.
- What happens to an open round if your side restarts mid-spin?
- How is a disputed transaction traced, and how far back?
- What does the commercial model look like after month six?
Bottom line
St8 is the better tool for operators with existing studio deals and a risk team that likes audit trails. SoftAggregator is the faster, cheaper start for operators with no deals and a wide currency need. Full reviews: SoftAggregator and St8. For a third developer-minded option, see St8 vs Hub88.
Questions buyers ask
SoftAggregator vs St8: which is cheaper to start with?
SoftAggregator states that its API carries no setup, integration or monthly fee, with revenue share on request. St8 publishes the shape of its pricing (flat percentage, revenue share or thumbnails-only) but not the amounts (October 2026).
Can I bring my own studio contracts to SoftAggregator?
That is not part of its published offer; content comes through SoftAggregator's own catalogue. St8 is the hub on this page built for routing contracts you already hold.
Which one integrates faster?
St8 cites an average of about five days. SoftAggregator issues keys the same day and gives typical integration as days. In both cases the operator's wallet work sets the real pace.
Which has more games?
SoftAggregator publishes 40,000+ games from 200+ studios; St8 publishes 21,000+ games from 220+ providers (both sites, October 2026).