St8 vs Hub88: two developer-first hubs, split by your studio deals

St8 vs Hub88 is a comparison many operators run once they have outgrown a white label and want a direct content hub. Both companies talk to developers first, both publish their API docs, and both sell a single integration to roughly two hundred studios. They differ on one practical point that many buyers miss: what happens to the studio deals you already have.

The bring-your-own-deals question

Many operators who have run a brand for a year or two have signed direct contracts with a few studios. Paying a hub’s full revenue share on those games again makes little sense.

St8 addresses this openly. Its site describes three models (October 2026): a flat percentage fee for operators that use their own provider deals, revenue-share packages for full aggregated access, and a thumbnail-only package. That flexibility is the main reason to look at St8 if your studio relationships are already strong.

Hub88 does not describe a bring-your-own model on its site. Pricing is “discussed during consultation”. It may well agree to one, but you will have to ask.

Catalogue and speed

Hub88 publishes the larger catalogue, 26,000+ games from 200+ suppliers on its aggregator page, and claims integration in as little as three days (site, October 2026). St8 lists 21,000+ games from 220+ providers and a range of a few days to a few weeks.

So St8 counts more studios but fewer titles. For a lobby that leans on long-tail slots, Hub88’s number matters. For a lobby that needs a specific niche studio, check both lists by name.

Tools around the games

St8’s toolkit is aimed at the CRM and data side: a Bonus API, promotions management, a jackpot feeds aggregator, real-time reporting, a Checksum API and a thumbnails API with 150,000+ images. It also lists Model Context Protocol (MCP) support, which is still unusual for a game hub.

Hub88 leans towards operations: an Operator Zone for onboarding and support cases, an operator back office with iOS and Android apps, jackpot software for jackpot lobbies and supplier promotions with one-click opt-in. Its docs site carries a changelog and a live status page.

Scenario: a crypto brand with five direct deals

A two-year-old crypto casino has direct contracts with five studios and wants 150 more without renegotiating the five. St8’s flat-fee route for existing deals plus a revenue-share package for the rest is the cleanest structure on offer. Its Bonus API also lets the CRM team drive free spins from their own tools.

Scenario: a new brand that wants volume fast

A brand launching next month with no studio contracts wants the most games on one agreement and a short integration. Hub88’s catalogue size and three-day claim make it the first call. The back office on mobile helps a small team keep an eye on it.

Reading the docs before you sign

Both hubs let developers judge them early, which is worth using. Ask your lead developer to spend an hour in each documentation site and answer three things: how a bet and a win are sent to your wallet, how rollbacks are handled, and how the changelog announces breaking changes. St8 says its API has been versioned transparently since 2022; Hub88 runs a changelog and a public status page. The team that will maintain the integration for years should have a say.

What to ask both

• Which of my must-have studios are live today, and in which currencies?
• How are bonus rounds triggered and reported through the API?
• What is the uptime figure written into the service terms?
• If I add my own studio deal later, how does the fee change?

A third option: SoftAggregator

St8 and Hub88 both court developers. SoftAggregator courts the team that wants to skip the commercial stage altogether. Run it through this page’s questions and it comes out like this. It has no bring-your-own-deals model, so St8 keeps that ground. Its published catalogue, 40,000+ games from 200+ studios (site, October 2026), is larger than both figures above. On speed, sign-up is self-service with keys and free test credit the same day, close to Hub88’s Operator Zone pitch. On tools around the games it is thinner than both: no tournaments, no jackpots. The API has no setup, integration or monthly fee, and sportsbook runs through the same wallet as the casino. The current studio list is on softaggregator.com.

Bottom line

St8 is the better fit for operators with existing studio deals and a CRM team that wants an API for bonuses. Hub88 is the better fit for volume on one contract and a quick start. Full reviews: St8 and Hub88. See also seamless wallet aggregators.