specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: Hathora
providerId: hathora
created: '2026-07-01'
modified: '2026-07-01'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Game Servers
- Multiplayer
- Compute
- Hosting
- Orchestration
- Plans
description: >-
  Hathora Cloud used a usage-based pricing model: you paid for the compute a
  game server process consumed (metered by requested vCPU and memory) plus
  per-GB network egress, with billing accrued only while processes ran. An
  Explore free tier let developers build and playtest with limits; a Pro tier
  removed those limits with published usage rates; Enterprise offered custom
  volume pricing and self-hosted / bring-your-own-cloud options.
notes: >-
  IMPORTANT / HONESTY NOTE: Hathora announced it was winding down its public
  Hathora Cloud offering (shutdown around 2026-05-05) as the team moved to
  GameFabric; hathora.dev/pricing now redirects to gamefabric.com. Exact
  historical per-vCPU and per-GB-egress rates were not consistently published
  (Pro/Enterprise rates were partly quote-based). Values below are structural
  and directional; verify current terms with GameFabric before relying on them.
sources:
- https://hathora.dev/pricing
- https://hathora.dev/docs/pricing-billing
- https://hathora.dev/docs
plans:
- id: hathora-explore
  name: Explore (Free Tier)
  type: free
  description: >-
    Free tier for building and playtesting - deploy apps, upload builds, and
    run a limited amount of concurrent compute across regions at no charge.
  entries:
  - label: Included Compute
    name: explore_compute
    type: free
    metric: process_hours
    limit: 0
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: free within Explore-tier limits
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Apps
  - name: Builds
  - name: Deployments
  - name: Processes
  - name: Rooms
  - name: Discovery / Ping
  - name: Logs
  - name: Metrics
- id: hathora-pro
  name: Pro (Usage-Based)
  type: usage
  description: >-
    Removes Explore-tier limits and bills usage-based for compute and egress,
    metered while processes run. Rates were partly published, partly quoted.
  entries:
  - label: Compute (vCPU)
    name: compute_vcpu
    type: usage
    metric: vcpu_hours
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: per requested vCPU-hour (see provider - rate quoted)
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Compute (Memory)
    name: compute_memory
    type: usage
    metric: gb_hours
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: per requested GB-hour of memory (see provider - rate quoted)
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Network Egress
    name: egress
    type: usage
    metric: gigabytes
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: per-GB egress (see provider - rate quoted)
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: All Explore features without free-tier limits
  - name: Higher concurrency
  - name: Priority support
- id: hathora-enterprise
  name: Enterprise
  type: enterprise
  description: >-
    Volume commitments, custom regions, bring-your-own-cloud / self-hosted
    deployment, dedicated support, and negotiated terms. Contact sales.
  entries:
  - label: Enterprise Agreement
    name: enterprise
    type: flat
    metric: contract
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: year
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: contact sales
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Custom Volume Pricing
  - name: Bring-Your-Own-Cloud
  - name: Dedicated Support
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com