Best Game Server Hosting

Hosting providers in our database that officially sell game server hosting or game-ready VPS plans, ranked by their overall WhichHosting score.

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Hostinger

Budget shared and cloud hosting at scale

Editor's choice

Sells game server hosting alongside its VPS range, with game-ready plans and a wide choice of locations.

  • 20 GB SSD storage
  • 3 websites
  • Free domain
  • CDN included
  • Free weekly backups

Pros

  • Very low entry pricing
  • Fast custom control panel
  • Wide datacenter coverage

Cons

  • Renewal prices are much higher
  • No phone support
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UltaHost

NVMe shared, VPS and Windows hosting

Runner-up

Dedicated game hosting plans with root access and NVMe storage.

  • 30 GB NVMe SSD storage
  • 1 domain
  • Unlimited bandwidth
  • Free backups, processed daily

Pros

  • Broad plan range including Windows
  • NVMe storage across plans
  • Frequent promotions

Cons

  • Support depth varies by plan
  • Renewal pricing is higher
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Vultr

Developer cloud compute by the hour

Cloud compute with one-click game server deployments and a large global location list.

Pros

  • Hourly billing
  • Huge location list
  • Very cheap entry instances

Cons

  • Unmanaged - you run the server
  • No phone support
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Kamatera

Configurable enterprise cloud servers

Configurable cloud servers you can size precisely for a game server, billed hourly.

  • 20 GB NVMe SSD storage

Pros

  • Fully configurable servers
  • Fast provisioning
  • Global regions

Cons

  • Unmanaged by default
  • Billing needs monitoring
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AlexHost

Offshore VPS and shared hosting

Low-cost VPS plans with root access, suitable for self-managed game servers.

  • 1 GB NVMe disk, 1 GB RAM
  • 5 websites, 5 databases, 5 FTP accounts
  • Unlimited

Pros

  • Very cheap VPS plans
  • Offshore hosting options
  • DDoS protection included

Cons

  • Few datacenter locations
  • Limited managed services
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VPSServer

Global VPS instances by the hour

High-frequency VPS instances across many regions for latency-sensitive game servers.

  • 20 GB NVMe SSD storage
  • 5 TB transfer

Pros

  • Many global locations
  • Hourly billing
  • Fast NVMe storage

Cons

  • Unmanaged servers
  • Sparse WordPress tooling
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Hosting Minecraft

Game servers for Minecraft

Specialist Minecraft game server host with a dedicated game panel.

  • 40 GB NVMe SSD storage
  • 3 backup slots included

Pros

  • One-click modpack installs
  • Cheap game server plans
  • DDoS protection

Cons

  • Not a website host
  • Small feature set outside gaming

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Top picks side by side

The leading providers in this ranking on the specs that decide most buying decisions.

Hostinger logoHostinger
9.3/ 10
UltaHost logoUltaHost
8.7/ 10
Vultr logoVultr
8.7/ 10
Kamatera logoKamatera
8.6/ 10
Overall score9.3 / 108.7 / 108.7 / 108.6 / 10
Plan comparedPremiumSHARED StarterRegular Performance Cloud ComputeEntry cloud server (1 GB RAM)
Starting price$2.99/mo$3.44/mo$2.50/mo$4.00/mo
Renewal price$10.99/mo$3.44/mo$2.50/mo$4.00/mo
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Data centre locationsUnited Kingdom, Netherlands, Brazil, Germany, India, France, USASpain, Switzerland, Italy, Norway, Sweden, France, USA, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Mexico, Brazil, Germany, Japan, Canada, South KoreaSpain, Italy, India, Sweden, France, USA, United Kingdom, Israel, Netherlands, Mexico, Brazil, Poland, Australia, Germany, Japan, Canada, South KoreaSweden, USA, United Kingdom, Israel, Netherlands, Romania, Spain, Australia, Italy, Germany, Japan, Canada
Security score8.9 / 108.6 / 108.6 / 108.7 / 10
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Our methodology

Providers qualify for this page only when their own website documents game server hosting or game-ready VPS plans. Positions use each provider's existing overall score from our 8 weighted criteria; no separate game score is calculated.

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