Apex Hosting vs GameServers.com
A detailed comparison to help you choose between Apex Hosting and GameServers.com.
Quick Verdict
3.3/5
Apex Hosting
0 reviews
3.0/5
GameServers.com
0 reviews
Apex Hosting is rated higher (3.3 vs 3.0). Named tiers from $14.99/month (first month $11.24 with site-wide discount); custom builds from $1.88/month game server hosting since 2003 (GameServers.com brand since 2006); roughly 11 games currently sold, 36 locations across 20 countries
Apex Hosting Minecraft server hosting from $1.88/month (custom build); named tiers from $14.99/month | GameServers.com Game servers for 100+ titles since 1999 | |
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| Overview | ||
| Rating | 3.3 (0 reviews)✓ | 3.0 (0 reviews) |
| Pricing model | paid | paid |
| Starting price | From $1.88/mo✓ | From $7.99/mo |
| Best for | Minecraft players and community operators who want a managed, mod-friendly server with specialist support and can accept mainstream game-host pricing. | Established clans and communities with players in unusual regions who value a 36-location network and two decades of continuity over a modern panel or the lowest per-GB price |
| Features | ||
| IPv6 | ||
| DDoS protection | ||
| Automated backups | ||
| Snapshots | ||
| Managed option | ||
| Bare metal | ||
| GPU available | ||
| S3-compatible | ||
| Hourly billing | ||
| Free tier | ||
| Data-center locations | ||
| Regions | — | Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Germany, Denmark, Spain, France, UK, India, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Netherlands, Poland, Singapore, Turkey, United States, South Africa |
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Apex Hosting
Pros
- + Unusually transparent per-site hardware specs for a game host
- + Minecraft-aware management: one-click modpacks, version switching, FTP and MySQL
- + 22 locations across NA, EU, APAC, South America and the Middle East
- + DDoS protection and offsite backups included on all plans
- + 24/7 live chat support with Minecraft-specialist staff
Cons
- - No published uptime SLA despite uptime marketing claims
- - Standard plans share CPU; dedicated vCores only on the pricier EX Series
- - First-month discount pricing flatters the real recurring cost
- - No published player-slot sizing guidance per tier
GameServers.com
Pros
- + 36 locations across 20 countries and six continents — unusually wide city-level coverage
- + Two decades of continuous operation with an enterprise arm serving studios and publishers
- + DDoS filtering on Cisco/Brocade hardware, guaranteed memory, daily backups (Minecraft), 24/7 support, instant activation
- + One-vendor setup for game servers plus TeamSpeak/Ventrilo voice
- + Invoice-friendly procurement and established billing processes for larger communities
Cons
- - Catalogue has shrunk to roughly 11 titles — ARK, DayZ and Conan Exiles are gone
- - Dated control panel and no custom JAR support for Minecraft (no Paper/Purpur/proxy setups)
- - Per-slot pricing sits above modern rivals; slots are admission caps, not hardware allocations
- - No public corporate activity since February 2021 and no published uptime SLA
- - Inconsistent founding story across company properties (2003 vs 2006 vs the '1999' marketing claim)
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