G-Portal vs Psychz Networks
A detailed comparison to help you choose between G-Portal and Psychz Networks.
Quick Verdict
3.5/5
G-Portal
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3.6/5
Psychz Networks
0 reviews
Psychz Networks is rated higher (3.6 vs 3.5). Contract terms from 3 days to 90 days (no hourly billing on game servers); DDoS protection via Bulwark and Corero included. 16 cities (US: Los Angeles, Ashburn, Dallas, Chicago, Atlanta; EU: Amsterdam, London, Barcelona; plus Moscow, Tokyo, Seoul, Taipei, Mumbai, Sydney, Sao Paulo, Johannesburg); DDoS mitigation packages up to 500 Gbps with 2-20 Gbps bundled free per dedicated server
G-Portal Game server hosting for 100+ games in 35 locations | Psychz Networks DDoS-protected bare metal, VPS, and colocation in 16 cities across the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia | |
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| Overview | ||
| Rating | 3.5 (0 reviews) | 3.6 (0 reviews)✓ |
| Pricing model | paid | paid |
| Starting price | From $2.71/mo✓ | From $4/mo |
| Best for | Gaming groups that switch titles often and want low-commitment terms with DDoS protection included | Gaming, streaming, and media operators needing DDoS-heavy infrastructure or unusual reach (South America, Africa, South Asia), and anyone who wants a fully priced catalogue with hourly testing before committing. |
| Specifications (entry plan) | ||
| CPU cores | — | 2 vCPU |
| RAM | — | 4 GB |
| Storage | — | 50 GB |
| Bandwidth | — | — |
| SLA uptime | — | 99.9% |
| Data-center count | 15 | 16✓ |
| €/vCPU/mo | — | €2.00 |
| €/GB RAM/mo | — | €1.00 |
| Features | ||
| IPv6 | ||
| DDoS protection | ||
| Automated backups | ✓ | |
| Snapshots | ✓ | |
| Managed option | ||
| Bare metal | ||
| GPU available | ||
| S3-compatible | ||
| Hourly billing | ✓ | |
| Free tier | ||
| Data-center locations | ||
| Regions | Los Angeles, Dallas, Saint Louis, New York, Washington D.C., Sao Paulo, Barcelona, London, Frankfurt, Moscow, Johannesburg, Singapore, Taipei, Tokyo, Sydney | Los Angeles, Ashburn, Dallas, Chicago, Atlanta, Amsterdam, London, Barcelona, Moscow, Tokyo, Seoul, Taipei, Mumbai, Sydney, Sao Paulo, Johannesburg |
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| Visit G-Portal → | Visit Psychz Networks → | |
G-Portal
Pros
- + Gamecloud slot pool lets you switch between 100+ games inside one contract
- + 3-day terms from $2.71 make trial-and-error cheap before committing monthly
- + 50 GB backup space, NVMe SSD hardware, and Bulwark/Corero DDoS protection included
- + Coverage beyond the usual EU/US footprint: Sao Paulo, Johannesburg, Taipei, Tokyo, Sydney
Cons
- - No per-plan CPU/RAM/storage specs published — slots are the only sizing abstraction
- - No formal published uptime SLA
- - Support is ticket-only; response quality varies with game and release-season load
- - Location count (15 named) is well below what older listings claim
Psychz Networks
Pros
- + Sixteen cities on four continents — Johannesburg, Sao Paulo, Mumbai, and Moscow on one account, which almost no competitor offers
- + DDoS mitigation is a core competency: bundled filtering on every dedicated server, tiers to 500 Gbps, fourteen scrubbing points, and remote protection via reverse proxy without needing an ASN
- + Public catalogue of 158 priced plans — no quote-form gate; VMs from $4/month and hourly from $0.0011
- + S3-compatible object storage with zero egress charges and immutable object lock included
- + Service commitment with real teeth: 99.9% network uptime and 5% credit per half hour of outage up to a full month's fee
- + Own facilities and network since 2014 (hosting since 2001) — an operating company, not a reseller shell
Cons
- - All payments non-refundable (continuous backup excepted); claims expire after one calendar year; Texas law with California arbitration
- - Usage policy reserves a discretionary takedown right over otherwise legal content; adult-content permission is a 2015 forum answer, not policy
- - Support and provisioning reviews are genuinely mixed despite the 15-minute response promise
- - Bandwidth is 'unmetered' under an unpublished fair-use threshold
- - EU footprint thinner than US/Asia; documentation and control panel are functional rather than polished
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