ScalaCube vs Psychz Networks
A detailed comparison to help you choose between ScalaCube and Psychz Networks.
Quick Verdict
3.2/5
ScalaCube
0 reviews
3.6/5
Psychz Networks
0 reviews
Psychz Networks is rated higher (3.6 vs 3.2). ScalaCube provides one-click installation for 40+ games including Minecraft, Rust, ARK, and Terraria. Global datacenters and free hosting for some games. 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
ScalaCube Game hosting with one-click server setup | Psychz Networks DDoS-protected bare metal, VPS, and colocation in 16 cities across the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Rating | 3.2 (0 reviews) | 3.6 (0 reviews)✓ |
| Pricing model | freemium | paid |
| Starting price | Free tier available✓ | From $4/mo |
| Best for | Minecraft and small multi-game communities wanting a cheap managed server with one-click modpacks and a wide choice of locations | 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 | 1 GB | 4 GB✓ |
| Storage | — | 50 GB |
| Bandwidth | — | — |
| SLA uptime | 99.9% | 99.9% |
| Data-center count | 14 | 16✓ |
| €/vCPU/mo | — | €2.00 |
| €/GB RAM/mo | €0.00✓ | €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 | CanadaFranceUnited KingdomGermanyPolandFinland+8 | Los Angeles, Ashburn, Dallas, Chicago, Atlanta, Amsterdam, London, Barcelona, Moscow, Tokyo, Seoul, Taipei, Mumbai, Sydney, Sao Paulo, Johannesburg |
| Tags | ||
| Tags | free tierddos protectioneu datacenterus datacenterapac datacenter | nvme storageipv6ddos protectionus datacenterapac datacenterwindows available |
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ScalaCube
Pros
- + Wide 14-location footprint including Brazil, India and Australia — rare at this price
- + Free Minecraft tier with no credit card, plus paid plans from $4/month standard
- + Deep modpack and server-software catalog (3,298+ one-click installs) with full FTP file access
- + DDoS protection, backups, free MySQL and free subdomain included on paid plans
- + Strong Trustpilot sample (4.5/5 from roughly 4,700 reviews) on reliability and panel usability
Cons
- - Free server must be manually renewed every two days or it can be deleted with its data
- - First-month 50% discount masks standard rates; prices exclude VAT
- - Support is ticket-based with inconsistent live chat and terms narrower than the 24/7 marketing
- - No published CPU model, no NVMe, and thin RAM on the cheapest tiers for modded servers
- - Small company (2-10 staff) with limited contractual uptime and refund terms that require cause
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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