Zap Hosting vs GameServers.com
A detailed comparison to help you choose between Zap Hosting and GameServers.com.
Quick Verdict
3.5/5
Zap Hosting
0 reviews
3.0/5
GameServers.com
0 reviews
Zap Hosting is rated higher (3.5 vs 3.0). German game server and application hosting with instant deployment. game server hosting since 2003 (GameServers.com brand since 2006); roughly 11 games currently sold, 36 locations across 20 countries
Zap Hosting Game & application server hosting | GameServers.com Game servers for 100+ titles since 1999 | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Rating | 3.5 (0 reviews)✓ | 3.0 (0 reviews) |
| Pricing model | paid | paid |
| Starting price | From $2.76/mo✓ | From $7.99/mo |
| Best for | European gaming communities (Minecraft, FiveM, Rust) wanting one-click servers, game-grade DDoS filtering and one panel for game, voice and web services | 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 |
| Specifications (entry plan) | ||
| CPU cores | — | — |
| RAM | 2 GB | — |
| Storage | 50 GB | — |
| Bandwidth | — | — |
| SLA uptime | — | — |
| Data-center count | 8 | 36✓ |
| €/GB RAM/mo | €1.38 | — |
| Features | ||
| IPv6 | ||
| DDoS protection | ||
| Automated backups | ||
| Snapshots | ||
| Managed option | ||
| Bare metal | ||
| GPU available | ||
| S3-compatible | ||
| Hourly billing | ||
| Free tier | ||
| Data-center locations | ||
| Regions | Eygelshoven NL; London UK; Ashburn/Dallas/Los Angeles US; Beauharnois CA; Singapore; Sydney AU | Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Germany, Denmark, Spain, France, UK, India, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Netherlands, Poland, Singapore, Turkey, United States, South Africa |
| Tags | ||
| Tags | — | ddos protectioneu datacenterus datacenterapac datacenter |
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Zap Hosting
Pros
- + Own hardware, own network and RIPE IP ranges across 8 locations on 4 continents — including Sydney
- + Game-aware DDoS protection (PletX, up to 4 Tbit/s filtering) included, live-tested on Twitch at 1.2 Tbit/s
- + 100+ game titles with one-click installers, mod packs and free game switching; panel included with VPS/dedicated
- + Lifetime (pay-once) plans alongside monthly; VPS line from about €2.99/month is genuinely competitive
- + 24/7 support across three channels with fast response in community feedback
Cons
- - Per-slot pricing inflates quickly: 4 GB costs €22.63/30 days at 40 slots vs €2.76 for 2 GB at 4 slots
- - Contradictory hardware claims across pages (Xeon E5-2650 v4 vs dual EPYC 7763) and older US hardware (Dell R720/HP C7000)
- - No published uptime SLA, refund policy or backup retention; billing/cancellation complaints in community feedback
- - Location surcharges up to +56% and currency display switching make true cost comparison hard
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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