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The Best Factorio Server Hosting in 2026

We compared Factorio hosts from their own product pages, plan tables and terms: what a headless factory really costs per month, how much RAM and CPU clock sits behind the cheapest plan, whether the page names Space Age, how mods get onto the server, backups and refund windows. Factorio is single-thread bound, so clock speed and memory headroom weigh heavily here.

Our top picks

  1. Top ranked

    Godlike.Host#1 of 16
    9.7/10

    Godlike.Host — Factorio servers with a free built-in mod installer, SFTP access and DDoS protection.

  2. Runner-up

    Pingperfect#2 of 16
    9.4/10

    A 6 GB, unlimited-slot factory on a 4.5 GHz tier for $6.00, with a 48-hour trial before you pay.

    Per slot · 48-hour free trial

  3. Lowest paid price in the top 10

    Sparked Host#9 of 16
    8.3/10

    The cheapest memory here at $2.20 per GB, so a 2 GB factory server costs $4.40 a month.

    Paid plans · price varies by game

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The full ranking 16 tools, best first

16 tools
  1. Best forUPS-sensitive factories on a small budget

    A 6 GB, unlimited-slot factory on a 4.5 GHz tier for $6.00, with a 48-hour trial before you pay.

    • Free trial
    • Automatic backups
    9.4/10★★★★★
    Visit Pingperfect
  2. LOW.MSVerified

    Best forMegabases that need memory headroom

    Fifty slots on a 10 GB tier for $8.76, with 24 Steam branches and 20 lockable cloud backups.

    • Space Age named
    • Automatic backups
    9.2/10★★★★★
    Visit LOW.MS
  3. Best forGroups that want mods installed for them

    Ten slots for $10.00 with a one-click mod installer, offsite backups and 14 owned locations.

    • One-click mods
    • Space Age named
    • Automatic backups
    9.1/10★★★★★
    Visit Host Havoc
  4. Nodecraft

    Best forSmall groups testing a host before paying

    An Official Partner host from $5.96, with 27 cities, no slot caps and a card-free 24-hour trial.

    • Free trial
    • Automatic backups
    8.9/10★★★★☆
    Visit Nodecraft
  5. Best forGroups that switch games between playthroughs

    Factorio at $2.99 per GB from 21 locations, on a plan you can later swap to another game.

    • Automatic backups
    Paid plans · price varies by game Our BisectHosting verdict → Visit BisectHosting
    8.8/10★★★★☆
    Visit BisectHosting
  6. Best forDuos and trios who want no memory ceiling

    Player-count pricing from $5.99 with uncapped RAM, a two-day card-free trial and a 7-day refund.

    • Space Age named
    • Free trial
    2-day free trial · price varies by game Our Indifferent Broccoli verdict → Visit Broccoli
    8.6/10★★★★☆
    Visit Broccoli
  7. Best forPlayers who want factory analytics in the panel

    A live factory map, production graphs and a world-gen editor in the panel, from $16.95 for eight slots.

    • Space Age named
    • Automatic backups
    Per slot · rentals from 3 days Our Survival Servers verdict → See Survival Servers
    8.5/10★★★★☆
    See Survival Servers
  8. Best forBuyers optimising purely for price per GB

    The cheapest memory here at $2.20 per GB, so a 2 GB factory server costs $4.40 a month.

    • Free trial
    • Automatic backups
    Paid plans · price varies by game Our Sparked Host verdict → Visit Sparked Host
    8.3/10★★★★☆
    Visit Sparked Host
  9. Shockbyte

    Best forTwo or three friends starting a first factory

    A $4.99 starter server for four players, scenario support and a self-serve 72-hour refund.

    • Automatic backups
    Paid plans · price varies by game Our Shockbyte verdict → Visit Shockbyte
    8.2/10★★★★☆
    Visit Shockbyte
  10. Best forTrying Factorio hosting at the lowest price

    The cheapest recurring entry here at $3.99 for 1 GB, from 14 locations with a 7-day refund.

    • Automatic backups
    Paid plans · price varies by game Our Apex Hosting verdict → Visit Apex Hosting
    8.0/10★★★★☆
    Visit Apex Hosting
  11. Best forPicking the CPU generation you run on

    4 GB on EPYC for $7.00, or Ryzen 9 silicon at $20.00, each with a dedicated IPv4 address.

    • Automatic backups
    Paid from $7/mo · free demo Our Server.pro verdict → Visit Server.pro
    7.9/10★★★★☆
    Visit Server.pro
  12. Akliz

    Best forNorth-east US groups wanting a hands-off box

    A $10 Adventurer tier with 2 GB, unrestricted players, twice-daily backups and one Boston location.

    • Automatic backups
    Paid · 7-day money back Our Akliz verdict → Visit Akliz
    7.7/10★★★★☆
    Visit Akliz
  13. Nitrado

    Best forShort rentals and groups that rotate games

    Four slots for $6.59 per 30 days, with Factorio 2.0 and Space Age named and five games per server.

    • Space Age named
    • Automatic backups
    Per slot · 3 to 365-day runtimes Our Nitrado verdict → Visit Nitrado
    7.6/10★★★★☆
    Visit Nitrado
  14. GPORTAL

    Best forRegions other hosts skip entirely

    Ten slots for $15.99 per 30 days across 12 regions, including Mumbai, Taipei and Sao Paulo.

    7.4/10★★★★☆
    Visit GPORTAL
  15. Best forPlayers who would rather pay once than monthly

    Ten slots with 2 GB from $7.47, or a one-time lifetime server from $71.88 with no recurring bill.

    Lifetime option · price varies by game Our ZAP-Hosting verdict → Visit ZAP-Hosting
    7.2/10★★★★☆
    Visit ZAP-Hosting

No tools match those filters.

Compare at a glance

#ToolPaid fromPrice per GB RAMPriced byEntry RAMEntry slotsServer locationsOne-click modsAutomatic backupsDDoS protectionMoney-back windowControl panelScore
1Godlike.Host$7.99/mo$4/GB/moPer GB RAM2 GB30 slots10 locationsYesYesYes3 daysOwn Game Panel9.7
2Pingperfect$6/mo$1/GB/moFixed bundle6 GB20 locationsNoYesYes2 daysGamepanel9.4
3LOW.MS$8.76/mo$0.88/GB/moPer slot10 GB50 slots12 locationsYesYes5 daysTCAdmin (in-house panel coming)9.2
4Host Havoc$10/moPer slot10 slots14 locationsYesYesYes3 daysTCAdmin v2 (modified)9.1
5Nodecraft$5.96/mo$2.98/GB/moPer GB RAM2 GB10 slots27 locationsNoYesYes7 daysNodecraft control panel (in-house)8.9
6BisectHosting$8.99/mo$3/GB/moPer GB RAM3 GB8 slots21 locationsNoYesYes3 daysStarbase (custom)8.8
7Indifferent Broccoli$5.99/moPer slot1 slots6 locationsNoYes7 daysIndifferent Broccoli panel (in-house)8.6
8Survival Servers$16.95/moPer slot8 slots8 locationsYesYesSurvival Servers panel (in-house)8.5
9Sparked Host$4.40/mo$2.20/GB/moPer GB RAM2 GB9 locationsNoYesYes2 daysApollo Panel8.3
10Shockbyte$4.99/mo$4.99/GB/moFixed bundle1 GB4 slots16 locationsNoYesYes3 daysShockbyte Control Panel8.2
11Apex Hosting$3.99/mo$3.99/GB/moPer GB RAM1 GB14 locationsNoYesYes7 daysApex game panel (Multicraft-based)8.0
12Server.pro$7/mo$1.75/GB/moFixed bundle4 GB9 locationsYes3 daysServer.pro panel (in-house)7.9
13Akliz$10/mo$5/GB/moPer GB RAM2 GB1 locationsYes7 daysCommand Center (in-house)7.7
14Nitrado$6.59/moPer slot4 slots9 locationsYesYesNitrado web interface7.6
15GPORTAL$15.99/moPer slot10 slots12 locationsNoYesGPORTAL web interface7.4
16ZAP-Hosting$7.47/mo$3.73/GB/moPer slot2 GB10 slots8 locationsYesZAP web interface7.2

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How we rank factorio server hosting

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