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Head-to-head · Game Server Control Panels

AMP vs Gameplane

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 5 checks side by side
Higher score AMP #1 in Game Server Control Panels 9.4/10 Paid ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit CubeCoders
Gameplane #8 in Game Server Control Panels 8.5/10 Open source ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Gameplane

AMP leads on 0 checks, Gameplane on 0, and 5 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 5 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreAMP · 9.4/10

AMP scores higher on our rubric for game server control panels: 9.4 against 8.5 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #8.

AMP is the better fit for broad, feature-rich self-hosted deployments. Gameplane is the better fit for open-source fleets and multi-cluster operators.

  • AMP fits best

    Broad, feature-rich self-hosted deployments

  • Gameplane fits best

    Open-source fleets and multi-cluster operators

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Side by side

Feature AMP 9.4/10 Visit ↗ Gameplane 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.4 8.5
Ranking #1 in Game Server Control Panels #8 in Game Server Control Panels
Best for Broad, feature-rich self-hosted deployments Open-source fleets and multi-cluster operators
Pricing model Paid Free
Starting price — Open source
Free plan — Not checked yet
Free trial — —
Deployment Self-hosted, Browser extension, Mobile Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms Web, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android Web
Support Community Community, Docs
Integrations 9 integrations 17 integrations
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features AMP 4/4 · Gameplane 4/4
Server provisioning ✓ ✓
Mods and plugins ✓ ✓
Scheduled backups ✓ ✓
Role access controls ✓ ✓
Specs
Supported games Minecraft Java Edition, Rust, Abiotic Factor, American Truck Simulator, Archean, ARK: Survival Ascended, ARK: Survival Evolved, Arma 3, Arma Reforger, ASKA, Assetto Corsa, Assetto Corsa Competizione, Astro Colony, Astroneer, Avorion, Barotrauma, BeamMP, Beasts of Bermuda, Black Mesa, Blackwake, Broke Protocol, Call of Duty: Black Ops, Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Call of Duty: World at War, Carrier Command 2, Chivalry: Medieval Warfare, Clone Hero, Conan Exiles, Core Keeper, Craftopia, Creativerse, Colony Survival, Counter-Strike 1.6, Counter-Strike 2, Counter-Strike: Condition Zero, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Counter-Strike: Source, CryoFall, Cubic Odyssey, Day of Defeat, Day of Defeat: Source, Day Of Dragons, DayZ, DeadPoly, Dead Matter, Desynced, Don’t Starve Together, DOOM II, Dota 2, Dune Awakening, Eco, Empyrion Galactic Survival, Enshrouded, ET: Legacy, European Truck Simulator 2, EXFIL, E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy, Factorio, Farming Simulator 19, Farming Simulator 22, Farming Simulator 25, Fistful of Frags, FiveM, FOUNDRY, Foundry Virtual Tabletop, Frozen Flame, Garry’s Mod, Ground Branch, Half-Life, Half-Life 2: Deathmatch, Half-Life Deathmatch: Source, Half-Life: Opposing Force, HumanitZ, Hurtworld, Hytale, Icarus, Impostor, Insurgency Sandstorm, Just Cause 3, Kaboom!, Killing Floor, Killing Floor 2, Last Oasis, Left 4 Dead, Left 4 Dead 2, Longvinter, Mindustry, Minecraft Bedrock, Minetest, Miscreated, Mordhau, Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord, Multi Theft Auto: San Andreas, MX Bikes, Myth of Empires, NEBULOUS: Fleet Command, Necesse, Night Of The Dead, Nightingale, No More Room in Hell, No One Survived, Nuclear Option, open.mp, OpenRA, OpenRCT2, OpenTTD, Operation: Harsh Doorstop, Palworld, Path Of Titans, Pavlov VR, PixARK, Portal Knights, Post Scriptum, Pre-Fortress 2, Project 5: Sightseer, Project Zomboid, Puck, Quake III Arena, Quake Live, RAGE:MP, RedM, Reign Of Kings, Renown, Rimworld Together, Rising Storm 2: Vietnam, Rising World, Romestead, RuneScape: Dragonwilds, San Andreas Multiplayer, Sapiens, Satisfactory, SCP: Secret Laboratory, SCUM, Seven Days To Die, Skyrim Together Reborn, Smalland: Survive the Wilds, Soldat, Sons Of The Forest, Soulmask, Space Engineers, Squad, STAR WARS Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy, Starbound, Stardew Valley, Starmade, StarRupture, Stationeers, Staxel, Stormworks, Subnautica, Subsistence, Sunkenland, Sven Co-op, Swords 'n Magic and Stuff, Synergy, Tarkov Fika Mod, Team Fortress 2, Team Fortress Classic, TeamSpeak 3, TeamSpeak 6, Teeworlds, Terraria, TerraTech Worlds, TES3MP, The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria, TShock, The Forest, The Front, The Isle, Titanfall 2, tModLoader, Tower Unite, Turbo Sliders Unlimited, Unreal Tournament 2004, Unreal Tournament 99, Unturned, V Rising, Valheim, VEIN, Veloren, Vintage Story, Voyagers of Nera, Windrose, Windward, Windward Horizon, Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory, Wreckfest, Wurm Unlimited, Xonotic, Zombie Panic! Source 7 Days to Die, ARK: Survival Ascended, ARK: Survival Evolved, Arma Reforger, BeamMP, Counter-Strike 2, DayZ, Don't Starve Together, Enshrouded, Euro Truck Simulator 2, Factorio, Farming Simulator 25, FiveM, Garry's Mod, Hell Let Loose, Left 4 Dead 2, Minecraft Java, Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord, Nuclear Option, Palworld, Project Zomboid, Rust, Satisfactory, Squad, Team Fortress 2, Terraria, The Isle, tModLoader, V Rising, Valheim
Deployment model Self_hosted Self_hosted
Managed server limit 5 servers Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Supports a very broad range of named games and server applications
  • Combines provisioning, mods, backups, permissions, analytics, and SSO
  • Offers integrations with mod platforms, Discord, billing tools, and identity providers
  • Multi-cluster management for k3s, kubeadm, and managed Kubernetes
  • Backups, restores, mod registries, and game templates in one panel
  • OIDC, RBAC, live consoles, tunnels, and server lifecycle controls
Cons
  • No free plan is available
  • Pricing is not transparent at the top level
  • Advanced capabilities require higher editions
  • Currently in beta
  • Requires a self-hosted Kubernetes deployment
  • Supported-game coverage is narrower than leading products
Our verdict

AMP is a self-hosted web control panel from CubeCoders for installing, provisioning, configuring, monitoring, and operating game servers. It runs on Windows and Linux, with web, API, iOS, and Android access listed among its supported…

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Gameplane is a self-hosted, Kubernetes-native control panel for deploying and managing game servers across k3s, kubeadm, and managed Kubernetes clusters. It is designed for homelabs, gaming communities, hosting operators, and teams running…

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  1. AMPGame Server Control Panels 9.4Paid
  2. GameplaneGame Server Control Panels 8.5Open source

Strengths and trade-offs

  • AMP — where it wins

    • Supports a very broad range of named games and server applications
    • Combines provisioning, mods, backups, permissions, analytics, and SSO
    • Offers integrations with mod platforms, Discord, billing tools, and identity providers

    Where it doesn't

    • No free plan is available
    • Pricing is not transparent at the top level
    • Advanced capabilities require higher editions
  • Gameplane — where it wins

    • Multi-cluster management for k3s, kubeadm, and managed Kubernetes
    • Backups, restores, mod registries, and game templates in one panel
    • OIDC, RBAC, live consoles, tunnels, and server lifecycle controls

    Where it doesn't

    • Currently in beta
    • Requires a self-hosted Kubernetes deployment
    • Supported-game coverage is narrower than leading products

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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