AMP vs Windows Game Server

AMP9.4Visit Windows Game Server8.6Visit

Higher score AMP #1 in Game Server Control Panels 9.4/10 Paid ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit CubeCoders

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Windows Game Server #7 in Game Server Control Panels 8.6/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit site

• AMP fits best

  Broad, feature-rich self-hosted deployments

• Windows Game Server fits best

  Windows administrators supporting many games

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Side by side

Feature	AMP 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Windows Game Server 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.6
Ranking	#1 in Game Server Control Panels	#7 in Game Server Control Panels
Best for	Broad, feature-rich self-hosted deployments	Windows administrators supporting many games
Pricing model	Paid	Free
Starting price	—	Free plan
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Self-hosted, Browser extension, Mobile	Self-hosted, Desktop
Platforms	Web, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android	Web, Windows
Support	Community	Community, Docs
Integrations	9 integrations	3 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market
Features AMP 4/4 · Windows Game Server 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, Abiotic Factor, American Truck Simulator, ARK: Survival Ascended, ARK: Survival Evolved, Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead, Arma 3, Arma Reforger, ASKA, Assetto Corsa, Assetto Corsa Competizione, ASTRONEER, Barotrauma, Beyond The Wire, Black Mesa, Conan Exiles, Core Keeper, Counter-Strike 1.6, Counter-Strike 2, Counter-Strike: Condition Zero, Craftopia, Cubic Odyssey, Day of Defeat, Day of Defeat: Source, DayZ, Don't Starve Together, Echoes of Elysium, Eco: Global Survival, Empyrion, Enshrouded, Euro Truck Simulator 2, FrozenFlame, Garry's Mod, Grand Theft Auto V (FiveM), Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced (FiveM), GROUND BRANCH, Half-Life 2: Deathmatch, Half-Life Deathmatch, Half-Life: Opposing Force, HumanitZ, Icarus, Insurgency: Sandstorm, Killing Floor 2, Last Oasis, Left 4 Dead 2, Last Oasis Classic, Longvinter, Minecraft: Java Edition, Minecraft: Forge, Minecraft: Spigot, Minecraft: Fabric, Minecraft: Bedrock Edition, Mordhau, Motor Town: Behind The Wheel, Myth of Empires, Necesse, Nightingale, Night of the Dead, No One Survived, Nuclear Option, Operation: Harsh Doorstop, Palworld, PixARK, Plains of Pain, Primal Carnage: Extinction, Project Zomboid, RedM, RePoly, Return to Moria, Rising World, Risk of Rain 2, Rust, RuneScape: Dragonwilds, Satisfactory, Schedule I, SCP: Secret Laboratory, SCUM, Shatterline, Smalland: Survive the Wilds, Sons of the Forest, Soulmask, Space Engineers, Squad, Squad 44, Star Rupture, Starbound, Stationeers, Stormworks: Build and Rescue, Sunkenland, Survive the Nights, Sven Co-op, TABG, Team Fortress 2, Team Fortress Classic, Terraria, The Forest, The Front, The Isle, Unturned, V Rising, Valheim, Vein, Voyagers of Nera, Windrose, Wreckfest, Wreckfest 2, Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop, Automobilista 2, Avorion, Blackwake, Colony Survival, Counter-Strike: Source, CryoFall, Factorio, Farming Simulator 25, Hurtworld, Left 4 Dead, Luanti (Minetest), Mindustry, Minecraft NeoForge, Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord, Multi Theft Auto: San Andreas, Onset, open.mp, OpenRA, OpenRCT2, OpenTTD, Path of Titans, Rising Storm 2: Vietnam, Sapiens, Soldat, Space Station 14, Teeworlds, Titanfall 2 (Northstar), tModLoader, Tower Unite, Trackmania, Unreal Tournament 2004, Urban Terror, Veloren, Vintage Story, Xonotic, Zombie Panic! Source
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	143 built-in plugins plus a graphical creator for unsupported games Multi-machine management with browser dashboard, REST API, and Discord control Scheduled compressed and incremental backups with role-based access controls
Cons	No free plan is available Pricing is not transparent at the top level Advanced capabilities require higher editions	Deployment is limited to Windows 10 or newer and Windows Server 2019 or newer Does not support Linux, Docker, or virtualization deployments Some listed games may have limited real-world validation
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… Read the review →	Windows Game Server (WGS) is a free, open-source control panel for installing, launching, monitoring, updating, backing up, and remotely controlling dedicated game servers. It is designed for Windows administrators managing multiple games… Read the review →

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

• Windows Game Server — where it wins

  • 143 built-in plugins plus a graphical creator for unsupported games
  • Multi-machine management with browser dashboard, REST API, and Discord control
  • Scheduled compressed and incremental backups with role-based access controls

  Where it doesn't

  • Deployment is limited to Windows 10 or newer and Windows Server 2019 or newer
  • Does not support Linux, Docker, or virtualization deployments
  • Some listed games may have limited real-world validation

• AMP9.4/10 · Paid

  A feature-rich paid panel for managing diverse self-hosted game-server deployments.

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• Windows Game Server8.6/10 · Free plan

  A broad, Windows-first control panel for managing dedicated game servers across multiple machines.

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