Citadel Servers vs XGamingServer

Citadel Servers8.8Visit XGamingServer8.6Visit

Higher score Citadel Servers #5 in Arma 3 Server Hosting 8.8/10 Paid plans · price varies by game ✓ 3 of 4 features Visit Citadel

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XGamingServer #7 in Arma 3 Server Hosting 8.6/10 Paid · price varies by game ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit XGamingServer

• Citadel Servers fits best

  Admins who want community modes installed for them

• XGamingServer fits best

  Exile, Altis Life or King of the Hill communities

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Side by side

Feature	Citadel Servers 8.8/10 Visit ↗	XGamingServer 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	8.6
Ranking	#5 in Arma 3 Server Hosting	#7 in Arma 3 Server Hosting
Best for	Admins who want community modes installed for them	Exile, Altis Life or King of the Hill communities
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Paid plans · price varies by game	$10/mo
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Features Citadel Servers 3/4 · XGamingServer 4/4
Headless client	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
One-click mods	✓	✓
Automatic backups	✓	✓
DDoS protection	✓	✓
Specs
Price per GB RAM	Paid plans · price varies by game	$2.50/GB/mo
Priced by	Per slot	Per GB RAM
Entry RAM	Not checked yet	4 GB
Entry slots	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Server locations	16 locations (best)	6 locations
Money-back window	0 days	1 days (best)
Control panel	TCAdmin (customised)	XGamingServer panel (in-house)
Our review
Pros	One-click Epoch, Altis Life, Wasteland, Exile, CUP, ACE and RHS An automated Workshop mod downloader and updater, plus 100+ missions A MySQL database manager, which persistent modes like Exile need	$10 buys 4 GB of guaranteed DDR5 and self-set slot counts Exile, Altis Life, King of the Hill, Epoch and Wasteland are named Daily cloud backups to Amazon S3, kept for seven days
Cons	Only a per-slot rate is published; the monthly total sits in the cart Its terms exclude game servers from refunds altogether The page claims over 18 locations while listing 16 cities	Only six regions, and the game page itself says five The money-back window closes after 24 hours Tickets are answered in minutes during business hours, not always
Our verdict	Citadel Servers has the richest Arma 3 feature list of any host here, and almost none of it is generic. The install includes Arma 3, Apex and every DLC in one image. An automated Workshop downloader and updater keeps mods current without… Read the review →	XGamingServer is the newest name in this directory and the one that reads most like a spec sheet. The Arma 3 Starter renews at $10.00 a month for 4 GB of guaranteed DDR5 memory, two dedicated threads of a Ryzen 9 7950X at 5.7 GHz and 35 GB… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Citadel Servers — where it wins

  • One-click Epoch, Altis Life, Wasteland, Exile, CUP, ACE and RHS
  • An automated Workshop mod downloader and updater, plus 100+ missions
  • A MySQL database manager, which persistent modes like Exile need

  Where it doesn't

  • Only a per-slot rate is published; the monthly total sits in the cart
  • Its terms exclude game servers from refunds altogether
  • The page claims over 18 locations while listing 16 cities

• XGamingServer — where it wins

  • $10 buys 4 GB of guaranteed DDR5 and self-set slot counts
  • Exile, Altis Life, King of the Hill, Epoch and Wasteland are named
  • Daily cloud backups to Amazon S3, kept for seven days

  Where it doesn't

  • Only six regions, and the game page itself says five
  • The money-back window closes after 24 hours
  • Tickets are answered in minutes during business hours, not always

• Citadel Servers8.8/10 · Paid plans · price varies by game

  The deepest one-click mod catalogue for Arma 3 — Epoch, Altis Life, Wasteland, Exile, CUP, ACE and RHS.

  Visit CitadelFull verdict →
• XGamingServer8.6/10 · Paid · price varies by game

  4 GB of DDR5 on a Ryzen 9 7950X for $10, with headless client support and daily S3 backups.

  Visit XGamingServerFull verdict →