DatHost vs Apex Hosting

DatHost9.3Visit Apex Hosting8.2Visit

Higher score DatHost #2 in CS2 Server Hosting 9.3/10 €0.99 per slot · 14-day refund ✓ 4 of 5 features Visit DatHost

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Apex Hosting #9 in CS2 Server Hosting 8.2/10 Paid plans · price varies by game ✓ 2 of 5 features Visit Apex Hosting

• DatHost fits best

  Teams, leagues and match platforms

• Apex Hosting fits best

  Budget CS2 servers for a handful of friends

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Side by side

Feature	DatHost 9.3/10 Visit ↗	Apex Hosting 8.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	8.2
Ranking	#2 in CS2 Server Hosting	#9 in CS2 Server Hosting
Best for	Teams, leagues and match platforms	Budget CS2 servers for a handful of friends
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	€0.99 per slot · 14-day refund	$3.99/mo
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Features DatHost 4/5 · Apex Hosting 2/5
Plugin support	✓	✓
Workshop maps	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Game switching	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Server API	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
DDoS protection	✓	✓
Specs
Entry slots	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Locations	49 locations	Not checked yet
Refund window	14 days	Not checked yet
Priced by	Per slot (EUR 0.99), euro pricing only	Per GB of RAM ($3.99 for 1 GB)
Our review
Pros	49 locations, from Johannesburg and Bahrain to São Paulo and Seoul Public API and platform tools for leagues and match services One-click MetaMod plugins such as scrims, practice and Fake RCON	Lowest regular CS2 entry here at $3.99 for 1 GB Guides for installing MetaMod and CounterStrikeSharp EX plan gives four dedicated Ryzen cores and 16 GB
Cons	Prices are published in euros only, €0.99 per slot The default 14 slots work out at €13.86 a month About 20 games in total, so not a general-purpose game host	1 GB is the minimum Apex itself lists for CS2 The next step up is 5 GB at $18.75 a month No trial or free tier for CS2
Our verdict	DatHost is built around Counter-Strike, and it shows. Servers can be moved instantly to any of 49 locations, from Frankfurt and Stockholm to Johannesburg, Bahrain, Querétaro and Auckland, and the dashboard stores demos, gives you a free… Read the review →	Apex Hosting's CS2 entry plan is the cheapest regular price in this list: 1 GB for $3.99 a month, which Apex describes as the minimum for Counter-Strike 2, with the first month at $2.99 through a 25 percent first-order discount. The next… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• DatHost — where it wins

  • 49 locations, from Johannesburg and Bahrain to São Paulo and Seoul
  • Public API and platform tools for leagues and match services
  • One-click MetaMod plugins such as scrims, practice and Fake RCON

  Where it doesn't

  • Prices are published in euros only, €0.99 per slot
  • The default 14 slots work out at €13.86 a month
  • About 20 games in total, so not a general-purpose game host

• Apex Hosting — where it wins

  • Lowest regular CS2 entry here at $3.99 for 1 GB
  • Guides for installing MetaMod and CounterStrikeSharp
  • EX plan gives four dedicated Ryzen cores and 16 GB

  Where it doesn't

  • 1 GB is the minimum Apex itself lists for CS2
  • The next step up is 5 GB at $18.75 a month
  • No trial or free tier for CS2

• DatHost9.3/10 · €0.99 per slot · 14-day refund

  A Counter-Strike specialist: 49 locations, practice configs, a match API and a 14-day money-back guarantee.

  Visit DatHostFull verdict →
• Apex Hosting8.2/10 · Paid plans · price varies by game

  1 GB CS2 servers at $3.99 a month, CounterStrikeSharp and MetaMod guides, and a dedicated-core EX tier.

  Visit Apex HostingFull verdict →