DatHost vs Sparked Host

DatHost9.3Visit Sparked Host8.4Visit

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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Sparked Host #8 in CS2 Server Hosting 8.4/10 Paid plans · price varies by game Free trial✓ 1 of 5 features Visit Sparked Host

• DatHost fits best

  Teams, leagues and match platforms

• Sparked Host fits best

  Cheap practice servers on current hardware

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Side by side

Feature	DatHost 9.3/10 Visit ↗	Sparked Host 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	8.4
Ranking	#2 in CS2 Server Hosting	#8 in CS2 Server Hosting
Best for	Teams, leagues and match platforms	Cheap practice servers on current hardware
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	€0.99 per slot · 14-day refund	$4.40/mo
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Features DatHost 4/5 · Sparked Host 1/5
Plugin support	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
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 (best)	11 locations
Refund window	14 days (best)	2 days
Priced by	Per slot (EUR 0.99), euro pricing only	Per GB of RAM ($2.20/GB, Enterprise tier)
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	2 GB with 2 vCPU on DDR5 hardware for $4.40 a month One-day free trial before paying Optional managed add-on installs mods and maps for you
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	The CS2 page skips plugin and Workshop guidance 48-hour refund window is short Upgrades are handled by support ticket
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 →	Sparked Host puts CS2 on its Enterprise hardware, Ryzen 7950X-class CPUs with DDR5 memory and RAID 1 NVMe, and charges $2.20 per GB. That makes the Dust plan, 2 GB with 2 vCPU and 75 GB of storage, $4.40 a month, Inferno with 4 GB $8.80… 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

• Sparked Host — where it wins

  • 2 GB with 2 vCPU on DDR5 hardware for $4.40 a month
  • One-day free trial before paying
  • Optional managed add-on installs mods and maps for you

  Where it doesn't

  • The CS2 page skips plugin and Workshop guidance
  • 48-hour refund window is short
  • Upgrades are handled by support ticket

• 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 →
• Sparked Host8.4/10 · Paid plans · price varies by game

  Ryzen 7950X-class CS2 servers from $4.40 for 2 GB, with a one-day trial and a 48-hour refund.

  Visit Sparked HostFull verdict →