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Head-to-head · Game Server Control Panels

GameCP vs TCAdmin

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 5 checks side by side
Higher score GameCP #2 in Game Server Control Panels 9.3/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 4 of 4 features Visit GameCP
TCAdmin #5 in Game Server Control Panels 8.8/10 20-day trial Free trial✓ 3 of 4 features Visit TCAdmin

GameCP leads on 1 check, TCAdmin on 0, and 4 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 scoreGameCP · 9.3/10
  • Free planonly GameCP
  • Free trialboth
  • Most featuresGameCP · 4 of 4

GameCP scores higher on our rubric for game server control panels: 9.3 against 8.8 out of 10; our editors rank them #2 and #5.

GameCP offers free plan; TCAdmin doesn't. On deployment model, GameCP gives you Hybrid where TCAdmin offers Self_hosted.

GameCP is the better fit for budget-conscious multi-node operators. TCAdmin is the better fit for established commercial hosting operations.

  • GameCP fits best

    Budget-conscious multi-node operators

  • TCAdmin fits best

    Established commercial hosting operations

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Side by side

Feature GameCP 9.3/10 Visit ↗ TCAdmin 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.3 8.8
Ranking #2 in Game Server Control Panels #5 in Game Server Control Panels
Best for Budget-conscious multi-node operators Established commercial hosting operations
Pricing model Free plan + paid Paid
Starting price $25/unit/yr $7.95/device/mo
Free plan ✓ (best) —
Free trial 14 days 20 days
Free trial length 14 days · card required 20 days
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Self-hosted, Desktop
Platforms Web, Windows, Linux Web, Windows, Linux
Support Email, Community, Docs Tickets, Community, Docs
Integrations 7 integrations 7 integrations
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features GameCP 4/4 · TCAdmin 3/4
Server provisioning ✓ ✓
Mods and plugins ✓ ✓
Scheduled backups ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Role access controls ✓ ✓
Specs
Supported games 7 Days to Die; ARK: Survival Ascended; ARK: Survival Evolved; Arma Reforger; Aska; BeamMP; Conan Exiles; Counter-Strike 1.6; Counter-Strike 2; Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (SteamRT3); Counter-Strike: Source; DayZ; Don't Starve Together; Enshrouded; Euro Truck Simulator 2; Factorio; FiveM; Garry's Mod; HumanitZ; Hytale; Icarus; Left 4 Dead; Left 4 Dead 2; Minecraft - Bedrock; Minecraft - Fabric; Minecraft - Forge; Minecraft - Java Edition; Minecraft - NeoForge; Minecraft - Paper; Minecraft - Purpur; Minecraft - Velocity Proxy; Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord; Mount & Blade: Warband; Nightingale; Palworld; Project Zomboid; RAGE:MP; Rust; Rust Autowipe; SA-MP; SCP: Secret Laboratory; SCUM; Satisfactory; Sons of the Forest; Squad; Stardew Valley; Subsistence; Team Fortress 2; TeamSpeak 3; TeamSpeak 6; Terraria; Terraria - tMod Loader; The Forest; Unturned; Urban Terror; V Rising; Valheim; Veloren Ark; Arma 2; Arma 3; Ark Survival Evolved; BattleField 2; Battlefield 2142; Battlefield 2 Bad Company; BattleField 3; BattleField 4; BattleField Hardline; Call of Duty; Call of Duty: United Offensive; Call of Duty 2; Call of Duty 4; Call of Duty World at War; Command & Conquer: Renegade; Counter-Strike; Conan Exiles; Counter-Strike: Condition Zero; Counter-Strike: Source; Counter’Strike Global Offensive; Dark and Light; Day of Defeat; Day of Defeat Source; Dayz; Deadly Dozen: Pacific Theater; Doom 3; ET Quakewars; Far Cry; FiveM; Garry’s Mod; Ghost Recon; Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter; Global Operations; Gunman Chronicles; Half-Life + Mods; Half-Life 2 + Mods; Halo; Halo: Combat Evolved; Halo 2; Killing Floor; Killing Floor 2; Left 4 Dead; Left 4 Dead 2; Medal of Honor Airborne; Medal of Honor: Allied Assault; Medal of Honor: Breakthrough; Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault; Minecraft; Minecraft Pocket Version; Medal of Honor: Spearhead; Multi Theft Auto; Multi Theft Auto: Vice City; Neverwinter Nights; Operation Flashpoint: Resistance; Painkiller; QuakeWorld; Quake 2; Quake 3; Quake 4; Rust; Rainbow Six; Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear; Rainbow Six: Vegas; Return to Castle Wolfenstein; Sin; Soldat; Soldier of Fortune 2; Star Wars: Battlefront; Star Wars Battlefront 2; Star Wars Jedi Knight 2: Jedi Outcast; Star Wars Jedi Knight 3: Jedi Academy; Starsiege: Tribes; Team Fortress 2; The Ship; Tribes 2; Tribes: Vengeance; Universal Combat; Unturned; Unreal; Unreal 2 XMP; Unreal Tournament; Unreal Tournament 2003; Unreal Tournament 2004; Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory; WreckFest; Xpand Rally; games based on or compatible with these
Deployment model Hybrid Self_hosted
Managed server limit 3 servers Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Community plan supports 1 node and 3 game servers at no cost
  • Manages multiple nodes with provisioning and automatic installation
  • Backups, permissions, APIs, and broad game coverage support hosting operations
  • Supports game and voice server provisioning across Windows and Linux
  • Combines monitoring, recovery, updates, backups, and mod installation
  • Includes roles, reseller workflows, and WHMCS service provisioning
Cons
  • The Community plan is limited to 1 node and 3 game servers
  • Pricing is charged per connected node as infrastructure expands
  • WHMCS integration and the GameCP App Store require Titan
  • No free plan; paid access starts at $7.95 per installation monthly
  • Community Server is limited to four services
  • TCAdmin 3 is labeled beta
Our verdict

GameCP is a hybrid game server control panel for operators managing servers across desktops, laptops, VPSs, dedicated servers, and other infrastructure. Its unified dashboard covers multiple nodes, provisioning, automatic installation,…

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TCAdmin is a self-hosted control panel for game service providers, communities, and server operators. It manages game and voice services across Windows and Linux through a web interface, with support for multiple servers from one panel.…

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  1. GameCPGame Server Control Panels 9.3Free plan · 14-day trial
  2. TCAdminGame Server Control Panels 8.820-day trial

Strengths and trade-offs

  • GameCP — where it wins

    • Community plan supports 1 node and 3 game servers at no cost
    • Manages multiple nodes with provisioning and automatic installation
    • Backups, permissions, APIs, and broad game coverage support hosting operations

    Where it doesn't

    • The Community plan is limited to 1 node and 3 game servers
    • Pricing is charged per connected node as infrastructure expands
    • WHMCS integration and the GameCP App Store require Titan
  • TCAdmin — where it wins

    • Supports game and voice server provisioning across Windows and Linux
    • Combines monitoring, recovery, updates, backups, and mod installation
    • Includes roles, reseller workflows, and WHMCS service provisioning

    Where it doesn't

    • No free plan; paid access starts at $7.95 per installation monthly
    • Community Server is limited to four services
    • TCAdmin 3 is labeled beta
  • GameCP9.3/10 · Free plan · 14-day trial

    A flexible, low-cost control panel for operators managing multiple game-server nodes.

    Visit GameCPFull verdict →
  • TCAdmin8.8/10 · 20-day trial

    A mature commercial panel with broad game support, automation, and reseller controls.

    Visit TCAdminFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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