GPORTAL Insurgency: Sandstorm Hosting vs Ascend Servers Insurgency: Sandstorm Server Hosting

GPORTAL Insurgency: Sandstorm Hosting8.1Visit Ascend Servers Insurgency: Sandstorm Server Hosting7.1Visit

Higher score GPORTAL Insurgency: Sandstorm Hosting #2 in Insurgency Sandstorm Server Hosting 8.1/10 Paid ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit GPORTAL

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Ascend Servers Insurgency: Sandstorm Server Hosting #7 in Insurgency Sandstorm Server Hosting 7.1/10 From $0.43/mo ✓ 3 of 4 features Visit Ascend Servers

• GPORTAL Insurgency: Sandstorm Hosting fits best

  Competitive servers and modded communities

• Ascend Servers Insurgency: Sandstorm Server Hosting fits best

  Groups seeking low per-slot pricing and many regions

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Side by side

Feature	GPORTAL Insurgency: Sandstorm Hosting 8.1/10 Visit ↗	Ascend Servers Insurgency: Sandstorm Server Hosting 7.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.1	7.1
Ranking	#2 in Insurgency Sandstorm Server Hosting	#7 in Insurgency Sandstorm Server Hosting
Best for	Competitive servers and modded communities	Groups seeking low per-slot pricing and many regions
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	—	$0.43/mo
Free plan	—	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Tickets, Docs	Tickets
Built for	Solo, Small business	Solo, Small business
Features GPORTAL Insurgency: Sandstorm Hosting 4/4 · Ascend Servers Insurgency: Sandstorm Server Hosting 3/4
Game-specific support	✓	✓
Mod support	✓	✓
Custom map support	✓	✓
Competitive configurations	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
Player slots	10 slots	Not checked yet
Server locations	Central Europe	Chicago, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Miami, Montreal, Silicon Valley, Amsterdam, Singapore, New York, Atlanta, Dallas, Kansas, London, Paris, Warsaw, Frankfurt, Helsinki, Tokyo, Sydney, Seattle
Control panel	Game-specific	Advanced
Our review
Pros	10-slot and 20-slot plans for different server sizes mod.io support, custom maps, and 50 GB backup storage DDoS protection plus ESL Premium and Protected modes	Starting price is $0.43 per slot per month Choose among locations including Chicago, London, Tokyo, and Sydney Control settings, mods, maps, launch parameters, and admins
Cons	No free plan Listed configurations are limited to 10 or 20 slots Plans list Central Europe as the server location	Total cost depends on the number of slots The listed locations count differs between page descriptions Support is ticket-based
Our verdict	GPORTAL Insurgency: Sandstorm Hosting provides rentable game servers for communities that need configurable, web-managed infrastructure. It is aimed at competitive groups, modded communities, and league-oriented teams rather than players… Read the review →	Ascend Servers hosts multiplayer servers for Insurgency: Sandstorm, aimed at solo operators and small groups that want control over server settings, mods, and map changes. It advertises instant setup and a customized TCAdmin control panel,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• GPORTAL Insurgency: Sandstorm Hosting — where it wins

  • 10-slot and 20-slot plans for different server sizes
  • mod.io support, custom maps, and 50 GB backup storage
  • DDoS protection plus ESL Premium and Protected modes

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan
  • Listed configurations are limited to 10 or 20 slots
  • Plans list Central Europe as the server location

• Ascend Servers Insurgency: Sandstorm Server Hosting — where it wins

  • Starting price is $0.43 per slot per month
  • Choose among locations including Chicago, London, Tokyo, and Sydney
  • Control settings, mods, maps, launch parameters, and admins

  Where it doesn't

  • Total cost depends on the number of slots
  • The listed locations count differs between page descriptions
  • Support is ticket-based

• GPORTAL Insurgency: Sandstorm Hosting8.1/10 · Paid

  A focused hosting option for competitive servers and modded communities.

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• Ascend Servers Insurgency: Sandstorm Server Hosting7.1/10 · From $0.43/mo

  A flexible hosted server with a $0.43 per-slot monthly starting rate and broad location choice.

  Visit Ascend ServersFull verdict →