Host Havoc vs Kamatera Cloud VPS

Host Havoc8.6Visit Kamatera Cloud VPS7.6Visit

Higher score Host Havoc #4 in Gaming VPS 8.6/10 Per slot · 72-hour guarantee ✓ 2 of 3 features Visit Host Havoc

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Kamatera Cloud VPS #9 in Gaming VPS 7.6/10 From $4/mo · 30-day trial ✓ 2 of 3 features Visit Kamatera

• Host Havoc fits best

  Windows game servers and voice servers on a VPS

• Kamatera Cloud VPS fits best

  Admins building their own Pterodactyl game panel

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Side by side

Feature	Host Havoc 8.6/10 Visit ↗	Kamatera Cloud VPS 7.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.6	7.6
Ranking	#4 in Gaming VPS	#9 in Gaming VPS
Best for	Windows game servers and voice servers on a VPS	Admins building their own Pterodactyl game panel
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$5/mo	From $4/mo · 30-day trial
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Features Host Havoc 2/3 · Kamatera Cloud VPS 2/3
Game panel	—	✓ (best)
DDoS protection	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Root access	✓	✓
Specs
RAM	1 GB	Not checked yet
vCPU	1 vCPU	Not checked yet
Storage	20 GB	Not checked yet
Operating systems	Both	Not checked yet
Locations	Not checked yet	20 locations
Refund window	3 days	Not checked yet
Processor	AMD Ryzen, 3.4-4.9 GHz	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Ryzen cores at 3.4 to 4.9 GHz from $5.00 a month Windows Server ready, plus seven Linux distributions Unmetered bandwidth and upstream DDoS filtering	One-click Pterodactyl image on Ubuntu 24.04 30-day free trial for one server worth up to $100 20+ data centres and per-minute hourly billing
Cons	Port speed is 250 Mbps on plans up to 6 GB No game panel; you install and run the game yourself Money-back window lasts 72 hours	Its own FAQ puts Pterodactyl setup at one to three hours Traffic beyond the included allowance costs extra General-purpose cloud, not tuned for games out of the box
Our verdict	Host Havoc's Ryzen VPS line is aimed squarely at latency-sensitive workloads, and its page calls it game server and VoIP friendly. Plans run on Ryzen CPUs clocked at 3.4 to 4.9 GHz with NVMe storage and unmetered bandwidth: 1 GB with one… Read the review →	Kamatera does not sell game servers, but it markets its cloud VPS as a home for Pterodactyl, the open-source panel many game hosts use themselves. Its application page deploys a Pterodactyl image on Ubuntu 24.04, and the price calculator… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Host Havoc — where it wins

  • Ryzen cores at 3.4 to 4.9 GHz from $5.00 a month
  • Windows Server ready, plus seven Linux distributions
  • Unmetered bandwidth and upstream DDoS filtering

  Where it doesn't

  • Port speed is 250 Mbps on plans up to 6 GB
  • No game panel; you install and run the game yourself
  • Money-back window lasts 72 hours

• Kamatera Cloud VPS — where it wins

  • One-click Pterodactyl image on Ubuntu 24.04
  • 30-day free trial for one server worth up to $100
  • 20+ data centres and per-minute hourly billing

  Where it doesn't

  • Its own FAQ puts Pterodactyl setup at one to three hours
  • Traffic beyond the included allowance costs extra
  • General-purpose cloud, not tuned for games out of the box

• Host Havoc8.6/10 · Per slot · 72-hour guarantee

  Ryzen VPS at 3.4 to 4.9 GHz from $5 for 1 GB, Windows-ready, DDoS-protected and pitched at game servers.

  Visit Host HavocFull verdict →
• Kamatera Cloud VPS7.6/10 · From $4/mo · 30-day trial

  Cloud VPS with a ready Pterodactyl game panel image, 20+ data centres, hourly billing and a 30-day free trial.

  Visit KamateraFull verdict →