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Head-to-head · 7 Days to Die Server Hosting

Host Havoc vs Nitrado

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 8 checks side by side
Higher score Host Havoc #2 in 7 Days to Die Server Hosting 9.2/10 Per slot · 72-hour guarantee ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Host Havoc
Nitrado #9 in 7 Days to Die Server Hosting 8.4/10 Per slot · 3 to 365-day runtimes ✓ 3 of 4 features Visit Nitrado

Host Havoc leads on 3 checks, Nitrado on 0, and 5 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 8 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreHost Havoc · 9.2/10
  • Lowest starting priceHost Havoc · $10/mo
  • Most featuresHost Havoc · 4 of 4

Host Havoc scores higher on our rubric for 7 days to die server hosting: 9.2 against 8.4 out of 10; our editors rank them #2 and #9.

Host Havoc is cheaper to start at $10/mo against $12.99/mo. Host Havoc leads on server locations: 14 locations versus 9 locations. Host Havoc offers one-click mods; Nitrado doesn't.

Host Havoc is the better fit for overhaul-mod groups who want installs done for them. Nitrado is the better fit for crossplay groups who prefer prepaid rentals.

  • Host Havoc fits best

    Overhaul-mod groups who want installs done for them

  • Nitrado fits best

    Crossplay groups who prefer prepaid rentals

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Side by side

Feature Host Havoc 9.2/10 Visit ↗ Nitrado 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.2 8.4
Ranking #2 in 7 Days to Die Server Hosting #9 in 7 Days to Die Server Hosting
Best for Overhaul-mod groups who want installs done for them Crossplay groups who prefer prepaid rentals
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price $10/mo (best) $12.99/mo
Free plan — —
Free trial Not checked yet Not checked yet
Features Host Havoc 4/4 · Nitrado 3/4
Console crossplay ✓ ✓
One-click mods ✓ (best) —
Automatic backups ✓ ✓
DDoS protection ✓ ✓
Specs
Price per GB RAM Per slot · 72-hour guarantee Per slot · 3 to 365-day runtimes
Priced by Per slot Per slot
Entry RAM Not checked yet Not checked yet
Entry slots 8 slots 8 slots
Server locations 14 locations (best) 9 locations
Money-back window 3 days Not checked yet
Control panel TCAdmin v2 (modified) Nitrado web interface
Our review
Pros
  • One-click installers for Darkness Falls, Ravenhearst and Undead Legacy
  • Stable 3.0 and the experimental branch are both ready to run
  • Steam, Xbox and PlayStation crossplay on the same server
  • Crossplay between PC, PS5 and Xbox Series on one server
  • Automated backups, and updates usually within three hours
  • Runtimes from 3 to 365 days and 8 to 200 slots
Cons
  • RAM behind the eight-slot plan isn't stated
  • Crossplay servers are capped at eight players by the game
  • No free trial; a 72-hour money-back guarantee instead
  • Crossplay forces eight players, no mods and EAC on
  • Mods are installed by hand rather than through an installer
  • The US terms include no refund window
Our verdict

Host Havoc's 7 Days to Die plan starts at eight slots for $10.00 a month, on hardware the company owns, with NVMe storage for the constant world saves that a voxel game with destructible terrain produces. The server persists around the…

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Nitrado rents 7 Days to Die by the slot for a runtime you choose: eight slots for $12.99 per 30 days, ten for $16.19, or eight slots for 90 days at $35.49, with a configurator for 8 to 200 slots and 3 to 365 days. You can buy it as a…

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  1. Host Havoc7 Days to Die Server Hosting 9.2Per slot · 72-hour guarantee
  2. Nitrado7 Days to Die Server Hosting 8.4Per slot · 3 to 365-day runtimes

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Host Havoc — where it wins

    • One-click installers for Darkness Falls, Ravenhearst and Undead Legacy
    • Stable 3.0 and the experimental branch are both ready to run
    • Steam, Xbox and PlayStation crossplay on the same server

    Where it doesn't

    • RAM behind the eight-slot plan isn't stated
    • Crossplay servers are capped at eight players by the game
    • No free trial; a 72-hour money-back guarantee instead

  • Nitrado — where it wins

    • Crossplay between PC, PS5 and Xbox Series on one server
    • Automated backups, and updates usually within three hours
    • Runtimes from 3 to 365 days and 8 to 200 slots

    Where it doesn't

    • Crossplay forces eight players, no mods and EAC on
    • Mods are installed by hand rather than through an installer
    • The US terms include no refund window
  • Host Havoc9.2/10 · Per slot · 72-hour guarantee

    Eight 7 Days to Die slots for $10.00 with one-click Darkness Falls, Ravenhearst and Undead Legacy installs.

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  • Nitrado8.4/10 · Per slot · 3 to 365-day runtimes

    Prepaid 7 Days to Die rentals from $12.99 for eight slots, with crossplay, automated backups and fast updates.

    Visit NitradoFull verdict →

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