Hostigan VPS vs Play Hosting VPS

Hostigan VPS9.0Visit Play Hosting VPS8.4Visit

Higher score Hostigan VPS #4 in Game VPS Hosting 9.0/10 Paid ✓ 1 of 1 features Visit Hostigan

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Play Hosting VPS #8 in Game VPS Hosting 8.4/10 Paid ✓ 1 of 1 features Visit Play Hosting

• Hostigan VPS fits best

  Budget-conscious multi-game server owners

• Play Hosting VPS fits best

  Minecraft servers needing generous entry-level resources

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Side by side

Feature	Hostigan VPS 9.0/10 Visit ↗	Play Hosting VPS 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.4
Ranking	#4 in Game VPS Hosting	#8 in Game VPS Hosting
Best for	Budget-conscious multi-game server owners	Minecraft servers needing generous entry-level resources
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	€3.49/mo	£4/mo
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, Windows, Linux	Linux, Windows, Web
Support	Email, Tickets, Community · 24/7	Community
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market
Features Hostigan VPS 1/1 · Play Hosting VPS 1/1
DDoS protection	✓	✓
Specs
RAM	2 GB	8 GB (best)
vCPUs	2	4 (best)
Storage type	Nvme	Nvme
Game control panel	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Backup options	Included	Included
Supported games	FiveM, Minecraft, Rust, CS2, ARK, Valheim, TeamSpeak, SA-MP, MTA	Minecraft
Our review
Pros	Plans start at €3.49/month with dedicated vCPU and RAM allocations Included backups, NVMe storage, and game-aware DDoS protection Linux and Windows Server support with Pterodactyl installation	8GB RAM and 4 vCores from £4 per month NVMe storage, unmetered traffic and DDoS protection Scheduled offsite backups and a 99.5% uptime guarantee
Cons	No free plan is available Servers are operated in European facilities, including Frankfurt Xeon plans Full root access leaves server administration to the customer	Verified game support is limited to Minecraft No control panel is listed Paid VPS plans only, with no free VPS tier
Our verdict	Hostigan VPS provides KVM-based virtual servers for game communities, technical teams, websites, applications, and other self-managed workloads. For game hosting, it combines dedicated vCPU and RAM allocations with enterprise NVMe storage,… Read the review →	Play Hosting VPS provides virtual private servers for game servers, websites, Discord bots and other self-hosted software. It suits Minecraft operators who want customer-controlled operating system and software installation, alongside… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Hostigan VPS — where it wins

  • Plans start at €3.49/month with dedicated vCPU and RAM allocations
  • Included backups, NVMe storage, and game-aware DDoS protection
  • Linux and Windows Server support with Pterodactyl installation

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan is available
  • Servers are operated in European facilities, including Frankfurt Xeon plans
  • Full root access leaves server administration to the customer

• Play Hosting VPS — where it wins

  • 8GB RAM and 4 vCores from £4 per month
  • NVMe storage, unmetered traffic and DDoS protection
  • Scheduled offsite backups and a 99.5% uptime guarantee

  Where it doesn't

  • Verified game support is limited to Minecraft
  • No control panel is listed
  • Paid VPS plans only, with no free VPS tier

• Hostigan VPS9.0/10 · Paid

  Low-cost KVM VPS plans for self-managed game servers across Linux and Windows.

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• Play Hosting VPS8.4/10 · Paid

  Strong entry-level resources for Minecraft, with customer-controlled server software.

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