Hostigan VPS vs UKNode Game VPS

Hostigan VPS9.0Visit UKNode Game VPS8.3Visit

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

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UKNode Game VPS #9 in Game VPS Hosting 8.3/10 Paid ✓ 1 of 1 features Visit UKNode

• Hostigan VPS fits best

  Budget-conscious multi-game server owners

• UKNode Game VPS fits best

  High-resource Linux game VPS users

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Side by side

Feature	Hostigan VPS 9.0/10 Visit ↗	UKNode Game VPS 8.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.3
Ranking	#4 in Game VPS Hosting	#9 in Game VPS Hosting
Best for	Budget-conscious multi-game server owners	High-resource Linux game VPS users
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	€3.49/mo	£16.99/mo
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web, Windows, Linux	Linux
Support	Email, Tickets, Community · 24/7	Email, Tickets, Docs
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market
Features Hostigan VPS 1/1 · UKNode Game VPS 1/1
DDoS protection	✓	✓
Specs
RAM	2 GB	8 GB (best)
vCPUs	2	2
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, Valheim, ARK, Rust, Palworld
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	Up to 8 vCores, 64 GB DDR5 memory and 400 GB NVMe storage Daily backups with seven-day retention included across every plan Full root access, KVM and L3/L7 DDoS protection on every tier
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	Linux is the listed platform, limiting operating-system choice The service has no free plan and starts at £16.99 per month Pterodactyl is installable, but no primary included panel is identified
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 →	UKNode Game VPS provides virtual private servers for hosting Minecraft, Valheim, ARK, Rust and Palworld game servers. It is aimed at operators who want dedicated virtualized resources rather than a basic shared game-hosting package. The… 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

• UKNode Game VPS — where it wins

  • Up to 8 vCores, 64 GB DDR5 memory and 400 GB NVMe storage
  • Daily backups with seven-day retention included across every plan
  • Full root access, KVM and L3/L7 DDoS protection on every tier

  Where it doesn't

  • Linux is the listed platform, limiting operating-system choice
  • The service has no free plan and starts at £16.99 per month
  • Pterodactyl is installable, but no primary included panel is identified

• Hostigan VPS9.0/10 · Paid

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

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• UKNode Game VPS8.3/10 · Paid

  A Linux-only game VPS service with high resource ceilings and a premium starting price.

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