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Head-to-head · Arma 3 Server Hosting

LOW.MS vs XGamingServer

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 10 checks side by side
Higher score LOW.MS #2 in Arma 3 Server Hosting 9.3/10 5-day refund · cloud backups ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit LOW.MS
XGamingServer #7 in Arma 3 Server Hosting 8.6/10 Paid · price varies by game ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit XGamingServer

LOW.MS leads on 4 checks, XGamingServer on 1, and 5 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 10 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreLOW.MS · 9.3/10
  • Lowest starting priceXGamingServer · $10/mo

LOW.MS scores higher on our rubric for arma 3 server hosting: 9.3 against 8.6 out of 10; our editors rank them #2 and #7.

XGamingServer is cheaper to start at $10/mo against $12.50/mo. LOW.MS is cheaper to start at $1.25/GB/mo against $2.50/GB/mo. On priced by, XGamingServer gives you Per GB RAM where LOW.MS offers Per slot. LOW.MS leads on entry ram: 10 GB versus 4 GB. LOW.MS leads on server locations: 12 locations versus 6 locations.

LOW.MS is the better fit for modded milsim groups running ACE, RHS or Antistasi. XGamingServer is the better fit for exile, Altis Life or King of the Hill communities.

  • LOW.MS fits best

    Modded milsim groups running ACE, RHS or Antistasi

  • XGamingServer fits best

    Exile, Altis Life or King of the Hill communities

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Side by side

Feature LOW.MS 9.3/10 Visit ↗ XGamingServer 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.3 8.6
Ranking #2 in Arma 3 Server Hosting #7 in Arma 3 Server Hosting
Best for Modded milsim groups running ACE, RHS or Antistasi Exile, Altis Life or King of the Hill communities
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price $12.50/mo $10/mo (best)
Free plan — —
Free trial Not checked yet Not checked yet
Features LOW.MS 4/4 · XGamingServer 4/4
Headless client ✓ ✓
One-click mods ✓ ✓
Automatic backups ✓ ✓
DDoS protection ✓ ✓
Specs
Price per GB RAM $1.25/GB/mo (best) $2.50/GB/mo
Priced by Per slot Per GB RAM
Entry RAM 10 GB (best) 4 GB
Entry slots 10 slots Not checked yet
Server locations 12 locations (best) 6 locations
Money-back window 5 days (best) 1 days
Control panel TCAdmin (in-house panel coming) XGamingServer panel (in-house)
Our review
Pros
  • 10 GB of RAM behind the $12.50 ten-slot plan, about $1.25 per slot
  • Mod Manager installs Steam Workshop IDs straight into the server's mod line
  • All seven Creator DLCs and every public Steam branch, switchable from the panel
  • $10 buys 4 GB of guaranteed DDR5 and self-set slot counts
  • Exile, Altis Life, King of the Hill, Epoch and Wasteland are named
  • Daily cloud backups to Amazon S3, kept for seven days
Cons
  • Still on TCAdmin; the in-house panel is announced but not released
  • .dll uploads are blocked, so server-side extensions need a support ticket
  • No trial server; the safety net is a five-day refund
  • Only six regions, and the game page itself says five
  • The money-back window closes after 24 hours
  • Tickets are answered in minutes during business hours, not always
Our verdict

LOW.MS publishes the most detailed Arma 3 page in this directory, and the plan behind it is generous: ten slots on a 10 GB memory tier for $12.50 a month, roughly $1.25 per slot, with tiers running up to 120 slots. Ten gigabytes is genuine…

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XGamingServer is the newest name in this directory and the one that reads most like a spec sheet. The Arma 3 Starter renews at $10.00 a month for 4 GB of guaranteed DDR5 memory, two dedicated threads of a Ryzen 9 7950X at 5.7 GHz and 35 GB…

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  1. LOW.MSArma 3 Server Hosting 9.35-day refund · cloud backups
  2. XGamingServerArma 3 Server Hosting 8.6Paid · price varies by game

Strengths and trade-offs

  • LOW.MS — where it wins

    • 10 GB of RAM behind the $12.50 ten-slot plan, about $1.25 per slot
    • Mod Manager installs Steam Workshop IDs straight into the server's mod line
    • All seven Creator DLCs and every public Steam branch, switchable from the panel

    Where it doesn't

    • Still on TCAdmin; the in-house panel is announced but not released
    • .dll uploads are blocked, so server-side extensions need a support ticket
    • No trial server; the safety net is a five-day refund
  • XGamingServer — where it wins

    • $10 buys 4 GB of guaranteed DDR5 and self-set slot counts
    • Exile, Altis Life, King of the Hill, Epoch and Wasteland are named
    • Daily cloud backups to Amazon S3, kept for seven days

    Where it doesn't

    • Only six regions, and the game page itself says five
    • The money-back window closes after 24 hours
    • Tickets are answered in minutes during business hours, not always
  • LOW.MS9.3/10 · 5-day refund · cloud backups

    Ten slots on 10 GB for $12.50, a Workshop Mod Manager, every Creator DLC and lockable cloud backups.

    Visit LOW.MSFull verdict →
  • XGamingServer8.6/10 · Paid · price varies by game

    4 GB of DDR5 on a Ryzen 9 7950X for $10, with headless client support and daily S3 backups.

    Visit XGamingServerFull verdict →

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