Nodecraft vs Nitrado

Nodecraft9.1Visit Nitrado8.8Visit

Higher score Nodecraft #3 in Game Server Hosting 9.1/10 Paid plans · price varies by game Free trial✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Nodecraft

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Nitrado #5 in Game Server Hosting 8.8/10 Per slot · 3 to 365-day runtimes ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Nitrado

• Nodecraft fits best

  Players who switch games but want to keep old saves

• Nitrado fits best

  Console players on PlayStation or Xbox

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Side by side

Feature	Nodecraft 9.1/10 Visit ↗	Nitrado 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	8.8
Ranking	#3 in Game Server Hosting	#5 in Game Server Hosting
Best for	Players who switch games but want to keep old saves	Console players on PlayStation or Xbox
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$5.96/mo	Per slot · 3 to 365-day runtimes
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Features Nodecraft 3/3 · Nitrado 3/3
Game switching	✓	✓
DDoS protection	✓	✓
Console players	✓	✓
Specs
Games supported	68 games	Not checked yet
Locations	27 locations (best)	9 locations
Refund window	7 days	Not checked yet
Priced by	Per GB of RAM, Budget (Wake & Play) or Premium 24/7	Per player slot, 3 to 365-day runtimes
Control panel	Nodecraft panel (in-house)	Nitrado web interface (in-house)
Our review
Pros	Save & Swap stores each game's server in the cloud for later 27 locations across the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific Seven-day money-back guarantee on the first service	Sells PlayStation and Xbox editions of games like ARK and DayZ Keeps up to five games installed and switches between them Daily backups, its own hardware and three-layer DDoS protection
Cons	The cheapest tier hibernates when nobody is online Its budget tier is flagged not recommended for CS2, GMod and Reforger Published support hours are a daytime window, not 24/7	Slot pricing gets expensive for large player counts Only nine data-centre locations are listed Counter-Strike 2 is missing from its game list
Our verdict	Nodecraft's pitch is flexibility. Every plan can save the current server to the cloud and load another of its 68-plus games, then bring the old world back later exactly where it stopped. It publishes 27 locations, from Seattle and… Read the review →	Nitrado has been in the business since 2001 and is one of the few hosts whose catalogue treats consoles as first-class platforms. Its game list includes PlayStation and Xbox editions of titles such as ARK: Survival Evolved, DayZ, Assetto… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Nodecraft — where it wins

  • Save & Swap stores each game's server in the cloud for later
  • 27 locations across the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific
  • Seven-day money-back guarantee on the first service

  Where it doesn't

  • The cheapest tier hibernates when nobody is online
  • Its budget tier is flagged not recommended for CS2, GMod and Reforger
  • Published support hours are a daytime window, not 24/7

• Nitrado — where it wins

  • Sells PlayStation and Xbox editions of games like ARK and DayZ
  • Keeps up to five games installed and switches between them
  • Daily backups, its own hardware and three-layer DDoS protection

  Where it doesn't

  • Slot pricing gets expensive for large player counts
  • Only nine data-centre locations are listed
  • Counter-Strike 2 is missing from its game list

• Nodecraft9.1/10 · Paid plans · price varies by game

  68+ games you can save and swap, 27 locations, a seven-day refund and trials, from $5.96 a month.

  Visit NodecraftFull verdict →
• Nitrado8.8/10 · Per slot · 3 to 365-day runtimes

  Slot-based servers since 2001 with console editions, five installed games per server and daily backups.

  Visit NitradoFull verdict →