Pingperfect vs Citadel Servers

Pingperfect9.0Visit Citadel Servers8.8Visit

Higher score Pingperfect #4 in Arma 3 Server Hosting 9.0/10 Per slot · 48-hour free trial Free trial✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Pingperfect

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Citadel Servers #5 in Arma 3 Server Hosting 8.8/10 Paid plans · price varies by game ✓ 3 of 4 features Visit Citadel

• Pingperfect fits best

  Groups that want to try the server before paying

• Citadel Servers fits best

  Admins who want community modes installed for them

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Side by side

Feature	Pingperfect 9.0/10 Visit ↗	Citadel Servers 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.8
Ranking	#4 in Arma 3 Server Hosting	#5 in Arma 3 Server Hosting
Best for	Groups that want to try the server before paying	Admins who want community modes installed for them
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$16.33/mo	Paid plans · price varies by game
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Features Pingperfect 4/4 · Citadel Servers 3/4
Headless client	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
One-click mods	✓	✓
Automatic backups	✓	✓
DDoS protection	✓	✓
Specs
Price per GB RAM	$1.81/GB/mo	Paid plans · price varies by game
Priced by	Per slot	Per slot
Entry RAM	9 GB	Not checked yet
Entry slots	10 slots	Not checked yet
Server locations	20 locations (best)	16 locations
Money-back window	2 days (best)	0 days
Control panel	Gamepanel	TCAdmin (customised)
Our review
Pros	48-hour free trial of the exact configuration you would keep Panel tabs for mods, missions, Creator DLC and the headless client Nightly offsite backups at 4AM on every plan and location	One-click Epoch, Altis Life, Wasteland, Exile, CUP, ACE and RHS An automated Workshop mod downloader and updater, plus 100+ missions A MySQL database manager, which persistent modes like Exile need
Cons	$16.33 for ten slots is mid-table value at this RAM The page claims 25 locations in one banner and 20 in the list One trial per customer, and it must be converted by ticket	Only a per-slot rate is published; the monthly total sits in the cart Its terms exclude game servers from refunds altogether The page claims over 18 locations while listing 16 cities
Our verdict	Pingperfect puts a 10-slot Arma 3 server on a 4.5 GHz tier with 9 GB of memory and about 100 GB of NVMe for $16.33 a month, stepping up to 20 slots on 12 GB for $34.67 and a 40-slot Extreme build on 15 GB for $67.78. That is not the… Read the review →	Citadel Servers has the richest Arma 3 feature list of any host here, and almost none of it is generic. The install includes Arma 3, Apex and every DLC in one image. An automated Workshop downloader and updater keeps mods current without… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Pingperfect — where it wins

  • 48-hour free trial of the exact configuration you would keep
  • Panel tabs for mods, missions, Creator DLC and the headless client
  • Nightly offsite backups at 4AM on every plan and location

  Where it doesn't

  • $16.33 for ten slots is mid-table value at this RAM
  • The page claims 25 locations in one banner and 20 in the list
  • One trial per customer, and it must be converted by ticket

• Citadel Servers — where it wins

  • One-click Epoch, Altis Life, Wasteland, Exile, CUP, ACE and RHS
  • An automated Workshop mod downloader and updater, plus 100+ missions
  • A MySQL database manager, which persistent modes like Exile need

  Where it doesn't

  • Only a per-slot rate is published; the monthly total sits in the cart
  • Its terms exclude game servers from refunds altogether
  • The page claims over 18 locations while listing 16 cities

• Pingperfect9.0/10 · Per slot · 48-hour free trial

  Ten slots on 9 GB for $16.33, with mod and mission installers, a headless client tab and a 48-hour trial.

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• Citadel Servers8.8/10 · Paid plans · price varies by game

  The deepest one-click mod catalogue for Arma 3 — Epoch, Altis Life, Wasteland, Exile, CUP, ACE and RHS.

  Visit CitadelFull verdict →