Pingperfect vs Nodecraft

Pingperfect9.0Visit Nodecraft8.7Visit

Higher score Pingperfect #3 in 7 Days to Die Server Hosting 9.0/10 Per slot · 48-hour free trial Free trial✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Pingperfect

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Nodecraft #6 in 7 Days to Die Server Hosting 8.7/10 Paid plans · price varies by game Free trial✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Nodecraft

• Pingperfect fits best

  Modded servers that need to test before paying

• Nodecraft fits best

  Groups that switch between vanilla and modded runs

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Side by side

Feature	Pingperfect 9.0/10 Visit ↗	Nodecraft 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.7
Ranking	#3 in 7 Days to Die Server Hosting	#6 in 7 Days to Die Server Hosting
Best for	Modded servers that need to test before paying	Groups that switch between vanilla and modded runs
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$15.26/mo	$11.92/mo (best)
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	✓	✓
Features Pingperfect 4/4 · Nodecraft 4/4
Console crossplay	✓	✓
One-click mods	✓	✓
Automatic backups	✓	✓
DDoS protection	✓	✓
Specs
Price per GB RAM	$1.70/GB/mo (best)	$2.98/GB/mo
Priced by	Per slot	Per GB RAM
Entry RAM	9 GB (best)	4 GB
Entry slots	10 slots	Not checked yet
Server locations	20 locations	27 locations (best)
Money-back window	2 days	7 days (best)
Control panel	Gamepanel	Nodecraft control panel (in-house)
Our review
Pros	Mod Manager installs Darkness Falls, Rebirth and War of the Walkers One-click branch switching and rollback to earlier versions 48-hour free trial, then a 48-hour money-back window	Crossplay toggle for PC, Xbox and PS5 players uMod pre-installed; one click swaps vanilla and modded builds Free trial, then a 7-day money-back window
Cons	$15.26 is a higher entry price than most slot rivals Extreme hardware for 30 slots costs $66.41 Free trial is one per account	Budget servers hibernate; always-on 4 GB costs $19.98 Overhaul mods such as Darkness Falls go in over FTP 10 GB for a modded world is $29.80 even on Budget
Our verdict	Pingperfect's 7 Days to Die plans start at ten slots with 9 GB of RAM for $15.26 a month on its 4.5 GHz Normal hardware, then twenty slots with 12 GB for $34.46 and thirty slots on Extreme 5 GHz hardware with 15 GB for $66.41. That entry… Read the review →	Nodecraft sells 7 Days to Die in two flavours. Budget 'Wake & Play' servers sleep when nobody is online and cost $11.92 a month for 4 GB, $23.84 for 8 GB and $29.80 for 10 GB; Premium servers stay up around the clock with a static IP for… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Pingperfect — where it wins

  • Mod Manager installs Darkness Falls, Rebirth and War of the Walkers
  • One-click branch switching and rollback to earlier versions
  • 48-hour free trial, then a 48-hour money-back window

  Where it doesn't

  • $15.26 is a higher entry price than most slot rivals
  • Extreme hardware for 30 slots costs $66.41
  • Free trial is one per account

• Nodecraft — where it wins

  • Crossplay toggle for PC, Xbox and PS5 players
  • uMod pre-installed; one click swaps vanilla and modded builds
  • Free trial, then a 7-day money-back window

  Where it doesn't

  • Budget servers hibernate; always-on 4 GB costs $19.98
  • Overhaul mods such as Darkness Falls go in over FTP
  • 10 GB for a modded world is $29.80 even on Budget

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

  Ten 7 Days to Die slots with 9 GB for $15.26, one-click modpacks, version rollback and a 48-hour free trial.

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• Nodecraft8.7/10 · Paid plans · price varies by game

  7 Days to Die from $11.92 for 4 GB, with a crossplay toggle, pre-installed uMod and a free trial.

  Visit NodecraftFull verdict →