Head-to-head · Game Server Hosting
Pingperfect vs Sparked Host
Pingperfect leads on 1 check, Sparked Host on 0, and 4 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 5 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.
Our verdict
- Highest scorePingperfect · 8.5/10
- Free trialboth
- Most featuresPingperfect · 2 of 3
Pingperfect scores higher on our rubric for game server hosting: 8.5 against 8.4 out of 10; our editors rank them #8 and #9.
Pingperfect leads on locations: 20 locations versus 11 locations.
Pingperfect is the better fit for niche and older games other hosts dropped. Sparked Host is the better fit for budget groups that want to try before paying.
- Pingperfect fits best
Niche and older games other hosts dropped
- Sparked Host fits best
Budget groups that want to try before paying
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Side by side
| Feature | Pingperfect 8.5/10 Visit ↗ | Sparked Host 8.4/10 Visit ↗ |
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| At a glance | ||
| Editor score | 8.5 | 8.4 |
| Ranking | #8 in Game Server Hosting | #9 in Game Server Hosting |
| Best for | Niche and older games other hosts dropped | Budget groups that want to try before paying |
| Pricing model | Paid | Paid |
| Starting price | Per slot · 48-hour free trial | $2/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | ✓ | ✓ |
| Features Pingperfect 2/3 · Sparked Host 1/3 | ||
| Game switching | ✓ (best) | Not checked yet |
| DDoS protection | ✓ | ✓ |
| Console players | Not checked yet | Not checked yet |
| Specs | ||
| Games supported | 262 games | Not checked yet |
| Locations | 20 locations (best) | 11 locations |
| Refund window | Not checked yet | 2 days |
| Priced by | Per slot on performance tiers | Per GB of RAM on Budget, Enterprise or Extreme tiers |
| Control panel | Pingperfect Gamepanel | Apollo Panel (in-house) |
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| Our verdict | Pingperfect's game list reaches 262 titles, the largest we found, and it keeps legacy games that bigger hosts have dropped: Battlefield 2 and 2142, several Call of Duty releases, Arma 2 and a long tail of Source-engine mods sit beside Arma… Read the review → |
Sparked Host, founded in 2017 and based in Utah, sells most games by the gigabyte on three hardware tiers. Budget servers use dual Xeon E5-2698v4 processors at $1 per GB, Enterprise moves to Ryzen 7950X-class CPUs with DDR5 at roughly… Read the review → |
Strengths and trade-offs
Pingperfect — where it wins
- 262 games, including legacy titles like Battlefield 2 and CoD 4
- 48-hour free trial with no feature restrictions
- Nightly off-site backups plus free web hosting for your community
Where it doesn't
- Trials must be converted by ticket before the 48 hours end
- Its own pages give both 20 and 25 as the location count
- Game changes go through a support ticket, not a button
Sparked Host — where it wins
- Budget tier starts at $1 per GB, so small servers cost $2 a month
- One-day free trial plus a 48-hour refund on game servers
- Enterprise tier runs on Ryzen 7950X-class CPUs with DDR5
Where it doesn't
- Budget hardware is dual Xeon E5-2698v4, a much older platform
- FiveM, CS2 and Reforger are sold on Enterprise hardware only
- Refunds do not apply to its VPS or dedicated servers
- Pingperfect8.5/10 · Per slot · 48-hour free trial
262 games, the largest catalogue we found, plus a 48-hour free trial and nightly off-site backups.
Visit PingperfectFull verdict → - Sparked Host8.4/10 · Paid plans · price varies by game
Cheap per-GB servers on three hardware tiers, a one-day free trial and a 48-hour refund, from $2 a month.
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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Nov 2026
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