TCAdmin vs Gameplane

TCAdmin8.8Visit Gameplane8.5Visit

Higher score TCAdmin #5 in Game Server Control Panels 8.8/10 20-day trial Free trial✓ 3 of 4 features Visit TCAdmin

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Gameplane #8 in Game Server Control Panels 8.5/10 Open source ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Gameplane

• TCAdmin fits best

  Established commercial hosting operations

• Gameplane fits best

  Open-source fleets and multi-cluster operators

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Side by side

Feature	TCAdmin 8.8/10 Visit ↗	Gameplane 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	8.5
Ranking	#5 in Game Server Control Panels	#8 in Game Server Control Panels
Best for	Established commercial hosting operations	Open-source fleets and multi-cluster operators
Pricing model	Paid	Free
Starting price	$7.95/device/mo	Open source
Free plan	—	Not checked yet
Free trial	20 days	—
Deployment	Self-hosted, Desktop	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, Windows, Linux	Web
Support	Tickets, Community, Docs	Community, Docs
Integrations	7 integrations	17 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features TCAdmin 3/4 · Gameplane 4/4
Server provisioning	✓	✓
Mods and plugins	✓	✓
Scheduled backups	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Role access controls	✓	✓
Specs
Supported games	Ark; Arma 2; Arma 3; Ark Survival Evolved; BattleField 2; Battlefield 2142; Battlefield 2 Bad Company; BattleField 3; BattleField 4; BattleField Hardline; Call of Duty; Call of Duty: United Offensive; Call of Duty 2; Call of Duty 4; Call of Duty World at War; Command & Conquer: Renegade; Counter-Strike; Conan Exiles; Counter-Strike: Condition Zero; Counter-Strike: Source; Counter’Strike Global Offensive; Dark and Light; Day of Defeat; Day of Defeat Source; Dayz; Deadly Dozen: Pacific Theater; Doom 3; ET Quakewars; Far Cry; FiveM; Garry’s Mod; Ghost Recon; Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter; Global Operations; Gunman Chronicles; Half-Life + Mods; Half-Life 2 + Mods; Halo; Halo: Combat Evolved; Halo 2; Killing Floor; Killing Floor 2; Left 4 Dead; Left 4 Dead 2; Medal of Honor Airborne; Medal of Honor: Allied Assault; Medal of Honor: Breakthrough; Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault; Minecraft; Minecraft Pocket Version; Medal of Honor: Spearhead; Multi Theft Auto; Multi Theft Auto: Vice City; Neverwinter Nights; Operation Flashpoint: Resistance; Painkiller; QuakeWorld; Quake 2; Quake 3; Quake 4; Rust; Rainbow Six; Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear; Rainbow Six: Vegas; Return to Castle Wolfenstein; Sin; Soldat; Soldier of Fortune 2; Star Wars: Battlefront; Star Wars Battlefront 2; Star Wars Jedi Knight 2: Jedi Outcast; Star Wars Jedi Knight 3: Jedi Academy; Starsiege: Tribes; Team Fortress 2; The Ship; Tribes 2; Tribes: Vengeance; Universal Combat; Unturned; Unreal; Unreal 2 XMP; Unreal Tournament; Unreal Tournament 2003; Unreal Tournament 2004; Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory; WreckFest; Xpand Rally; games based on or compatible with these	7 Days to Die, ARK: Survival Ascended, ARK: Survival Evolved, Arma Reforger, BeamMP, Counter-Strike 2, DayZ, Don't Starve Together, Enshrouded, Euro Truck Simulator 2, Factorio, Farming Simulator 25, FiveM, Garry's Mod, Hell Let Loose, Left 4 Dead 2, Minecraft Java, Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord, Nuclear Option, Palworld, Project Zomboid, Rust, Satisfactory, Squad, Team Fortress 2, Terraria, The Isle, tModLoader, V Rising, Valheim
Deployment model	Self_hosted	Self_hosted
Managed server limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Supports game and voice server provisioning across Windows and Linux Combines monitoring, recovery, updates, backups, and mod installation Includes roles, reseller workflows, and WHMCS service provisioning	Multi-cluster management for k3s, kubeadm, and managed Kubernetes Backups, restores, mod registries, and game templates in one panel OIDC, RBAC, live consoles, tunnels, and server lifecycle controls
Cons	No free plan; paid access starts at $7.95 per installation monthly Community Server is limited to four services TCAdmin 3 is labeled beta	Currently in beta Requires a self-hosted Kubernetes deployment Supported-game coverage is narrower than leading products
Our verdict	TCAdmin is a self-hosted control panel for game service providers, communities, and server operators. It manages game and voice services across Windows and Linux through a web interface, with support for multiple servers from one panel.… Read the review →	Gameplane is a self-hosted, Kubernetes-native control panel for deploying and managing game servers across k3s, kubeadm, and managed Kubernetes clusters. It is designed for homelabs, gaming communities, hosting operators, and teams running… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• TCAdmin — where it wins

  • Supports game and voice server provisioning across Windows and Linux
  • Combines monitoring, recovery, updates, backups, and mod installation
  • Includes roles, reseller workflows, and WHMCS service provisioning

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan; paid access starts at $7.95 per installation monthly
  • Community Server is limited to four services
  • TCAdmin 3 is labeled beta

• Gameplane — where it wins

  • Multi-cluster management for k3s, kubeadm, and managed Kubernetes
  • Backups, restores, mod registries, and game templates in one panel
  • OIDC, RBAC, live consoles, tunnels, and server lifecycle controls

  Where it doesn't

  • Currently in beta
  • Requires a self-hosted Kubernetes deployment
  • Supported-game coverage is narrower than leading products

• TCAdmin8.8/10 · 20-day trial

  A mature commercial panel with broad game support, automation, and reseller controls.

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• Gameplane8.5/10 · Open source

  A capable open-source panel for Kubernetes-based fleets, with beta-stage tradeoffs.

  Visit GameplaneFull verdict →