TCAdmin vs HaruHost

TCAdmin8.8Visit HaruHost8.7Visit

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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HaruHost #6 in Game Server Control Panels 8.7/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit HaruHost

• TCAdmin fits best

  Established commercial hosting operations

• HaruHost fits best

  Free self-hosted multi-game management

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Side by side

Feature	TCAdmin 8.8/10 Visit ↗	HaruHost 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	8.7
Ranking	#5 in Game Server Control Panels	#6 in Game Server Control Panels
Best for	Established commercial hosting operations	Free self-hosted multi-game management
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$7.95/device/mo	Free plan
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	20 days	—
Deployment	Self-hosted, Desktop	Self-hosted, Desktop, Browser extension
Platforms	Web, Windows, Linux	Web, Windows, Linux
Support	Tickets, Community, Docs	Email, Community, Docs
Integrations	7 integrations	5 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market
Features TCAdmin 3/4 · HaruHost 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, Abiotic Factor, American Truck Simulator, Ark Survival Ascended, Ark Survival Evolved, Arma 3, Arma Reforger, Assetto Corsa, Avorion, Barotrauma, Conan Exiles, Core Keeper, Craftopia, DayZ, Don't Starve Together, Eco, Empyrion - Galactic Survival, Enshrouded, Euro Truck Simulator 2, Factorio, Frozen Flame, Hytale, Icarus, Left 4 Dead 2, Minecraft - Bedrock Edition, Minecraft - Java Edition, Necesse, Palworld, Project Zomboid, Rust, Satisfactory, Smalland: Survive the Wilds, Sons of The Forest, Soulmask, StarRupture, Terraria, The Forest, Unturned, V Rising, Valheim, Windrose, tModLoader (Terraria)
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	Free plan with dedicated server provisioning and installation Backups, crash recovery, updates, and automated restarts Supports 42 games with Discord and mod-platform integrations
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	Self-hosted deployment requires Windows or Ubuntu/Linux Mod and modpack management applies only to supported games Premium subscriptions are separate from the free plan
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 →	HaruHost is a self-hosted game server manager for individuals and communities running dedicated servers on Windows or Ubuntu/Linux. It provides desktop, web-panel, and command-line workflows for installation, configuration, updates,… 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

• HaruHost — where it wins

  • Free plan with dedicated server provisioning and installation
  • Backups, crash recovery, updates, and automated restarts
  • Supports 42 games with Discord and mod-platform integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Self-hosted deployment requires Windows or Ubuntu/Linux
  • Mod and modpack management applies only to supported games
  • Premium subscriptions are separate from the free plan

• TCAdmin8.8/10 · 20-day trial

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

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• HaruHost8.7/10 · Free plan

  A free, multi-game control panel with provisioning, backups, mods, and remote administration.

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