WISP vs Windows Game Server

WISP8.9Visit Windows Game Server8.6Visit

Higher score WISP #4 in Game Server Control Panels 8.9/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit WISP

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Windows Game Server #7 in Game Server Control Panels 8.6/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit site

• WISP fits best

  Hosting providers needing migration and billing

• Windows Game Server fits best

  Windows administrators supporting many games

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Side by side

Feature	WISP 8.9/10 Visit ↗	Windows Game Server 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.9	8.6
Ranking	#4 in Game Server Control Panels	#7 in Game Server Control Panels
Best for	Hosting providers needing migration and billing	Windows administrators supporting many games
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free
Starting price	—	Free plan
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Self-hosted, Desktop
Platforms	Web	Web, Windows
Support	Tickets, Community, Docs	Community, Docs
Integrations	4 integrations	3 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market
Features WISP 4/4 · Windows Game Server 4/4
Server provisioning	✓	✓
Mods and plugins	✓	✓
Scheduled backups	✓	✓
Role access controls	✓	✓
Specs
Supported games	Not checked yet	7 Days to Die, Abiotic Factor, American Truck Simulator, ARK: Survival Ascended, ARK: Survival Evolved, Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead, Arma 3, Arma Reforger, ASKA, Assetto Corsa, Assetto Corsa Competizione, ASTRONEER, Barotrauma, Beyond The Wire, Black Mesa, Conan Exiles, Core Keeper, Counter-Strike 1.6, Counter-Strike 2, Counter-Strike: Condition Zero, Craftopia, Cubic Odyssey, Day of Defeat, Day of Defeat: Source, DayZ, Don't Starve Together, Echoes of Elysium, Eco: Global Survival, Empyrion, Enshrouded, Euro Truck Simulator 2, FrozenFlame, Garry's Mod, Grand Theft Auto V (FiveM), Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced (FiveM), GROUND BRANCH, Half-Life 2: Deathmatch, Half-Life Deathmatch, Half-Life: Opposing Force, HumanitZ, Icarus, Insurgency: Sandstorm, Killing Floor 2, Last Oasis, Left 4 Dead 2, Last Oasis Classic, Longvinter, Minecraft: Java Edition, Minecraft: Forge, Minecraft: Spigot, Minecraft: Fabric, Minecraft: Bedrock Edition, Mordhau, Motor Town: Behind The Wheel, Myth of Empires, Necesse, Nightingale, Night of the Dead, No One Survived, Nuclear Option, Operation: Harsh Doorstop, Palworld, PixARK, Plains of Pain, Primal Carnage: Extinction, Project Zomboid, RedM, RePoly, Return to Moria, Rising World, Risk of Rain 2, Rust, RuneScape: Dragonwilds, Satisfactory, Schedule I, SCP: Secret Laboratory, SCUM, Shatterline, Smalland: Survive the Wilds, Sons of the Forest, Soulmask, Space Engineers, Squad, Squad 44, Star Rupture, Starbound, Stationeers, Stormworks: Build and Rescue, Sunkenland, Survive the Nights, Sven Co-op, TABG, Team Fortress 2, Team Fortress Classic, Terraria, The Forest, The Front, The Isle, Unturned, V Rising, Valheim, Vein, Voyagers of Nera, Windrose, Wreckfest, Wreckfest 2, Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop, Automobilista 2, Avorion, Blackwake, Colony Survival, Counter-Strike: Source, CryoFall, Factorio, Farming Simulator 25, Hurtworld, Left 4 Dead, Luanti (Minetest), Mindustry, Minecraft NeoForge, Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord, Multi Theft Auto: San Andreas, Onset, open.mp, OpenRA, OpenRCT2, OpenTTD, Path of Titans, Rising Storm 2: Vietnam, Sapiens, Soldat, Space Station 14, Teeworlds, Titanfall 2 (Northstar), tModLoader, Tower Unite, Trackmania, Unreal Tournament 2004, Urban Terror, Veloren, Vintage Story, Xonotic, Zombie Panic! Source
Deployment model	Self_hosted	Self_hosted
Managed server limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Automatic node provisioning and one-command installation Monitoring, restarts, scheduling, and remote or local backups Enterprise adds white-label branding, WHMCS, APIs, and custom domains	143 built-in plugins plus a graphical creator for unsupported games Multi-machine management with browser dashboard, REST API, and Discord control Scheduled compressed and incremental backups with role-based access controls
Cons	Personal is limited to basic features and one node WHMCS and the application API require the Enterprise plan Self-hosted deployment may require Docker-based infrastructure management	Deployment is limited to Windows 10 or newer and Windows Server 2019 or newer Does not support Linux, Docker, or virtualization deployments Some listed games may have limited real-world validation
Our verdict	WISP is a web-based game server control panel for gaming communities, beginners, and hosting providers. It manages servers across providers and supports Docker-based infrastructure, with tools for monitoring, file management, automated… Read the review →	Windows Game Server (WGS) is a free, open-source control panel for installing, launching, monitoring, updating, backing up, and remotely controlling dedicated game servers. It is designed for Windows administrators managing multiple games… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• WISP — where it wins

  • Automatic node provisioning and one-command installation
  • Monitoring, restarts, scheduling, and remote or local backups
  • Enterprise adds white-label branding, WHMCS, APIs, and custom domains

  Where it doesn't

  • Personal is limited to basic features and one node
  • WHMCS and the application API require the Enterprise plan
  • Self-hosted deployment may require Docker-based infrastructure management

• Windows Game Server — where it wins

  • 143 built-in plugins plus a graphical creator for unsupported games
  • Multi-machine management with browser dashboard, REST API, and Discord control
  • Scheduled compressed and incremental backups with role-based access controls

  Where it doesn't

  • Deployment is limited to Windows 10 or newer and Windows Server 2019 or newer
  • Does not support Linux, Docker, or virtualization deployments
  • Some listed games may have limited real-world validation

• WISP8.9/10 · Free plan

  A flexible control panel with free access, provisioning, backups, and hosting-focused paid tiers.

  Visit WISPFull verdict →
• Windows Game Server8.6/10 · Free plan

  A broad, Windows-first control panel for managing dedicated game servers across multiple machines.

  Visit siteFull verdict →