XGamingServer vs Nitrado

XGamingServer8.6Visit Nitrado8.3Visit

Higher score XGamingServer #7 in Arma 3 Server Hosting 8.6/10 Paid · price varies by game ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit XGamingServer

vs

Nitrado #9 in Arma 3 Server Hosting 8.3/10 Per slot · 3 to 365-day runtimes ✓ 3 of 4 features Visit Nitrado

• XGamingServer fits best

  Exile, Altis Life or King of the Hill communities

• Nitrado fits best

  One-off operations that need a server for days

Advertiser disclosure: iTechGuides is reader-supported. Vendors can pay for top positions in our rankings and for a place on other products' pages, and we may earn a commission when you click some links. Bought places stand at the number bought; this page and our disclosure say so. Paying vendors may get a fuller, more detailed review from our editors, and that review can change their score. How we rank.

Side by side

Feature	XGamingServer 8.6/10 Visit ↗	Nitrado 8.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.6	8.3
Ranking	#7 in Arma 3 Server Hosting	#9 in Arma 3 Server Hosting
Best for	Exile, Altis Life or King of the Hill communities	One-off operations that need a server for days
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$10/mo (best)	$16.19/mo
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Features XGamingServer 4/4 · Nitrado 3/4
Headless client	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
One-click mods	✓	✓
Automatic backups	✓	✓
DDoS protection	✓	✓
Specs
Price per GB RAM	$2.50/GB/mo	Per slot · 3 to 365-day runtimes
Priced by	Per GB RAM	Per slot
Entry RAM	4 GB	Not checked yet
Entry slots	Not checked yet	10 slots
Server locations	6 locations	9 locations (best)
Money-back window	1 days	Not checked yet
Control panel	XGamingServer panel (in-house)	Nitrado web interface
Our review
Pros	$10 buys 4 GB of guaranteed DDR5 and self-set slot counts Exile, Altis Life, King of the Hill, Epoch and Wasteland are named Daily cloud backups to Amazon S3, kept for seven days	Runtimes from 3 to 365 days, so a weekend op costs $4.09 Daily backups and DDoS protection on every package Up to five games installed at once, swappable from the interface
Cons	Only six regions, and the game page itself says five The money-back window closes after 24 hours Tickets are answered in minutes during business hours, not always	$16.19 for ten slots is expensive against per-slot rivals The US terms set out no money-back window at all Nine data centres, fewer than most hosts in this table
Our verdict	XGamingServer is the newest name in this directory and the one that reads most like a spec sheet. The Arma 3 Starter renews at $10.00 a month for 4 GB of guaranteed DDR5 memory, two dedicated threads of a Ryzen 9 7950X at 5.7 GHz and 35 GB… Read the review →	Nitrado rents Arma 3 the way a car-hire firm rents cars: by the term. Ten slots cost $4.09 for three days or $16.19 for thirty, twenty slots are $24.99 for thirty, and a customiser covers 4 to 200 slots across runtimes from 3 to 365 days.… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• XGamingServer — where it wins

  • $10 buys 4 GB of guaranteed DDR5 and self-set slot counts
  • Exile, Altis Life, King of the Hill, Epoch and Wasteland are named
  • Daily cloud backups to Amazon S3, kept for seven days

  Where it doesn't

  • Only six regions, and the game page itself says five
  • The money-back window closes after 24 hours
  • Tickets are answered in minutes during business hours, not always

• Nitrado — where it wins

  • Runtimes from 3 to 365 days, so a weekend op costs $4.09
  • Daily backups and DDoS protection on every package
  • Up to five games installed at once, swappable from the interface

  Where it doesn't

  • $16.19 for ten slots is expensive against per-slot rivals
  • The US terms set out no money-back window at all
  • Nine data centres, fewer than most hosts in this table

• XGamingServer8.6/10 · Paid · price varies by game

  4 GB of DDR5 on a Ryzen 9 7950X for $10, with headless client support and daily S3 backups.

  Visit XGamingServerFull verdict →
• Nitrado8.3/10 · Per slot · 3 to 365-day runtimes

  Ten slots for $16.19 over 30 days, with runtimes from 3 to 365 days and daily backups included.

  Visit NitradoFull verdict →