ZAP-Hosting vs Kamatera Cloud VPS

ZAP-Hosting8.0Visit Kamatera Cloud VPS7.6Visit

Higher score ZAP-Hosting #8 in Gaming VPS 8.0/10 Lifetime option · price varies by game ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit ZAP-Hosting

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Kamatera Cloud VPS #9 in Gaming VPS 7.6/10 From $4/mo · 30-day trial ✓ 2 of 3 features Visit Kamatera

• ZAP-Hosting fits best

  One box for several game and voice servers

• Kamatera Cloud VPS fits best

  Admins building their own Pterodactyl game panel

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Side by side

Feature	ZAP-Hosting 8.0/10 Visit ↗	Kamatera Cloud VPS 7.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.0	7.6
Ranking	#8 in Gaming VPS	#9 in Gaming VPS
Best for	One box for several game and voice servers	Admins building their own Pterodactyl game panel
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$9.08/mo	From $4/mo · 30-day trial
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Features ZAP-Hosting 3/3 · Kamatera Cloud VPS 2/3
Game panel	✓	✓
DDoS protection	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Root access	✓	✓
Specs
RAM	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
vCPU	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Storage	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Operating systems	Both	Not checked yet
Locations	Not checked yet	20 locations
Refund window	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Processor	AMD EPYC Milan	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Free game server and TeamSpeak web interface on Debian/Ubuntu Linux or Windows with RDP in the same VPS product Lifetime VPS option from $73.60 one-off	One-click Pterodactyl image on Ubuntu 24.04 30-day free trial for one server worth up to $100 20+ data centres and per-minute hourly billing
Cons	Entry configuration specs are not shown next to the price VPS locations centre on Germany EPYC Milan server cores, not high-clock desktop chips	Its own FAQ puts Pterodactyl setup at one to three hours Traffic beyond the included allowance costs extra General-purpose cloud, not tuned for games out of the box
Our verdict	ZAP-Hosting's VPS is a general KVM server that doubles as a game host: on Debian or Ubuntu, ZAP's own Game Server and TeamSpeak 3 web interface is included at no extra cost, so you can install game and voice servers with one click and… Read the review →	Kamatera does not sell game servers, but it markets its cloud VPS as a home for Pterodactyl, the open-source panel many game hosts use themselves. Its application page deploys a Pterodactyl image on Ubuntu 24.04, and the price calculator… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• ZAP-Hosting — where it wins

  • Free game server and TeamSpeak web interface on Debian/Ubuntu
  • Linux or Windows with RDP in the same VPS product
  • Lifetime VPS option from $73.60 one-off

  Where it doesn't

  • Entry configuration specs are not shown next to the price
  • VPS locations centre on Germany
  • EPYC Milan server cores, not high-clock desktop chips

• Kamatera Cloud VPS — where it wins

  • One-click Pterodactyl image on Ubuntu 24.04
  • 30-day free trial for one server worth up to $100
  • 20+ data centres and per-minute hourly billing

  Where it doesn't

  • Its own FAQ puts Pterodactyl setup at one to three hours
  • Traffic beyond the included allowance costs extra
  • General-purpose cloud, not tuned for games out of the box

• ZAP-Hosting8.0/10 · Lifetime option · price varies by game

  Linux or Windows VPS from $9.08 on AMD EPYC Milan, with a free game server web panel on Debian or Ubuntu.

  Visit ZAP-HostingFull verdict →
• Kamatera Cloud VPS7.6/10 · From $4/mo · 30-day trial

  Cloud VPS with a ready Pterodactyl game panel image, 20+ data centres, hourly billing and a 30-day free trial.

  Visit KamateraFull verdict →