Nitrado review
Slot-based servers since 2001 with console editions, five installed games per server and daily backups.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Nitrado has been in the business since 2001 and is one of the few hosts whose catalogue treats consoles as first-class platforms. Its game list includes PlayStation and Xbox editions of titles such as ARK: Survival Evolved, DayZ, Assetto Corsa Competizione and Space Engineers, next to the usual PC servers. Every server can keep up to five games installed and switch the active one at any time, and the company says it runs its own hardware in tier-3 data centres with daily backups and a three-layer DDoS setup.
Pricing is by player slot and runtime. A server can be rented on subscription or prepaid for anything from 3 to 365 days, and the slot count can be raised or lowered later. As examples, a 4-slot Garry's Mod server lists at $6.59 per 30 days and a 10-slot Arma Reforger server at $16.19.
The model rewards small groups more than big communities, because every extra slot adds to the bill. Nitrado lists nine locations, fewer than several rivals, and Counter-Strike 2 does not appear in its game list at all. If you play on a console, though, this is the first host to check.
Nitrado pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Sells PlayStation and Xbox editions of games like ARK and DayZ
- Keeps up to five games installed and switches between them
- Daily backups, its own hardware and three-layer DDoS protection
- Where it doesn't
- Slot pricing gets expensive for large player counts
- Only nine data-centre locations are listed
- Counter-Strike 2 is missing from its game list
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