About Game Hosting Guides

Game Hosting Guides publishes independent, in-depth reviews of Minecraft and game server hosting providers. Every review is written after hands-on research into the provider’s plans, infrastructure, support quality, and real-world performance.

The editor

Reviews and guides on this site are written and maintained by Wild Nature, who runs the Game Hosting Guides YouTube channel and has been running Minecraft servers since 2014 — from 4-player vanilla survival up to modpack networks with hundreds of concurrent players. The editorial perspective is “what would I actually pay for myself” rather than “which provider has the best affiliate payout.”

How we review

Each provider is evaluated on the same criteria:

• Performance — CPU model, dedicated vs shared cores, RAM allocation, NVMe storage, network throughput.
• Pricing — entry-level cost per GB of RAM, contract terms, hidden fees, refund policy.
• Features — modpack support, plugin manager, one-click installs, backups, DDoS protection, sub-users.
• Locations — datacenter regions and how they map to player latency.
• Support — response time, channel coverage (ticket / live chat / Discord), and depth of technical answers.

Affiliate disclosure

Some outbound links to hosting providers may be affiliate links. We earn a commission if you sign up via those links at no additional cost to you. Affiliate status never affects which providers we cover or the scores we give them. Several providers in our comparisons have no affiliate relationship with us and are included purely on merit.

Sponsored placements

Separately from our independent reviews, we sometimes accept paid sponsored placements. These are always clearly labeled “Sponsored” wherever they appear. A sponsored placement is not scored, is not ranked in our comparison table, and is not independently tested — any specifications shown are provided by the vendor and not verified by us. Sponsorship never buys a place in, or a position within, our merit-based rankings, and never affects the reviews. Outbound links on sponsored placements are marked rel="sponsored".

Contact

Spotted an outdated price, a broken link, or a host we should review? Get in touch via our contact page.