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ServerHostingReviews ranks game server hosting providers for Minecraft, ARK: Survival Evolved, Terraria, Rust, Garry's Mod and CS2. Every host on this site is tested by us — we don't rank on marketing claims.

Our methodology

• We run each host for two weeks on a fresh, paid account.
• Uptime is monitored with an external pinger at one-minute intervals.
• Performance is load-tested under a full player count until frame time or TPS slips.
• We time a real cold setup — from checkout to a joinable server.
• Rankings are re-checked as prices and plans change.

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