Base camp · 9 hosts · prices read up to 11 Oct 2026
Best ARK Server Hosting
Every host below is ranked from its own published plans: what a GB of RAM really costs, whether there is a free tier, and how much it puts on the record. 1 of them let you start free.
Loadout score · how it adds up
- 40 cheapest real RAM per GB
- 20 free tier or trial
- 20 plans published on the record
- 15 read in the last 30 days
- 5 a priced ARK plan
- #1

Godlike.Host
Free tier · 21 plans on record · read 11 Oct 2026
ARK fromFree
- #2

Pingperfect
Trial · 18 plans on record · read 29 Sep 2026
Loadout40ARK from—no paid ARK plan on record
- #3CS
Citadel Servers
8 plans on record · read 29 Sep 2026
Loadout35ARK from—no paid ARK plan on record
- #4

Host Havoc
20 plans on record · read 28 Sep 2026
Loadout35ARK from—no paid ARK plan on record
- #5

Nitrado
12 plans on record · read 29 Sep 2026
Loadout35ARK from—no paid ARK plan on record
- #6

BisectHosting
6 plans on record · read 30 Sep 2026
Loadout30ARK from—no paid ARK plan on record
- #7LM
LOW.MS
5 plans on record · read 29 Sep 2026
Loadout28ARK from—no paid ARK plan on record
- #8

Sparked Host
Trial · 3 plans on record · read 29 Sep 2026
Loadout28ARK from—no paid ARK plan on record
- #9G
GPORTAL
0 plans on record · read 22 Sep 2026
Loadout15ARK from—no paid ARK plan on record
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Pingperfect vs Citadel Servers
Pingperfect40Loadout| — | From (ARK plan) | — |
|---|---|---|
| — | RAM at that price | — |
| — | Cheapest RAM | — |
| No | Free tier | No |
| 18 | Plans on record | 8 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Read | 29 Sep 2026 |
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