Ark – Survival Evolved: Rent a server – 3 great deals.

by Pramith

To play multiplayer at Ark – Survival Evolved, you can rent your own server. How cheap the offered servers are often depends on the configurations and of course on the provider. The three hosts Nitrado, 4netplayers and Host-Unlimited provide inexpensive options.

Ark – Survival Evolved: Rent a server from the provider Nitrado

Nitrado offers servers for Ark – Survival Evolved as well as hosting a variety of other games such as Minecraft or 7 Days to Die servers.

  • Slots: At Nitrado, there are bookable packages for servers hosting between 10 and 32 players. You can also configure your own package, which allows you to increase the maximum number of players up to 200.
  • Servers for different platforms: The website offers servers for all common platforms on which Ark: Survival Evolved is playable. This means that in addition to PC, there are also Xbox One, PS4 and mobile (smartphone/tablet) servers.
  • RAM: Nitrado offers you different amounts of RAM depending on the package you choose and therefore also determined by the maximum number of players. Starting at 1 GB up to 8 GB RAM for 200 players.
  • Price/Contract Terms: You pay Nitrado either a fixed monthly price via subscription, which depends on which package you have booked, or via a one-off prepaid payment. The cheapest package costs 11,79 €, the middle package 15,39 € and the most expensive package 28,99 € per month. If you configure a package yourself, the price increases according to the settings you have made.

Ark – Survival Evolved: Server host 4netplayers

Ark – Survival Evolved servers hosted by 4netplayers have either a free shared IP address or a dedicated paid IP for their own server.

  • Slots: You have the choice between 10 and 100 slots, whereby here again three packages are offered pre-configured and the maximum number of players for the most expensive package is 32. If you would like to increase the number of slots, you must set this manually when selecting the package.
  • Mod Support: At 4netplayers, the Steam Workshop has been integrated directly into the web interface, making it easy to load mods for the game onto the server
  • Price/Conditions of Contract: In the case of 4netplayers, billing is by subscription only, but there is no minimum contract period. However, if you opt directly for a longer term, starting at three months up to one year, up to 10% discount on the price will apply.
  • For the cheapest package you pay 9.98 € per month, for the middle one 13.58 € if you do without the additional Teamspeak server, and the most expensive package costs 25.17 € per month if you deactivate the Teamspeak option. Tip: Set up a free Discord server so you and your friends can chat while you’re gaming.

Ark – Survival Evolved: Server by Host-Unlimited

A wide variety of payment methods are available to you when you pay for your Ark server with Host-Unlimited. For example, cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum or Litecoin.

  • Slots: There is room for between 4 and 32 players on the server, which can again be configured manually and the number of players can be expanded to 60.
  • Price/Conditions of Contract: You pay €4.99 per month for a server at Host-Unlimited in the cheapest configuration, without a contract term. However, there is an additional set-up fee of 5 € for the first set-up. When configuring your server, you also have the option of upgrading the hosting quality from Basic to Premium for € 3
  • Host Unlimited also offers discounts if you opt for a longer term. Billing takes place exclusively with prepaid payments.

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