ZAP-Hosting

ZAP-Hosting is a game server host run by ZAP-Hosting GmbH from Munster, Germany. The company was founded in 2010 by Marvin Kluck, who is listed as founder, owner and managing director, and the about page names no parent company. Its home page describes game servers, VPS with root access, dedicated servers, TeamSpeak, Discord bot hosting, web hosting, Docker hosting and storage VPS.

Game servers carry unlimited slots, and the host network is said to reach up to 100 Gbit/s depending on location. The company states that it runs its own hardware in Frankfurt and Eygelshoven and reports eight locations on four continents. It calls itself an official FiveM and RedM server provider and a long-standing Cfx.re partner, and says it supports more than 87 games in total.

• ZAPX Panel. The home page names the ZAPX Panel as the place for console, files and dashboard. It is the single interface for day-to-day work, though the pages we read do not list its individual settings or per-game options.
• Automated setup. Setup is described as taking under 60 seconds after ordering, with one-click modpacks for Minecraft. That shortens the path from payment to a running world, but modpack names and counts are not listed on the pages we read.
• Daily automatic backups. The home page names daily automatic backups. Retention length and restore steps are not described in the pages we read, so a community with a large world should ask how many copies are kept.
• ZapX AI Agent with MCP Connect. An AI agent with MCP Connect is listed for tools such as Claude and ChatGPT. The pages give the name and purpose only, so what the agent may change on a server is something to confirm before relying on it.
• PletX DDoS protection. DDoS protection through PletX is included at every location at no extra charge. Game-optimised filtering is listed for Frankfurt/Eygelshoven, Ashburn, Dallas and Los Angeles, which suggests the other four sites use a lighter profile.
• Eight locations. London, Frankfurt/Eygelshoven, Dallas, Los Angeles, Ashburn, Montreal, Singapore and Sydney are named. A European clan and an Australian one can therefore both pick a nearby site, with Frankfurt and Eygelshoven called the main European location.
• Lifetime option. A one-time payment per server is shown with an example of EUR 186.89. It requires an active ZapX Pass subscription, and the game server page does not show what that subscription costs, so the true total cannot be calculated from it.

• A FiveM or RedM roleplay community. FiveM starts at EUR 8.79 and RedM at EUR 8.79 per month, and the company describes itself as an official provider for both. Unlimited slots remove one common cost lever for communities that grow quickly.
• A friends' Minecraft server. Minecraft starts at EUR 5.99 per month with one-click modpacks and daily backups named. Runtimes from 3 days upwards let a group test the service for a weekend before committing to a longer term.
• A community running several tools. The same account can host game servers, a TeamSpeak server and a Discord bot, since all are listed on the home page. That keeps billing and support in one place, with 24/7 live chat, tickets and email.

The pages we read describe plans rather than a step-by-step setup procedure. You choose a game on the game server page, pick one of the tiers, and select a runtime of 3, 30, 90 or 180 days or one year. The home page says automated setup takes under 60 seconds, after which the server is managed through the ZAPX Panel for console, files and dashboard.

The FiveM, Minecraft, RedM and ATM10 pages show four tiers: Spawn with 2 GB RAM, 2 CPU and 15 GB NVMe, Scout with 4 GB, 2 CPU and 30 GB, Ranger with 6 GB, 3 CPU and 35 GB, and a '+6' option ranging from 2 to 32 GB RAM. Check the location before ordering, because latency depends on the chosen site.

ZAP-Hosting GmbH in Munster was founded in 2010 by its owner, and the about page names no parent company. It runs its own hardware in Frankfurt and Eygelshoven and lists eight locations across four continents.

The game page shows one starting price per game, not per tier, and says longer runtimes cost less without giving the discount. The lifetime option needs a ZapX Pass priced elsewhere.

ZAP-Hosting is entry #1 of 14 in the game server hosting list: Fragnet follows directly after it. The first three places are reserved for challengers where a category has them, which is why we publish no numeric score.

By headquarters, 5 of the 14 are established in Europe, as ZAP-Hosting is in Germany.

Panel features named on the home page include console, files, daily backups and one-click Minecraft modpacks.

The privacy policy lists sub-processors such as Stripe, PayPal, Amazon Web Services EMEA and Cloudflare, and does not name where customer data sits, which matters to a studio with hosting-location rules.

Pricing as recorded: Monthly subscriptions with published starting prices per game; runtimes from 3 days to one year.

Game server plans are monthly subscriptions priced in euro. The game server page gives one starting price per game: FiveM EUR 8.79, Minecraft EUR 5.99, RedM EUR 8.79 and the ATM10 modpack server EUR 5.99 per month. General game servers start at EUR 2.49, Valheim and Garry's Mod at EUR 7.49, 7 Days to Die at EUR 10.99, Rust and DayZ at EUR 16.99 and Palworld at EUR 22.99. Runtimes of 3, 30, 90 or 180 days, or one year, can be chosen, and the page says longer runtimes cost less without stating the discount. It gives no price per tier. The lifetime option, shown with an example of EUR 186.89, needs a ZapX Pass subscription whose price is not on that page. The pages read do not show a trial period.

Source: the pricing material on zap-hosting.com/en, as read for Best Game Server Hosting in 2026 and last reviewed on 13 November 2026.

The privacy policy names the controller in Munster, Germany, and says some recipients sit in the USA or process data through affiliates or sub-processors there. Named sub-processors are Stripe, PayPal, Amazon Web Services EMEA, Cloudflare, Mailgun, Sentry, Axiom, OpenAI and Anthropic.

The policy does not name where customer data is hosted. Deletion on request under GDPR Article 17 is carried out 14 days after the request and can be cancelled until then, and a portability right under Article 20 is described without a self-service export tool. The about page names no certifications such as ISO standards.

Integrations the vendor names (10):

• Cfx.re (FiveM and RedM)
• Minecraft modpacks
• Discord
• TeamSpeak
• Docker
• MCP Connect
• Claude
• ChatGPT
• Stripe
• PayPal

These are the nearest neighbours of ZAP-Hosting in the same list, picked on shared traits and price model.

• ScalaCube (#3 of 14): Estonian host with a no-time-limit 8 GB Minecraft server. Suits: Hobby Minecraft players who want to start at no cost and upgrade later.
• Nodecraft (#8 of 14): Not for: public communities that need the cheapest server running around the clock. Sleep-when-empty Lite servers and always-on Pro, with a 24-hour trial.
• Nitrado (#9 of 14): Per-slot game server rental with 80 titles and prepaid periods. Watch out: the pages read name no country or operating company, and those details sit behind the imprint link.
• Sparked Host (#11 of 14): A good match for: Small Minecraft servers on a tight budget that can skip included backups. (United States)

Read from the vendor’s own pages on 12 November 2026.

• zap-hosting.com/en/gameserver-hosting: Starting prices, tiers, runtimes, lifetime option, supported games
• zap-hosting.com/en/about-us: Founder, locations, own hardware, DDoS protection, uptime SLA, support channels
• zap-hosting.com/en: Product range, ZAPX Panel, AI Agent with MCP Connect, backups, setup time
• zap-hosting.com/en/imprint: Company name, address, register entry and managing director
• zap-hosting.com/en/privacy: Controller, sub-processors, deletion and portability rights

We rank on what separates products after the demo: time to useful, the real price, the exit and who the product is for. ZAP-Hosting ends up at #1 among 14. Details: how we rank software.