Best ARK: Survival Evolved Server Hosting UK (Nov 2026)

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Indifferent Broccoli

Best for growing worlds

£7.51/mo ($9.99)4 players · uncapped RAM

Indifferent Broccoli sells ARK: Survival Evolved by player count and leaves RAM uncapped under fair use. The four-player plan costs £7.51/mo ($9.99), a one-player server starts at £4.50/mo ($5.99), and the ladder runs up to 32 players.

That model suits ARK better than almost any other survival game. A four-person tribe can spend months taming, breeding and building, and the save grows with every base and dino even though the player count never changes. On a fixed-RAM host you have to guess how big the world will get; here the server simply takes what it needs.

The trade-off is location, and it is why Indifferent Broccoli sits second. It runs ARK in EU regions rather than London, so UK groups chasing the lowest possible ping may prefer LOW.MS, DatHost or Kinetic. The 2-day free trial needs no card, so you can upload your save and mod list before you pay.

Support, billing and the control panel are covered in our full Indifferent Broccoli review.

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DatHost

Best 16GB all-rounder

£12.45/mo ($16.56)16GB DDR5 · unlimited slots

DatHost has one ARK plan: 16GB of DDR5 RAM, unlimited player slots and Ryzen 9 7950X-class hardware for £12.45/mo ($16.56) a month, or £5.77/mo ($7.67) a month on yearly billing. There is no tier to pick, so you never have to decide when your world has outgrown its memory.

16GB is the right size for Genesis 2, Lost Island or a long Workshop list, and DatHost gives it to you from day one. Steam Workshop mods and ArkAPI plugins are supported, there are well over 200 settings in the panel, daily backups are included and London is one of its locations.

The 14-day money-back guarantee is one of the longest here. The catch is the monthly price, which is higher than the hosts around it. If you are happy to pay yearly, it becomes one of the best long-term ARK deals on this page.

Support, billing and the control panel are covered in our full DatHost review.

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Host Havoc

Best support and clustering

£11.28/mo ($15.00)30 slots · RAM sized to map

Host Havoc starts ARK at £11.28/mo ($15.00) for 30 slots, and plans run up to 100 slots. You can pick London or several EU locations, and every plan includes automated backups and DDoS protection.

It is the strongest pick once one ARK server becomes a cluster. Servers on the same account link automatically, so tribes can travel between maps at the obelisk, and the Config Editor and one-click Workshop installs cover the daily admin work. Epic Games players can join through crossplay on unmodded servers.

Host Havoc notes that Genesis 2 and Lost Island need 16GB, which is a good reminder that slots alone do not tell you whether a plan suits your map. Check the RAM for the map you plan to run before ordering.

Support, billing and the control panel are covered in our full Host Havoc review.

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Kinetic Hosting

Best fixed-RAM value

£9.77/mo ($12.99)12GB · no player cap

Kinetic Hosting’s ARK ladder is easy to read: 8GB at £6.01/mo ($7.99), 12GB at £9.77/mo ($12.99) and 21GB at £15.78/mo ($20.99), with larger tiers above that. We compare the 12GB plan because it suits a normal tribe with a few mods.

Player slots are not capped, Steam Workshop mods are supported and five backup slots are included. Kinetic also lets you swap games and split instances, which is handy if you want a second test map without opening another account.

It ranks behind the top three because 12GB is still a fixed ceiling, while Indifferent Broccoli lets a small world grow freely. If you like knowing exactly how much memory you are paying for, Kinetic is the best RAM-per-pound deal with London on this page.

Support, billing and the control panel are covered in our full Kinetic Hosting review.

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GTX Gaming

Best ARK admin tooling

£9.99/mo ($13.29)10 slots · up to 10GB

GTX Gaming prices ARK in pounds: 10 slots with up to 10GB of RAM cost £9.99/mo ($13.29), 20 slots £14.00/mo ($18.62) and 30 slots £20.99/mo ($27.92). Memory is a separate add-on, with 12GB adding £6.99/mo ($9.30) and 16GB adding £10.99/mo ($14.62).

The ARK tooling is the draw: Steam Workshop installation, an automatic mod updater, cross-server travel and offsite backups. GTX also separates Survival Evolved from Survival Ascended clearly, so you are not sold the wrong server.

Splitting slots from RAM means you can size a small heavy world without paying for slots you do not need. The 24-hour refund window is short, so set up and test the server on day one.

Support, billing and the control panel are covered in our full GTX Gaming review.

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Sparked Host

Best 12GB budget tier

£9.02/mo ($12.00)12GB · budget hardware

Sparked Host’s ARK line starts with the Thatch plan at £6.02/mo ($8.00) and the 12GB Wood plan at £9.02/mo ($12.00). We compare the 12GB tier, which undercuts most 8GB plans elsewhere.

Those prices are for budget hardware. Sparked also sells faster Enterprise and Extreme tiers on Ryzen CPUs and DDR5, so the RAM figure is not the whole performance story. Its Apollo panel, three free backup slots, DLC support and cross-travel are included, and London is now listed alongside Paris, Helsinki and Vienna.

A 24-hour free trial and a 48-hour refund let you check your save and mod list on the budget tier before committing. If it struggles, you can move up a hardware tier without changing host.

Support, billing and the control panel are covered in our full Sparked Host review.

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Gaming Deluxe

Best native-GBP UK host

£9.00/mo ($11.97)10 slots · NVMe

Gaming Deluxe runs ARK: Survival Evolved from £9.00/mo ($11.97) for 10 slots on monthly billing with no contract, and plans scale to 160 players. Every plan uses fast NVMe storage and 5.0GHz-class CPUs.

The feature set is aimed at established tribes: London hosting, cluster support, all maps and DLC, one-click Workshop management, automatic mod updates, full FTP and a week of offsite backups. You can upgrade slots later without losing your tames.

It ranks below Sparked because the public page does not pair the headline price with a RAM figure, which matters for ARK. For a UK tribe that wants simple pound pricing and mature cluster tools, it is a strong pick.

Support, billing and the control panel are covered in our full Gaming Deluxe review.

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4NetPlayers

London slot plan

£10.25/mo ($13.63)10 slots · London

4NetPlayers starts ARK at £10.25/mo ($13.63), with London as a selectable location. Automatic updates, backups, NVMe storage, FTP and a task scheduler are included.

Like several slot-based hosts, it does not show the RAM and CPU behind each plan on its public ARK page. For a casual vanilla tribe that is fine, but ten slots does not necessarily mean enough memory for a long-running modded world. That is why it sits ninth.

Support, billing and the control panel are covered in our full 4NetPlayers review.

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Wabbanode

Best flexible London build

£8.96/mo ($11.92)8–32GB · 10GB recommended

Wabbanode lets you build your ARK server: pick 8GB, 10GB, 12GB, 16GB, 24GB or 32GB, and choose between cheaper EPYC hardware and a faster Ryzen 9 7950X tier. Prices start from about £8.96/mo ($11.92), and Wabbanode suggests 8GB for up to 15 players and 10GB for up to 30.

London is available alongside Germany, France and Finland, and there is a 24-hour free trial on a Performance server with up to 16GB. The flexibility does mean add-ons such as extra backups or a dedicated port raise the bill, so price the full build before you order.

Support, billing and the control panel are covered in our full Wabbanode review.

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BisectHosting

Best polished cluster panel

£22.55/mo ($29.99)10GB · BisectOne

BisectHosting prices ARK by memory, starting at £22.55/mo ($29.99) for 10GB on its BisectOne servers, which works out at £2.25/mo ($2.99) per GB monthly. Quarterly, half-yearly and yearly billing cut that by 10% to 20%.

What you pay for is a very polished ARK panel: an integrated Workshop installer, one-click clustering, automatic world updates, a config editor and an instance manager for copying server setups. If panel friction is what wears you down, Bisect removes most of it. The monthly 10GB price is the main reason it is not higher.

Support, billing and the control panel are covered in our full BisectHosting review.

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G-Portal

Best for PC and PlayStation

£12.94/30 days ($17.21)10 slots · PC or PS4/PS5

G-Portal sells ARK: Survival Evolved servers for PC and for PS4/PS5, with 10 slots costing £12.94 per 30 days ($17.21). You can also rent for just 3 days from £4.59 ($6.10), which is handy for a weekend event.

As an official Studio Wildcard partner it supports Cross-Travel, DLC maps and Workshop content on the PC product. For a UK PC tribe it loses ground on location, but PlayStation players should compare it directly with Nitrado.

Support, billing and the control panel are covered in our full G-Portal review.

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Shockbyte

Best simple RAM ladder

£11.27/mo ($14.99)10GB · up to 30 players

Shockbyte’s ARK plans are simple: 10GB at £11.27/mo ($14.99), 12GB at £22.55/mo ($29.99) and 16GB or more at £37.59/mo ($49.99). The entry plan covers up to 30 players.

Mod installation, automatic updates and backups, DDoS protection and PC crossplay are included, though Xbox is not supported. Shockbyte is a safe, familiar choice, but Kinetic sells more RAM for less and the ARK specialists above offer stronger clustering.

Support, billing and the control panel are covered in our full Shockbyte review.

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Hostinger

Best VPS-style control

£24.99/mo ($33.24)16GB VPS · 4 vCPU

Hostinger’s ARK option is a VPS with its Game Panel rather than a managed slot server. The plan renews at £24.99/mo ($33.24) a month and includes 16GB of RAM, four vCPU cores, 200GB of NVMe storage, weekly backups and mod support.

More control suits admins who want to run several games on one box, but a first-time ARK admin will find dedicated ARK panels with cluster buttons easier.

Support, billing and the control panel are covered in our full Hostinger review.

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Nitrado

Best for Switch and Xbox

£11.59/30 days ($15.41)10 slots · multi-platform

Nitrado covers more platforms than anyone else here: PC, Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo Switch. Ten slots cost £11.59 per 30 days ($15.41), 16 slots £15.13 ($20.12) and 32 slots £28.40 ($37.77), and London is available.

CrossArk and game switching are included on PC. For a Steam-only UK tribe the PC specialists above are better value, but for Switch or Xbox groups Nitrado is the obvious place to start.

Support, billing and the control panel are covered in our full Nitrado review.

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ScalaCube

Best free-tier experiment

£11.43/mo ($15.20)20 slots · free tier available

ScalaCube is unusual because it offers a free ARK server tier alongside paid plans. Paid slots start at £11.43/mo ($15.20) for 20 players and rise in steps to 120 slots.

The free tier is useful for testing settings or a mod list, but it is not the place for a long-term tribe. The paid plans include one-click mods and backups, and a UK location is available.

Support, billing and the control panel are covered in our full ScalaCube review.

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Aim2Game

Best concierge setup

£13.53/mo ($18.00)8GB · 20 players

Aim2Game’s standard ARK plan costs £13.53/mo ($18.00) for 8GB and 20 players, with no contract. Its selling point is concierge setup: you describe the mods, map and settings you want and the team configures the server for you.

That suits a group that does not want to touch config files. For admins who prefer to do it themselves, cheaper hosts above offer more RAM for the money.

Support, billing and the control panel are covered in our full Aim2Game review.

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AleForge

Scales to 48GB

£15.03/mo ($19.99)10GB · recurring price

AleForge’s 10GB ARK plan costs £15.03/mo ($19.99) a month. Larger plans run up to 48GB, and every plan includes four user backups.

There is also a pay-as-you-go option billed by the minute from account credit, which suits short events. We rank on the renewal price, because an ARK world normally runs for months.

Support, billing and the control panel are covered in our full AleForge review.

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GGServers

Best unlimited slots

£18.05/mo ($24.00)8GB · unlimited slots

GGServers sells ARK by RAM with unlimited player slots: 8GB at £18.05/mo ($24.00), 12GB at £27.07/mo ($36.00) and 16GB at £36.09/mo ($48.00). Storage is unmetered SSD and DDoS protection is included.

The plans are clear, but the price per GB is high next to Kinetic or Sparked, which is why it sits near the bottom of the ranking.

Support, billing and the control panel are covered in our full GGServers review.

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Apex Hosting

Best for beginners

£26.32/mo ($35.00)10GB · recurring price

Apex Hosting sells ARK by RAM: 4GB at £11.27/mo ($14.99), which Apex calls the minimum for the game, 5GB at £14.10/mo ($18.75) and 10GB at £26.32/mo ($35.00) at the recurring price.

Apex is easy to start with thanks to 24/7 live chat and automatic backups, but 10GB costs far more than at the hosts above. It suits you only if hand-holding matters more than price.

Support, billing and the control panel are covered in our full Apex Hosting review.

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Godlike Host

Big slot counts

£22.99/mo ($30.58)8GB · 30 slots

Godlike Host sells ARK by RAM with large slot counts: 8GB and 30 slots for £22.99/mo ($30.58), 10GB and 50 slots for £28.99/mo ($38.56) and 12GB and 80 slots for £33.99/mo ($45.21) a month at the regular price, up to 18GB and 190 slots.

Automatic backups and Discord-based server management are included.

Support, billing and the control panel are covered in our full Godlike Host review.

Empower Servers starts ARK: Survival Evolved at £7.51/mo ($9.99) a month and says there are no hidden renewal fees, so the price you see is what you keep paying. Backups restore from the panel, and the 48-hour refund gives you time to load your mod list and check UK ping.

Support, billing and the control panel are covered in our full Empower Servers review.

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LogicServers

15 slots with file access

£11.41/mo ($15.17)15 slots · 30 and 60 slots

LogicServers rents ARK by slot tiers of 15, 30 and 60 players, starting at £11.41/mo ($15.17) a month for 15 slots. Manual and automatic backups and full file access are included, so you can upload a SavedArks folder from an old server.

Support, billing and the control panel are covered in our full LogicServers review.

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PingPlayers

10GB billed per 30 days

£19.67/30 days ($26.16)10GB

PingPlayers bills ARK per 30 days, starting at 10GB for £19.67/30 days ($26.16) at the regular price. The 14GB tier is the sensible pick for Genesis 2 or a modded Island.

Support, billing and the control panel are covered in our full PingPlayers review.

Akliz prices ARK at £3.76 ($5.00) per GB of memory a month, so a 10GB tribe server costs ten times that. Its Command Center handles backups, console access and mod installs.

Support, billing and the control panel are covered in our full Akliz review.

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Citadel Servers

Per-slot in London

From £0.64 ($0.85) per slotPer slot

Citadel Servers prices ARK per slot from $0.85, with London available. You can schedule backups and restarts, and redeploy a backup with one click if a mod update breaks the save.

Support, billing and the control panel are covered in our full Citadel Servers review.

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CreeperHost

UK company with self-serve refunds

£8.00/mo ($10.64)Entry plan · Premium at £16.01/mo ($21.29)

CreeperHost lists ARK from £8.00/mo ($10.64) a month, with Premium plans from £16.01/mo ($21.29) on newer hardware, which it recommends for modded or long-running worlds. CreeperPanel handles backups, and you request refunds in the panel yourself.

Support, billing and the control panel are covered in our full CreeperHost review.

Cybrancee sells ARK with unlimited slots: 8GB for £10.52/mo ($13.99), 12GB for £15.03/mo ($19.99) and 16GB for £22.55/mo ($29.99) a month. It advertises a 90-day refund policy, one of the longest on this page.

Support, billing and the control panel are covered in our full Cybrancee review.

Falix starts ARK at 8GB for £18.39/mo ($24.46) a month, with 12GB at £26.74/mo ($35.56). Yearly billing is cheaper, every plan uses the same panel and backups, and you have 14 days to ask for your money back.

Support, billing and the control panel are covered in our full Falix review.

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Fly-Serv

French host, backups extra

£10.02/mo ($13.33)Entry plan

Fly-Serv, a French host, rents ARK from £10.02/mo ($13.33) a month, with larger plans at £14.20/mo ($18.89) and £16.71/mo ($22.22). Backups cost extra on a monthly add-on.

Support, billing and the control panel are covered in our full Fly-Serv review.

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FREAKHOSTING

2-day free trial

£11.69/mo ($15.55)7GB · 8GB at £13.36/mo ($17.77)

FREAKHOSTING sells ARK with unlimited player slots: 7GB for £11.69/mo ($15.55) and 8GB for £13.36/mo ($17.77) a month. A two-day free trial needs no card, and London is available.

Support, billing and the control panel are covered in our full FREAKHOSTING review.

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Gravel Host

8GB with three years of backups

£7.14/mo ($9.49)8GB · 12GB at £11.65/mo ($15.49)

Gravel Host sells ARK at 8GB for £7.14/mo ($9.49), 10GB for £9.02/mo ($12.00), 12GB for £11.65/mo ($15.49) and 15GB for £15.79/mo ($21.00) a month. Backups are kept free for three years, which is handy for a long-running tribe.

Support, billing and the control panel are covered in our full Gravel Host review.

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GameServerKings

10GB in London

£8.98/mo ($11.94)10GB

GameServerKings sells ARK at 10GB for £8.98/mo ($11.94) a month, with London available and a 72-hour refund.

Support, billing and the control panel are covered in our full GameServerKings review.

HostPanel is a UK host charging a flat £2.50 per GB of RAM in its London datacentre, so an 8GB ARK server is £20.00/mo ($26.60) and 12GB £30.00/mo ($39.90) a month. Automated backups are included.

Support, billing and the control panel are covered in our full HostPanel review.

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MintServers

Unlimited RAM and slots

£7.51/mo ($9.99)Unlimited RAM and slots

MintServers sells ARK as one plan with unlimited RAM and slots for £7.51/mo ($9.99) a month at the regular monthly price, with one cloud backup and a 24-hour money-back guarantee.

Support, billing and the control panel are covered in our full MintServers review.

Nitrous Networks is a UK company selling ARK from £15.00/mo ($19.95) a month for 8GB and up to 70 players in London, with VAT included in the price.

Support, billing and the control panel are covered in our full Nitrous Networks review.

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PingPerfect

48-hour free trial

£13.13/mo ($17.46)10 slots

PingPerfect rents ARK from £13.13/mo ($17.46) a month for ten slots, with fixed plans up to 30 and custom builds up to 150. A 48-hour free trial, nightly offsite backups and a 48-hour money-back guarantee are included.

Support, billing and the control panel are covered in our full PingPerfect review.

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RocketNode

8GB with a free trial day

£14.66/mo ($19.50)8GB · 12GB at £18.53/mo ($24.65)

RocketNode starts ARK at 8GB for £14.66/mo ($19.50), with 12GB at £18.53/mo ($24.65) and 16GB at £28.20/mo ($37.50) a month. Slots are unlimited, each plan has 100GB of storage, and there is a one-day free trial.

Support, billing and the control panel are covered in our full RocketNode review.

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Server.pro

Change location any time

£5.26/mo ($7.00)4GB · 8GB at £15.04/mo ($20.00)

Server.pro starts ARK at 4GB for £5.26/mo ($7.00) a month, but a real tribe needs its 8GB plan with six cores at £15.04/mo ($20.00). You can change the server location at any time after buying.

Support, billing and the control panel are covered in our full Server.pro review.

Spill Hosting sells ARK from £6.77/mo ($9.00) a month for 6GB, and you can add memory 1GB at a time. Each plan has 100GB of NVMe storage and Steam Workshop support.

Support, billing and the control panel are covered in our full Spill Hosting review.

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ZAP-Hosting

Lifetime option and all DLC

£6.65/mo ($8.85)Entry plan

ZAP-Hosting sells ARK from £6.65/mo ($8.85) a month, with versions for all DLC, the Epic Games build and Survival of the Fittest. It also sells a one-off lifetime server, and its cloud lets you switch to another game later.

Support, billing and the control panel are covered in our full ZAP-Hosting review.