Best The Isle Server Hosting UK (Nov 2026)

The Isle server hosting compared

All 20 hosts side by side, at the plan we compared for a small community. Click #, Provider, Trustpilot, Price or RAM to sort. Scroll sideways on mobile.

#	Provider	Trustpilot	Entry price	RAM	Slots	UK location	Backups	Refund / trial	Best for
1	LOW.MS	4.4 · 200 reviews	£10.14/mo ($13.48) 50 slots · 10GB · London	10GB included	50–500 slots	✓ London	Cloud backups and SFTP	5-day refund	Best overall	Visit →
2	GTX Gaming	4.6 · 1,428 reviews	£9.99/mo ($13.29) 10 slots · London	5–32GB	10 slots and up	✓ London	Backups	7-day refund	Best Isle tools	Visit →
3	PingPlayers	4.9 · 1,010 reviews	£14.17/30 days ($18.84) 7GB DDR5 · per 30 days	Any RAM size	Set by RAM	✓ London	Automated backups	24-hour money-back	Best London RAM plans	Visit →
4	BisectHosting	4.7 · 27,317 reviews	£13.53/mo ($17.99) Resource-based · BisectOne	From $2.99/GB	Set by RAM	✓ London	3 days of free backups	See Bisect’s terms	Best mainstream all-rounder	Visit →
5	Gaming Deluxe	4.8 · 82 reviews	£9.00/mo ($11.97) 10 players · London	Plan dependent	10–160 slots	✓ London	Offsite backups	See Gaming Deluxe’s terms	Best British provider	Visit →
6	Nitrado	3.9 · 7,800 reviews	£4.77/30 days ($6.34) 4 slots · 30 days	Set by slots	4–200 slots	✓ London	Daily backups	Flexible rental periods	Best short rentals	Visit →
7	GPORTAL	4.6 · 3,128 reviews	£12.94/30 days ($17.21) 10 slots · 30 days	Set by slots	10 slots and up	EU	50GB backup storage	Prepaid rentals	Best prepaid rental	Visit →
8	Shockbyte	4.2 · 10,379 reviews	£15.03/mo ($19.99) 11GB	11GB and up	Set by plan	See checkout	Automatic backups	72-hour refund	Best large RAM entry	Visit →
9	4NetPlayers	4.4 · 8,229 reviews	See checkout 10 or 16 slots	Set by slots	10 or 16 slots	See checkout	Automatic backups	See 4NetPlayers’ terms	Best slot packages	Visit →
10	GameServerKings	3.5 · 419 reviews	£7.79/mo ($10.36) 6GB	6GB and up	Set by RAM	See checkout	Automatic 24-hour backups	72-hour refund	Cheapest 6GB plan	Visit →
11	Gravel Host	4.7 · 1,485 reviews	£6.76/mo ($8.99) 6GB · Survivor	6GB and up	Set by RAM	✓ London	Daily automatic backups	See Gravel Host’s terms	Cheapest London 6GB	Visit →
12	Nodecraft	4.9 · 1,833 reviews	£13.44/mo ($17.88) 6GB · Lite	6GB and up	Up to ~8 players on Lite	✓ London	Cloud backups	24-hour free trial · 7-day money-back	Best free trial	Visit →
13	PingPerfect	4.5 · 1,045 reviews	£21.03/mo ($27.97) 12GB	12GB and up	Set by plan	See checkout	Backups	48-hour free trial · 48-hour money-back	Most RAM on every plan	Visit →
14	RespawnHost	4.7 · 30 reviews	£10.02/mo ($13.33) 6GB	6–32GB	Set by RAM	See checkout	Automatic backups with 1-click restore	See RespawnHost’s terms	Simple per-GB pricing	Visit →
15	Spill Hosting	No Trustpilot profile	£6.02/mo ($8.00) 6GB	6GB and up	Set by RAM	See checkout	Free backups	24-hour money-back	Budget European option	Visit →
16	Citadel Servers	4.3 · 295 reviews	See checkout From $0.43 per slot	Set by slots	Set by slots	✓ London	Scheduled backups	See Citadel’s terms	Per-slot pricing	Visit →
17	Streamline Servers	4.4 · 127 reviews	See checkout See checkout	See checkout	See checkout	See checkout	Backups	See Streamline’s terms	Large-slot communities	Visit →
18	Pine Hosting	4.9 · 1,191 reviews	See checkout 12GB and up	12–16GB+	Set by RAM	See checkout	Panel backups	See Pine’s terms	Big RAM tiers	Visit →
19	VeryGames	1.4 · 1,902 reviews	£15.41/mo ($20.49) 8GB DediGames Box	8GB and up	Set by plan	✓ UK	Automatic backups	See VeryGames’ terms	UK-located alternative	Visit →
20	XGamingServer	2.0 · 145 reviews	£11.28/mo ($15.00) Novice · 6GB	6–16GB	Set by plan	See checkout	Backups	See XGamingServer’s terms	Built-in Isle tools	Visit →

Conversion used: £1 = $1.33

Trustpilot scores checked 30 Oct 2026.

Prices are monthly from each host’s The Isle page, checked on 30 October 2026. Nitrado, GPORTAL and PingPlayers bill per 30 days. 4NetPlayers, Citadel Servers, Streamline Servers and Pine Hosting set the price at checkout.

How we compared The Isle server hosts

We compared each host’s live The Isle product on what matters for an Evrima community: memory and CPU for AI and players, a London or nearby location, Game.ini and RCON access, backups and price. Prices come from each host’s public plan page, converted at £1 = $1.33. Our full process is on the how we compare game server hosts page.

Old The Isle hosting advice is ageing quickly

Current Evrima is not the UE4-era server that older hosting articles describe. The game has moved to Unreal Engine 5.6, and development continues on the Evrima and Hordetest branches.

• July 2026: patch 0.21.720 brought Kentrosaurus to the Evrima public branch with big Gateway changes, and 0.21.734 followed on 9 July with movement, swimming, venom, mutation, hunger and environment fixes.
• 4 August 2026: patch 0.21.772 added the Austroraptor and more Mangroves, plus an SQL linker fix and I/O error fixes, so update any server still on 0.21.734.
• Server basics: the dedicated server is Steam App ID 412680, Gateway is the current map, and the server has detailed controls for AI, diets, migrations, mutations, spawning, queues and species.

Why some familiar hosts are not in the table

Provider count is not a quality score, so we list only hosts that sell The Isle today. Host Havoc, DatHost and Indifferent Broccoli do not currently offer The Isle, and ScalaCube’s The Isle page is still marked Coming Soon. “Lost Isle” listings elsewhere are a different game.

The Isle Evrima Game.ini: useful settings in 2026

Most Evrima server rules live in Game.ini. On Windows the usual path is TheIsle/Saved/Config/WindowsServer/Game.ini, and Linux hosts use the matching LinuxServer folder.

The default template changes as Evrima develops, so start from the Game.ini your current server build creates and change only the fields you understand, rather than pasting an old “complete config” from a forum. Species restrictions sit under [/Script/TheIsle.TIGameStateBase], with one AllowedClasses= line for each playable. The roster keeps changing (Kentrosaurus arrived in July 2026), so use the current class list from your host or build.

AI density, migrations and corpses matter more than one magic RAM number

How much RAM does an Evrima server need in 2026?

There is no developer-published RAM table that guarantees performance for every community, so treat these as practical allowances, not official minimums.

Memory is only half of it: AI, movement and combat lean on the CPU too, so modern high-clock processors matter. Our game server hardware requirements guide explains what CPU, RAM and storage each do, and our guide to reducing The Isle server lag covers tuning.

The Isle backups matter more than you might think

Players can spend hours growing a dinosaur, and that progress lives under the server’s Saved directory. The developers listed a 2026 bug where saves could fail during restarts and wipe player data, which is a good reminder that a persistent community needs external recovery points.

• Stop before copying: do not copy a save folder that is still changing, or files can come from different points in the same save cycle.
• Take the whole Saved folder: player progress sits alongside the config under TheIsle/Saved/, so Game.ini alone is not a backup.
• Download before big patches: host backups help, but an archive of your own gives another way back if rolling backups go bad.
• Check after restoring: join the server and confirm player progress loads before calling a migration or patch done.

The Isle uses its own RCON protocol

Evrima does not use standard Source RCON, so a generic tool such as mcrcon can fail even with the right address, port and password. Use a client built for Evrima or your host’s web console. Admin, VIP and whitelist IDs can be managed in Game.ini, which is safer than handing the RCON password to every moderator.

The game endpoint is UDP, with 7777–7779 commonly reserved for multiple instances, and the queue for a full server uses its own TCP port. Managed hosts set these rules up for you.

British servers for The Isle

10 of the 20 hosts show a London or UK location for The Isle:

For players in Britain, a London server usually means a shorter route, so combat and movement feel snappier and more consistent.

Self-hosting vs renting a The Isle server

The dedicated server tool is free, so experienced admins can run Evrima on their own Windows or Linux machine with SteamCMD (app_update 412680 -beta evrima validate). A VPS is a different product from managed The Isle hosting, though.

A managed host installs the right branch, handles networking and supplies a panel. Hostinger can provide a UK VPS with root access, but you set up SteamCMD, firewall rules, Evrima, EOS, restarts and backups yourself. Our self-hosting guide, VPS hosting explainer and server security guide cover the trade-offs.

Cheapest The Isle server hosting UK

Each host’s cheapest The Isle plan, all 21 sorted by regular monthly price. Nitrado’s 4-slot rental is the lowest bill, but it suits a small private group, so check RAM and slots against your community. Hosts that set the price at checkout are listed last. For other games, see our cheap game server hosting UK guide.

1. 1
   Nitrado4 slots · 30 days · Cheapest small rental
   £4.77/30 days ($6.34)
2. 2
   Spill Hosting6GB · Budget European option
   £6.02/mo ($8.00)
3. 3
   Gravel Host6GB · Survivor · Cheapest London 6GB
   £6.76/mo ($8.99)
4. 4
   GameServerKings6GB · Cheapest 6GB plan
   £7.79/mo ($10.36)
5. 5
   Gaming Deluxe10 players · London · Best British provider
   £9.00/mo ($11.97)
6. 6
   GTX Gaming10 slots · London · Best Isle tools
   £9.99/mo ($13.29)
7. 7
   RespawnHost6GB · Simple per-GB pricing
   £10.02/mo ($13.33)
8. 8
   LOW.MS50 slots · 10GB · London · Best overall
   £10.14/mo ($13.48)
9. 9
   XGamingServerNovice · 6GB · Built-in Isle tools
   £11.28/mo ($15.00)
10. 10P
    PhysgunOmniraptor · 6GB · London
    £12.02/mo ($15.99)
11. 11
    GPORTAL10 slots · 30 days · Also £4.59 for three days ($6.10)
    £12.94/30 days ($17.21)
12. 12
    Nodecraft6GB · Lite · Best free trial
    £13.44/mo ($17.88)
13. 13
    BisectHostingResource-based · BisectOne · Best mainstream all-rounder
    £13.53/mo ($17.99)
14. 14
    PingPlayers7GB DDR5 · per 30 days · Best London RAM plans
    £14.17/30 days ($18.84)
15. 15
    Shockbyte11GB · Best large RAM entry
    £15.03/mo ($19.99)
16. 16
    VeryGames8GB DediGames Box · UK-located alternative
    £15.41/mo ($20.49)
17. 17
    PingPerfect12GB · Most RAM on every plan
    £21.03/mo ($27.97)
18. 18
    4NetPlayers10 or 16 slots · Best slot packages
    See checkout
19. 19
    Citadel ServersFrom $0.43 per slot · Per-slot pricing
    See checkout
20. 20
    Pine Hosting12GB and up · Big RAM tiers
    See checkout
21. 21
    Streamline ServersSee checkout · Large-slot communities
    See checkout

Conversion used: £1 = $1.33

Which The Isle host should you choose?

Final verdict

For most UK communities, LOW.MS is the best The Isle server host in 2026, with London, 10GB included and room to grow to 500 slots. Pick GTX Gaming for Isle-specific config tools and billing in pounds, or PingPlayers for RAM-based DDR5 plans in London. Running other survival games too? See our Path of Titans server hosting, ARK: Survival Ascended server hosting and Rust server hosting rankings.