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Best PufferPanel Alternatives in 2026

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20 tools from game server control panels ranked against PufferPanel on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    GameCP Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin $2.50/mo9.0
    PufferPanel vs GameCP
  2. 2
    HaruHost Free plan Linuxself-hostedWebWin Free8.9
    PufferPanel vs HaruHost
  3. 3
    GameAP Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free8.7
    PufferPanel vs GameAP
  4. 4
    GameServerApp Free plan AndroidapiiOSself-hostedWeb €599/mo8.4
    PufferPanel vs GameServerApp
  5. 5
    AMP AndroidapiiOSLinuxself-hosted $20/mo8.3
    PufferPanel vs AMP
  6. 6
    Pterodactyl Panel Free plan Linuxself-hostedWeb Free8.3
    PufferPanel vs Pterodactyl Panel
  7. 7
    Crafty Controller Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac Free8.1
    PufferPanel vs Crafty Controller
  8. 9
    Multicraft Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin $1.62/mo7.9
    PufferPanel vs Multicraft
  9. 10
    Minepanel Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.7
    PufferPanel vs Minepanel
  10. 11
    WISP Web 7.5
    PufferPanel vs WISP
  11. 12
    TCAdmin WebWinLinux 7.4
    PufferPanel vs TCAdmin
  12. 13
    Windows Game Server WebWin 7.3
    PufferPanel vs Windows Game Server
  13. 14
    Calagopus WebWinMacLinux 7.3
    PufferPanel vs Calagopus
  14. 15
    Pelican Panel Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free7.3
    PufferPanel vs Pelican Panel
  15. 16
    Zomboid Control Panel Free plan extensionLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.3
    PufferPanel vs Zomboid Control Panel
  16. 17
    Gameplane Web 7.1
    PufferPanel vs Gameplane
  17. 18
    OVHcloud Game Panel WebLinux 7.0
    PufferPanel vs OVHcloud Game Panel
  18. 19
    MineOS.net LinuxMacWebWin 7.0
    PufferPanel vs MineOS.net
  19. 20
    MCSManager apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 6.9
    PufferPanel vs MCSManager
  20. 21
    RiftPanel Web 6.8
    PufferPanel vs RiftPanel

PufferPanel alternatives compared

#ToolScoreFree planFromRuns on
1GameCP9.0Free plan$2.50/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2HaruHost8.9Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3GameAP8.7Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4GameServerApp8.4Free plan€599/moAndroid, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web
5AMP8.3No$20/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6Pterodactyl Panel8.3Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Web
7Crafty Controller8.1Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
9Multicraft7.9Free plan$1.62/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
10Minepanel7.7Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
11WISP7.5No—Web
12TCAdmin7.4No—Web, Windows, Linux
13Windows Game Server7.3No—Web, Windows
14Calagopus7.3No—Web, Windows, Mac, Linux
15Pelican Panel7.3Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
16Zomboid Control Panel7.3Free planFreeBrowser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
17Gameplane7.1No—Web
18OVHcloud Game Panel7.0No—Web, Linux
19MineOS.net7.0No—Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
20MCSManager6.9No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
21RiftPanel6.8No—Web
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Questions about PufferPanel alternatives

What is the best alternative to PufferPanel?

GameCP, number 1 in game server control panels with a score of 9.0 out of 10. The others here: HaruHost, GameAP, GameServerApp and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to PufferPanel?

GameCP is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 10 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each host or developer publishes: price of the first paid plan, a free tier or trial, supported platforms and the depth of its public documentation. Paid placements never change a rank.