Pterodactyl Panel vs Windows Game Server
| Pterodactyl Panel | Windows Game Server | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | Free | — |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | Linux, self-hosted, Web | Web, Windows |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Supported games | Minecraft, Rust, Terraria, TeamSpeak, Mumble, Team Fortress 2, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Garry's Mod, ARK: Survival Evolved, Factorio, San Andreas: MP, PocketMine-MP, Squad, FiveM, Xonotic, Discord ATLBot | 7 Days to Die, Abiotic Factor, American Truck Simulator, ARK: Survival Ascended, ARK: Survival Evolved, Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead, Arma 3, Arma Reforger, ASKA, Assetto Corsa, Assetto Corsa Competizione, ASTRONEER, Barotrauma, Beyond The Wire, Black Mesa, Conan Exiles, Core Keeper, Counter-Strike 1.6, Counter-Strike 2, Counter-Strike: Condition Zero, Craftopia, Cubic Odyssey, Day of Defeat, Day of Defeat: Source, DayZ, Don't Starve Together, Echoes of Elysium, Eco: Global Survival, Empyrion, Enshrouded, Euro Truck Simulator 2, FrozenFlame, Garry's Mod, Grand Theft Auto V (FiveM), Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced (FiveM), GROUND BRANCH, Half-Life 2: Deathmatch, Half-Life Deathmatch, Half-Life: Opposing Force, HumanitZ |
| Deployment model | self_hosted | self_hosted |
| Server provisioning | Yes | Yes |
| Mods and plugins | Yes | Yes |
| Scheduled backups | Yes | Yes |
| Role access controls | Yes | Yes |
Both are listed in Best Game Server Control Panels. On VGSources, Pterodactyl Panel scores higher on our published basis.