Nitrado

What Nitrado does

Nitrado is a privately held game server and application hosting provider headquartered in Karlsruhe, Germany, operating under the legal entity marbis GmbH with a US subsidiary (Nitrado USA, Inc.). Founded in 2001, the company supports hosting for more than 70 games including ARK, Minecraft, DayZ, Palworld, Project Zomboid, and Farming Simulator, alongside Teamspeak 3 voice server hosting. The platform serves individual gamers, gaming communities, content creators, and game studios through a hybrid bare metal and cloud infrastructure spanning 50+ countries. Key technical components include the December 2025 integration of AMD Ryzen and EPYC processors across all platforms (delivering up to 60% single-core performance gains and 20% power reduction), and the GameFabric studio orchestration platform for enterprise game launch infrastructure.

Nitrado operates a multi-channel go-to-market combining product-led self-service for individual gamers (instant server deployment via server.nitrado.net), enterprise field sales targeting game studios for launch partnerships, and a partner/affiliate program for content creators and community owners. Revenue is generated through prepaid subscription billing cycles ranging from 3 days to 365 days, with entry-level game server cloud pricing starting at $6.59/month and Minecraft server unit pricing from $1.69 for 3-day, 4-slot tiers up to $1,111.49 for annual 100-slot configurations. The company maintains wholly-owned subsidiaries including Apex Hosting (acquired December 2021) and MCProHosting LLC (acquired January 2022), while the GameFabric platform is offered as a separate enterprise product for studios managing launch infrastructure. Studio partnerships include official relationships with Windrose, Palworld (Pocketpair), Farming Simulator 25 (Giants Software), and multiple other publishers.

Name

Nitrado

Legal name

marbis GmbH

Website

https://server.nitrado.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Nitrado is a privately held game server and application hosting provider supporting 70+ games for individual gamers, gaming communities, and game studios via hybrid bare metal and cloud infrastructure across 50+ countries, with studio orchestration via the GameFabric platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Game Server Hosting

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518)

SIC

Services-Computer Rental & Leasing (7377), Services-Telephone Interconnect Systems (7385)

akta.pro primary industry

Game Server Hosting & Community Infrastructure (private servers, matchmaking communities) (MPAFAIAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Modding Platforms & Tooling (mods, maps, servers, script hubs) (MPAFAIAB)

Keywords

• Game server hosting
• Multiplayer server rental
• Voice server hosting
• Dedicated server infrastructure
• Game studio hosting

Headquarters

HQ city

Karlsruhe

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Game Server Hosting (Prepaid/Subscription): Customers prepay for game server time slots with billing cycles ranging from 3 days to 365 days. Pricing varies by game title, number of slots, and contract duration. Monthly costs starting at $6.59 for game servers with 4-200 player slots.
2. Voice Server Hosting: Teamspeak 3 voice server hosting with unlimited file transfers, voice encryption, and web interface access. Billed on prepaid subscription model.
3. Partner/Affiliate Commissions: Revenue-share commissions for YouTube creators, Twitch streamers, and community owners who promote Nitrado services through affiliate links.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Nitrado provides instant, on-demand game server hosting for over 70 game titles (including Minecraft, ARK, DayZ, Palworld, and Project Zomboid) and Teamspeak 3 voice server hosting on a prepaid subscription basis. For game studios, Nitrado offers the GameFabric orchestration platform for managing launch infrastructure with hybrid bare metal and cloud scaling. The platform supports configurable player slots (4-200), global data center coverage, and DDoS protection with immediate server deployment.

Product overview

Nitrado operates as a game server hosting platform offering two core products: Game Server hosting (supporting over 70 games including ARK, Minecraft, DayZ, Palworld, Project Zomboid, and Farming Simulator) and Voice Server hosting (Teamspeak 3). The company also provides GameFabric, a studio orchestration platform for game developers managing launch infrastructure. Under the Nitrado umbrella is subsidiary Apex Hosting, with additional offerings including educational Minecraft guides, a partner/affiliate program, and parental control features. The platform is marketed as world's leading game server hoster with immediate server availability, global data centers, DDoS protection, and scalable infrastructure supporting both indie and AAA-level game launches.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Apex Hosting: Subsidiary game server hosting brand offering similar services to parent company
• GameFabric

Products and services

• Game Server Nitrado's primary offering - instant game server hosting supporting over 70 games including ARK, Minecraft, DayZ, Palworld, and Project Zomboid. Features include 4-200 player slots, Game Server Cloud, exclusive RAM, FTP/web interface access, backup systems, MySQL databases, subdomains, premium traffic, and DDoS protection. Servers deploy immediately upon order.
• Voice Server (Teamspeak 3) Voice conferencing server hosting for Teamspeak 3 (TS3), providing users with their own dedicated server (not just a channel) with full admin access, web interface, unlimited file transfers with 5GB storage included, voice encryption, and Psychokiller web interface.
• GameFabric Studio orchestration platform for game studios providing server infrastructure management, security, and scalability for game launches. Supports both official and private server ecosystems. Offered through enterprise.nitrado.net for studios.
• Partner Program Affiliate and partnership program for content creators, Twitch streamers, and community owners. Offers revenue-share commissions, partner manager support, 24/7 access to support team, and customizable benefits.

Quantifiable outcome

• 60% single-core performance gains with AMD processor upgrade
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Element ClubminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 July 2026Element Club partnership offering free FiveM or RedM servers to Element Club subscribers. Partnership aimed at Cfx.re modders and developers.
• AMDcoreTechnology or Integration · 9 December 2025AMD supplied Ryzen and EPYC processors for Nitrado's server infrastructure. Achieved up to 60% single-core performance gains and 20% power consumption reduction. Applied across Nitrado platforms including subsidiary Apex Hosting and GameFabric.
• Tiny BuildcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGame studio partner trusted by Nitrado for game server hosting. Featured as one of the studio partners on Nitrado's website.
• Grove Street GamescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGame studio partner trusted by Nitrado for game server hosting. Featured as one of the studio partners on Nitrado's website.
• Snail GamescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGame studio partner trusted by Nitrado for game server hosting. Featured as one of the studio partners on Nitrado's website.
• Eleventh Hour GamescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGame studio partner trusted by Nitrado for game server hosting. Featured as one of the studio partners on Nitrado's website.
• Eleon Game StudioscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGame studio partner trusted by Nitrado for game server hosting. Featured as one of the studio partners on Nitrado's website.
• System EracoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGame studio partner trusted by Nitrado for game server hosting. Featured as one of the studio partners on Nitrado's website.
• CCPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGame studio partner trusted by Nitrado for game server hosting. Featured as one of the studio partners on Nitrado's website.
• Donkey CrewcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGame studio partner trusted by Nitrado for game server hosting. Featured as one of the studio partners on Nitrado's website.
• Wild CardcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGame studio partner trusted by Nitrado for game server hosting. Featured as one of the studio partners on Nitrado's website.
• Giants SoftwarecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloper of Farming Simulator series. Official partner with dedicated server hosting for Farming Simulator 25.
• Bohemia InteractivecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGame studio partner trusted by Nitrado for game server hosting. Featured as one of the studio partners on Nitrado's website.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• BisectHosting: Large multi-game server hosting provider focused heavily on Minecraft and other major titles with self-serve rental model — directly comparable consumer-side offering to Nitrado.
• Server.pro: Cloud-based game server hosting platform with automated deployment for many of the same titles — directly comparable self-serve infrastructure offering.
• Host Havoc: Game server hosting provider supporting many of the same titles (ARK, Minecraft, DayZ, Rust, etc.) with slot-based prepaid pricing — directly comparable to Nitrado's core product.
• Survival Servers: Game server hosting provider with strong focus on survival titles (ARK, Rust, Valheim, etc.) — overlaps with Nitrado's survival/MMO hosting catalogue.
• Bluefang: Game server hosting provider specializing in FiveM, RedM and other Cfx.re titles — directly comparable to Nitrado's FiveM/RedM offering via its Element Club partnership.
• GTXGaming: UK-based multi-game server hosting provider offering ARK, Minecraft, Rust, DayZ and other servers with self-serve setup — directly comparable European competitor.
• Sparked Host: Game server and virtual hosting provider offering dedicated game servers, VPS, and shared hosting for major multiplayer games — direct competitor in the consumer hosting tier.
• GameServers.com: Long-established game server hosting provider with slot-based rentals across many popular multiplayer titles — competes head-to-head with Nitrado in the consumer game server market.

Emerging players

• Edgegap: Game server orchestration and edge computing platform for studios deploying multiplayer infrastructure — comparable to Nitrado's GameFabric studio orchestration offering but with a more edge-distributed architecture focus.

Broad incumbents

• AWS GameLift: Managed game server compute and orchestration service from Amazon Web Services — broader cloud incumbent that competes with Nitrado's GameFabric studio orchestration offering as part of a much wider cloud portfolio.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Nitrado_en
• GitHubgithub.com/nitrado
• YouTubeyoutube.com/nitrado
• Facebookfacebook.com/NitradoUSA
• Instagraminstagram.com/Nitrado_EN
• TikToktiktok.com/@nitrado.net

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A2 records

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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