Shockbyte vs PebbleHost

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Higher score Shockbyte #4 in Minecraft Server Hosting 9.1/10 Paid plans · price varies by game ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Shockbyte

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PebbleHost #5 in Minecraft Server Hosting 8.9/10 Paid plans · price varies by game ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit PebbleHost

• Shockbyte fits best

  Groups that want an established host with cheap entry plans

• PebbleHost fits best

  Players who want the lowest price per gigabyte

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Side by side

Feature	Shockbyte 9.1/10 Visit ↗	PebbleHost 8.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	8.9
Ranking	#4 in Minecraft Server Hosting	#5 in Minecraft Server Hosting
Best for	Groups that want an established host with cheap entry plans	Players who want the lowest price per gigabyte
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$1.99/mo	$1/mo (best)
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Features Shockbyte 4/4 · PebbleHost 4/4
Bedrock support	✓	✓
One-click modpacks	✓	✓
Custom modpack upload	✓	✓
Automatic backups	✓	✓
Specs
Price per GB RAM	$1.99/GB/mo	$1/GB/mo (best)
Server locations	16 locations (best)	7 locations
Money-back window	3 days	3 days
Our review
Pros	The Budget line starts at $1.99 for 1 GB, beside a premium DIRT-to-ZEUS ladder 16 locations, including Tokyo, India, São Paulo and Australia A self-serve refund button in the panel works within the first 72 hours	Budget costs $1 per GB and Premium $2.25 per GB, with no first-month discounts to decode Premium adds one-click modpacks, daily and hourly backups and four more locations Bedrock runs as vanilla, NukkitX or PocketMine-MP, preinstalled at checkout
Cons	Premium plans cost $3.99 per GB at the regular rate Backups are capped at three per client and 15 GB in total Its help centre says Xbox and PlayStation can't join Bedrock servers by IP	Budget 1–3 GB plans are billed quarterly, and backup restores cost extra Support runs through Discord and tickets rather than live chat or phone Its help centre says PS4, Switch and Xbox players can't join a server by IP
Our verdict	Shockbyte, founded in Melbourne in March 2013, is one of the longest-running Minecraft hosts and now manages servers in a new control panel of its own. Java servers can run Paper, Spigot, Forge, NeoForge, Fabric, Quilt and hybrids such as… Read the review →	PebbleHost, a UK host that launched in 2017, prices Minecraft servers strictly by the gigabyte and manages them in its own game panel. Every plan includes full file access through SFTP and the panel's file manager, a free MySQL database, a… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Shockbyte — where it wins

  • The Budget line starts at $1.99 for 1 GB, beside a premium DIRT-to-ZEUS ladder
  • 16 locations, including Tokyo, India, São Paulo and Australia
  • A self-serve refund button in the panel works within the first 72 hours

  Where it doesn't

  • Premium plans cost $3.99 per GB at the regular rate
  • Backups are capped at three per client and 15 GB in total
  • Its help centre says Xbox and PlayStation can't join Bedrock servers by IP

• PebbleHost — where it wins

  • Budget costs $1 per GB and Premium $2.25 per GB, with no first-month discounts to decode
  • Premium adds one-click modpacks, daily and hourly backups and four more locations
  • Bedrock runs as vanilla, NukkitX or PocketMine-MP, preinstalled at checkout

  Where it doesn't

  • Budget 1–3 GB plans are billed quarterly, and backup restores cost extra
  • Support runs through Discord and tickets rather than live chat or phone
  • Its help centre says PS4, Switch and Xbox players can't join a server by IP

• Shockbyte9.1/10 · Paid plans · price varies by game

  An established host with $1.99 Budget plans, 16 locations, 2,000+ one-click modpacks and self-serve refunds.

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• PebbleHost8.9/10 · Paid plans · price varies by game

  Pay-by-the-gigabyte hosting at $1 per GB on Budget or $2.25 on Premium, with Bedrock and modpacks covered.

  Visit PebbleHostFull verdict →