LOW.MS vs Indifferent Broccoli

LMLOW.MS9.2Visit Indifferent Broccoli8.6Visit

Higher score LM LOW.MS #3 in Factorio Server Hosting 9.2/10 5-day refund · cloud backups ✓ 3 of 4 features Visit LOW.MS

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Indifferent Broccoli #7 in Factorio Server Hosting 8.6/10 2-day free trial · price varies by game Free trial✓ 2 of 4 features Visit Broccoli

• LOW.MS fits best

  Megabases that need memory headroom

• Indifferent Broccoli fits best

  Duos and trios who want no memory ceiling

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Side by side

Feature	LMLOW.MS 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Indifferent Broccoli 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.6
Ranking	#3 in Factorio Server Hosting	#7 in Factorio Server Hosting
Best for	Megabases that need memory headroom	Duos and trios who want no memory ceiling
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$8.76/mo	$5.99/mo (best)
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Features LOW.MS 3/4 · Indifferent Broccoli 2/4
Space Age named	✓	✓
One-click mods	Not checked yet	—
Automatic backups	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
DDoS protection	✓	✓
Specs
Price per GB RAM	$0.88/GB/mo	2-day free trial · price varies by game
Priced by	Per slot	Per slot
Entry RAM	10 GB	Not checked yet
Entry slots	50 slots (best)	1 slots
Server locations	12 locations (best)	6 locations
Money-back window	5 days	7 days (best)
Control panel	TCAdmin (in-house panel coming)	Indifferent Broccoli panel (in-house)
Our review
Pros	10 GB behind the cheapest tier, at about $0.18 per slot 24 selectable Steam branches, including the 2.1 experimental line Up to 20 cloud backups per server, and any one can be locked	RAM is uncapped on every tier; you pay for players, not gigabytes Two-day trial without a card, then a 7-day refund window The page names Space Age, and the six-player tier is marked recommended
Cons	The page never describes an in-panel installer for mod-portal mods Still on TCAdmin; the in-house panel is announced, not shipped 12 locations, fewer than the 20-plus the biggest networks list	Six regions is the second-shortest location list in this directory Mods come off the portal through file access, not a panel installer No RAM figure to compare, so price per GB cannot be checked
Our verdict	A Factorio save grows forever. Every belt, bot and chunk of explored map stays in memory, which is why a server that felt fine at hour twenty starts stuttering at hour three hundred. LOW.MS answers that with the largest entry allocation in… Read the review →	Indifferent Broccoli sells Factorio by the head and leaves memory alone. One player is $5.99 a month, two $6.99, four $9.99, six $12.99 and marked as the recommended tier, then $15.99, $18.99, $20.99 and $24.99 as the group grows to… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• LOW.MS — where it wins

  • 10 GB behind the cheapest tier, at about $0.18 per slot
  • 24 selectable Steam branches, including the 2.1 experimental line
  • Up to 20 cloud backups per server, and any one can be locked

  Where it doesn't

  • The page never describes an in-panel installer for mod-portal mods
  • Still on TCAdmin; the in-house panel is announced, not shipped
  • 12 locations, fewer than the 20-plus the biggest networks list

• Indifferent Broccoli — where it wins

  • RAM is uncapped on every tier; you pay for players, not gigabytes
  • Two-day trial without a card, then a 7-day refund window
  • The page names Space Age, and the six-player tier is marked recommended

  Where it doesn't

  • Six regions is the second-shortest location list in this directory
  • Mods come off the portal through file access, not a panel installer
  • No RAM figure to compare, so price per GB cannot be checked

• LMLOW.MS9.2/10 · 5-day refund · cloud backups

  Fifty slots on a 10 GB tier for $8.76, with 24 Steam branches and 20 lockable cloud backups.

  Visit LOW.MSFull verdict →
• Indifferent Broccoli8.6/10 · 2-day free trial · price varies by game

  Player-count pricing from $5.99 with uncapped RAM, a two-day card-free trial and a 7-day refund.

  Visit BroccoliFull verdict →