PebbleHost vs Bloom.host

PebbleHost8.9Visit Bloom.host8.4Visit

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

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Bloom.host #9 in Minecraft Server Hosting 8.4/10 Paid plans · price varies by game ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Bloom.host

• PebbleHost fits best

  Players who want the lowest price per gigabyte

• Bloom.host fits best

  Growing Java communities that need steady CPU time

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Side by side

Feature	PebbleHost 8.9/10 Visit ↗	Bloom.host 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.9	8.4
Ranking	#5 in Minecraft Server Hosting	#9 in Minecraft Server Hosting
Best for	Players who want the lowest price per gigabyte	Growing Java communities that need steady CPU time
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$1/mo (best)	$12/mo
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Features PebbleHost 4/4 · Bloom.host 4/4
Bedrock support	✓	✓
One-click modpacks	✓	✓
Custom modpack upload	✓	✓
Automatic backups	✓	✓
Specs
Price per GB RAM	$1/GB/mo (best)	$3/GB/mo
Server locations	7 locations (best)	6 locations
Money-back window	3 days	3 days
Our review
Pros	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	Performance plans reserve dedicated cores, from 2 at 8 GB to 8 at 32 GB Free Borg incremental backups that mount straight into the file manager Server Splitter turns one plan into extra servers, bots or web apps
Cons	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	No Bedrock server type; Bedrock players join Java servers through Geyser Entry is $12 for 4 GB on shared cores, and the Essentials tier can't split Six locations, and Singapore is reserved for Performance+ plans
Our verdict	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 →	Bloom.host, the trading name of AME Hosting, LLC, is a Minecraft-focused host that owns its hardware in every location except Germany and runs its own control panel, DuckPanel. The panel adds a server splitter, a server and database… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• 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

• Bloom.host — where it wins

  • Performance plans reserve dedicated cores, from 2 at 8 GB to 8 at 32 GB
  • Free Borg incremental backups that mount straight into the file manager
  • Server Splitter turns one plan into extra servers, bots or web apps

  Where it doesn't

  • No Bedrock server type; Bedrock players join Java servers through Geyser
  • Entry is $12 for 4 GB on shared cores, and the Essentials tier can't split
  • Six locations, and Singapore is reserved for Performance+ plans

• 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 →
• Bloom.host8.4/10 · Paid plans · price varies by game

  Performance plans get dedicated cores on hardware Bloom owns, managed in DuckPanel with a server splitter.

  Visit Bloom.hostFull verdict →