Shockbyte vs Bloom.host

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

• Shockbyte fits best

  Groups that want an established host with cheap entry plans

• Bloom.host fits best

  Growing Java communities that need steady CPU time

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Side by side

Feature	Shockbyte 9.1/10 Visit ↗	Bloom.host 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	8.4
Ranking	#4 in Minecraft Server Hosting	#9 in Minecraft Server Hosting
Best for	Groups that want an established host with cheap entry plans	Growing Java communities that need steady CPU time
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$1.99/mo (best)	$12/mo
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Features Shockbyte 4/4 · Bloom.host 4/4
Bedrock support	✓	✓
One-click modpacks	✓	✓
Custom modpack upload	✓	✓
Automatic backups	✓	✓
Specs
Price per GB RAM	$1.99/GB/mo (best)	$3/GB/mo
Server locations	16 locations (best)	6 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	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	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	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	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 →	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

• 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

• 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

• 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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• 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 →