PowerupStack
Plan
- PowerupStack Premium 6 GB
- PowerupStack Premium 6 GB
- exaroton 6 GB
- exaroton 6 GB
Minecraft hosting comparisons
exaroton vs PowerupStack
Both providers charge for online compute, but PowerupStack adds a monthly cap, managed backups, SFTP, larger storage limits, more regions, and additional network ports.
PowerupStack: Freemium
exaroton: Paid only
Reviewed August 28, 2026
Compute cost comparison
PowerupStack €6.23 vs exaroton €5.20 for about 87 hours/month. Storage extra.
Choose PowerupStack if
Up to 200 GB storage and a capped monthly compute bill
Seven managed daily backups, SFTP, and up to 20 paid network ports
• A higher hourly compute rate for brief sessions
• Storage is billed separately while files remain available
Choose exaroton if
A lower 6 GB hourly rate with exact fractional-hour billing and AutoStart
exaroton tradeoffsA hard 10 GB storage limit can severely restrict map size
One port means Geyser and voice chat cannot run together
Only a web file manager; no SFTP access
Equal-RAM paid comparison
6 GB plans: full monthly price and specifications
Use the controls below to compare the full regular competitor monthly rate at different runtimes. PowerupStack uses credits; euro estimates exclude VAT, and storage is billed separately while files remain available. Any headline percentage compares compute only for the selected runtime; the estimator includes selected storage.
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Change runtime and storage. PowerupStack compute is capped monthly.
GB, up to 200 GB
PowerupStack Premium 6 GB
Compute
€6.23
Storage (4 GB × €0.10)
€0.40
Estimated total
€6.63
exaroton
€5.20
Calculated from the published online hourly rate.
Lower estimated total: exaroton
Headline percentages compare compute only. Estimates exclude VAT and optional extras.
| Specification | PowerupStack Premium 6 GB | exaroton 6 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Plan | PowerupStack Premium 6 GB | exaroton 6 GB |
| RAM | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| Full monthly price | 1,750 credits (€17.50 before VAT) monthly compute cap | No fixed monthly plan; €0.06/hour, or €43.20 for 30 days continuously online |
| On-demand price | Yes, 7.186859 credits (€0.0719 before VAT) per online hour | Yes, 1 credit (€0.01) per GB of RAM per hour with fractional-hour billing |
| CPU and hardware | 1.75 vCPU quota; bursts to 4 vCPU total on AMD Ryzen 9 9950X depending on region, with DDR5 memory | 2 shared CPU cores at 6 GB; Ryzen 9 9950X or similar with DDR5, but the assigned model is not guaranteed. PowerupStack uses the same Ryzen 9 9950X and provides higher CPU burst capacity |
| Storage | 10 credits (€0.10 before VAT) per GB/month, up to 200 GB; seven daily backups included | 10 GB hard maximum; 10 credits (€0.10) per month when running charges do not offset the storage fee Major disadvantage |
| Backups | Seven managed daily backups included on every paid plan; additional manual backups are available for an extra charge | Automatic and manual backups stored only in the customer's linked Google Drive, OneDrive, or Dropbox Disadvantage |
| DDoS protection | Included | Included |
| Monthly pricing | No fixed subscription; online compute accumulates only to the monthly cap | No fixed subscription and no monthly compute cap |
| File access | Web file manager and SFTP access | Web file manager only; no FTP or SFTP access Major disadvantage |
| Server regions | 2 (Europe, North America) | Europe and North America Disadvantage |
| Network ports | Up to 20 on paid plans; enough for Geyser, voice chat, Votifier, Dynmap, and other supported services | One server port with no additional allocations; Geyser and voice chat cannot run together Major disadvantage |
| Customizing predefined modpacks | The pack is installed directly into the server, so its permitted files and configuration can be customized | Supported predefined packs cannot have individual mods or configuration added or changed Major disadvantage |
RAM
- PowerupStack Premium 6 GB
- 6 GB
- exaroton 6 GB
- 6 GB
Full monthly price
- PowerupStack Premium 6 GB
- 1,750 credits (€17.50 before VAT) monthly compute cap
- exaroton 6 GB
- No fixed monthly plan; €0.06/hour, or €43.20 for 30 days continuously online
On-demand price
- PowerupStack Premium 6 GB
- Yes, 7.186859 credits (€0.0719 before VAT) per online hour
- exaroton 6 GB
- Yes, 1 credit (€0.01) per GB of RAM per hour with fractional-hour billing
CPU and hardware
- PowerupStack Premium 6 GB
- 1.75 vCPU quota; bursts to 4 vCPU total on AMD Ryzen 9 9950X depending on region, with DDR5 memory
- exaroton 6 GB
- 2 shared CPU cores at 6 GB; Ryzen 9 9950X or similar with DDR5, but the assigned model is not guaranteed. PowerupStack uses the same Ryzen 9 9950X and provides higher CPU burst capacity
Storage
- PowerupStack Premium 6 GB
- 10 credits (€0.10 before VAT) per GB/month, up to 200 GB; seven daily backups included
- exaroton 6 GB
- 10 GB hard maximum; 10 credits (€0.10) per month when running charges do not offset the storage fee
Major disadvantage
Backups
- PowerupStack Premium 6 GB
- Seven managed daily backups included on every paid plan; additional manual backups are available for an extra charge
- exaroton 6 GB
- Automatic and manual backups stored only in the customer's linked Google Drive, OneDrive, or Dropbox
Disadvantage
DDoS protection
- PowerupStack Premium 6 GB
- Included
- exaroton 6 GB
- Included
Monthly pricing
- PowerupStack Premium 6 GB
- No fixed subscription; online compute accumulates only to the monthly cap
- exaroton 6 GB
- No fixed subscription and no monthly compute cap
File access
- PowerupStack Premium 6 GB
- Web file manager and SFTP access
- exaroton 6 GB
- Web file manager only; no FTP or SFTP access
Major disadvantage
Server regions
- PowerupStack Premium 6 GB
- 2 (Europe, North America)
- exaroton 6 GB
- Europe and North America
Disadvantage
Network ports
- PowerupStack Premium 6 GB
- Up to 20 on paid plans; enough for Geyser, voice chat, Votifier, Dynmap, and other supported services
- exaroton 6 GB
- One server port with no additional allocations; Geyser and voice chat cannot run together
Major disadvantage
Customizing predefined modpacks
- PowerupStack Premium 6 GB
- The pack is installed directly into the server, so its permitted files and configuration can be customized
- exaroton 6 GB
- Supported predefined packs cannot have individual mods or configuration added or changed
Major disadvantage
On-demand freedom with a monthly safety net
On-demand capacity must be funded all day although usage clusters around peak hours, which helps explain higher hourly rates. exaroton has no monthly cap and keeps that rate for the entire month: 6 GB costs €43.20 for 30 continuous days. PowerupStack automatically stops accrued compute at its monthly price. exaroton's lower hourly rate can still cost less for brief sessions.
Which pay-as-you-go host should you choose?
Choose exaroton for brief sessions that benefit from its lower 6 GB hourly rate, fractional billing, and automation. Choose PowerupStack for continuous use, worlds beyond 10 GB, managed backups, SFTP, or additional ports. Both publish modern Ryzen-based hardware.
Common questions
exaroton vs PowerupStack FAQ
exaroton's 6 GB hourly rate is lower. PowerupStack adds a monthly compute cap, so exaroton can be cheaper for short sessions while PowerupStack can be cheaper for a server that remains online for much of a 30-day month. PowerupStack storage is billed separately.
No. exaroton documents a hard 10 GB maximum caused by how it moves server data when starting and stopping. PowerupStack Premium permits up to 200 GB of separately billed storage.
No. exaroton provides one port per server, and both Geyser and voice chat require a UDP port. PowerupStack offers up to two ports on free Minecraft servers and up to 20 on paid plans.
No. exaroton provides file access through its web file manager but does not offer FTP or SFTP. PowerupStack provides both a web file manager and SFTP access.
Last reviewed August 28, 2026.
- exaroton: Pricing and 10 GB storage limit
- exaroton: Allocated resources and hardware
- exaroton: Server regions
- exaroton: Creating and restoring backups
- exaroton: Installing predefined modpacks
- exaroton: Geyser and UDP port limitation
- exaroton: Uploading files and FTP access
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