PowerupStack
Plan
- PowerupStack Premium 6 GB
- PowerupStack Premium 6 GB
- PebbleHost Premium 6 GB
- PebbleHost Premium 6 GB
Minecraft hosting comparisons
PebbleHost vs PowerupStack
PebbleHost is known for inexpensive fixed-price Budget plans and a faster Premium line. PowerupStack also separates hardware tiers, but adds a free tier and paid compute that follows online time.
PowerupStack: Freemium
PebbleHost: Paid only
Reviewed August 28, 2026
Choose PowerupStack if
Permanent free tier and compute billed only while online
Seven managed daily backups included with paid storage
• Storage is billed separately while files remain available
• A newer platform with a smaller one-click modpack catalog than PebbleHost
Choose PebbleHost if
A low fixed 6 GB price with strong published Premium hardware
PebbleHost tradeoffsNo on-demand billing for offline time
The fair-use policy does not state a clear storage limit
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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| Specification | PowerupStack Premium 6 GB | PebbleHost Premium 6 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Plan | PowerupStack Premium 6 GB | PebbleHost Premium 6 GB |
| RAM | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| Full monthly price | 1,750 credits (€17.50 before VAT) monthly compute cap | $13.50/month |
| On-demand price | Yes, 7.186859 credits (€0.0719 before VAT) per online hour | No |
| CPU and hardware | 1.75 vCPU quota; bursts to 4 vCPU total on AMD Ryzen 9 9950X depending on region, with DDR5 memory | Region-specific models are published, including Ryzen 9 9950X3D, Ryzen 9 9900X, Ryzen 9 7950X, and EPYC 4465P/4244P with DDR5 |
| Storage | 10 credits (€0.10 before VAT) per GB/month, up to 200 GB; seven daily backups included | Advertised as unmetered NVMe storage, but fair-use rules and available node space still apply; no specific storage limit is stated Transparency concern |
| Backups | Seven managed daily backups included on every paid plan; additional manual backups are available for an extra charge | Two manual backups included with seven-day retention; seven daily automatic backups cost an additional $1.75/month |
| DDoS protection | Included | Included |
| Monthly pricing | No fixed subscription; online compute accumulates only to the monthly cap | Yes, fixed monthly subscription |
RAM
- PowerupStack Premium 6 GB
- 6 GB
- PebbleHost Premium 6 GB
- 6 GB
Full monthly price
- PowerupStack Premium 6 GB
- 1,750 credits (€17.50 before VAT) monthly compute cap
- PebbleHost Premium 6 GB
- $13.50/month
On-demand price
- PowerupStack Premium 6 GB
- Yes, 7.186859 credits (€0.0719 before VAT) per online hour
- PebbleHost Premium 6 GB
- No
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
- PebbleHost Premium 6 GB
- Region-specific models are published, including Ryzen 9 9950X3D, Ryzen 9 9900X, Ryzen 9 7950X, and EPYC 4465P/4244P with DDR5
Storage
- PowerupStack Premium 6 GB
- 10 credits (€0.10 before VAT) per GB/month, up to 200 GB; seven daily backups included
- PebbleHost Premium 6 GB
- Advertised as unmetered NVMe storage, but fair-use rules and available node space still apply; no specific storage limit is stated
Transparency concern
Backups
- PowerupStack Premium 6 GB
- Seven managed daily backups included on every paid plan; additional manual backups are available for an extra charge
- PebbleHost Premium 6 GB
- Two manual backups included with seven-day retention; seven daily automatic backups cost an additional $1.75/month
DDoS protection
- PowerupStack Premium 6 GB
- Included
- PebbleHost Premium 6 GB
- Included
Monthly pricing
- PowerupStack Premium 6 GB
- No fixed subscription; online compute accumulates only to the monthly cap
- PebbleHost Premium 6 GB
- Yes, fixed monthly subscription
Pay around the hours you actually play
Most groups play only a few hours per day or week. PowerupStack bills compute while online, with a monthly cap, instead of a fixed 24/7 subscription. Scale up for a busy event and back down afterward; the higher rate applies only while needed. Storage is billed separately.
Should you choose PebbleHost or PowerupStack?
Choose PowerupStack when a free start, on-demand compute, or the same seven-backup policy across paid tiers is most useful. Choose PebbleHost when its very low advertised Budget price per GB, unmetered fair-use disk, broad modpack installer, or Premium location network provides the better fixed monthly package. Both offer multiple performance tiers, 24/7 paid uptime, broad file management, DDoS protection, databases, and global regions.
Common questions
PebbleHost vs PowerupStack FAQ
PebbleHost advertises a very low fixed Budget price per GB. PowerupStack can reduce compute cost when a server is offline but bills storage separately. The answer depends on online hours, RAM, processor tier, location, backup requirements, and billing term.
Yes. PebbleHost provides custom JAR uploads and advertises 12,000 one-click modpacks on Premium. PowerupStack paid plans also allow file and custom JAR uploads, with Workshop installs and SFTP.
PebbleHost includes two manual backups with seven-day retention. Seven daily automatic backups cost an additional $1.75 per month. PowerupStack paid storage includes seven managed daily backups.
Last reviewed August 28, 2026.
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