Astroworld vs Shockbyte
Shockbyte is a popular budget Minecraft host. Here is how Astroworld compares on the specs that matter for server performance.
Side by Side
| What differs | Astroworld | Shockbyte |
|---|---|---|
| Price it starts at | €6.99/mo on 24 months, €8.49 on one | From ~$2.50/mo |
| vCPU | 2 vCPU to 18 vCPU | Varies by plan |
| Memory | 4 GB to 96 GB | 1 GB on the lowest tier |
| Storage | NVMe as the standard | SSD |
| Control panel | Pterodactyl | Multicraft |
| DDoS protection | Every plan | Included |
| Locations | 9: 2 EU, 3 US, 3 Asia, 1 AU | Multiple worldwide |
| Support | Ticket and email | Ticket and live chat |
Right-hand column: what that host publishes. It changes without telling us. Middle column: read from our own price list.
What one gigabyte actually runs
Their floor is 1 GB. Ours is 4 GB, which is 4 times as much, and the honest reading of that gap is not that they are cheap but that we do not sell a tier that small. The bottom row of our own memory table already asks 2-4 GB before a single plugin is installed, so 1 GB is a world for two or three people and not much else. The panel is the other half. Multicraft predates Pterodactyl, it is closed source, and its file manager and console are noticeably thinner. If you have run a server before, it was almost certainly on one of these two, and which one your hands already know is worth as much as any row in the table.
The memory guide has those rows in full.
Questions people ask before switching
Do you have anything smaller than 8 GB?
No. Our smallest plan is where we start, so a server that only ever needs a gigabyte is genuinely cheaper elsewhere. We would rather say that than sell you eight.
What is the difference between Pterodactyl and Multicraft?
Pterodactyl is open source and gives you a real file manager, a live console, scheduled tasks and per-server allocations. Multicraft is older and closed. Both start and stop a server fine; the difference shows when you want to dig into files or automate something.
Can I move an existing world over?
Yes. A Minecraft world is a folder, so it uploads through the file manager like anything else. Plugins and their configs come along the same way as long as the server software matches.
Summary
Shockbyte goes lower than we do, and for a two-person world that is a real advantage: nobody should pay for eight gigabytes to play with one friend. What you give up at that price is headroom, and the moment a modpack or a plugin list arrives you are buying it back. We do not sell a tier below our smallest, so if the tiny end is where you live, they are the better fit.
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Our side of every table on this page is read from the price list at build time.