CraftRift vs PebbleHost
The lowest price per gigabyte, with budget backups kept deliberately basic. PebbleHost now runs a Singapore location and prices from $1 per GB of RAM, which makes it the cheapest way to buy memory on this page. The trade-off sits in what a budget server can do with its backups and where support happens.
Check their side yourself: visit PebbleHost.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | CraftRift | PebbleHost |
|---|---|---|
| Starting Price | $3/mo | $1/GB |
| SEA Latency | 10-70ms measured | Singapore location, not measured by us |
| Low-Ping SEA Node | Yes | Yes |
| Dedicated Resources | Yes | Not stated |
| Unlimited Players | Yes | Not stated |
| Panel | Built-in customer area | PebbleHost Game Panel (custom built) |
| DDoS Protection | Yes | Yes |
Who Should Choose What
Who Should Choose PebbleHost
- Owners who want the lowest price per GB of RAM and are happy with Discord as the support channel
- Priced from $1 per GB of RAM
- Runs a Singapore location for Minecraft
- Discord support with a stated average reply time under 30 minutes
Who Should Choose CraftRift
- Owners who want to restore a backup themselves, since PebbleHost documents a budget restore as a billing ticket rather than a button
- Communities that want more than 2 manual backup slots on the cheapest tier
- Anyone who wants the plan page to state what CPU the server gets, which PebbleHost's plan pages do not
- Owners who prefer email and in-app tickets to Discord as the support channel
Where PebbleHost Falls Short
Budget servers get up to 2 manual backup slots kept for 7 days, against 4 on premium
Restoring a budget backup goes through a billing ticket rather than one click
The plan pages do not state whether the CPU is allocated to your server alone
Our Honest Verdict
PebbleHost at $1 per GB of RAM is the cheapest way to buy memory on this page, and for a big modpack that needs a lot of it, that maths is hard to beat. It runs a Singapore location for Minecraft, it has its own game panel, and its Discord support states an average reply under 30 minutes, which is faster than we promise. If you live in Discord anyway and you want the most gigabytes per dollar, that is a coherent choice.
Where it gets uncomfortable is the day something breaks. PebbleHost documents budget servers as having up to 2 manual backup slots kept for 7 days, and restoring one goes through a billing ticket with owner confirmation rather than a button you press at 11pm. Its plan pages also do not say whether the CPU is yours alone. Our Plus plan at $10 a month gives 4 GB of RAM, a full core allocated to your server, and 20 GB of SSD storage, with daily backups you restore or download yourself from the CraftRift control panel. Support is email and in-app tickets, answered within 12 hours, if a Discord-only channel is not what you want.
Moving over means downloading your world from the PebbleHost panel, or requesting an export link, then uploading it in our file manager or over SFTP and telling your players the new address.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is PebbleHost cheaper than CraftRift?
On the monthly figure, usually yes. PebbleHost prices from $1 per GB of RAM, while CraftRift plans start at $3 a month. What CraftRift adds is CPU and RAM allocated to your server, daily backups you can download yourself, and a customer area with one-click Modrinth plugins, crash alerts, shared access, and a public status page.
Does PebbleHost have Singapore servers?
Yes. PebbleHost runs a Singapore location for Minecraft, which is a change from the US and EU only lineup it had a year ago. CraftRift runs Southeast Asia servers, with players measuring 10-30ms from Indonesia, 20-35ms from Singapore, and 40-70ms from the Philippines and Vietnam.
How many backups does PebbleHost keep?
Its documentation states that budget servers can create up to 2 manual backups and premium servers up to 4, kept for 7 days. Restoring a budget backup means filing a billing ticket with owner confirmation, or asking for a temporary download link. CraftRift keeps daily automatic backups and lets you download a world from the customer area whenever you want.
Where does PebbleHost support happen?
PebbleHost runs support through Discord and states an average reply time under 30 minutes. CraftRift answers email and in-app tickets. If you want a support channel that is not Discord, that is a real difference between the two.
Can I migrate from PebbleHost to CraftRift?
Yes. Download your world from the PebbleHost panel or request an export link, then upload it in the CraftRift file manager or over SFTP.
Not the Cheapest, Not Trying To Be
From $3/mo: CPU and RAM allocated per server, daily backups with world download, one-click Modrinth plugins, crash alerts by email, shared access, and a public status page.