Hytale server hosting compared

How settled is Hytale, and what does that mean for a host?

Hytale entered Early Access on 13 January 2026 and has shipped numbered updates since, so any host's launch-week advice may be out of date. Hytale's official site says it is available now and describes an Early Access release; the news page (8 Nov 2026) shows Update 5 with server discovery for community servers, Update 6 notes from 27 August, "Chapter I: Out of the Breach" with Update 7 on 12 October, hotfix 0.7.3 on 21 October and Update 8 pre-release notes on 22 October.

The official Server Manual (marked updated 12 Oct 2026) says a server needs at least 4 GB of memory and Java 25, runs on x64 or arm64, uses QUIC over UDP port 5520, and that RAM use "heavily depends on player behavior" with view distance as the main driver. It gives no RAM figure per player count. For the figures hosts publish, see the Hytale requirements guide.

Hosts lag the game. Host Havoc's Hytale page tells owners to lower MaxViewRadius "from the default 32" to 12 chunks, while the manual talks about 384 blocks and calls that both the recommended limit and the default. Indifferent Broccoli's Hytale page still calls the game "upcoming" in one paragraph and says a small server needs "a minimum of 4GB RAM" while selling a 3 GB plan. Treat host copy as dated and ask which build the host runs.

Which hosts sell Hytale, and on what terms?

Plan structures differ more for Hytale than for any other game on this site, because DatHost's FAQ says the official slot count "hasn't been published".

Host Havoc's own page lists the 4 to 16 slot range in one place and per-plan player counts in another. DatHost's page says the official slot count "hasn't been published". Sparked Host's 48-hour guarantee applies to non-Minecraft games per its terms.

Fit, by plan structure:

• Two to six friends who may drop it: the cheapest entries are Sparked Host's 4 GB ($8.80) and Indifferent Broccoli's 3 GB ($9.99, with a free trial). The 3 GB plan is below the manual's 4 GB floor, so confirm what the host means by it.
• Wanting a refund window to test a real session: DatHost (14 days) and the 7-day windows at ScalaCube and Indifferent Broccoli give more time than the 48 and 72 hours elsewhere.
• Larger public community: published structures run from Host Havoc's 20-player 16 GB plan to ScalaCube's 30-player 9 GB plan to DatHost's flat plan; none states a measured ceiling.

What third-party evidence exists for Hytale?

Almost none exists beyond host marketing, and none of it is measured. Host Havoc's ranking of Hytale hosts was posted 15 January 2026, two days after Early Access began, and puts Host Havoc first. It describes Nitrado as an official launch server partner of Hypixel Studios, which is Host Havoc's statement that this page did not confirm. No independent comparison with per-host Hytale figures was found, and the official manual contains no benchmark.

What would GameServerBench measure?

The planned protocol would log memory, CPU, bandwidth and tick behaviour on a fixed Hytale build with reproducible simulated players, at a set view distance, recording the build number and date with each run. It is not yet measured, and whether it can be reproducible depends on the game's server software staying stable between updates. Host terms may restrict automated load; no host reviewed grants a right to benchmark.

Next step

Narrow the table with the host picker, add Java overhead in the server RAM calculator, and see other benchmark hubs.