Palworld server hosting compared

What makes Palworld different to host?

Palworld's own documentation treats memory as the main risk. Pocketpair's requirements page (8 Nov 2026) recommends 4 or more cores and 16 GB of RAM, and says 8 GB can boot but raises the chance of out-of-memory crashes. For per-player-count sizing, read the Palworld RAM requirements guide; this page does not repeat it.

That is why restart policy matters when you rent. Indifferent Broccoli sells "uncapped RAM", and its terms (updated 28 Oct 2026) say that a server using far more memory than its game and player count call for, "for example because of a memory leak", may be restarted or have its memory limited. Whether Palworld servers grow in memory is covered in the memory-growth guide.

Two more facts shift the shopping list:

• Version. Steam lists a release date of 9 July 2026 (store data, 8 Nov 2026). Some host copy is older: Indifferent Broccoli's Palworld FAQ still says the game is in early access.
• Crossplay. Host Havoc, DatHost and Sparked Host each say Palworld crossplay works. ScalaCube's Palworld page says cross-platform multiplayer is not available. Check your platforms before paying.

30-day claims: Long-run stability, memory growth and month-over-month degradation need a 30-day run on each host. That run has not happened, so this page makes no such claim.

Which hosts sell Palworld, and on what terms?

Six hosts sell Palworld in a form this page could read on 8 November 2026. Prices are as displayed that day; a promotional first month is not the renewal price.

Sources: each host's Palworld page, and for refunds Host Havoc's, DatHost's, ScalaCube's and BisectHosting's terms plus Sparked Host's terms (48-hour guarantee for non-Minecraft games). BisectHosting's Palworld page loads visible prices with JavaScript, and its page description says "from $11.99". ScalaCube's page also shows an unexplained "8 GB RAM, 24/7 - Free - Forever" line and a 20% first-month offer. Shockbyte's price comes from its Palworld page's plan data.

Reading the structures, not the speed:

• Small private world, fixed budget. Slot-priced plans make the cost obvious: 4 players is $9.99/mo at Indifferent Broccoli and $12.00/mo at Host Havoc.
• 16 players or more. Indifferent Broccoli lists $20.99 for 16 and $24.99 for 32. ScalaCube lists $41.59 for 16 players with 16 GB. DatHost's flat plan is cheapest on yearly billing, but its "unlimited" slots carry no stated fair-use limit.
• You want to choose RAM yourself. Sparked Host and ScalaCube sell RAM sizes. Host Havoc's Palworld page does not state a RAM figure per slot count, so ask before assuming one.

What third-party evidence exists for Palworld?

Every public Palworld host comparison read for this page is either written by a host or an affiliate site, and none shows per-host measurements.

MamboServer's two figures are synthetic CPU and disk readings that it reports for Godlike, a host that sells hosting. Test conditions are not stated, and they say nothing about Palworld behaviour. The page also predates the July 2026 1.0 release.

What would GameServerBench measure?

The planned protocol would run the same Palworld save on three or more hosts at 4, 8 and 16 simulated players and log RAM, CPU and ping over 30 days, using the server metrics endpoint Pocketpair documents (serverfps, serverframetime, uptime, metrics docs). None of this has been run, and it is not yet measured. Host terms may restrict automated load, and no host reviewed grants a right to benchmark; see host testing terms.

Next step

Narrow the table with the host picker, check your RAM arithmetic in the server RAM calculator, and weigh a rented server against your own hardware in the rent versus self-host guide. Other games are under all benchmark hubs.