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Citruxhosting vs Shockbyte
Shockbyte is a budget-leaning Minecraft host known for cheap entry-tier RAM and very long-running support tickets.
Citruxhosting vs Shockbyte — side by side
| Feature | Citruxhosting | Shockbyte |
|---|---|---|
| Smallest plan | 2 GB / $4.76 | 1 GB / $2.50 |
| Realistic playable plan | 4–6 GB ($9.52–$14.28) | 4 GB / $10 |
| Panel | Pterodactyl (modern) | Multicraft (legacy) |
| NVMe storage | Add-on / region-dependent | |
| Free DDoS protection | ||
| Free subdomain | ||
| Modpack installer | CurseForge + Modrinth one-click | CurseForge one-click |
| Refund policy | 72-hour money back | 24-hour money back |
| CPU type | AMD EPYC (high single-thread) | Mixed (varies by region) |
Why people switch from Shockbyte to Citruxhosting
Shockbyte’s pitch is “cheap Minecraft hosting,” and on the surface it works — their 1 GB plan is a buck or two cheaper than our entry plan. The reality is that 1 GB is too little RAM to run modern vanilla Minecraft past a few players, let alone Paper plugins or modpacks. So once you bump up to a usable plan, our pricing is competitive or better.
Where Citruxhosting really pulls ahead is the panel. Shockbyte still uses Multicraft — a panel that works, but feels like SourceForge in 2008. Our Pterodactyl-based panel is the same one you’ve seen on dozens of modern hosts, with a real terminal, a tabbed file editor, scheduled tasks, automatic backups, and live process stats.
Support is the other big delta. Shockbyte’s tickets have notoriously long wait times during weekend peaks. We’re smaller, but every ticket is read by a human within minutes during US business hours — we don’t use first-line auto-responders.
Honest disclosure: Shockbyte has been around longer and has more live datacentres today (Brazil, Australia, Germany). If your players are clustered in one of those regions and you can’t wait for our APAC/EU rollout, Shockbyte may give better ping right now. For everyone in North America and most of Europe, we’ll match or beat them on speed and price.
Where Citruxhosting wins
- Modern Pterodactyl panel out of the box — Shockbyte’s Multicraft panel was state-of-the-art… in 2014.
- Faster support response times (their average ticket reply during peak is multi-hour; ours is minutes during the workday).
- NVMe storage on every plan, not just “premium” add-ons.
- Zero gimmicks: no “game mode” add-ons or “dedicated CPU” up-charges to get reasonable performance.
Where Shockbyte still wins
- Shockbyte has a presence in more regions today (Brazil, Australia, Singapore, Germany live).
- Slightly cheaper headline price on the smallest 1 GB plan (we don’t offer 1 GB — it’s genuinely too little RAM for a modern Minecraft server).
Verdict
Pick Citruxhosting for a modern panel, fast support, and honest per-GB pricing. Pick Shockbyte if you specifically need an Australian or Brazilian datacentre today and you don’t mind the legacy panel.
FAQ
Is Citruxhosting cheaper than Shockbyte?
On the comparable 4 GB tier we’re slightly cheaper ($9.52 vs $10) and you get NVMe by default plus a modern panel. Shockbyte’s 1 GB plan is cheaper, but 1 GB isn’t enough RAM to run a modern Minecraft server reliably.
How do I move my Shockbyte server to Citruxhosting?
Download a backup from Shockbyte’s Multicraft panel (the Backups tab), then upload the zip into the Backups section of your Citruxhosting panel and restore. Plugins, world data, and server.properties carry over unchanged.
Will my friends need to update the IP if I switch?
Yes — the IP/port will change. Set a free subdomain (yourname.citruxhosting.gg) and your friends only have to change it once.
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If you don’t prefer it to Shockbyte, we’ll refund your first month — no questions asked.