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The cheap sticker price is real — so are the refund threads

Shockbyte is a long-running Australian budget host (Melbourne HQ) that prices by RAM and runs your server always-on. The sticker price is genuinely low; the friction, per the loudest r/admincraft threads, tends to show up at refund and ticket time.

Last updated 15 June 2026 · prices re-checked 15 June 2026

▎ THE VERDICT ▎

Stay on Shockbyte if you want the lowest possible sticker price, are happy to run always-on, self-manage, and commit to a long prepaid year. Switch to ChunkyHost if you would rather be billed only while you actually play, want prorated refunds and one-click cancel with no dark patterns, and want plans priced by real performance instead of a RAM upsell.

When Shockbyte is the better choice

  • You want the rock-bottom sticker price above all else and will run the box always-on.
  • You are comfortable self-managing and do not need much hand-holding from support.
  • You specifically want a long prepaid yearly commitment to lock in the lowest monthly rate.

Shockbyte vs ChunkyHost

Shockbyte ChunkyHost
Billing model Always-on; billed 24/7 even when empty Hibernation — billed only for active play; $0 while idle
Price Budget, RAM-priced From $4/mo vanilla ($12 modded) · yearly −30%
Plan structure Tiered by RAM By performance; dedicated vCPU on GOLD+ (lower tiers shared vCPU)
Refunds & cancel Refund/cancel friction reported by users Prorated refunds + one-click cancel anytime; no dark patterns
Hardware Sydney / Melbourne metal Ryzen 9 7950X3D 5.7GHz, DDR5 ECC, Gen-4 NVMe RAID-1
AU coverage Sydney, Melbourne Sydney, Melbourne, Perth (+ US/EU/Japan/Brazil)
Performance visibility No live TPS/MSPT graphs Live TPS/MSPT graphs (Spark + Pufferfish)

Where Shockbyte falls short

How switching works

Switching is one click: ChunkyHost auto-imports worlds from Shockbyte (as well as Apex, BisectHosting and Aternos). Point us at your world and we mirror it — no manual zip-and-upload.

FAQ

Is ChunkyHost cheaper than Shockbyte?
Not always on sticker price — Shockbyte competes hard on the lowest prepaid yearly rate. ChunkyHost starts at $4/mo (vanilla) with 30% off yearly, but the real saving is hibernation: the server sleeps when empty and you are billed only for active play, so a part-time server often costs less in practice.
How do refunds and cancellation work on ChunkyHost?
Cancel anytime in one click — no retention maze — and unused time is prorated back to you. If your first server is not online within 60 seconds you get a 100% refund (our median deploy is 41 seconds).
Will I lose my Shockbyte world if I switch?
No. We auto-import your Shockbyte world in one click, and you can download a copy from the in-browser file manager anytime.
Do I have to pick a RAM plan?
No. ChunkyHost plans are sized by real performance rather than a RAM number, so you are not upsold headroom you never touch. Live TPS and MSPT graphs (Spark + Pufferfish) show exactly how your server is performing.
Is ChunkyHost available in Australia?
Yes — like Shockbyte we run Australian metal, with nodes in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth, plus US, EU, Japan and Brazil. Geyser lets Bedrock and phone friends join too.

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