Value for money
Apexminecrafthosting gives 41% more for your money.
Higher is better
Apexminecrafthosting
6 GB Minecraft, $6.00 a month
89Best value
PingBazaar
Gold Plan, $8.00 a month
79
Scores rise more slowly near the top.
Each part of the plan, scored out of 100 before the price is taken into account.
Higher is better
At a glance
Last updated 2 Nov 2026
- PingBazaar is rated 2.3 out of 5. Apexminecrafthosting has no rating yet.
- PingBazaar has more customer reviews, 6 against 0.
- Apexminecrafthosting has the cheaper base plan, $6.00 against $8.00 a month.
- Apexminecrafthosting did better in our performance test, scoring 703 against 631.
- PingBazaar stayed smooth with more players, 50 against 30.
- Apexminecrafthosting is better value, giving 41% more for the money.
- Apexminecrafthosting leads on 3 of the 4 details with a clear winner.
Overview
Ratings, reviews and the key facts about each provider.
Apexminecrafthosting | PingBazaar | |
|---|---|---|
| Customer Rating | No info | 2.3 / 5 |
| Verified Reviews | 0 reviews | 6 reviewsBetter |
| HostSerp Review | No review yet | 3.2 / 10 |
| Official Website & Support | Visit website | Visit website |
| Based in | United States | UK |
| Operating since | 2020 | 2017 |
| Server locations | US, UK, GE | US, UK |
Game Server Hosting
Plan comparison
Apexminecrafthosting's 6 GB Minecraft against PingBazaar's Gold Plan.
Apexminecrafthosting | PingBazaar | |
|---|---|---|
| Base plan | 6 GB Minecraft | Gold Plan |
| CPU model |  Ryzen 9 7900+26% | Ryzen 7 9800X3D |
| Core count | 5+25% | 4 |
| RAM amount | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| Storage | 20 GB NVMeBetter | 25 GB NVMe |
| Backups | Yes | Yes |
| Dedicated IP | No | YesBetter |
| DDoS Protection | Yes | Yes |
Apexminecrafthosting | PingBazaar | |
|---|---|---|
| First month price | $3.00-25% | $4.00 |
| Renewal price | $6.00-25% | $8.00 |
| Get this plan | Get this plan |
We compare the same plan size on both providers, 6 GB of RAM. The features listed are what the base plan includes, without paid add-ons. Value calculations use the renewal price of each plan.
Performance test
Apexminecrafthosting did better in our performance test, scoring 703 against 631.
Higher is better
Apexminecrafthosting
Smooth up to 30 players
703+11%
PingBazaar
Smooth up to 50 players
631
Each part of the test, scored out of 1000. The overall score is made from these.
Higher is better
How it copes with more players
Players join in steps. Each chart follows one measure, with the numbers beside it.
Tick time
How long the server takes to work out each game tick. It has 50 ms for each one.
Lower is better
| Players | Apexminecrafthosting | PingBazaar |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 10.8 ms | 10 ms |
| 10 | 15.3 ms | 14 ms |
| 20 | 24.6 ms | 20.8 ms |
| 30 | 31.1 ms | 27.3 ms |
| 40 | 41.3 msSlowing down | 33.6 ms |
| 50 | 46 msSlowing down | 40.1 ms |
Slowest ticks
The slowest 5% of ticks, which is what players feel as lag. Past 50 ms, the game starts to stutter.
Lower is better
| Players | Apexminecrafthosting | PingBazaar |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 14.5 ms | 13 ms |
| 10 | 20.9 ms | 16.6 ms |
| 20 | 36.8 ms | 24.4 ms |
| 30 | 41.7 ms | 31.5 ms |
| 40 | 52.6 msSlowing down | 37.6 ms |
| 50 | 59.2 msSlowing down | 44.7 ms |
Main thread load
How busy the single thread that runs the game is. Near 100%, it has nothing left to give.
Lower is better
| Players | Apexminecrafthosting | PingBazaar |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 21% | 20% |
| 10 | 30% | 28% |
| 20 | 48% | 41% |
| 30 | 61% | 54% |
| 40 | 82%Slowing down | 67% |
| 50 | 91%Slowing down | 79% |
TPS
Ticks per second. A healthy server holds 20, and anything lower is the game visibly slowing down.
Higher is better
| Players | Apexminecrafthosting | PingBazaar |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 20 TPS | 20 TPS |
| 10 | 20 TPS | 20 TPS |
| 20 | 20 TPS | 20 TPS |
| 30 | 20 TPS | 20 TPS |
| 40 | 20 TPSSlowing down | 20 TPS |
| 50 | 19.94 TPSSlowing down | 20 TPS |
Measured results
Every number from the test, with the better result marked.
Apexminecrafthosting | PingBazaar | |
|---|---|---|
| Players before slowing down | 30 players | 50 players+67% |
| Tick time with 20 players | 24.6 ms | 20.8 ms-15% |
| Single-core speed | 29,579 ops/s+26% | 23,482 ops/s |
| Multi-core speed | 360,526 ops/s+676% | 46,442 ops/s |
| New chunk generation | 235.6 chunks/s+766% | 27.2 chunks/s |
| Chunk loading | 3,790 chunks/s+548% | 585 chunks/s |
| Disk write speed | 1,888 MB/s+2167% | 83 MB/s |
| Disk read speed | 4,220 MB/s+822% | 458 MB/s |
| Random disk reads | 17,138 IOPS+110% | 8,154 IOPS |
| Memory cleanup pauses | 17.2 ms-45% | 31.5 ms |
Apexminecrafthosting was tested on 1 November 2026. PingBazaar was tested on 2 November 2026. Every server runs the same test with simulated players on the server itself, so these results do not include internet latency. A test shows a server at one moment, and shared hosting can change with what other customers are doing.
Pros and cons
The good
- Easy to use panel
- Great selection of server locations
The bad
- Slow Support respose times
The good
- Fast Support respose times
- Great Control panel
The bad
- No refunds
About Apexminecrafthosting and PingBazaar
PingBazaar is a reseller marketplace where independent 'partner' operators list game server slots at prices starting near $2.50 per GB of RAM. Customers buy through one storefront and panel but land on whichever partner has capacity, with performance, backup policy and attack mitigation varying by partner. Promotional first-term pricing is aggressive and renewal rates are substantially higher.
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