Best Palworld server hosting: how to choose

Three ways to run a Palworld server

Before you compare hosts, it’s worth knowing you might not need one. Here is how the three ways to play Palworld with friends compare.

What to look for in a Palworld host

These are the things that matter for Palworld in particular. Each one says why, links the guide with the details, and says honestly what Wilderack does about it.

1. 16 GB of RAM, or a good reason for less

   Pocketpair recommends 16 GB for a Palworld server, and 32 GB for bigger ones. A server starts on 8 GB, but Pocketpair warns it is more likely to crash from running out of memory. Palworld server performance and RAM

   YesOn Wilderack: Plans are sold by RAM, not player slots. We recommend World tree 16 GB, and our smallest Palworld plan is Grove 8 GB.

2. A daily restart

   Palworld’s memory use grows the longer the server runs. A restart brings it back down. Palworld server performance and RAM

   YesOn Wilderack: Every new Palworld server restarts at 05:00 server time each day, with warnings in chat. Move or remove it in Schedules.

3. Crossplay for Xbox and PS5 friends

   Palworld servers work across Steam, Xbox, PS5 and Mac. Console players can’t type an address, so they find your server in the community server list. How to join your Palworld server

   With a catchOn Wilderack: Turn on crossplay in Settings and the server is listed. A sleeping server drops out of that list, so console friends open your wake link first, or you keep it awake.

4. A way to bring your co-op world

   A single-player or co-op world can move to a server, but the co-op host’s character gets a new ID and starts again. Palworld server backups and saves

   YesOn Wilderack: Upload it in Games, Bring your world. Our backups guide explains the host’s character and the community tools that move it.

5. Backups you can restore yourself

   Palworld keeps the whole world in one save folder, so a bad save or a broken setting can cost the group everything it built. Palworld server backups and saves

   YesOn Wilderack: A safe copy every time the server sleeps and every 10 minutes while it runs. Restore or download any of them.

6. Mods, if your group wants them

   Pocketpair says server-side mods only work on the Windows version of the dedicated server. Palworld server mods on 1.0

   Not yetOn Wilderack: Not yet. We run the Linux server, so our Palworld servers have no mods until Pocketpair supports them there.

What a cheap Palworld server costs

A cheap server is one with enough memory for your group, not the lowest price on a page. These are the plans we sell for Palworld, with the group size each one suits.

Monthly plans renew at the price shown, and you can cancel any time. A 3-day pass is a one-time payment that doesn’t renew. Prices in US dollars + applicable taxes.

Pocketpair’s advice is why we recommend World tree 16 GB. A smaller plan runs Palworld for a few friends, but a server near its memory limit is the one that crashes, so keep the daily restart on and size up for a bigger group.

Part of why the price is low: your server naps when nobody is playing, so you don’t pay for hours of an empty world. Your world and settings stay exactly as you left them.

Where Wilderack falls short

No host is right for every group. These are the reasons we might not be the one for yours.

• We aren’t open yet. Join the waitlist and we’ll email you the day orders open.
• No mods yet, because we run the Linux server and Pocketpair only supports server mods on Windows.
• Console friends can’t wake a sleeping server from the community list. They need your wake link, or you keep the server awake.
• Two regions so far: Europe and US East. Groups in Asia, Oceania or South America will have higher ping than with a host nearby.
• We are new, so we can’t show you years of uptime yet. A 3-day pass is the cheap way to try us first.

How we checked

The facts about Palworld come from our own Palworld guides, which our team checks against Pocketpair’s documentation and patch notes, listed under Sources below. The facts about Wilderack come from our plans and the panel. Prices are read from our price list when this page is built, so they match the plans page. If something here is out of date, email support@wilderack.com and we will fix it.