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EVLBOX hosts game servers, dedicated servers, websites, and so much more, with friendly support and other customer loved features and benefits. - evlbox.com

· 1 month ago

Solid, cheap pick for hobbyist game servers and small VPS if you're comfortable with a small host. Not for business-critical hosting, hourly billing needs, or anyone wanting deep EU coverage.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 12+ public sources; depth limited by a small review base (22 Trustpilot reviews).

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support quality
  • Security posture

Pricing

$13.69/mo

Minecraft hosting

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
VPS$12/vCPU

Best for

  • Hobbyist Minecraft and Palworld server owners
  • Budget VPS buyers
  • Small gaming communities in the US

Not for

  • Business-critical production workloads
  • Teams needing hourly VPS billing
  • Users wanting strong EU or global coverage
  • Buyers wanting long review histories or enterprise SLAs

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Minecraft Los Angeles location adds a $2/month surcharge

medium

Docs acknowledge a reported security issue in a remote-control service for in-game management

low

Short 7-day money-back window

low

Promo sites advertise deals but list zero verified coupon codes

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Diverse low-cost lineup: game, VPS, dedicated, web hosting
  • 4/5 on Trustpilot across 22 reviews
  • DDoS protection included across all server locations
  • Free backups, NVMe SSD, MySQL database on Minecraft plans
  • 7-day money-back guarantee

Cons

  • Tiny review base: just 22 Trustpilot reviews
  • No hourly VPS billing; monthly only
  • Only one EU location; coverage skews US
  • No public security page
  • Reddit users report migrating Palworld saves to other hosts

Sources & method

- 12 sources - Gridinsoft rates evlbox.com legitimate at 79/100 trust; DDoS protection and MFA are documented, but there is no security page.

official x3review x8security x1
  • Remote-control service flagged in own docs, EVLBOX's StarRupture docs note the in-game management interface uses a remote-control service with a reported security issue.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 4/5

    Rating

  • $13.69/mo

    Starting price

  • 12

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 4/5. Repeatedly described as low-cost with many features
  • Ease of use: 4/5. One-click setup, built-in mod loader
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Games, VPS, dedicated, web; DDoS, backups, MFA
  • Support quality: 3/5. Friendly support claimed; tiny 22-review base
  • Security posture: 3/5. DDoS and MFA docs; no public security page
  • 4/5 Trustpilot rating 22 reviews; site claims 4.6
  • $13.69/mo Starting price Minecraft plan; +$2 LA surcharge
  • 2011 Founded as EVL Gaming
  • 6 Server regions 5 US, 1 EU

Pricing

Minecraft hosting

$13.69/mo

  • 1 backup slot + 1 MySQL database
  • Passive + active DDoS protection
  • +$2/mo Los Angeles surcharge

VPS

$12/vCPU

  • 4GB RAM per vCPU, AMD
  • Dedicated (non-shared) CPU
  • No hourly billing

Security

Gridinsoft rates evlbox.com legitimate at 79/100 trust; DDoS protection and MFA are documented, but there is no security page.

  • Remote-control service flagged in own docsEVLBOX's StarRupture docs note the in-game management interface uses a remote-control service with a reported security issue.⁸

What users say

The review base is small but positive (4/5 on Trustpilot), while Reddit threads show users migrating Palworld servers both from and to EVLBOX.

“Copied the Saved/SaveGames/0/ folder from the current hosting service (evlbox) into Saved/SaveGames/0/ on the new hosting service”
Reddit, r/Palworld
“Going linux to linux from evlbox to bisecthosting.”
Reddit, r/Palworld

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Full analysis

Based on 12+ public sources; depth limited by a small review base (22 Trustpilot reviews).

Cheap, small, well-liked host for game servers and VPS. Great for hobby servers, risky for business-critical hosting.

Methodology

Based on 12+ public sources; depth limited by a small review base (22 Trustpilot reviews).

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. Trustpilot reviews of evlbox.comtrustpilot.com
    review
  2. EVLBOX Review - VPSBenchmarksvpsbenchmarks.com
    review
  3. EVLBOX vs OVHcloud - VPSBenchmarksvpsbenchmarks.com
    review
  4. EVLBOX Instance Types - VPSBenchmarksvpsbenchmarks.com
    review
  5. EVLBOX Game & VPS Hosting - BuiltByBitbuiltbybit.com
    review
  6. Minecraft Server Hosting - EVLBOXevlbox.com
    official
  7. Team Fortress 2 Server Hosting - EVLBOXevlbox.com
    official
  8. StarRupture Manage Server docs - EVLBOXevlbox.com
    official
  9. Evlbox.com Trust Score 79/100 - Gridinsoftgridinsoft.com
    security
  10. Dedicated Server Save Transfer - Reddit r/Palworldreddit.com
    review
  11. Transferring save from one dedicated server host to another - Reddit r/Palworldreddit.com
    review
  12. EVLBOX details - Serchenserchen.co.uk
    review

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