Why pay G-Portal all month when your group only plays on weekends?
With G-Portal, the subscription runs 730 hours a month with auto-renewal, even during weeks or months without playing. On TickServ, €0 between gaming seasons, automatic shutdown as soon as you leave, and pay-by-the-hour: from €0.02/h.
G-Portal vs TickServ: feature-by-feature comparison
| Feature | G-Portal | TickServ |
|---|---|---|
| Billing model | Fixed monthly plan with auto-renewal | Pay-as-you-go hourly billing from prepaid wallet |
| Server offline (idle) | Billed 24/7 (charges never pause) | €0 (auto-shutdown as soon as the server empties) |
| Player slots | Enforced slot tiers (e.g. min 10 slots) | Unlimited (up to game and RAM capacity) |
| Commitment & cancellation | Automatic monthly renewal by default | Zero lock-in, no subscription, cancel anytime |
| World save & pauses | Lost after expiration if not downloaded or renewed | €0 during break months: world kept for free on Cloudflare R2 |
| Best suited for | 24/7 public community servers | Private friend groups (3–20 hrs/week: 70–90% savings) |
Real-world example: A team playing Palworld or Enshrouded
Typical playtime: two 3-hour sessions per week (~26 hours per month).
With G-Portal (10 slots)
~€14.00 / month
Billed 24/7 for 730 allocated hours, even during weekdays and nights when no one plays.
With TickServ (8 GB RAM, unlimited slots)
~€0.78 / month
You only pay for the 26 hours actually played at €0.03/h. Savings: over €13 every month.
Example: Enshrouded 1.0, a game you play in seasons
Three weeks of 1.0 at 10 h a week is 30 h of play: €1.80 on a 16 GB Enshrouded server (€0.06/h). Then the break: €0 through the months without a game, and your world is kept. A subscription keeps running during the break.
How to switch from G-Portal without losing your world
Keep your progress easily. Download your save files from G-Portal's file manager or FTP, upload them to TickServ for free while the server is stopped, boot up to verify your world, then cancel your G-Portal subscription with peace of mind.