You pay to play. Zero gotchas.
The worst part of game hosting is the billing: automatic renewals, refused refunds, impossible cancellations. At TickServ, it's the opposite, and we put it in writing.
Create my serverNo mandatory subscription
You top up a wallet and pay by the hour played. Your server has no subscription, no renewal date and no commitment.
No surprise charge
We'll never bill you on a date you didn't choose. Two things renew, both switched on by YOU and off in one click: automatic top-up (your threshold, your monthly cap) and the premium backup plan (a charge every 30 days, including while the server is stopped).
€0 when off
Server stopped = €0. No idle fees, no storage fees: your world and its latest backup are kept for free. The server even shuts down on its own when nobody's playing. The only possible charge while stopped is the optional premium backup plan, if you take it.
Instant shutdown
You stop in one click, whenever you want. No commitment period, no cancellation form.
Transparent cost
You see in real time what you're spending, by the hour started. The simulator estimates the cost before you dive in.
One hour, billed once
Every hour started is due — but only once. If you stop and restart within the hour you just paid for, it isn't billed again: you can restart to change a setting without paying twice.
Your world, kept for free
We keep your world and its latest backup at no storage cost, archived before every shutdown. Never deleted for non-payment. Keeping more timestamped backups is a paid option, never an obligation. After 6 months without playing, we email you twice before freeing the space.
Never cut off mid-game
Running low on balance? As long as a player is connected, we give you a little extra and warn you: we won't interrupt your session.
No hidden fees
The price shown is all-inclusive, VAT included. No “dedicated IP” surcharge, no hike at renewal.
TickServ vs the classic monthly subscription
For playing in sessions with friends, the model changes everything.
| TickServ | Monthly subscription | |
|---|---|---|
| Commitment | ✓None | Often 1 to 12 months |
| Billing | ✓By the hour played | The whole month, even unused |
| Server off | ✓€0 | Full price |
| Renewal | ✓Manual, you top up | Automatic by default |
| Cancellation | ✓Instant, in 1 click | Form / support / delays |
| World backup | ✓Free, no paid quota | Quota / paid / on the same server |
| Hidden fees | ✓None (VAT included) | Dedicated IP, extras, hike at renewal |
General comparison of the billing model, for guidance only: offers vary from one host to another.
Try it risk-free
Top up the minimum, play a session, stop. You only pay for the hours played, and your world waits for you free of charge for next time.
Create my server