Why Indifferent Broccoli is one of our top picks
Founded by Jake Gaba during a break from Stanford GSB, Indifferent Broccoli has grown from a quirky side project into one of the most consistently recommended hosts on our network. The core idea hasn’t changed: focus on the human side of hosting, keep the panel simple, and back it all with support that reads like a real person wrote it — because it is. That approach has earned them a 4.5/5 Trustpilot score across 900+ reviews, with support speed and tone the most consistently praised factors by a wide margin.
What sets them apart from most budget hosts, though, is the pricing model itself. Rather than selling fixed RAM tiers that force an upgrade the moment your world grows, Indifferent Broccoli prices by slot, so your server always gets the memory it actually needs rather than hitting an artificial ceiling. The numbers speak for themselves at scale: a 32-player server runs just $24.99/mo, working out to roughly $0.78 per slot — genuinely competitive against hosts charging two or three times that for equivalent capacity. Billing quarterly, semi-annually or annually unlocks further discounts on top of that. Support is where they genuinely stand out from the pack — response times are consistently fast around the clock, and the team actually solves problems rather than reading from a script, which is the single most repeated theme across their Trustpilot reviews.
Hardware-wise, they run on a mix of Ryzen 9 9950X, Ryzen 9 7950X and Intel Xeon E-2288G processors — genuinely strong, current-generation silicon rather than the ageing hand-me-down hardware some budget hosts quietly run. Combined with the 2-day, no-card free trial, you can actually benchmark your own mod list and player count before committing, which is rare in this price bracket.
Is Indifferent Broccoli good for Palworld 1.0?
In one word, yes. Palworld’s dedicated server software has a well-documented memory leak, one Pocketpair themselves have acknowledged, where RAM usage climbs the longer the server stays online regardless of which host it’s running on. Because Indifferent Broccoli prices by player slot rather than a fixed RAM tier, a six-slot server simply draws whatever memory it needs instead of bumping against a ceiling set months earlier — a real advantage now that 1.0’s World Tree and Sky Islands content adds extra load.
Slots on this model do cost a little more than a bare-bones fixed tier, but what you’re paying for is a server that stays playable rather than one that quietly degrades. With that said, it is still a good idea to disable invader enemies and scheduling regular restarts since these two things are very good at eating away server resources if left unchecked — see our full Palworld 1.0 hosting comparison for the rest of the field.
The control panel, the Discord bot, and where the servers actually live
🖥️ Custom-built control panel
Rather than running an off-the-shelf panel like most budget hosts, Indifferent Broccoli built its own from scratch. It’s stripped down to what people actually use day to day — start, stop, restart, swap mods, edit configs, pull backups — without the clutter that makes some panels feel like they were designed for a system administrator rather than someone who just wants to play with friends after work.
🤖 Manage it from Discord
A dedicated Discord bot lets you check server status, restart it, and handle basic admin tasks without ever opening a browser tab — genuinely useful if your group already lives in a Discord server and would rather type a command there than log into a panel. Support runs through the same 17,000+ member Discord, which doubles as a place to actually talk to other server owners.
On the infrastructure side, servers run out of four locations: California and Texas on the US west and central coasts, Montreal covering the US east and Canada, and Frankfurt, Germany for European and UK players. That’s a smaller footprint than the biggest names in the space, so if your group is scattered across multiple continents, it’s worth checking which of those four sits closest before committing — but for a UK-based tribe specifically, the Frankfurt node keeps latency reasonable without needing to reach across the Atlantic.
A few smaller details that add up
💳 Split the Cost
A built-in tool for splitting the monthly bill between everyone in the tribe, so one person isn’t left covering the whole subscription every month.
👥 Subuser permissions
Hand a co-admin limited access to the panel — restart rights without full billing or config control, for example — rather than sharing one login for everyone.
🔄 Trial + refund window
The 2-day free trial covers first impressions, and a 7-day refund policy sits behind it if something still doesn’t work out after you’ve paid.
Slot-based pricing — no RAM cap
Indifferent Broccoli’s plans scale by player slots rather than a fixed RAM allocation, which means you’re never stuck upgrading because a GB ceiling got hit mid-session. Entry pricing starts at $5.99/mo, and the value only improves as you scale — a full 32-slot server comes in at $24.99/mo, among the sharpest per-slot pricing on our panel. Paying quarterly, semi-annually or annually unlocks further discounts on every tier.
| Plan | Monthly Price | Approx. Price per Slot | Trial Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter (up to 8 slots) | $5.99 | ~$0.75 | 2 Days Free |
| Community (16 slots) | $13.99 | ~$0.87 | 2 Days Free |
| Large (32 slots) | $24.99 | ~$0.78 | 2 Days Free |
Exact tiers and slot counts vary slightly by game — verify current pricing directly before purchasing. Quarterly, semi-annual and annual billing cycles unlock additional savings on top of the monthly rate shown.
Pros and Cons
- ✓ Outstanding, genuinely human support — the most-praised aspect on Trustpilot
- ✓ Genuine 2-Day Free Trial (No Credit Card)
- ✓ No RAM cap — slot-based pricing scales cleanly
- ✓ Confirmed Ryzen 9 9950X / 7950X and Xeon E-2288G hardware
- ✓ Excellent value at scale — $0.78/slot for a 32-player server
- ✓ Discounts on quarterly, semi-annual and annual billing
- ✗ Smaller brand recognition than the biggest names
- ✗ Fewer global locations than industry giants
