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Tacyon vs exaroton

exaroton pioneered paying only for the time you play, and it’s a solid, mature product from the Aternos team. Tacyon shares that idea and adds a world that’s always there, built-in crossplay, and a way to run your server from AI tools. Here’s an honest side-by-side.

Hourly rate
exaroton ·1¢ (€0.01) per GB of RAM per hour, no monthly base fee
Tacyon ·1¢ per GB of RAM per hour while you play, plus a $2/mo base per server
Free to start
exaroton ·5 one-time trial credits
Tacyon ·$20 free credit, plus the first 100 GB·hours every month free
Joining back in
exaroton ·Stops when empty; starts from cold when someone joins — reported to take a few minutes
Tacyon ·Your world is always there — friends join straight in, no waiting for it to boot
Crossplay
exaroton ·Supported — you install the Geyser plugin yourself (it then auto-configures)
Tacyon ·Built in and set up for you — one address, nothing to install
Run it from AI
exaroton ·No MCP server, no AI assistant
Tacyon ·MCP server + in-panel AI assistant — drive it from Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor
API & Discord bot
exaroton ·Public REST API + official Discord bot
Tacyon ·Public REST API + Discord control bot — a tie here
Sharing & teams
exaroton ·Granular per-permission sharing, per account
Tacyon ·Org-level Teams with per-server permissions and an audit log
Regions
exaroton ·Europe + North America
Tacyon ·US East + US West
Backups
exaroton ·Cloud backups incl. free Google Drive
Tacyon ·One-click backups; download your world any time

Both charge the same 1¢ hourly rate — Tacyon in USD, exaroton (1 credit = €0.01) in EUR. Competitor details as of 2026 from exaroton’s public pricing and docs; check exaroton for the latest.

Where Tacyon is different

  • A world that’s always there — no waiting for it to boot when a friend joins.
  • Run it from Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor (MCP), plus an in-panel AI assistant — exaroton has neither.
  • Crossplay works out of the box; no Geyser plugin to install first.
  • Team permissions with an audit log of who did what.
  • A recurring free allowance — the first 100 GB·hours every month — not just one-time trial credits.
  • US East and US West regions, billed in USD.

Where exaroton holds up

  • No monthly base fee — at the same hourly rate, that can work out cheaper for some.
  • A mature platform from the Aternos team, with one-click Aternos import and a big modpack catalogue.
  • Its own official Discord bot with role-based controls, and granular per-permission sharing.
  • Free Google Drive backup integration.
  • A polished offline-lobby + auto-start-on-join flow, and no start queue.
The short version: choose exaroton if you’d rather have no monthly base fee, you’re in Europe, or you want the maturity of the Aternos team’s platform. Choose Tacyon if you want a world that’s always there with no boot wait, to drive your server from Claude, to share it with a team and see an audit log, or you want US-coast regions and a recurring free allowance.

Questions

Is Tacyon cheaper than exaroton? +

It depends how you play. The hourly rate is the same — 1¢ per GB of RAM per hour. exaroton has no monthly base fee; Tacyon adds a $2/month base per server but includes the first 100 GB·hours each month free. For casual, a-few-evenings-a-week play they come out close — pop your numbers into the cost calculator.

Is there a US-based exaroton alternative? +

Yes. Tacyon runs in US East and US West and bills in USD, so there’s no FX or VAT to think about.

Can I control my server from Claude, like exaroton’s API? +

exaroton has a REST API and an official Discord bot, but no MCP server or AI assistant. Tacyon ships an MCP server, so you can run your server straight from Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor — plus the same REST API and Discord bot.

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