Apex Hosting referral link and review

What is Apex Hosting?

Apex Hosting describes itself as an American-owned company founded in 2013; its Terms of Service name Apex Hosting LLC as the provider. The core product is Minecraft server hosting for Java and Bedrock, with one-click installs for modpacks and server software, but it now hosts many other games:

• Minecraft (vanilla, plugins and modpacks)
• Rust, ARK, Valheim, Terraria, Project Zomboid
• Satisfactory, 7 Days to Die, Factorio, Arma 3
• Sons of the Forest, V Rising, Enshrouded, Palworld, Hytale and others

See the games page for the current list.

Who it's for

Apex suits players who want a hosted server rather than one at home: friend groups with a private Minecraft world, communities running a public server with plugins, and modpack players who need more memory.

Apex suggests 2–3 GB RAM for small groups on vanilla or light plugins and 8 GB and above for large communities or heavy modpacks. RAM can be changed later from the billing panel. It is not a general-purpose VPS: you get a game control panel, not a root server.

Apex Hosting pricing at a glance

Plans are sold by RAM and include unlimited player slots. Prices Apex displayed at the time of checking (first month with the advertised 25% first-order discount, then the regular price):

The pricing pages are not always consistent: the Hytale page showed the same 16 GB plan at $43.19 for the first month against the same $71.99 recurring price, so treat the checkout as the final word. Longer billing cycles (quarterly, semi-annual, annual) are offered and Apex says they reduce the effective monthly cost.

Included: DDoS protection on every plan (Apex states protection against attacks up to 300 Gbps), 24/7 support, and Tier 3 data centers. A separate MCShield add-on for extra DDoS filtering has been listed at $4.99/month.

Payment: Apex pages list PayPal, Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Stripe.

Refunds, locations and limits

• Refund window. Per the Terms of Service, plans can be refunded within 7 days of the server being created, which may differ from the payment date, via a formal refund ticket; cancelling is not a refund request.
• Non-refundable extras. Used one-time services such as modpack setup or plugin installation.
• Chargebacks lead to automatic account termination.
• Locations. Apex says it has data centers in North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Australia; the current list is shown when you order.
• Support. 24/7, with live help in English and Spanish.

Apex Hosting referral and affiliate program

Apex runs a public affiliate program that anyone can join for free; the affiliate link is available in the billing panel, with click and conversion tracking. According to the affiliate section of the Terms of Service:

• commission is 15% recurring on sign-ups (one older Apex page mentions 10%, so check the current rate in your panel);
• only new clients count: anyone who has ever had an Apex account is excluded, as are self-referrals, and commission may be paid only for referrals that stay active;
• the minimum balance before payout is $25, paid on a regular cycle after a holding period (Apex's blog mentions PayPal);
• a W-8 or W-9 tax form is required before any commission is paid.

For a visitor, a referral link does not change the price: you pay the same as on the site, and site-wide promo codes still apply.