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Head-to-head · Minecraft Bedrock Server Hosting

Apex Hosting vs Aternos

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 5 checks side by side
Higher score Apex Hosting #3 in Minecraft Bedrock Server Hosting 9.1/10 Paid plans · price varies by game ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Apex Hosting
Aternos #6 in Minecraft Bedrock Server Hosting 8.6/10 Free Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Aternos

Apex Hosting leads on 0 checks, Aternos on 1, and 4 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 5 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreApex Hosting · 9.1/10
  • Free planonly Aternos

Apex Hosting scores higher on our rubric for minecraft bedrock server hosting: 9.1 against 8.6 out of 10; our editors rank them #3 and #6.

Aternos offers free plan; Apex Hosting doesn't.

Apex Hosting is the better fit for console families on Bedrock Dedicated Server. Aternos is the better fit for bedrock friends on a zero budget.

  • Apex Hosting fits best

    Console families on Bedrock Dedicated Server

  • Aternos fits best

    Bedrock friends on a zero budget

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Side by side

Feature Apex Hosting 9.1/10 Visit ↗ Aternos 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.1 8.6
Ranking #3 in Minecraft Bedrock Server Hosting #6 in Minecraft Bedrock Server Hosting
Best for Console families on Bedrock Dedicated Server Bedrock friends on a zero budget
Pricing model Paid Free
Starting price $3.99/mo Free
Free plan — ✓ (best)
Free trial — —
Features Apex Hosting 4/4 · Aternos 4/4
Native Bedrock server ✓ ✓
Java–Bedrock crossplay ✓ ✓
Console join ✓ ✓
Add-ons & packs ✓ ✓
Specs
Server locations 14 locations Not checked yet
Bedrock server software Bedrock Dedicated Server Bedrock Dedicated Server
Price per GB RAM $3.99/GB/mo Free
Our review
Pros
  • Console guides use BedrockConnect DNS on Xbox and Switch, plus a PlayStation guide
  • A one-click Geyser installer lets Java servers take Bedrock players
  • A 1 GB Bedrock plan costs $3.99 a month at the recurring rate
  • Native Bedrock servers for free, with no playtime limit
  • Add-ons, behavior packs and resource packs upload to the packs folder
  • The console guide covers PlayStation and Xbox through BedrockTogether
Cons
  • Vanilla Bedrock only; PocketMine and Nukkit were dropped in mid-2024
  • Add-ons are installed by hand through the world's JSON files
  • One automatic backup is kept at a time
  • Nintendo Switch players aren't covered by the console method
  • Servers stop when empty and can queue before starting
  • No choice of location; servers run in European data centres
Our verdict

Apex Hosting runs Bedrock servers on Mojang's Bedrock Dedicated Server and has invested in guides for the devices Bedrock players actually use. Its Xbox and Switch guide, which also covers the Switch 2, explains the BedrockConnect DNS…

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Aternos offers Bedrock Edition servers running the official Bedrock software at no cost. Add-ons, whether behavior packs or resource packs, can be uploaded straight into the server's packs folder, and each Bedrock server gets a unique link…

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  1. Apex HostingMinecraft Bedrock Server Hosting 9.1Paid plans · price varies by game
  2. AternosMinecraft Bedrock Server Hosting 8.6Free

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Apex Hosting — where it wins

    • Console guides use BedrockConnect DNS on Xbox and Switch, plus a PlayStation guide
    • A one-click Geyser installer lets Java servers take Bedrock players
    • A 1 GB Bedrock plan costs $3.99 a month at the recurring rate

    Where it doesn't

    • Vanilla Bedrock only; PocketMine and Nukkit were dropped in mid-2024
    • Add-ons are installed by hand through the world's JSON files
    • One automatic backup is kept at a time

  • Aternos — where it wins

    • Native Bedrock servers for free, with no playtime limit
    • Add-ons, behavior packs and resource packs upload to the packs folder
    • The console guide covers PlayStation and Xbox through BedrockTogether

    Where it doesn't

    • Nintendo Switch players aren't covered by the console method
    • Servers stop when empty and can queue before starting
    • No choice of location; servers run in European data centres
  • Apex Hosting9.1/10 · Paid plans · price varies by game

    Bedrock from $3.99 for 1 GB, one-click Geyser, add-on guides and console joins on Xbox, Switch and PS.

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  • Aternos8.6/10 · Free

    Free Bedrock servers with add-on uploads, console joining via BedrockTogether and one-click Geyser.

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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