Aternos vs Falix

Aternos9.0Visit FFalix8.2Visit

Higher score Aternos #1 in Free Minecraft Server Hosting 9.0/10 Free Free plan✓ 2 of 3 features Visit Aternos

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F Falix #2 in Free Minecraft Server Hosting 8.2/10 Free plan · paid from €11/mo Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Falix

• Aternos fits best

  Friends who play together and never want to pay

• Falix fits best

  Free servers that need custom files

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Side by side

Feature	Aternos 9.0/10 Visit ↗	FFalix 8.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.2
Ranking	#1 in Free Minecraft Server Hosting	#2 in Free Minecraft Server Hosting
Best for	Friends who play together and never want to pay	Free servers that need custom files
Pricing model	Free	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Features Aternos 2/3 · Falix 3/3
Mods on free	✓	✓
Bedrock players	✓	✓
FTP/SFTP on free	—	✓ (best)
Specs
Free RAM	Not published	Not published
Keep-alive rule	Starts on demand; stops when empty	Sleeps when idle; anyone can wake it
Player limit	Unlimited	Unlimited
Deletion rule	About 3 months unstarted	Account idle 30+ days
Our review
Pros	No renewal chores; start it when you play and it stops when everyone leaves Unlimited slots, and no playtime limit while someone is online Modpacks, mods and plugins from a reviewed library, plus one-click Geyser	A browser file manager plus FTP uploads for custom packs Unlimited player slots and no time limit Anyone with the address can wake a sleeping server from a public page
Cons	No FTP, and no uploads of mods or plugins downloaded from the web Start queue at busy times, and the world can't keep running when empty Servers left unstarted for around three months are deleted	Ad-blockers must be disabled, and free use is personal and non-commercial A 2025 Falix post limits the free plan to certain countries Accounts idle for more than 30 days can lose their free server
Our verdict	Aternos is the reference point for free Minecraft hosting: an ad-funded service run by Aternos GmbH in Bonn that states paying for anything is not possible. Its free servers run Java or Bedrock, with software from Paper and Purpur to… Read the review →	Falix, operated from Riga by SIA Baltijas Pakalpojumi, gives each account one free Minecraft server for Java or Bedrock with no card and no time limit. Its free page leans on file access: configs, mods and worlds can be edited in the… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Aternos — where it wins

  • No renewal chores; start it when you play and it stops when everyone leaves
  • Unlimited slots, and no playtime limit while someone is online
  • Modpacks, mods and plugins from a reviewed library, plus one-click Geyser

  Where it doesn't

  • No FTP, and no uploads of mods or plugins downloaded from the web
  • Start queue at busy times, and the world can't keep running when empty
  • Servers left unstarted for around three months are deleted

• Falix — where it wins

  • A browser file manager plus FTP uploads for custom packs
  • Unlimited player slots and no time limit
  • Anyone with the address can wake a sleeping server from a public page

  Where it doesn't

  • Ad-blockers must be disabled, and free use is personal and non-commercial
  • A 2025 Falix post limits the free plan to certain countries
  • Accounts idle for more than 30 days can lose their free server

• Aternos9.0/10 · Free

  The benchmark free host: unlimited slots, Java or Bedrock, modpacks and no renewal clicks, within firm limits.

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• FFalix8.2/10 · Free plan · paid from €11/mo

  A free Java or Bedrock server with a file manager, FTP uploads and unlimited slots that anyone can wake.

  Visit FalixFull verdict →