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Head-to-head · Minecraft Bedrock Server Hosting

BisectHosting vs Aternos

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 5 checks side by side
Higher score BisectHosting #2 in Minecraft Bedrock Server Hosting 9.3/10 Paid plans · price varies by game ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit BisectHosting
Aternos #6 in Minecraft Bedrock Server Hosting 8.6/10 Free Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Aternos

BisectHosting 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 scoreBisectHosting · 9.3/10
  • Free planonly Aternos

BisectHosting scores higher on our rubric for minecraft bedrock server hosting: 9.3 against 8.6 out of 10; our editors rank them #2 and #6.

Aternos offers free plan; BisectHosting doesn't.

BisectHosting is the better fit for console-heavy Bedrock communities. Aternos is the better fit for bedrock friends on a zero budget.

  • BisectHosting fits best

    Console-heavy Bedrock communities

  • Aternos fits best

    Bedrock friends on a zero budget

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Side by side

Feature BisectHosting 9.3/10 Visit ↗ Aternos 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.3 8.6
Ranking #2 in Minecraft Bedrock Server Hosting #6 in Minecraft Bedrock Server Hosting
Best for Console-heavy Bedrock communities Bedrock friends on a zero budget
Pricing model Paid Free
Starting price $5.99/mo Free
Free plan — ✓ (best)
Free trial — —
Features BisectHosting 4/4 · Aternos 4/4
Native Bedrock server ✓ ✓
Java–Bedrock crossplay ✓ ✓
Console join ✓ ✓
Add-ons & packs ✓ ✓
Specs
Server locations 21 locations Not checked yet
Bedrock server software Bedrock Dedicated Server, Endstone Bedrock Dedicated Server
Price per GB RAM $3/GB/mo Free
Our review
Pros
  • Separate join guides for Xbox, PlayStation and Switch players
  • Auto-Addon Processing installs .mcpack files dropped into a BDS-Addons folder
  • Endstone can be enabled for plugin-style extensions on Bedrock
  • 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
  • Bedrock servers start at the 2 GB plan minimum, $5.99 a month
  • Marketing describes a crossplay toggle, the help centre a manual Geyser install
  • Refunds cover only first-time buyers, within 72 hours
  • 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

BisectHosting runs Bedrock on the same BisectOne plans as Java, and its help centre is unusually thorough for Bedrock owners. Consoles can't add custom servers, so Bisect publishes separate join guides for Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo…

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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. BisectHostingMinecraft Bedrock Server Hosting 9.3Paid plans · price varies by game
  2. AternosMinecraft Bedrock Server Hosting 8.6Free

Strengths and trade-offs

  • BisectHosting — where it wins

    • Separate join guides for Xbox, PlayStation and Switch players
    • Auto-Addon Processing installs .mcpack files dropped into a BDS-Addons folder
    • Endstone can be enabled for plugin-style extensions on Bedrock

    Where it doesn't

    • Bedrock servers start at the 2 GB plan minimum, $5.99 a month
    • Marketing describes a crossplay toggle, the help centre a manual Geyser install
    • Refunds cover only first-time buyers, within 72 hours

  • 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
  • BisectHosting9.3/10 · Paid plans · price varies by game

    Native Bedrock with Endstone, auto-processed add-ons and console join guides for Xbox, PlayStation and Switch.

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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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