Falix vs Minefort

FFalix8.2Visit Minefort7.1Visit

Higher score 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

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Minefort #5 in Free Minecraft Server Hosting 7.1/10 Free plan · paid from $5.99/mo Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Minefort

• Falix fits best

  Free servers that need custom files

• Minefort fits best

  Plugin servers with an owner who plays often

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Side by side

Feature	FFalix 8.2/10 Visit ↗	Minefort 7.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.2	7.1
Ranking	#2 in Free Minecraft Server Hosting	#5 in Free Minecraft Server Hosting
Best for	Free servers that need custom files	Plugin servers with an owner who plays often
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Not published	$5.99/mo
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Features Falix 3/3 · Minefort 3/3
Mods on free	✓	✓
Bedrock players	✓	✓
FTP/SFTP on free	✓	✓
Specs
Free RAM	Not published	1 GB
Keep-alive rule	Sleeps when idle; anyone can wake it	Woken by hand from the dashboard
Player limit	Unlimited	Not published
Deletion rule	Account idle 30+ days	Locked after 3 idle days
Our review
Pros	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	A plugin manager plus FTP and file-manager access on free servers Toggles let Bedrock players and offline-mode clients join Up to three servers per account, reachable from play.minefort.com
Cons	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	Free servers aren't online 24/7 and must be woken from the dashboard Servers unused for 3 days are locked, and unlocking goes through staff Mod support is limited, and one-click modpacks are still to come
Our verdict	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 →	Minefort, run by Minefort.com B.V. in Amsterdam, gives free servers 1 GB of RAM, a plugin manager, a web file manager and an FTP server, with no credit card required and up to three servers per account. Every server is part of the Minefort… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• 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

• Minefort — where it wins

  • A plugin manager plus FTP and file-manager access on free servers
  • Toggles let Bedrock players and offline-mode clients join
  • Up to three servers per account, reachable from play.minefort.com

  Where it doesn't

  • Free servers aren't online 24/7 and must be woken from the dashboard
  • Servers unused for 3 days are locked, and unlocking goes through staff
  • Mod support is limited, and one-click modpacks are still to come

• 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 →
• Minefort7.1/10 · Free plan · paid from $5.99/mo

  Free 1 GB servers with FTP, plugins and a Bedrock toggle, woken by hand and locked after 3 idle days.

  Visit MinefortFull verdict →