Falix vs Minehut

FFalix8.2Visit Minehut7.7Visit

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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Minehut #3 in Free Minecraft Server Hosting 7.7/10 Free plan · paid plans in credits Free plan✓ 1 of 3 features Visit Minehut

• Falix fits best

  Free servers that need custom files

• Minehut fits best

  Plugin servers that want free players from a lobby

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Side by side

Feature	FFalix 8.2/10 Visit ↗	Minehut 7.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.2	7.7
Ranking	#2 in Free Minecraft Server Hosting	#3 in Free Minecraft Server Hosting
Best for	Free servers that need custom files	Plugin servers that want free players from a lobby
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Features Falix 3/3 · Minehut 1/3
Mods on free	✓ (best)	Not published
Bedrock players	✓	✓
FTP/SFTP on free	✓ (best)	—
Specs
Free RAM	Not published	1 GB
Keep-alive rule	Sleeps when idle; anyone can wake it	Sleeps when empty; wakes on /join
Player limit	Unlimited	10
Deletion rule	Account idle 30+ days	Servers over the 5-per-account limit
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	Up to five free servers per account, with unlimited plugins Servers wake themselves when a player uses /join from the lobby Bedrock crossplay is built in, even on free servers
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	1 GB of RAM and a 10-player cap No SFTP on free; files are managed in the browser only Free servers beyond the five-per-account limit are being deleted
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 →	Minehut's free Starter plan gives each server 1 GB of RAM, a 10-player cap and no time limit, and an account can keep up to five of them. What makes it different is the network: every server is reachable from the shared lobby at… 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

• Minehut — where it wins

  • Up to five free servers per account, with unlimited plugins
  • Servers wake themselves when a player uses /join from the lobby
  • Bedrock crossplay is built in, even on free servers

  Where it doesn't

  • 1 GB of RAM and a 10-player cap
  • No SFTP on free; files are managed in the browser only
  • Free servers beyond the five-per-account limit are being deleted

• 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 →
• Minehut7.7/10 · Free plan · paid plans in credits

  Up to five free 1 GB servers that sleep when empty and wake when a player joins through the Minehut lobby.

  Visit MinehutFull verdict →